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Klauck, Tobias Nicklas and J. Ross Wagner
WUNT I is an international series dealing with the entire eld of early Christianity and its Jewish and Graeco-Roman
environment. Its historical-philological pro le and interdisciplinary outlook, which its long-term editor Martin Hengel was
instrumental in establishing, is maintained by an international team of editors representing a wide range of the
traditions and themes of New Testament scholarship. The sole criteria for acceptance to the series are the scholarly
quality and lasting merit of the work being submitted. Apart from the specialist monographs of experienced researchers,
some of which may be habilitations, WUNT I features collections of essays by renowned scholars, source material
collections and editions as well as conference proceedings in the form of a handbook on themes central to the discipline.
WUNT II complements the rst series by o ering a publishing platform in paperback for outstanding writing by up-and-
coming young researchers. Dissertations and monographs are presented alongside innovative conference volumes on
fundamental themes of New Testament research. Like Series I, it is marked by a historical-philological character and an
international orientation that transcends exegetical schools and subject boundaries. The academic quality of Series II is
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Theologie des Lebens bei Paulus und Johannes
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Ein theologisch-konzeptioneller Vergleich des Zusammenhangs von Glaube und
Leben auf dem Hintergrund ihrer Glaubenssummarien
BAUCKHAM, RICHARD
2017. Approx. 760 pages. Most of these thirty-one essays by Richard Bauckham, a well-known New Testament scholar,
forthcoming in October were rst published between 1979 and 2015 in journals and multi-authored volumes. Two are
previously unpublished and one has not been published in English before. They range widely
ISBN 978-3-16-153305-1 over early Christianity and early Christian literature in both the New Testament period and the
cloth approx. 220,00 € early patristic period, re ecting the author's conviction that the historical study of early
Christianity should not isolate the New Testament literature from other early Christian sources,
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such as the apostolic fathers and the Christian apocryphal literature. Some of the essays
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develop further the themes of the author's books on aspects of the Gospels, such as the
intended audiences of the Gospels, the way in which Gospel traditions were transmitted, the
role of the eyewitnesses in the origins of the Gospels, the importance of Papias's evidence
about Gospel traditions, and the relationship between canonical and Gnostic Gospels. Some of
the essays relate to important persons, such as Peter, Barnabas, Paul and James. These include
a full investigation of the evidence for the martyrdom of Peter and an attempt to locate the
estate of Publius where Paul stayed on Malta. There are studies of the Sabbath and the Lord's
Day in both the New Testament and patristic periods. There are studies that survey most of the
main categories of apocryphal Christian literature, including apocryphal Gospels and Acts, and
with a special focus on the non-canonical apocalypses, such as the Apocalypse of Peter and the
Latin Vision of Ezra.
2017. Approx. 420 pages. The triad of Jews, gentiles and Christians seems clearly arranged in the religious world of the
forthcoming in November Roman Empire. However, a closer look shows that this is too simple a model in that it neither
does justice to the diverse descriptions of these groups or those of others, nor to their
ISBN 978-3-16-153706-6 respective concepts of identity or the varying mechanisms of inclusions and exclusions. This
cloth approx. 150,00 € volume illustrates this by way of interdisciplinary individual studies on Asia Minor, but also
through conceptional considerations. In summary, the editors o er new terminology
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I. Grundsatzfragen
Tobias Nicklas: Parting of the Ways – Probleme eines Konzepts – Manuel Vogel: Judentum,
Christentum, Heidentum – Konzeptionelle Probleme der Begri sbestimmungen – James Rives:
II. Fallstudien
Gian Franco Chiai: Christen und christliche Identität(en) in den Inschriften des kaiserzeitlichen
Phrygiens – Christian Marek: Nochmals zu den Theos-Hypsistos-Inschriften – Ulrich Huttner:
Christliche Grenzgänger und ihre Inschriften – Martina Böhm: Samaritanische Diaspora im
Imperium Romanum – Dorothea Rohde: Die religiöse Landschaft einer Hafenstadt im Wandel:
Das Beispiel Ephesos – Kay Ehling: “Μεγάλη ἡ Ἄρτεμις Ἐφ εσίων.” Münzen, Inschriften, Papyri
und Gemmen kommentieren Apostelgeschichte 19 – Alexander Weiß: Christliche versus
städtische Identitäten? Ein Heptapolit liest die “Sieben Sendschreiben” der Johannesapokalypse
– Carsten Claußen: Die Identität antik-jüdischer Gemeinden in Kleinasien im Spiegel von
Rechtstexten – Stefan Alkier: Terminologien kollektiver Identitäten in der Apostelgeschichte des
Lukas – Jan Bremmer: Jews, Pagans and Christians in the Apocryphal Acts – Hartmut Leppin:
Justin und der Dialog mit Tryphon – Beobachtungen zum christlichen Intellektualismus – Walter
Ameling: Smyrna von der O enbarung bis Pionius – Marktplatz oder Kampfplatz der
Religionen?
2017. Approx. 480 pages. The present volume aims at a comparative study of the processes of reception, rewriting and
forthcoming in October interpretation between canonical and apocryphal texts in early Jewish and early Christian
literature. A closer look at the respective developments in both corpora of literature can open
ISBN 978-3-16-153927-5 up new perspectives for understanding the developments and changes between texts that
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compositions. The way of reception may also in uence the perspective on canonical texts. The
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range of texts considered includes the LXX, Targumim and Pesharim, books such as Jubilees, the
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Genesis Apocryphon, the Gospel of Thomas, and Apocryphal Acts, traditions about Esther, Ezra,
Manasseh, Peter and Paul, depictions of hell from Enoch to the Apocalypse of Paul, and the
development of miracle stories.
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I. Introduction
Jörg Frey: From Canonical to Apocryphal Texts: The Quest for Processes of 'Apocryphication' in
Early Jewish and Early Christian Literature – Simon Mimouni: Le concept d'apocryphité face au
concept de canonicité: retour sur un problème en débat
Delightful Acts
New Essays on Canonical and Non-canonical Acts
Ed. by Harold W. Attridge, Dennis R. MacDonald, and Clare K. Rothschild
2017. Approx. 250 pages. The primary impetus of this collection of essays on canonical and non-canonical Acts is to
forthcoming in November honor the scholarly achievements of Richard I. Pervo. Pervo pioneered the view that canonical
Acts is comparable to ancient ction, insofar as the various episodes about Peter, Paul and the
ISBN 978-3-16-154477-4 other apostles were composed to entertain, even as they inform. In the spirit of this work,
cloth approx. 115,00 € contributors to this volume do not sit idly by. Prodding and provoking readers, these new and
often exploratory essays travel at di erent speeds and with notable variation from center
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within the broad orbit of canonical Acts. The hope is that this volume will foster serious
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conversation of the things discussed, with no small measure of delight along the way .
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I. Essays
Harold W. Attridge: Paul and Pentheus: What's in a Possible Allusion – Clayton N. Je ord:
Rethinking the Relationship of Acts and the Didache – Amy-Jill Levine: Tabitha/Dorcas,
Spinning O Cultural Criticism – Dennis R. MacDonald: The Son of Man in Acts 7:56 and His
Origin in the Lost Gospel – Troy W. Martin: Peter and the Expansion of Early Christianity in the
Letters of Acts 15:23–29 and First Peter – Shelly Matthews: Fleshly Resurrection, Wifely
Submission, and the Myth of the Primal Androgyne: The Link between Luke 24:39 and
Ephesians 5:30 – David Moessner: A Strange 'New Dish' Called Acts – Mikeal C. Parsons: The
Interrelationship of Friendship, Hospitality, and Philanthropy in Luke's Writings – Mark
Reasoner: The Open Stage of Luke and Acts – Clare K. Rothschild: Perfect Martyr? Dangerous
Material in the Stoning of Stephen – Melissa Harl Sellew: James and the Rejection of Apostolic
Authority in the Gospel of Thomas – Janet E. Spittler: Joking and Play in the Acts of John –
Angela Standhartinger: Better Ending: Paul at the Roman Colonia Philippi in Acts 16
MITCHELL, MARGARET M.
Die Septuaginta
1.-3. Internationale Fachtagung veranstaltet von Septuaginta Deutsch (LXX.D),
Wuppertal 2006–2010-PAKET-
Hrsg. v. Martin Karrer u. Wolfgang Kraus, Siegfried Kreuzer, Martin Meiser u.
Marcus Sigismund
2016. XXXV, 2279 pages. The Septuagint is the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek and originated in Egypt in the
time of the Ptolemaic kings. It became the basis for the Jewish religion in the Mediterranean
ISBN 978-3-16-154869-7 world in antiquity and also for the dissemination of Christianity. It was used by New Testament
cloth 199,00 € authors for their scripture quotations and it became the canonical form of the Old Testament in
the Orthodox Church. It is also a mirror of its historical setting and a witness of religio-historical
in uences as well as of theological concepts and perceptions. It is the most important witness
for the textual history of the Old Testament, apart from the Hebrew Masoretic text, because
unlike the Qumran biblical texts it is complete.
For the rst time the rst three volumes that contain papers that were presented at the
international conference in Wuppertal, Germany, organized by the Septuaginta-Deutsch
project, are available as a set at a special price. The volumes contain studies into the origins, the
language and the history, including the Wirkungsgeschichte .
2017. Approx. 400 pages. The contributions in this volume critically engage with Mogens Müller's work on ancient
forthcoming in November Judaism, the Septuagint, the New Testament gospels, and the reception history of the Bible,
covering a variety of topics within the eld of biblical rewriting and reception. Rewriting and
ISBN 978-3-16-155006-5 reception are parts of a continuous process that began within biblical literature itself and have
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cherished in innumerable ways until today. The present volume aims to further the scholarly
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debate on important topics within biblical studies. It demonstrates that the notion of reception
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can be addressed from very di erent angles and from diverse hermeneutical and
methodological viewpoints, all of which o er fresh insights into ancient texts and their afterlife.
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New Testament
Michael Labahn: Die Königin aus dem Süden und ihr Auftritt im Gericht: Q 11,31 oder zur
(Wirkungs-)Geschichte einer Begegnungserzählung – Troels Engberg-Pedersen: The Messianic
Secret in the Fourth Gospel: On the Fundamental Importance of Mark for John's Rewriting of
the Story of Jesus – Jesper Tang Nielsen: Lukas und Johannes: Szenen einer Beziehung –
Frederik Poulsen: A Light to the Gentiles: The Reception of Isaiah in Luke-Acts – Martin Meiser:
Torah in Galatians: The Signi cance of the Reception of the Septuagint
Modern Times
Christina Petterson: Zinzendorf 's New Testament and the Production of Gender – Halvor
Moxnes: Desiring Christ: A Nordic Christology in the Time of Romantic Friendships – Gitte
Buch-Hansen: Converting Refugees and the Gospel: Exegetical Re ections on Refugees'
Encounter with Denmark and with the Lutheran Church
Volume 388 The present volume contains the proceedings of an international colloquium that dealt with
2017. Approx. 270 pages. heavily fragmented texts and hypothetical sources, and the “shadowy” characters and
forthcoming in October movements they feature. These two aspects are combined and studied to ascertain how they
have been handled in the history of research, to nd out what they reveal about the
ISBN 978-3-16-154085-1 community or the group expressing itself through (or hiding behind) them, and to establish the
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of developments in the theology and religious life of early Christianity. As can be imagined,
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such documents and sources have sometimes been taken as an open invitation to come up
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with all sorts of highly creative exegesis, adventurous reconstructions of texts and movements,
and quite daring suggestions about identifying particular groups or presumed literary
in uences between documents. The essays contribute to the writing of a critical history of
researching these types of documents and movements.
