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Ties that Bind
Negotiating Relationships in Early Jewish and Christian Texts, Contexts, and Reception History
Av Esther Kobel, Meredith Warren m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
417 kr
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Friendship and other intimate (but not always amicable) relationships have received some attention in the greater field of research on early Judaism and Christianity, though not as much as deserved. This volume celebrates and builds upon the life-long work of Adele Reinhartz, covering the various …
Human Agents of Cosmic Power in Hellenistic Judaism and the Synoptic Tradition
Inbunden, 2015
1990 kr
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The ancient world believed that the universe was made up of elements both material and spiritual. These elemental forces affected human life positively or negatively and any human being who could share their energy was a person of great significance - a human agent of cosmic power. This is a …
Challenge of Homer
School, Pagan Poets and Early Christianity
Av Karl Olav Sandnes, Chris Keith
Häftad, 2019
502 kr
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Homer was the gateway to education, to the skills of reading and writing. These skills were necessary for the nascent Church. Knowledge of Homer's writings was a sign of Greekness, of at-home-ness in the society. Education was embedded in the mythology, immorality and idolatry of these writings. …
Jesus and YHWH-Texts in the Synoptic Gospels
Häftad, 2025
417 kr
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Scott Brazil examines the frequent practice of applying Old Testament YHWH-texts to Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels. He argues that this YHWH-text phenomenon evidences a high Christology in the primitive church that traces back to Jesus himself. He thus finds in this Synoptic practice a stinging …
Early Reception History of John the Baptist
Av Joan E. Taylor, Nathan L. Shedd
Inbunden, 2027
1337 kr
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This volume explores the reception history of John the Baptist in writings, relics, material culture, social and cultural contexts; focusing on both the impact of the received past in a given context and the procreative capability of a given context to remake tradition in the images, symbols, and …
Reading Acts Today
Av Steve Walton, Thomas E. Phillips m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
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558 kr
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Reading Acts Today provides a 'state of the art' view of the study of Acts from a variety of perspectives and approaches. It is a fresh and stimulating collection of scholarly essays at the cutting edge of the discipline. The contributions approach Acts from many different angles including …
Matthew's Inclusive Story
A Study in the Narrative Rhetoric of the First Gospel
E-bok, 1990
2113 kr
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Matthew has been described as an ''inclusive story'', in which the experiences of the evangelist''s post-Easter church are inscribed in the story of Jesus'' earthly ministry. This book explores the inclusive nature of the Gospel by means of reader-response literary criticism. Some recent redaction …
Nature and Demands of the Sovereign Rule of God in the Gospel of Matthew
E-bok, 2006
2649 kr
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This work argues that the author of the Gospel of Matthew structures his work as a Bios or biography of Jesus, so as to encapsulate, in narrative form, the essence of his theological understanding of God''s Basileia (sovereign rule), as proclaimed and taught in the teaching and healing mission of …
Earliest Gospels
The Origins and Transmission of the Earliest Christian Gospels; the Contribution of the Chester Beat
E-bok, 2010
1962 kr
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Horton brings together the latest research on the origins of the gospels and their transmission, and provides the only guide to the Chester Beatty Codex P45. Provides an introduction to the gospel genre and examining literacy among early Christians and all that is known about the origins and …
First Pure, Then Peaceable
Frederick Douglass Reads James
E-bok, 2008
2440 kr
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In 2001, Continuum published the extensive collected papers from African Americans and the Bible, an interdisciplinary conference held at Union Theological Seminary, NYC. In the collection''s introduction, Vincent L. Wimbush issued a challenge to take seriously those who "read darkness," and to …
Shining Garment of the Text
Gendered Readings of John's Prologue
E-bok, 1998
1509 kr
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Taking the prologue of John''s Gospel as a case-study in feminist biblical criticism, the author engages with a persistent view that the biblical text is seriously compromised by its association with patriarchal values. Close analysis of five interpretations by Augustine, Hildegard von Bingen, …
Torah in the New Testament
Papers Delivered at the Manchester-Lausanne Seminar of June 2008
Inbunden, 2009
2268 kr
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Torah in the New Testament is a collection of papers delivered at the Manchester—Lausanne Seminar of June 2008. This also involved contributions from the Universities of Sheffield, Geneva and the Ben Gurion University of the Negev. The purpose of the seminar was to offer some significant studies on …
Resisting Empire
Rethinking the Purpose of the Letter to "the Hebrews"
E-bok, 2014
608 kr
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This book offers a fresh reading about the purpose for which Hebrews was written. In this book Whitlark argues that Hebrews engages both the negative pressures (persecution) and positive attractions (honor/prosperity) of its audience''s Roman imperial context. Consequently, the audience of Hebrews …
Miracle and Magic
A Study in the Act of the Apostles and the Life of Apollonius of Tyana
Av Andy Reimer
E-bok, 2002
2805 kr
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Miracle-workers and magicians are diffcult characters for contemporary readers of Greco-Roman narratives to comprehend and to distinguish. Hindered both by our modern definitions of "miracle" and "magic," we need to focus our attention on those ancient texts that deal with such characters and their …
Synoptic Gospels and the Psalms as Prophecy
E-bok, 2007
2182 kr
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The Book of Psalms is one of the most frequently cited books in the New Testament. The Synoptic Evangelists seem to read the Psalms not primarily as prayers but as prophecies of the future. They discovered in its language prophecies concerning the life and ministry of Jesus and attempted to show …
Bezan Text of Acts
A Contribution of Discourse Analysis to Textual Criticism
E-bok, 2003
3039 kr