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Volume 384
2017. Approx. 430 pages.
forthcoming in October
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Die Makkabäer
Hrsg. v. Friedrich Avemarie, Predrag Bukovec, Stefan Krauter u. Michael Tilly,
unter Mitarb. v. Hendrik Stoppel
Volume 382 In many respects, the Maccabean period represents a bench mark for the formative phase as
2017. XI, 471 pages. well as for ancient Judaism and early Christianity. Alongside the political signi cance of an
forthcoming in September independent state in Hellenistic times, there belongs the paradigmatic developments of the
complex intertwining of ethnos and confession in Judaism, the establishment of the Torah and
ISBN 978-3-16-153861-2 the Bible as binding text corpora, and the emergence of religious institutions and parties. In the
cloth 179,00 € eld of theology, discourses on the Maccabean period had a decisive e ect on Jewish and
Christian eschatology, martyrology and soteriology. This volume makes the rst attempt at
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providing a complete overview of this epoch from a variety of angles. In thematically ordered
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interdisciplinary groups, proven experts synchronously consider contemporary events and
literature, and take a diachronic look at the far-reaching reception of the Maccabean books and
their time.
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Achim Lichtenberger: Die Jerusalemer Religionsreform im Kontext. Antiochos IV., Antiochia und
Zeus Olympios – Hermann Lichtenberger: Die Qumrantexte als Quelle für die Makkabäerzeit –
Anders Klostergaard Petersen: 1 Maccabees from an Axial Age Perspective – Daniel R. Schwartz:
1 Maccabees 14 and the History of the Hasmonean State – Jan Willem van Henten: Time as a
Narrative Tool in 2 Maccabees – Beate Ego: Der Tempel im 2. Makkabäerbuch im Kontext der
Jerusalemer Kultkonzeption – Clemens Leonhard: Tempelfeste außerhalb des Jerusalemer
Tempels in der Diaspora – Markus Öhler: Judäer oder Juden? Die Debatte “Ethnos vs. Religion”
im Blick auf das 2. Makkabäerbuch – Luke Neubert: Inventing Jason of Cyrene? 2 Maccabees
and the Epitome – Armin Lange: Jeremia in den Makkabäerbüchern – Johannes Bernhardt: Das
Bild der Hasmonäerfamilie in den Makkabäerbüchern – Anna Maria Schwemer: Zu
Entstehungszeit und -ort des 4. Makkabäerbuchs – Predrag Bukovec: Per aspera ad astra.
Leben nach dem Tod im 4. Makkabäerbuch – Jan Dochhorn: “Ich bewahrte die gebaute Seite” (4
Makk 18,7). Eine Referenz auf die Verführung der ersten Frau im vierten Makkabäerbuch und
ihre überlieferungsgeschichtlichen Hintergründe – Stefan Krauter: Tacitus über Antiochos IV.
und die Makkabäer – Gerbern S. Oegema: 1 and 2 Maccabees in Paul's Letter to the Galatians –
Dieter Richter: Die Geschichte vom Martyrium der Sieben Brüder (2 Makk 7) in der westlichen
Tradition – Matthias Morgenstern: “Gendered Resistance”. Anmerkungen zur Makkabäer-
Rezeption im rabbinischen und modernen Judentum – Hans P. Lichtenberger: Judentum und
Griechentum bei Hermann Cohen – Thomas Knöppler: Marksteine der wissenschaftlichen
Arbeit am 3. Makkabäerbuch (1564 – 1913)
Volume 381 In this study, Torsten Jantsch examines Luke’s concept of salvation by means of semantic and
2017. XV, 398 pages. narrative analyses of Luke-Acts. He clari es what, according to Luke, the elements of salvation
are, and what the theological basis of his concept of salvation is. History of research has shown
ISBN 978-3-16-155189-5 that these questions remain unanswered so far. The author argues that Luke develops Luke’s
cloth 139,00 € concept of salvation by means of telling the story of the saviour Jesus. During the course of this
story, the activity of Jesus during his earthly mission and his exaltation as ruler of Jews and
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Gentiles at God’s right hand are connected. It is not the death of Jesus, but his position as
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heavenly ruler that e ects salvation consisting in forgiveness of sins and resulting in eternal
life.
BECKER, EVE-MARIE
Volume 380 In this collection of essays Eve-Marie Becker explores Mark – the earliest gospel writer – as a
2017. XVIII, 461 pages. literary author who, by shaping a gospel narrative, creates a genre sui genres which can be
placed in the broader frame of ancient history-writing. The approach to Mark's Gospel
ISBN 978-3-16-154861-1 presented in this volume thus aims at contextualizing the earliest gospel narrative in terms of
cloth 139,00 € literary history and genre studies in the eld of early imperial history-writing. Second, against
the background of more recent discourses about “history” in the areas of literary and historical
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studies it is discussed how Mark in particular relates to the concept of history-writing: What
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kinds of historiographical methods and concepts does he use? Which types of literary forms of
history-writing does he apply? What is his intention as a historiographical author? The textual
analyses presented in this volume reach from the gospel writing's incipit in Mk 1:1 to the
original ending of the narrative in 16:8.
BREMMER, JAN N.
Volume 379 In this work, Jan N. Bremmer aims to bring together the worlds of early Christianity and those
2017. XVIII, 501 pages. of ancient history and classical literature – worlds that still all too rarely interlock.
Contextualising the life and literature of the early Christians in their Greco-Roman
ISBN 978-3-16-154450-7 environment, he focusses on four areas. A rst section looks at more general aspects of early
cloth 169,00 € Christianity: the name of the Christians, their religious and social capital, prophecy and the
place of widows and upper-class women in the Christian movement. Second, the chronology
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and place of composition of the early apocryphal Acts of the Apostles and Pseudo-Clementines
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are newly determined by paying close attention to their doctrinal contents, but also,
innovatively, to their onomastics and social vocabulary. The author also analyses the frequent
use of magic in the Acts and explains the prominence of women by comparing the Acts to the
Greek novel. Third, an investigation into the theme of the tours of hell suggests a new
chronological order, shows that the Christian tours were indebted to both Greek and Jewish
models, and illustrates that in the course of time the genre dropped a large part of its Jewish
heritage. The fourth and nal section concentrates on the most famous and intriguing report of
BROADHEAD, EDWIN K.
HOLTZ, GUDRUN
Volume 377 Regard for the self has recently been rediscovered as one of the central themes of Hellenistic
2017. XIV, 471 pages. philosophy. Taking the Jewish theologian Philo of Alexandria and the Apostle Paul as her main
examples, Gudrun Holtz shows how theological anthropology was developed in contrast to
ISBN 978-3-16-155008-9 contemporary philosophical conceptions of the self, particularly to the Stoa. The common core
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“not of people, but of God”. The Pauline doctrine of justi cation proves itself to be a rei cation
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of this shared essence. Other than has been repeatedly assumed lately, the stoical perception
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of God can not be understood to restrict the philosophical demands of the self.
Volume 376 These three volumes are the results of two conferences on the Christian eucharist and its
2017. LX, 2199 pages. context in the traditions of sacred and communal meals; the rst conference was held at the
University of Kiel, the second at the University of Agder's Study Center at Metochi (Lesbos).
ISBN 978-3-16-153918-3 Scholars from all around the world form an international, interdisciplinary and
cloth 289,00 € interdenominational collaboration from various elds including History of Religion, Classics,
Old and New Testament, Judaism, Patristics, Archeology, and History of Art. Volume I deals with
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Old Testament, Early Jewish, and New Testament traditions, volume II with Patristic traditions
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and Iconography, and volume III approaches Near Eastern and Graeco-Roman traditions, as
well as Archeology. Images, illustrations and indexes complete the volume.
The broad scope covered by these studies invites readers not only to a clearer interpretation of
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Preface
Ulrich H. J. Körtner: Zur Einführung in die drei Bände – Peter Altmann: Sacred Meals and Feasts
in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and its Environment. A “Treasure Chest” for Early Christian
Practice and Re ection – Göran Eidevall: From Table Fellowship to Terror. Transformations of
the zebach in the Hebrew Bible – Hermann Lichtenberger: Fremdwahrnehmung und
Selbstwahrnehmung – Cecilia Wassén: Common Meals in the Qumran Movement with Special
Attention to Purity Regulations – Jörg Frey: Die Zeugnisse über Gemeinschaftsmähler aus
Qumran – Judi Magness: Were Sacri ces O ered at Qumran? Animal Bone Deposits
Reconsidered – Naomi Jacobs: Biting o More Than They Can Chew. Food, Eating and Cultural
Integration in Tobit and Letter to Aristeas – Dieter Sänger: “Brot des Lebens, Kelch der
Unsterblichkeit”. Vom Nutzen des Essens in 'Joseph und Aseneth'- Kirsten Marie Hartvigsen: The
Meal-Formula, the Honeycomb, and Aseneth's Transformation – Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer: Die
Funktion des Mahles für die Gemeinschaft bei Philo und Josephus – Clemens Leonhard:
Pesach and the Eucharist – James Kelho er: John the Baptist as an Abstainer from Table
Fellowhip and Jesus as a 'Glotton' – Jostein Ådna: Jesus' Meals and Table Companions – Jonas
Holmstrand: The narratives of Jesus' Feeding of the Multitudes. Functions in Early Christian
Literature – Jerker / Karin Blomqvist: Eucharist Terminology in Early Christian Literature.
Philological and Semantic Aspects – Samuel Byrskog: The Meal and the Temple. Probing the
Cult-Critical Implications of the Last Supper – Karl Olav Sandnes: Jesus' Last Meal According to
Mark and Matthew. Comparison and Interpretation – Thomas Kazen: Sacri cial Interpretation
in the Narratives of Jesus' Last Meal – Enno Edzard Popkes: Die verborgene Gegenwärtigkeit
Jesu: Bezüge zu eucharistischen Traditionen in Lk 24* und in den johanneischen Schriften –
Daniel Marguerat: Meals and Community Ethos in the Acts of the Apostles – Peter Müller:
“Streitet nicht über Meinungen”. Römer 14,1–15,7 – Paul Du : Alone Together. Celebrating the
Lord's Supper in Corinth (1 Cor 11:17–34) – Mikael Winninge: The Lord's Supper in 1 Cor 11 and
Luke 22. Traditions and Development – Felix John: Gal 2,11–21. Eine Ritual- und Identitätskrise
– Hermut Löhr: Vom Gemeinschaftsmahl zur Mahl-Gemeinschaft. Überlegungen zum
sakramentalen Charakter des Herrenmahls bei Paulus – Tor Vegge: Meals in the Context of the
Deutero-Pauline Letters, and the Letter of Jude – Håkan Ulfgard: Sharing with the Divine in the
Apocalypse: Meals as Metaphors – Concepts and Contexts – Lukas Bormann: Das Abendmahl.
Kulturanthropologische, kognitionswissenschaftliche und ritualwissenschaftliche Perspektiven
– Hans-Ulrich Weidemann: Mahlgemeinschaft und Taufe. Zu den neutestamentlichen Wurzeln
der altkirchlichen Taufeucharistie
ROTHSCHILD, CLARE K.
HIRSCH-LUIPOLD, RAINER
Gott wahrnehmen
Die Sinne im Johannesevangelium. Ratio Religionis Studien IV
Glaube
Das Verständnis des Glaubens im frühen Christentum und in seiner jüdischen
und hellenistisch-römischen Umwelt
Hrsg. v. Jörg Frey, Benjamin Schliesser u. Nadine Ueberschaer, unter Mitarbeit
von Kathrin Hager
Volume 373 “Faith” has taken center stage in the religious language of Early Christianity and developed into
2017. XXV, 957 pages. the dominant description of the relationship between humans and God. No writing prior to or
beside the New Testament uses the semantic eld of “faith” with comparable density. At the
ISBN 978-3-16-153878-0 same time, the Early Christian talk of faith is embedded into a complex network of perceptions
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communicative meaning to the word “faith”. The present volume contains studies on the
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understanding of faith in the writings of the New Testament as well as in foundational texts of
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the Old Testament, ancient and rabbinic Judaism, the Greco-Roman world, the Apostolic
Fathers, and the Early Church. Re ections from the perspective of church history and
systematic theology conclude it.
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MOLONEY, FRANCIS J.
STETTLER, CHRISTIAN
Volume 371 In the 'New Perspective on Paul' the last judgment does not play any decisive role. According to
2017. XIX, 415 pages. other Pauline scholars, Paul, in his many fragmentary references to a last judgment, did not
presuppose a consistent conception of judgment, but instead used di erent and sometimes
ISBN 978-3-16-155007-2 contradicting motives in di erent contexts. Christian Stettler counters these views from a
cloth 139,00 € cognitive semantic perspective. Since in frame semantics language is seen as an 'access point' to
encyclopaedic cognitive concepts, the author argues that judgement texts are references to a
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more detailed concept of the last judgement that Paul presupposed in his letters and taught in
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his churches. Stettler o ers a full reconstruction of this concept by a semantic analysis of all
relevant passages and through more extensive interpretation of central texts. The result is a
reading of Paul that o ers a way forward both to New Perspective and traditional confessional
readings.
Volume 370 The present volume o ers a new edition, English translation, and interpretation of the Berlin-
2017. XI, 241 pages. Strasbourg Apocryphon , previously known as the Gospel of the Savior . An apocryphal story
about Jesus probably transpiring shortly before the Cruci xion, the Berlin-Strasbourg
ISBN 978-3-16-155106-2 Apocryphon claims to recount the narrative as told by the apostles themselves. The text also
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The Berlin Strasbourg-Apocryphon is exclusively preserved in Coptic by two fragmentary
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manuscripts, Papyrus Berolinensis 22220 and Strasbourg Copte 5–7. Additionally, a Coptic
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manuscript discovered at Qasr el-Wizz in Christian Nubia contains a short version of the Hymn
of the Cross.
Until now, it has been almost unanimously accepted that the Berlin Strasbourg-Apocryphon is
an ancient Christian gospel – probably datable to the second century CE – which was bypassed
in the formation of the Christian canon. Approaching the text from the angle of Coptic
literature, Alin Suciu rejects this early dating, showing instead that its composition must be
located following the Council of Chalcedon (451 CE), whose theological deliberations gradually
alienated Egypt from the Byzantine world. The author argues that the Berlin-Strasbourg
Apocryphon is one of numerous “apostolic memoirs,” a peculiar genre of Coptic literature,
which consists of writings allegedly written by the apostles, often embedded in sermons
attributed to famous church fathers.
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Introduction
Chapter 1: History of Research on the Berlin-Strasbourg Apocryphon
A New Ancient Gospel? – Other Documents Emerge: The Strasbourg Fragments and the Qasr el-
Wizz Codex – Reframing the Berlin-Strasbourg Apocryphon
Chapter 3: The Content of the Berlin-Strasbourg Apocryphon and the Relationship between the
Manuscripts
Outline of the Text – The Relationship between the Manuscripts – The Relationship between P.
Berol. 22220 and Strasbourg Copte 5–7 – The Relationship between the Strasbourg Fragments
and the Qasr el-Wizz Manuscript – The Relationship between P. Berol. 22220 and the Qasr el-
Wizz Manuscript – The Qasr el-Wizz Version of the Hymn of the Cross – Placing P. Berol. 22220
Frag. 9 – Placing Strasbourg Copte 6
YOUNG, FRANCES
Volume 369 This volume consists of previously published articles by Frances Young, a scholar of early
2017. Approx. 490 pages. Christianity, well-known for her work Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture,
forthcoming in October together with a few newly composed additions. The studies collected here are concerned with
the New Testament, but their approach is often not in the modern historico-critical mode.
ISBN 978-3-16-154099-8 Rather, they bring new insight through being informed by the author's patristic specialism, by
cloth approx. 150,00 € methodological enquiries, by her interest in doctrinal and theological reading, and by
exploration of the very nature and function of sacred scriptures. The signi cance of this volume
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lies in the way it exempli es the extraordinarily interesting changes which have taken place in
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biblical hermeneutics during the last 50–60 years. Many of the essays could be useful, not only
to research specialists, but to advanced undergraduates as well as clergy and preachers.
FREY, JÖRG
Volume 368 The second volume of collected essays by Jörg Frey contains 22 essays that illuminate the
2016. XI, 940 pages. theological claims of New Testament texts from a philological and historical perspective. Issues
discussed span the messianism of Jesus and the implicit Christology of his proclamation, the
ISBN 978-3-16-155015-7 relevance of apocalypticism for Jesus, the di erent New Testament patterns of interpreting his
cloth 219,00 € death, and Paul's background and development as well as questions on his theologies of
justi cation and the cross. Further studies discuss New Testament concepts of salvation, the
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new covenant in Hebrews, ecclesiological and eschatological issues and the problem of the
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construction of a Theology of the New Testament. The author demonstrates that the New
Testament is to be read both historically and theologically, and that its interpretation is also
fruitful for issues of contemporary faith.
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Eine persönliche Zwischenbilanz: Mein Weg vom Lesen des Neuen Testaments zur
Neutestamentlichen Wissenschaft – Der historische Jesus und der Christus der Evangelien –
Jesus und die Apokalyptik – Zum Verständnis der Wunder Jesu in der neueren Exegese –
Probleme der Deutung des Todes Jesu in der neutestamentlichen Wissenschaft. Strei ichter zur
exegetischen Diskussion – Die Deutung des Todes Jesu als Stellvertretung – Die paulinische
Antithese von “Fleisch” und “Geist” und die palästinisch-jüdische Weisheitstradition – Paulus als
Pharisäer und Antiochener – Paul the Apostle – A Life between Mission and Captivity – Paulus
und die Apostel. Zur Entwicklung des paulinischen Apostelbegri s und zum Verhältnis des
Heidenapostels zu seinen “Kollegen” – Lohngedanke und Rechtfertigung bei Paulus –
Rechtfertigungstheologie im Ersten Korintherbrief – Paulinische Perspektiven zur
Kreuzestheologie – Die alte und die neue διαθήκη nach dem Hebräerbrief – Heil.
Neutestamentliche Perspektiven – “Himmels-Botschaft”. Die neutestamentliche Rede vom
Vermittelte Gegenwart
Konzeptionen der Gottespräsenz von der Zeit des Zweiten Tempels bis Anfang
des 2. Jahrhunderts n. Chr.
Hrsg. v. Andrea Taschl-Erber u. Irmtraud Fischer
Volume 367 The Second Temple period reveals various concepts of mediating the presence of the
2016. XI, 365 pages. transcendent God. These span the likes of the presence of God in “word” and the wisdom- lled
order of creation to the personi ed or personal “mediators” in which God is met, right up to
ISBN 978-3-16-154617-4 cultic and mystic-visionary imaginings. Various epochs and contexts attempt to reinterpret the
cloth 129,00 € presence of God by integrating ideas from neighbouring cultures. In New Testament reception,
varying Christological versions latch onto crystallising ideas. What accents and impulses do the
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concepts in the biblical and extra-canonical writings set? What lines of reception and which
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fractures become apparent, especially in New Testament Christologies?
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Andrea Taschl-Erber/Irmtraud Fischer: Einleitung – Beate Ego: Der Engel Rafael und die Witwe
Judit. Aspekte vermittelter Gottespräsenz in den Apokryphen – Nuria Calduch-Benages: Ben
Sira 24:22 – Decoding a Metaphor – Ludger Schwienhorst-Schönberger: Metaphorisch
vermittelte Gottespräsenz – aufgezeigt am Hohelied – Franz Sedlmeier: “Ezechiel sah eine
Vision und beschrieb die Gestalten am Thronwagen” (Sir 49,8). Zur Rezeption der
Thronwagenvision Ezechiels in spätalttestamentlicher und zwischentestamentarischer Zeit –
Loren Stuckenbruck: Henoch als Menschensohn in den Bilderreden von 1 Henoch und im
breiteren traditionellen Kontext – Daniel Boyarin: Henoch und Metatron, der “Prinz der
göttlichen Präsenz”: Apokalypse und der zweite Gott – Christoph Heil: “Angeordnet durch Engel
durch die Hand eines Mittlers” (Gal 3,19). Das paulinische Konzept von der Vermittlung der Tora
– Samuel Vollenweider: “Einer ist der Mittler” (1 Tim 2,5). Mittleraussagen der
neutestamentlichen Brie iteratur in ihren frühjüdischen und hellenistischen Kontexten –
Andrea Taschl-Erber: “Erstgeborener der ganzen Schöpfung”: Der exklusive “Mittler” im Brief an
die Gemeinde in Kolossä – Wolfgang Kraus: Jesus als “Mittler” im Hebräerbrief – Martin Ebner:
Abgebrochene Karriere. Zur Funktion der jüdischen Weisheitsspekulation bei der Entwicklung
der neutestamentlichen Christologien in den synoptischen Evangelien – Jörg Frey: “Wer mich
sieht, der sieht den Vater”: Jesus als Bild Gottes im Johannesevangelium
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Introduction
I. Borders, Frontiers, and Boundaries of Land and City: Terms, Performances and Ideologies
Annette Schellenberg: “And God Separated the Light from the Darkness” (Gen 1:4) – On the
Role of Borders in the Priestly Texts of the Pentateuch – Martina Kepper: What to Do with
Borders When They Become Obsolete? Strategies of Re-de ning Border Concepts in the Greek
Text of Genesis – David L. Balch: Borders: Terms, Ideologies, and Performances. Jesus and the
Samaritan/Judean Border – Harry O. Maier: Histoire Croisée , Entangled Bodies, Boundaries,
and Socio-Political Geography in the Letter to the Colossians – Alexander Sokolicek: Betwixt
and Between – The Cultural Roles of the Magnesian Gate in Greek-Roman Ephesus – Christine
M. Thomas: The Magnesian Gate at Ephesos: Variant Readings of Monumentality at the
Borders of the City – Stephan Esders: Deditio and Baptism: Religious Borders and the
Integration of Barbarians in the Later Roman Empire – Susanna Elm: Response to Stefan
Esders: Deditio and Baptism
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Volume 364 Ce volume en trois langues réunit des études sur la genèse de la gure littéraire de l'adversaire
2016. XIV, 359 pages. de Dieu, sur sa présentation et son interprétation dans la Bible hébraïque et dans son
homologue chrétienne, dans les textes du judaïsme antique et rabbinique et de l'Eglise
ISBN 978-3-16-154236-7 ancienne et dans des documents gnostiques. Les approches du thème inspirées par l'exégèse et
cloth 139,00 € la philologie, l'histoire des religions, la judaïstique, l'histoire des concepts et de la théologie et
l'histoire de l'art se côtoient et se complètent. Les contributions, dues à des enseignants-
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chercheurs des facultés de théologie des universités de Strasbourg, Tübingen et Uppsala
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traitent de Satan, du Diable, de Beelzeboub, de l'antichrist, du “penchant mauvais” et d'autres
forces et démons adversaires de Dieu ainsi que du mal dans l'o euvre du réalisateur danois Lars
von Trier.