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The Bezan (''Western'') text of Acts is traditionally dismissed as the work of an enthusiastic and fanciful scribe who embellished the original text represented by the Alexandran manuscripts. This study compares the language of Codex Bezae with that of Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, using …
Women in Their Place
Paul and the Corinthian Discourse of Gender and Sanctuary Space
E-bok, 2005
2182 kr
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In Women in Their Place Jorunn Økland takes the archaeological remains at Corinth as a starting point from which to develop an interdisciplinary, theoretically informed reading of Paul''s utterances on women in 1 Corinthians 11-14. In this section of the letter Paul deals with the ritual gatherings …
Text-Critical Study of the Epistle of Jude
E-bok, 1996
2961 kr
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The author writes in the tradition of C.H. Turner, G.D. Kilpatrick and J.K. Elliott, and attempts a reconstruction of the Greek text of Jude according to the rationale of thoroughgoing eclecticism. The aims of his study are to apply an eclectic approach to the resolution of textual problems in …
Matthean Posteriority
An Exploration of Matthew's Use of Mark and Luke as a Solution to the Synoptic Problem
E-bok, 2015
608 kr
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This book explores the Matthean Posteriority Hypothesis (MPH), a largely neglected solution to the Synoptic Problem which holds that the author of the Gospel of Luke used the Gospel of Mark as a source, and that the author of the Gospel of Matthew used both the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Luke …
Purpose of Romans
A Comparative Letter Structure Investigation
E-bok, 1991
274 kr
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This book analyses the structure and content of the four epistolary sections of a Pauline letter most directly related to the question of purpose: the opening formula, the thanksgiving, the apostolic ''Parousia'' and the conclusion. Jervis proposes that while the concerns of the letter involve …
Textual Optimism
A Critique of the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament
Av Kent Clarke
E-bok, 1997
289 kr
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Clarke offers an important study of the standard text of the New Testament that is in the hands of every new Testament scholar. He compares the five editions to appear since 1966, focusing upon the textual apparatus and the A, B, C and D evaluation of evidence letter-ratings. Clarke presents the …
Prayer and Vindication in Luke - Acts
The Theme of Prayer within the Context of the Legitimating and Edifying Objective of the Lukan Narrative
Av Geir O. Holmas, Chris Keith
Inbunden, 2011
2268 kr
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Holmas asserts that the distribution of strategically-placed prayer notices and prayers throughout Luke-Acts serves a twofold purpose. First, it is integral to Luke's project of authenticating the Jesus-movement as accredited by Israel's God. Holmas shows that Luke presents a consistent pattern of …
Paul and the Second Century
Av Michael F. Bird, Joseph R. Dodson
E-bok, 2011
608 kr
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This volume looks at the imprint and influence that the writings of the Apostle Paul had in the second century, examining the Pauline corpus in conjunction with key second century figures and texts such as Ignatius, Polycarp, and the Epistle of Diognetus. It investigates the impact of Paul''s …
Image and Glory of God
1 Corinthians 11:2-16 as a Case Study in Bible, Gender and Hermeneutics
E-bok, 2010
546 kr
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This hermeneutical case-study illustrates the complexities of using biblical materials to shed light upon present-day concerns. The specific situation addressed is the recent evangelical controversy regarding gender roles. A significant strand of this debate concerns the relationship between gender …
Jesus' Cry From the Cross
Towards a First-Century Understanding of the Intertextual Relationship between Psalm 22 and the Narrative of Mark's Gospel
Av Holly J. Carey, Chris Keith
Inbunden, 2009
2268 kr
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Using a multi-level approach to Mark 15:34, and contra to the opinion of the majority of Markan scholarship, a contextual reading of Ps 22:2 does not serve to negate or dilute the presentation of Jesus as one in distress. Rather, such a reading enhances this aspect of his death by underscoring his …
Narrative Asides in Luke-Acts
E-bok, 1992
2182 kr
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An examination of the literary device of narrative asides, including parenthetical remarks addressed directly to the reader which interrupt the logical progression of the story and establish a relationship between the narrator and the narratee. Narrative asides in Luke-Acts are located, categorized …
Jesse's Lineage
The Legendary Lives of David, Jesus, and Jesse James
Av Jennifer L. Koosed, Robert Seesengood m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
2121 kr
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Jesse's Lineage explores the interconnections between David, Jesus, and Jesse James. All three of these figures evoked complicated and conflicted reactions from their contemporaries - considered criminals by some, saviors by others. David lives the life of a bandit while on the run from Saul; Jesus …
Ancient Jewish and Christian Texts as Crisis Management Literature
Thematic Studies from the Centre for Early Christian Studies
Av David C. Sim, Pauline Allen
Häftad, 2014
558 kr
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This volume seeks to demonstrate, for the first time, that many Jewish and Christian texts in the ancient world were written as a direct response to an earlier situation of crisis that affected the author, or the intended reader. Presented here are texts from both traditions that were written over …
Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts
The Promise and its Fulfilment in Lukan Christology
Av Mark Strauss
E-bok, 1995
2649 kr
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The nature of Lukan christology has been much debated in recent years, with scholars claiming the pre-eminence of such categories as Lord, Prophet, Christ, or Isaianic Servant. In the present work the author examines one major theme within Luke''s christology, that of the coming king from the line …
Reading Paul in Context: Explorations in Identity Formation
Essays in Honour of William S. Campbell
Av Brian J. Tucker, Kathy Ehrensperger m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
2127 kr
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This new collection celebrates the distinguished contribution of William S. Campbell to a renewed understanding of Paul's theologizing and its influence on the shaping of early Christian identity. The essays are clustered around two closely related topics: Paul's theologizing, and the way it …