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Volume 363 The Book of Revelation is a peculiar text whose special status in early Christianity is manifested
2016. VIII, 274 pages. by its manuscript attestation, transmission, literary references and discussions among early
Church writers. This special status forms the nucleus of these collected essays and is
ISBN 978-3-16-152741-8 highlighted from various perspectives. Nowadays of course, the Apocalypse has become a
cloth 99,00 € treasure trove of famous motifs for artists, composers, poets and novelists. On the other hand,
however, it also appears to be something of a bon mot in that its manuscript tradition is rather
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sparse and highly distinctive. With the help of single phenomena that revolve around the
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extraordinary attestation and transmission of Revelation, the authors here are able to unveil
how its peculiarity was perceived in early Christianity. Its manifestation in manuscripts and in
the lively controversy about its value and orthodoxy thus resulted in it being treated as unique.
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Volume 362 It is widely believed that the early Christians copied their texts themselves without a great deal
2016. XX, 558 pages. of expertise, and that some copyists introduced changes to support their theological beliefs. In
this volume, however, Alan Mugridge examines all of the extant Greek papyri bearing Christian
ISBN 978-3-16-154688-4 literature up to the end of the 4th century, as well as several comparative groups of papyri, and
cloth 159,00 € concludes that, on the whole, Christian texts, like most literary texts in the Roman world, were
copied by trained scribes. Professional Christian scribes probably became more common after
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the time of Constantine, but this study suggests that in the early centuries the copyists of
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Christian texts in Greek were normally trained scribes, Christian or not, who reproduced those
texts as part of their trade and, while they made mistakes, copied them as accurately as any
other texts they were called upon to copy.
Volume 361 The Septuagint is a Jewish Bible translation which came into existence in the 3rd century BC
2016. XVI, 923 pages. and became Judaism's basis in the Greek-speaking world. From a historical textual perspective,
it is the most important source for the Old Testament besides the Hebrew-Masoretic text and
ISBN 978-3-16-153832-2 the only very partially preserved biblical Qumran texts. This volume's contributions cover a
cloth 214,00 € wide spectrum of this discipline's themes – Septuagint Studies is a separate eld lying at the
interface of ancient Judaism and the historical-exegetic orientated theological disciplines – and
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Orte
Kontexte und Orte der Entstehung und Rezeption
Martin Karrer: Septuaginta und antike Philosophie – Knut Usener: Plutarch und das Judentum
– Plutarch und die Septuaginta? – Johann Cook: The Provenience of the Septuagint: A Case
Study of LXX Proverbs; LXX Job and 4 Maccabees – Michael Lattke: Die Psalmen Salomos: Orte
und Intentionen – Marcus Sigismund: Die ägyptische Rezension des JosuaLXX im Lichte der
sahidischen Überlieferung – Bonifatia Gesche: Von Nordafrika über Paris nach Stuttgart: Wie
kommt die verderbte Fassung der Übersetzung von Esdras A' in die Vulgata? – Siegfried
Kreuzer: Zum textgeschichtlichen Ort der Dodekapropheton-Zitate im Neuen Testament
Intentionen
Philologie
Theo A.W. van der Louw: Did the LXX Translators Really Intend the Greek Text as it is? –
Takamitsu Muraoka: Septuagint Greek: a Syntactical perspective – Marieke Dhont: Double
Translations in Old Greek Job – Eberhard Bons: Ἀκακία and ἄκακος. Considerations on a
Septuagint term for “innocence” – Christoph Kugelmeier: Zu einer besonderen Bedeutung der
aus ἀρε- abgeleiteten Wortgruppe – Hong-Joon Kim: Zur Relevanz der Wiedergabe von צ דקה
mit ἔλεος/ἐλεημοσύνη
Theologie
Martina Kepper: Kontextualisierende Übersetzungspraxis in der Genesis-Septuaginta? – William
Loader: Attitudes towards Sexuality in the LXX Translations of Contentious Texts – Larry
Perkins: Israel's Military Characterization in Greek Exodus – Ralph Brucker: Zum 'Sitz im Leben'
des Septuaginta-Psalters – Annette Weißenrieder: Body Discourse in Job: Translation of Skin
and Flesh from ש רָׂ ּ ָ ב- ﬠוֹ רinto δέρμα, βύρσα or σάρξ – Heinz-Josef Fabry: Sühnevorstellungen
bei Jesus Sirach – Burkard M. Zap : Schriftgelehrte Rezeptionen im hebräischen, griechischen
und syrischen Sirach – Cécile Dogniez: Volonté et motif: les intentions du traducteur des Douze
Petits Prophètes – Daniela Scialabba: The LXX translation of Jonah 1:6. Text-critical and
exegetical considerations – Arie van der Kooij: “Do you understand what you are reading” (Acts
8:30). On Septuagint Hermeneutics and the Book of Isaiah – Jelle Verburg: Harmonisation in
Isaiah 35 – Johanna Erzberger: Nebuchadnezzar, Lord of the Wild Animals: Understanding a
Di erence Between JerLXX and JerMT in Light of Dan – Jan Joosten: The Origin of the Septuagint
Canon
Rezeption
Barbara Schmitz: “… using di erent names, as Zeus and Dis” (Arist 16). Concepts of “God” in the
Letter of Aristeas – Mogens Müller: Motive der Septuaginta bei Aristobul und ihre Intention –
Wolfgang Kraus: Zur Frage der Ursprünglichkeit und Rezeption von Bar 3,38 – Jonathan Draper:
The Old Testament in the Didache and in Subsequent Church Orders – Silke Diederich: Leiden
und Loben. Zur Psalmenrezeption in Dracontius De laudibus Deei – Stefan Freund: Die
Psalmen als übersetzte Dichtung in der Wahrnehmung des Hilarius von Poitiers – Meike Rühl:
Pia festa litterarum. Eine Fallstudie zur christlichen Transformation römischer Conviviallyrik –
Christoph Schubert: Poetische Transformationen: Commodian und der Psalter – Egert
Pöhlmann: Der Trinitarische Hymnus (POXY 1786) und sein Umfeld
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Matthew Go : Introduction
Part One: Gibborim and Gigantes: Antecedents, Reception, and Comparative Contexts from
the Hebrew Bible and Greek Literature
Brian R. Doak: The Giant in a Thousand Years: Tracing Narratives of Gigantism in the Hebrew
Bible and Beyond – Samantha Newington: Greek Titans and Biblical Giants – Michael Tuval:
'Συναγωγὴ γιγάντων' (Prov 21:16): The Giants in the Jewish Literature in Greek
Part Two: Tales of Giants in their Ancient Jewish Context: the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Book of
Watchers, and Daniel
Joseph L. Angel: The Humbling of the Arrogant and the 'Wild Man' and 'Tree Stump' Traditions
in the Book of Giants and Daniel 4 – Amanda M. Davis Bledsoe: Throne Theophanies, Dream
Visions, and Righteous(?) Seers: Daniel, the Book of Giants, and 1 Enoch Reconsidered – Ida
Fröhlich: Giants and Demons – Matthew Go : The Sons of the Watchers in the Book of
Watchers and the Qumran Book of Giants: Contexts and Prospects – Loren T. Stuckenbruck:
The Book of Giants among the Dead Sea Scrolls: Considerations of Method and a New Proposal
on the Reconstruction of 4Q530
Part Three: Enochic Traditions in Central Asia and China: Exploring Connections and A nities
between Giants in Ancient Judaism and Manichaeism
Gábor Kósa: The Book of Giants Tradition in the Chinese Manichaica – Enrico Morano: Some
New Sogdian Fragments Related to Mani's Book of Giants and the Problem of the In uence of
Jewish Enochic Literature – John C. Reeves: Jacob of Edessa and the Manichaean Book of
Giants? – Jens Wilkens: Remarks on the Manichaean Book of Giants: Once Again on Mahaway's
Mission to Enoch
Volume 359 A key to understanding the Gospel of John is, in many respects, its prologue; yet questions
2016. XXII, 342 pages. regarding its origin and background, its structure, use of Greek philosophical terms, and indeed
its relationship to the rest of the gospel still remain open. The papers in this volume address
ISBN 978-3-16-154771-3 each of these questions and were presented at the rst meeting of the Colloquium Ioanneum,
cloth 134,00 € a group of distinguished international Johannine scholars broadly representing di erent
nationalities, religious traditions and approaches to the gospel. The rst part o ers di ering
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assessments of the background, literary, and theological elements of the prologue, while the
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second examines presuppositions, methods, and perspectives involved in philosophical
interpretation of the Gospel of John.
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Part 2: Reading the Language and Concepts of the Prologue in Their Philosophical Context
Udo Schnelle: Philosophische Interpretation des Johannesevangeliums: Voraussetzungen,
Methoden und Perspektiven – Jörg Frey: Between Torah and Stoa: How Could Readers Have
Understood the Johannine Logos? – Craig R. Koester: “Spirit” (Pneuma) in Greco-Roman
Philosophy and the Gospel of John – George L. Parsenios: Confounding Foes and Counseling
Friends: Parrēsia in the Fourth Gospel and Greco-Roman Philosophy – Marianne Meye
Thompson: “Light” (φ ῶς): The Philosophical Content of the Term and the Gospel of John – Jean
Zumstein: “Zeichen” (σημεῖον): Philosophischer Inhalt und Gebrauch des Begri s im
Johannesevangelium
KONRADT, MATTHIAS
Volume 358 This collection contains the essays written between 2003 and 2015 by Matthias Konradt on
2016. VIII, 488 pages. questions of the historical context of Matthew's gospel and Matthean theology. The
contributions are divided into three sections. The rst of these, “Matthew in Context”, discusses
ISBN 978-3-16-153886-5 the relationship between Matthew's congregation(s) and Judaism as well as the historical-
cloth 139,00 € theological positioning of his gospel within emerging Christianity. The essays in the second part
focus on Christology and the role of Israel in Matthew's theology while those in the third part –
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besides a study on Matthew's understanding of faith – feature works on fundamental aspects
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of Matthew's ethics. Along with previously published essays, which have been reviewed,
brought up-to-date and partly extensively revised, this volume also presents studies appearing
for the rst time.
LUZ, ULRICH
Exegetische Aufsätze
Volume 357 In this volume, Ulrich Luz presents 32 exegetical studies, nearly all of which were written
2016. IX, 565 pages. between 1985 and 2015. Five of these are published for the rst time while ve others make
their German language debut. The majority of the studies are reproduced in German with
ISBN 978-3-16-153536-9 others in English. The author deals among other things with the Sayings-Source Q, the gospels
cloth 179,00 € of Mark and John as well as the Corpus Paulinum. Each chapter is prefaced by an annotative,
evaluating introduction. In the chapter on Matthew – the most important focus of his work –
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Ulrich Luz pursues the fundamental hermeneutic question of how we are to read Matthew's
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Jesus story from the inside; that is, as participants. What understanding of “truth” does
Matthew presuppose?
Volume 356 The essays collected in this volume deal with the founding essentials of ancient Christian ethics
2016. XIV, 452 pages. – metaphor, narration, mimesis and doxology – and were delivered during the four
symposiums of the 2012–2014 Mainz Moral Meetings. An interdisciplinary approach
ISBN 978-3-16-154050-9 encompasses the forms in which Early Christianity constructed a speci c ethos outside of
cloth 149,00 € explicit, rational-ethical re ection which still determines Western thinking today. The authors of
the contributions examine the metaphors through which the ethical power of persuasion is
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derived, the implicit value-discourse of the “narrative-ethic,” the conforming of the self to a
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person or ideal within the framework of a “mimetic-ethic” and nally the justi cation of action
“doxology-ethic” which is o ered as a speech act of praise and celebration. It is thereby shown
that forms of speech do not just represent insigni cant vehicles but also de ning ethical
mediums of expression for ethics.
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Hinführung
Ulrich Volp/Friedrich W. Horn/Ruben Zimmermann: Einleitung
I. Metaphorische Ethik
Esther Verwold: Einführung – Ruben Zimmermann: Metaphorische Ethikbegründung.
Moralische Signi kanz durch Sprachbilder nicht nur bei Paulus – Ekkehard Mühlenberg:
Johannes Chrysostomus: Ethik und Metaphorik – Jens Herzer: “Gefäße zur Ehre und zur
Unehre” (2 Tim 2,20). Metaphorische Sprache und Ethik in den Pastoralbriefen – eine Skizze –
Christoph Gregor Müller: Von Gesinnungshüften (1 Petr 1,13) und geistlichen Opfern (1 Petr
2,5). Zur paränetischen Valenz metaphorischer Rede im 1. Petrusbrief
Volume 354 This collection of essays contains the papers given at the Sixth International East-West
2016. IX, 516 pages. Symposium of New Testament Scholars in Belgrade, Serbia. The symposium was a project of the
Eastern Europe Liaison Committee of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. Main subject matters
ISBN 978-3-16-153507-9 of the volume are the Holy Spirit in New Testament writings (particularly Luke-Acts, the Gospel
cloth 149,00 € of John and Paul), the reception and interpretation of biblical texts about the Holy Spirit in
patristic theology, ancient Christian liturgy and iconography, and re ection on the role of the
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Holy Spirit in church life. Contributions from seminars are devoted to extra-biblical ancient
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Jewish and early Christian sources. All topics are discussed from a “Western” (Protestant and
Roman-Catholic) theological and exegetical perspective as well as from an Orthodox point of
view. An introduction re ects the results of the symposium, sketches recent research on the
Holy Spirit in the New Testament scholarship and brie y points to texts and problems
belonging to the topic but not dealt with in the volume.
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The Holy Spirit and the Church in Second Century Christian Writings
Tobias Nicklas: A Church without Spirit? Pneumatology in the Writings of Ignatius of Antioch -
Taras Khomych: From Maranatha to Epiclesis? An Inquiry into the Origins of Spirit Invocations
in Early Christianity
IV. Re ections
Manuel Vogel: A Talk Continued. Notes and Deliberations on the Belgrade Conference -
Ekaterini Tsalampouni: A Re ection on the Conference from the Orthodox Perspective -
Armand Puig I Tàrrech: A Re ection on the Conference from a Catholic Perspective
Appendix
Oksana Gubareva: The Holy Spirit in Orthodox Iconography
Volume 353 Most of the articles in this volume originated at a conference held in Zurich in 2013. Using
2015. VIII, 421 pages. Paul's letter to the Philippians as an example, they explore the complex philological and
conceptual interaction between Paul and the intellectual and social traditions of the Hellenistic-
ISBN 978-3-16-153411-9 Roman world. They re ect the wealth of these connections and deal, inter alia, with aspects
cloth 139,00 € pertaining to philosophy and ethics, social history and legal history, rhetoric and
communication strategy.
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Jörg Frey: Der Philipperbrief im Rahmen der Paulusforschung – Benjamin Schliesser: Paulus
und “seine” Philipper: Geschäftspartner, Freund, Vereinsgründer? Sozialgeschichtliche
Perspektiven auf den Philipperbrief – Markus Öhler: Gründer und ihre Gründung. Antike
Vereinigungen und die paulinische Gemeinde in Philippi – Eva Ebel: “Unser πολίτευμα aber ist
in den Himmeln” (Phil 3,20). Ein attraktives Angebot für viele Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner
der römischen Kolonie Philippi – Heike Omerzu: Paulus und die römische Rechtsordnung im
Spiegel des Philipperbriefes – Thomas Schmeller: Zwei Narrenreden? 2Kor 11,21b-33 und Phil
3,2–11 im Vergleich – Manuel Baumbach: Stimmung und συμμιμηταί im Philipperbrief – Petra
Von Gemünden: Der “A ekt” der Freude im Philipperbrief und seiner Umwelt – Anke
Inselmann: Zum A ekt der Freude im Philipperbrief. Unter Berücksichtigung pragmatischer und
psychologischer Zugänge – Troels Engberg-Pedersen: On Comparison: The Stoic Theory of
Value in Paul's Theology and Ethics in Philippians – Peter Wick: “Ahmt Jesus Christus mit mir
zusammen nach!” (Phil 3,17). Imitatio Pauli und imitatio Christi im Philipperbrief – Tobias
Nicklas: Der Philipperbrief in der Hand von “Häretikern”. Ascensio Isaiae und Evangelium
Veritatis – Christoph Markschies: Origenes und Paulus. Das Beispiel der Anthropologie –
Samuel Vollenweider: Dienst und Verführung. Überlegungen zur Kommentierung des Briefs
“An die Philipper”
Volume 352 What happened in the last few years of Paul's life? Did he ever get to Spain? How and why did
2015. IX, 608 pages. he die? Were his plans ful lled or frustrated? How should we interpret our scant sources? And
what light can be shed on these matters by the social, historical, and legal context of Paul's life?
ISBN 978-3-16-153346-4 In this fresh investigation of the central historical questions, a group of leading international
cloth 164,00 € scholars bring together their collective expertise on the apostle Paul and on the Roman, Jewish
and early Christian worlds in which he lived and died. Through new scrutiny of all the key
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Table of Contents: John Barclay: The Last Years of Paul: What are the Issues? – Reimund
Bieringer: The Jerusalem Collection and Paul's Missionary Project: Collection and Mission in
Romans 15.14–32 – Michel Quesnel: The Collection for Jerusalem in the Context of Paul's
Missionary Project: Theological Perspectives – N.T. Wright: Paul's Western Missionary Project:
Jerusalem, Rome, Spain in Historical and Theological Perspectives – Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr:
Roman Jews under Nero: Personal, Religious, and Ideological Networks in Mid-First Century
Rome – Erich Gruen: The Jews of Rome under Nero – Peter Lampe: Roman Christians under
Nero (54–68 CE) – Peter Oakes: Using Historical Evidence in the Study of Neronian Christian
Groups and Texts – Loveday Alexander: Silent Witness: Paul's Troubles with Roman Authorities
in the Book of Acts – August Borrell: Paul and the Roman Authorities – Heike Omerzu: The
Roman Trial Against Paul according to Acts 21–28 – Friedrich W. Horn: The Roman Trial Against
Paul According to Acts 21–26. Reply to Heike Omerzu – Bernardo Santalucia: Paul's Roman Trial:
Legal Procedures regarding Roman Citizens Convicted of Serious Charges in the First Century CE
– Juan Chapa: Paul's Social Status and the Outcome of his Trial – Valerio Marotta: St. Paul's
Death: Roman Citizenship and summa supplicia – John Cook: Roman Penalties Regarding
Roman Citizens Convicted of Heavy Charges in I CE – Daniel Marguerat: On Why Luke Remains
Silent about Paul's End (Acts 28.16–31) – Tobias Nicklas: No Death of Paul in Acts of Paul and
Thecla? – Glenn E. Snyder: History of the Martyrdom of Paul – Wolfgang Grünstäudl: Hidden in
Praise: Some Notes on 1 Clement 5.7 – Rainer Riesner: Paul's Trial and End according to Second
Timothy, 1 Clement, the Canon Muratori, and the Apocryphal Acts – Jens Herzer: The Mission
and the End of Paul Between Strategy and Reality: A Response to Rainer Riesner – Udo
Schnelle: Paul's Literary Activity during his Roman Trial – Daniel Gerber: Paul's Literary Activity
during His Roman Trial: A Response to Udo Schnelle – Armand Puig ì Tarrech: Paul's Missionary
Activity during His Roman Trial: The Case of Paul's Journey to Hispania – Christos Karakolis:
Paul's Mission to Hispania: Some Critical Observations – Angelo di Berardino: Roman Tradition
on Paul's Death: Literary and Archaeological Data – Romano Penna: The Death of Paul in the
Year 58: A Hypothesis and Its Consequences for His Biography – Jörg Frey: Paul the Apostle: A
Life Between Mission and Captivity
BAASLAND, ERNST
ESKOLA, TIMO
Volume 350 The theory on restoration eschatology proposed by Sanders and Wright provides the
2015. XVIII, 477 pages. cornerstone for Timo Eskola's building up of the premise that the metanarrative of exile and
restoration can be used as an explanation when explicating New Testament theology. Jewish
ISBN 978-3-16-154012-7 texts foretold that the Messiah would end Israel's exile and build for God an eschatological
cloth 139,00 € temple wherewith Jesus went on to proclaim the contrast between the corrupt earthly temple
and his own heavenly one. This teaching brought to an end the exilic condition which had
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persisted throughout the centuries.
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For Jesus, the era starting with John the Baptist was one lled with tribulations and inter-
familial strife which saw Israel continue to kill prophets. The implication is that the Son of Man
must su er too in order for peace to reign in Israel, with the resurrection of Jesus representing
the end-time enthronement when God is crowned King and those living in slavery to sin are
released.
The early Christology developed by Jesus' followers presents the Savior as Christ and Ruler of
the new kingdom of peace who grants the fruits of restoration to those faithful to him. The
author recognizes a direct connection between Jesus' eschatology and early enthronement
Christology, and discusses several christological narratives which elaborate on di erent
restoration eschatology features.
The metanarrative has shed light on essential features in Second Temple nomism and Pauline
concepts about the law. Furthermore, it helps explain the nature of justi cation and has
proven invaluable when interpreting the new community as Christ's temple where the Holy
Spirit has returned.
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I. Introduction
Pierluigi Piovanelli: The Christian Apocryphal Texts at the Society of Biblical Literature
International Meetings (2004–2006) and the Ottawa International Workshop (2006): Retrospects
and Prospects
Volume 348 The authors of this volume elucidate the remarkable role played by religion in the shaping and
2015. VIII, 373 pages. reshaping of narrative forms in antiquity and late antiquity in a variety of ways. This is
particularly evident in ancient Jewish and Christian narrative, which is in the focus of most of
ISBN 978-3-16-152033-4 the contributions, but also in some “pagan” novels such as that of Heliodorus, which is dealt
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novels and in an inspiring rethinking of Heliodorus's relation to Neoplatonism. All of these
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essays, from di erent perspectives, illuminate the interplay between narrative and religion, and
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show how religious concerns and agendas shaped narrative forms in Judaism and early
Christianity. A series of compelling and innovative articles, all based on fresh and often
groundbreaking research by eminent specialists, is divided into three large sections: part one
deals with ancient Jewish narrative, and part two with ancient Christian narrative, in particular
gospels, acts, biographies, and martyrdoms, while part three o ers a comparison with “pagan”
narrative, and especially the religious novel of Heliodorus, both in terms of social perspectives
and in terms of philosophical and religious agendas. Like the essays collected by Marília Futre
Pinheiro, Judith Perkins, and Richard Pervo in 2013, which investigate the core role played by
narratives in Christian and Jewish self-fashioning in the Roman Empire, the present volume
fruitfully bridges the disciplinary gap between classical studies and ancient Jewish and Christian
studies, o ers new insights, and hopefully opens up new paths of inquiry.
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Ilaria Ramelli/Judith Perkins: Introduction: The Role of Religion in Shaping Narrative Forms
Part 3: “Pagan” and Christian Narratives: Social Worlds and Philosophical Agendas
Judith Perkins: Competing Voices in Imperial Fiction – Svetla Slaveva-Gri n: Argumentum ex
Silentio : Religion in Heliodorus' Aethiopica
DUNDERBERG, ISMO
Volume 346 Although the Book of Revelation may seem to be a strange piece of writing to modern readers,
2015. IX, 475 pages. it can be understood as a highly elaborate and in some respects unique ancient discourse of
surprising literary quality and theological impact. The present volume discusses questions of
ISBN 978-3-16-152966-5 the text's language, its style and poetic concept. It presents studies on the relation of time and
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the question as to whether Revelation could be labeled “fantastic literature.” Several studies
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deal with the question of Revelation's intertextual relations: besides a focus on the text's
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relation to Old Testament and early Jewish literature, the question of the text's relation to the
Fourth Gospel, to writings from the Hellenistic-Roman world and to important aspects of its
reception history is discussed anew.
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BALCH, DAVID L.
Volume 345 Ethnic values changed as Imperial Rome expanded, challenging ethnocentric values in Rome
2015. XX, 479 pages. itself, as well as in Greece and Judea. Rhetorically, Roman, Greek, and Judean writers who
eulogized their cities all claimed they would receive foreigners. Further, Greco-Roman narratives
ISBN 978-3-16-152336-6 of urban tensions between rich and poor, proud and humble, promoted reconciliation and
cloth 159,00 € fellowship between social classes. Luke wrote Acts in this ethnic, economic, political context,
narrating Jesus as a founder who changed laws to encourage receiving foreigners, which
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promoted civic, missionary growth and legitimated interests of the poor and humble. David L.
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Balch relates Roman art to early Christianity and introduces famous, pre-Roman Corinthian
artists. He shows women visually represented as priests, compares Dionysian and Corinthian
charismatic speech and argues that larger assemblies of the earliest, Pauline believers “sat” (1
Cor 14.30) in taverns. Also, the author demonstrates that the image of a pregnant woman in
Revelation 12 subverts imperial claims to the divine origin of the emperor, before nally
suggesting that visual representations by Roman domestic artists of “a category of women who
upset expected forms of conduct” (Bergmann) encouraged early Christian women like Thecla,
Perpetua and Felicitas to move beyond gender stereotypes of being victims. Balch concludes
with two book reviews, one of Nicolas Wiater's book on the Greek biographer and historian
Dionysius, who was a model for both Josephus and Luke-Acts, the second of a book by
Frederick Brenk on Hellenistic philosophy and mystery religion in relation to earliest
Christianity.
Volume 344 The purpose of this comprehensive sourcebook by David W. Chapman and Eckhard J. Schnabel
2015. XXIV, 867 pages. is to publish the extra-biblical primary texts that have been cited as relevant for understanding
Jesus' trial and cruci xion. The texts in the rst part deal with Jesus' trial and interrogation
ISBN 978-3-16-153786-8 before the Sanhedrin, and the texts in the second part concern Jesus' trial before Pilate. The
sewn paper 89,00 € texts in part three represent cruci xion as a method of execution in antiquity. For each
document the authors provide the original text (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin, etc.), a
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translation, and commentary. The commentary describes the literary context and the purpose
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of each document in context before details are clari ed, along with observations on the
ISBN 978-3-16-152956-6 contribution of these texts to understanding Jesus' trial and cruci xion.
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Volume 342 The authors of this volume explore the notion of community as re ected upon in the writings
2015. XIII, 243 pages. of the Apostolic Fathers. Various aspects are dealt with, including concerns for organising the
community, developing a sacramental and liturgical praxis, constructing identity against
ISBN 978-3-16-152670-1 outsiders, spreading the Christian message, and building towards a better community. The
cloth 99,00 € interplay between ideal and reality in the sources o ers some reliable information about day-
to-day concerns and concrete situations in Christian communities from the end of the rst
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century up to about 150 CE.
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ROTHSCHILD, CLARE K.
Paul in Athens
The Popular Religious Context of Acts 17
Volume 341 Paul's visit to Athens, in particular his Areopagus speech, is one of the most well known
2014. XXI, 215 pages. excerpts of early Christian literature. It is the most signi cant speech by Paul to a Gentile
audience in Acts and functions as a literary crest of the overall narrative. Yet at the same time
ISBN 978-3-16-153260-3 the speech is brief and possesses few speci cally Christian terms. Critical analyses describe it as
cloth 89,00 € eclectic—an ad hoc blend of Greek and Jewish elements. In this study, Clare K. Rothschild
explores how the apparently miscellaneous and impromptu components of Paul's speech and
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visit to Athens cohere when compared to the nexus of ubiquitously popular second-century
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traditions crystallized around the ancient Cretan prophet Epimenides. Precursor to the Rip Van
Winkle legend, Epimenides was numbered among the seven sages, dubbed ἀνὴρ θεῖος by
Plato, and venerated as cult transfer gure par excellence for transferring Cretan Zeus worship
to Athens. Rothschild exposes correspondences between Epimenidea and the Lukan Paul,
focusing on, but not limited to, the altar inscribed to “an unknown god” and the saying, “In him
we live and move and have our being” (17:28a). Scholars have overlooked the signi cance of
Epimenidean traditions by clinging too fervently to the presence of Stoic and Epicurean
philosophers in Acts 17. The present treatment does not deny connections between Paul's
Areopagitica and popular philosophical ideals, but seeks to show that, in tandem with these
motifs, the episode of Paul in Athens utilizes popular 'religious' topoi to reinforce the Lukan
theme of cult transfer.
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Volume 340 The present volume o ers a glimpse at one currently thriving expression of the distinguished
2014. XIII, 374 pages. history of religions school approach to the New Testament and early Christian literature. Begun
circa 1884 at the University of Göttingen and pioneered by scholars such as Albert Eichhorn,
ISBN 978-3-16-153436-2 Wilhelm Bousset, Johannes Weiss, and William Wrede, today applications of this approach are
cloth 124,00 € diverse. Scholars adapt the method, incorporating the latest technologies and insights, to
optimize the school's original goal of accurate biblical interpretation. In North America, the
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University of Chicago has long been a hub of this type of investigation. Over the last century,
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many of these Chicago studies have produced groundbreaking results. Still, the approach has
never been without its critics. Applying the history of religions school approach to a range of
interesting topics and themes, the essays in this collection demonstrate against current
opposition how the history of religions school continues to steer scholarly innovation in the
eld of New Testament studies by o ering constructive new interpretations of early Christian
and other writings and advancing discussion in key areas of research.
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Deutero-Pauline Literature
Je Asher: Missiles, Demagogues, and the Devil: The Rhetoric of Slander in Ephesians 6:16
Gospels/Acts
Laurie Brink, O.P.: Going the Extra Mile: Reading Matt 5:41 Literally and Metaphorically – David
G. Monaco, C.P. : The Rhetoric of Narrative in Acts 8:26–40: Rami cations of the Baptism of the
Ethiopian Eunuch for the Author of Luke-Acts
Apocalypse
Paul B. Du : The Scroll, the Temple, and the Great City: The Crisis in the Asian Assemblies and
the Interlude of Rev 10:1—11:13
Jewish Christianity
Matt Jackson-McCabe: Orthodoxy, Heresy, and Jewish Christianity: Re ections on Categories in
Edwin Broadhead's Jewish Ways of Following Jesus – Je rey A. Trumbower: Christians,
Sabbateans, and the Dead Sea Sect: A Comparative Case Study in Jewish Sectarian Logic
Volume 339 Miracle stories have always been a source of fascination, but in many respects they also cause
2014. XII, 716 pages. considerable problems of interpretation. This volume on the hermeneutics of early Christian
miracle stories focuses on the current state of research and pursues the discussion. In addition
ISBN 978-3-16-152465-3 to a discussion of the basic issues, the early Christian miracle stories are also examined against
cloth 169,00 € the backdrop of their ancient environment. This is followed by articles on linguistic form,
narratological structure and literary form. The volume concludes with a series of articles dealing
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speci cally with the signi cance of the texts for the present. Apart from the approaches of
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depth psychology, feminism and cultural anthropology, the signi cance of the early Christian
miracle stories for use in practice in schools and social welfare work is also addressed.
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II. Sprachliche Perspektiven Gerd Theißen: Wunder Jesu und urchristliche Wundergeschichten.
Historische, psychologische und theologische Aspekte – Ruben Zimmermann: Fantastische
Tatsachenberichte . Zur Gattung 'Wundererzählung' – ein literaturwissenschaftlicher Versuch –
Kristina Dronsch: In Wunder verstrickt. Eine medio-theologische Pointe der Wundergeschichten
im Markusevangelium – Paul Borgman: Pattern and Purpose in John's Gospel: the Seven
Miracle Stories – Cornelis Bennema: Character Analysis and Miracle Stories in the Gospel of
Mark – Michael Labahn: Wunder verändern die Welt. Überlegungen zum sinnkonstruierenden
Charakter von Wundererzählungen am Beispiel der so genannten “Geschenkwunder” – Istvan
Czachesz: How to Read Miracle Stories with Cognitive Theory. On Harry Potter, Magic, and
Miracle
Volume 338 In almost all known liturgies of early Christianity, the baptismal eucharist is the goal and the
2014. XVI, 462 pages. culmination of the initiation. In this study, which approaches the subject from the perspective
of exegesis and liturgical history, Hans-Ulrich Weidemann reconstructs the history of this
ISBN 978-3-16-153362-4 reciprocal relationship between baptism and cultic meals against the backdrop of the multiform
cloth 139,00 € early Christian eucharistic practice. In order to do this, he studies the major sources from the
2nd and 3rd centuries: the Didache, Justin, the apocryphal Acts of Peter, Paul and Thomas, the
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Pseudo-Clementines, Tertullian as well as the so-called Traditio Apostolica. He then analyzes
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those text passages in the New Testament in which there are reports of postbaptismal meals or
in which baptism and the Eucharist are related to one another: the Acts of the Apostles, 1
Corinthians and Galatians as well as Hebrews.
WILLIAMS, TRAVIS B.
Volume 337 In scholarship on 1 Peter, most interpreters understand the letter's call to “do good” as an
2014. XXII, 412 pages. admonition to behave in a manner which was consistent with popular standards of conduct. As
such, many contend that the Petrine readers could expect their “good works” to be favorably
ISBN 978-3-16-153251-1 acknowledged by Greco-Roman society. This fact is signi cant considering that good works are
cloth 139,00 € one of the primary paraenetic themes in the epistle, providing the readers with a strategic plan
of response for the con ict in which they are engaged. For many years, this consensus reading
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of good works has shaped and directed investigations of the letter's social strategy. Travis B.
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Williams' goal is to challenge the modern consensus regarding the meaning and function of
good works in 1 Peter in order to thereby provide a fresh reading of the letter's social strategy.
Drawing on recent insights from postcolonial theory and social psychology the author
demonstrates that the exhortation to “do good” envisages a pattern of conduct which stands
opposed to popular values. The Petrine author appropriates terminology that was commonly
associated with wealth and social privilege and reinscribes it with a new meaning in order to
provide his marginalized readers with an alternative vision of reality, one in which the honor
and approval so valued in society is nally available to them. The good works theme thus
articulates a competing discourse which challenges dominant social structures and the
hegemonic ideology which underlies them.
Volume 336 The contributors of this volume address the question of identity among Christ-believers from
2014. IX, 421 pages. the viewpoint of prayer. Prayer brings into the discussion several dimensions that make up
religious identity. It is attested rather early that prayer was theology performed, and thus
ISBN 978-3-16-153520-8 intertwined with emerging theologies. Furthermore, prayer was Christocentric in orientation
cloth 139,00 € and focus. As of yet, these aspects have not received due attention in scholarly discussions.
Christian identity, albeit fragile and complex, was taking shape already in the rst century and
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found itself on the verge between textual phenomenon and social realities. The texts had an
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impact on those who were exposed to them, in creating representations of social reality, but
were not to be identi ed with that reality. Texts on prayer are prescriptive in that they
recommend certain notions of Christian identity, with the addressees invited to embrace
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Reidar Hvalvik/Karl Olav Sandnes: Early Christian Prayer and Identity Formation: Introducing
the Project – Mikael Tellbe: Identity and Prayer – Larry Hurtado: The Place of Jesus in Earliest
Christian Prayer and its Import for Early Christian Identity – Reidar Hvalvik: Praying with
Outstretched Hands: Nonverbal Aspects of Early Christian Prayer and the Question of Identity –
Geir Otto Holmås: Prayer, 'Othering' and the Construction of Early Christian Identity in the
Gospels of Matthew and Luke – Mikael Tellbe: Prayer and Social Identity Formation in the
Letter to the Ephesians – Anna Rebecca Solevåg: Prayer in Acts and the Pastoral Epistles:
Intersections of Gender and Class – Ole Jacob Filtvedt: With Our Eyes Fixed on Jesus: The
Prayers of Jesus and His Followers in Hebrews – Craig R. Koester: Heavenly Prayer and Christian
Identity in the Book of Revelation – Karl Olav Sandnes: “The First Prayer”: Pater Noster in the
Early Church – Hans Kvalbein: The Lord's Prayer and the Eucharist Prayers in the Didache –
Reidar Aasgaard: “What point is there for me in other people hearing my confessions?” Prayer
and Christian Identity in Augustine's Confessions – Anastasia Maravela: Christians Praying in a
Graeco-Egyptian Context: Intimations of Christian Identity in Greek Papyrus Prayers – Niclas
Förster: Prayer in the Valentinian Apolytrosis : A Case Study on Gnostic Identity – Glenn
Wehus: “Bring Now, O Zeus, What Di culty Thou Wilt. “ Prayer and Identity Formation in the
Stoic Philosopher Epictetus – Reidar Hvalvik/Karl Olav Sandnes: Prayer and Identity Formation:
Attempts at a Synthesis
STUCKENBRUCK, LOREN T.
Volume 335 The mythical story of fallen angels preserved in 1 Enoch and related literature was in uential
2014. XXI, 427 pages. during the Second Temple period. This myth, initially attested in the Enochic Book of Watchers
and picked up in further parts of 1 Enoch , was received in writings composed in Aramaic,
ISBN 978-3-16-153024-1 Hebrew, and Greek, and had a profound impact on streams of religious thought in the western
cloth 149,00 € and oriental world, as well as in Africa. This volume collects studies by Loren T. Stuckenbruck
that explore aspects of this in uence in some of the literature and demonstrate how it was
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reused and adapted to address new cultural and religious contexts ( Book of Giants , Book of
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Jubilees , Dead Sea Scrolls, Book of Tobit, Book of Daniel, Genesis Apocryphon , Philo). In
addition, apart from whether in uence of the fallen angels' tradition can be established,
Stuckenbruck analyses the degree to which it o ers a theological framework through which to
reconsider theological approaches to several New Testament texts (Synoptic Gospels, Gospel of
John, Acts, Pauline texts, and the Book of Revelation). Themes covered in the essays include
demonology, prominent evil gures, giants, exorcism, petitionary prayer, the birth and activity
of Jesus, the holy Spirit, conversion of Gentiles, “apocalyptic” and the understanding of time,
and theological anthropology.
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Origins of Evil in Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition: The Interpretation of Genesis 6:1–4 in the Second
and Third Centuries B.C.E. – Giant Mythology and Demonology: From the Ancient Near East to
the Dead Sea Scrolls – The Lamech Narrative in the Genesis Apocryphon (1QapGen) and 1
Enoch 106–107 : A Tradition-Historical Study of Two Ancient Accounts about Noah's Birth –
Demonic Beings and the Dead Sea Scrolls – Early Enochic and Daniel Traditions in the Dead Sea
Scrolls – The Book of Tobit and the Problem of “Magic” – To What Extent Did Philo's Treatment
of Enoch and the Giants Presuppose Knowledge of Enochic and Other Sources Preserved in the
Dead Sea Scrolls? – Con icting Stories: The Spirit Origin of Jesus' Birth – The Human Being and
Demonic Invasion: Therapeutic Models in Ancient Christian and Jewish Texts – The Need for
Protection from the Evil One and John's Gospel – The “Cleansing” of the Gentiles: Background
for the Rationale behind the Apostles' Decree – Posturing “Apocalyptic” in Pauline Theology:
How Much Contrast with Jewish Tradition? – Why Should Women Cover Their Heads Because of
Volume 334 Charles E. Carlston and Craig A. Evans examine in detail ve major motifs in the theology of
2014. XIII, 618 pages. Matthew: Christology, Law, Church, Scripture and Tradition, as well as History and Eschatology.
In this study they reveal a Jewish-Christian author who attempts to mediate the traditions of
ISBN 978-3-16-151804-1 Judaism and early Christianity to Christian churches in his area that are becoming increasingly
cloth 179,00 € composed of former Gentiles. Diversity then, as now, o ers both a challenge and an
opportunity. The evangelist, moreover, was faced with rejection by the synagogue and strongly
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voiced skepticism with regard to the proclamation of Jesus as Israel's Messiah. To encourage
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believers and defend the story of Jesus, the evangelist shows how prophetic Scripture and the
demands of Torah have been ful lled.
While not all of the speci cs of Matthew's program are immediately usable today, the
evangelist o ers valuable guidance for the contemporary church in our vastly di erent
historical situation.
Volume 333 Ferdinand Christian Baur (1792–1860) can be seen as one of the most important sources of
2014. X, 440 pages. inspiration for the development of historical-critical research in the 19th century. His immense
body of work covers many areas of the New Testament, the history of the church and of
ISBN 978-3-16-150809-7 dogma. Baur's works contain numerous ideas which can be applied to current discussion in
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These ideas are dealt with in individual studies by the authors of this volume, which provide
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reconstructions of Baur's view on various subjects from the New Testament and early church
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history as well as studies on the relationship between Baur and Strauß, Hegel's philosophy and
Baur's signi cance for practical theology. This creates an image of Baur's theological and
historical approach which can give the current discussion more depth.
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Stefan Alkier: Wunderglaube als Tor zum Atheismus. Theologiegeschichtliche Anmerkungen zur
Wunderkritik Ferdinand Christian Baurs – Martin Bauspiess: Das Wesen des Urchristentums. Zu
Ferdinand Christian Baurs Sicht der synoptischen Evangelien – Volker Henning Drecoll:
Ferdinand Christian Baurs Sicht der christlichen Gnosis und der zeitgenössischen
Religionsphilosophie – Jörg Frey: Ferdinand Christian Baur und die Johannesauslegung –
Daniel Geese: Die Aenlichkeit der Meister. Ferdinand Christian Baur und Adolf von Harnack –
Anders Gerdmar: Baur and the Creation of the Judaism-Hellenism Dichotomy – Ulrich Köpf:
Ferdinand Christian Baur und David Friedrich Strauß – Christof Landmesser: Ferdinand
Christian Baur als Paulus-Interpret. Die Geschichte, das Absolute und die Freiheit – David
Lincicum: F.C. Baur and the Theological Signi cance of New Testament Introduction – Robert
Morgan: F.C. Baur's New Testament Theology – James Carleton Paget: The Reception of Baur in
Britain – Notger Slenczka: Ethische Urteilsbildung und kirchliches Selbstverständnis. Ferdinand
Christian Baurs Deutung des protestantischen Propriums in der Kontroverse mit Johann Adam
Möhler als Korrektiv gegenwärtiger Selbstmissverständnisse – Martin Wendte: Ferdinand
Christian Baur: ein historisch informierter Idealist eigener Art – Birgit Weyel: Ferdinand
Christian Baur und die Praktische Theologie – Johannes Zachhuber: The Absoluteness of
COLLINS, JOHN J.
Volume 332 The Dead Sea Scrolls include many texts that were produced by a sectarian movement (and also
2014. XIV, 329 pages. many that were not). The movement had its origin in disputes about the interpretation of the
Scriptures, especially the Torah, not in disputes about the priesthood as had earlier been
ISBN 978-3-16-153210-8 assumed. The de nitive break with the rest of Judean society should be dated to the rst
cloth 119,00 € century BCE rather than to the second. While the Scrolls include few texts that are explicitly
historical, they remain a valuable resource for historical reconstruction. John J. Collins illustrates
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how the worldview of the sect involved a heightened sense of involvement in the heavenly,
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angelic world, and the hope for an afterlife in communion with the angels. While the ideology
of the sect known from the Scrolls is very di erent from that of early Christianity, the two
movements drew on common traditions, especially those found in the Hebrew Scriptures.
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Part Two: History and SectarianismHistoriography in the Dead Sea Scrolls – Reading for History
in the Dead Sea Scrolls – “Enochic Judaism” and the Sect of the Dead Sea Scrolls – Sectarian
Consciousness in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Part Three: The Sectarian WorldviewCovenant and Dualism in the Dead Sea Scrolls – The
Angelic Life – The Essenes and the Afterlife – Prayer and the Meaning of Ritual in the Dead Sea
Scrolls – The Eschatologizing of Wisdom in the Dead Sea Scrolls
EpilogueThe Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament – The Case of the Su ering Servant
GÄCKLE, VOLKER
Allgemeines Priestertum
Zur Metaphorisierung des Priestertitels im Frühjudentum und Neuen Testament
Volume 331 The doctrine of common priesthood has been an integral part of Protestant ecclesiology and
2014. XX, 769 pages. clerical theology since the Reformation. It owes its prominence to the reception history of only
a very few passages in 1 Peter and the Apocalypse of John. Can this evidence bear the burden
ISBN 978-3-16-153234-4 of proof imposed on it? How can we understand how people were given the title of priest
cloth 169,00 € although in view of their parentage, their education or role in life they were not priests? Based
on the status of priests and their functions in Greco-Roman antiquity and in the Old Testament,
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Volker Gäckle traces the con icts surrounding the priesthood, temple and cult in the various
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schools of thought in Judaism during the Second Temple in order to understand what Jewish-
Christian authors meant by applying the priest metaphor to early Christian communities.
Der Höchste
Studien zur hellenistischen Religionsgeschichte und zum biblischen
Gottesglauben
Volume 330 This collection of Reinhard Feldmeier's essays is linked by a common theme: the question
2014. XIII, 561 pages. about God, posed repeatedly by Jews, Christians and Gentiles. The author shows how the
biblical belief in God is discussed again and again in the context of ancient religiosity and
ISBN 978-3-16-152718-0 philosophy in a perpetual process of assimilation and delimitation, rejection and
cloth 159,00 € appropriation, surpassing and transformation and in this way how the examination of the
history of religion helps raise our awareness of the biblical discourse on God. In the rst part,
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Feldmeier deals with the history of ancient religion in the Roman Empire and in the second part
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he traces how in this context Jews and Christians re ected on their belief in the God of Israel
and the father of Jesus Christ and created a new awareness of this. In the third part he focuses
on the connection between the belief in God and Christology.
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Synoptic Problems
Collected Essays
Volume 329 This volume contains a collection of twenty-one essays of John S. Kloppenborg, with four foci:
2014. XIII, 737 pages. conceptual and methodological issues in the Synoptic Problem; the Sayings Gospel Q; the
Gospel of Mark; and the Parables of Jesus. Kloppenborg, a major contributor to the Synoptic
ISBN 978-3-16-152617-6 Problem, is especially interested in how one constructs synoptic hypotheses, always aware of
cloth 179,00 € the many gaps in our knowledge, the presence of competing hypotheses, and the theological
and historical entailments in any given hypothesis. Common to the essays in the remaining
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three sections is the insistence that the literature, thought and practices of the early Jesus
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movement must be treated with a deep awareness of their social, literary, and intellectual
contexts. The context of the early Jesus movement is illumined not simply by resort to the
literary and historical sources produced by Greek and Roman elites but, more importantly, by
data gathered from documentary sources available in non-literary papyri.
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II. The Sayings Gospel QSymbolic Eschatology and the Apocalypticism of Q – “Easter Faith” and
the Sayings Gospel Q – Nomos and Ethos in Q – City and Wasteland: Narrative World and the
Beginning of the Sayings Gospel (Q) – Literary Convention, Self-Evidence, and the Social History
of the Q People – The Sayings Gospel Q: Literary and Stratigraphic Problems – A Dog Among
the Pigeons: The Cynic Hypothesis as a Theological Problem – Discursive Practices in the
Sayings Gospel Q and the Quest of the Historical Jesus
III. The Gospel of MarkEgyptian Viticultural Practices and the Citation of Isa 5:1–7 in Mark 12:1–9
– Self-Help or Deus ex Machina in Mark 12.9? – Evocatio Deorum and the Date of Mark –
Agrarian Discourse in the Sayings of Jesus
IV. ParablesJesus and the Parables of Jesus in Q – The Parable of the Prodigal Son and Deeds of
Gift – Pastoralism, Papyri and the Parable of the Shepherd – The Representation of Violence in
the Synoptic Parables
TUCKETT, CHRISTOPHER
“This volume, with its encyclopedic scope, is the most thorough treatment of the subject yet
produced. Cook has done a lifetime's work here and he deserves our appreciation for
assembling such a complex, thorough, and useful work.”
Jim West on
Volume 326 This volume contains the Coptic texts and parallel German translations of nine Coptic-Gnostic
2014. XVII, 397 pages. and Coptic-Manichaean Gospels and Acts of the Apostles from Nag Hammadi, the Berlin
Gnostic Codex 8502 and from the recently discovered Codex Tchacos. It presents a detailed
ISBN 978-3-16-153343-3 introduction to each text, describing its background, origin and literary forms. The Coptic texts
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manuscripts themselves, and the previous editions. The translations are supplemented by
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explanatory notes or comments. The volume is completed by indices of proper names and
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biblical quotations. Included are the Gospels according to Mary, Thomas and Philip, the Gospel
of Truth and the Gospel of Judas as well as two Acts of Peter.
Volume 325 This volume contains studies of the text and the textual history of the Septuagint, its philology
2014. XIV, 928 pages. and geography as well as its theology and reception history. It provides an overview of the
current state of research and shows prospects for further research. This volume is the result of
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Allgemeines
Wolfgang Kraus: Die hermeneutische Relevanz der Septuaginta für eine Biblische Theologie
Gilles Dorival: The Septuagint Between Judaism and Hellenism
Textgeschichte
Adrian Schenker: Abraham Geigers Au assung von der alttestamentlichen Textgeschichte und
die alte griechische Bibel im Licht von 1 Kön 15,15 – Julio Trebolle: The Textual History and the
Text-Critical Value of the Old Latin Version in the Book of Judges – Siegfried Kreuzer: Älteste
Septuaginta und hebraisierende Bearbeitung. Old Greek und Semi-kaige im nicht-kaige-Text
von 2Samuel (mit einer Analyse von 2Sam 4,1–5) – Benjamin G. Wright III: Preliminary Thoughts
about Preparing the Text of Ben Sira for a Commentary – Felix Albrecht: Zur Notwendigkeit
einer Neuedition der Psalmen Salomos
Martin Karrer/Johannes de Vries: Der Septuagintatext in den neutestamentlichen Schriften und
der Codex Ambrosianus – Alison Salvesen: Aquila, Symmachus and the Translation of Proof-
texts
Geographie
Michaël N. van der Meer: Syria in the Septuagint. Studies in the Natural and Geographical
Context of the Septuagint
Valérie Kabergs: Puns within the Context of Name Explanations in MT and LXX Exodus –
Takamitsu Muraoka: Syntax of the In nitive in the Septuagint Book of 2Samuel: Kaige and
Antiochene Texts Compared – Jean-Marie Auwers/Bastien Kindt: Tobie et Esther dans le
Thesaurus duplex Septuaginta
Dirk Büchner: Brief Remarks on the Occurrence and Value of Blood in Greek Sources from Epic
Literature to Early Christianity – Philippe Le Moigne: La virgule de Cléopâtre ou Considérations
sur l'emploi de la ponctuation, avec une attention plus particulièrement portée à la virgule,
dans les éditions Tischendorf, Swete, Rahlfs et Ziegler d'Ésaïe-LXX: usages éditoriaux, choix
interprétatifs, enjeux poétiques
Theologie
Christian Eberhart: Beobachtungen zu Opfer, Kult und Sühne in der Septuaginta – Emanuel
Tov: The Harmonizing Character of the Septuagint of Genesis 1–11 – Arie van der Kooij: The
Old Greek of Isaiah 9,6–7 and the Concept of Leadership – Jan Joosten: The Samareitikon and
the Samaritan Tradition
Rezeption
Frühjudentum
Gert J. Steyn: Re ections on the Reception of the LXX Pentateuch in Philo's De Vita Mosis –
William Loader: Genesis 3,16–19 LXX in Reception: Observations on its Use in Early Judaism and
Christianity to ca 100 CE – Beate Ego: Die Theologisierung der Estererzählung – Von der
Septuaginta zu Targum Scheni – Ralph Brucker: “Wer ist der König der Herrlichkeit?” Ps 23[24] –
Text, Wirkung, Rezeption
Eberhard Bons: Psalter Terminology in Joseph and Aseneth – Gideon R. Kotzé: Text-Critical
and Interpretive Comments on Di erences between the Greek and Hebrew Wordings of
Lamentations 5
Barbara Schmitz: Die Juditerzählung – eine Rezeption von Dan 3LXX? – Martin Vahrenhorst:
Zwischen Alexandria und Tiberias – Berührungen zwischen dem Text der LXX und rabbinischen
Traditionen – Daniela Scialabba: The Vocabulary of Conversion in Joseph and Aseneth and in
the Acts of the Apostles
Neues Testament
Patristik
Mogens Müller: Die Septuaginta als Bibeltext der ältesten Kirche Graeca veritas contra Hebraica
veritas – John Granger Cook: A Cruci ed Christ in the Septuagint? A Pagan Philosopher's
Assault on the Foundations of the Septuagint and the New Testament – Armin Lange: The
Canonical History of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament in Light of Egyptian
Judaism – Heinz Josef Fabry: Die Kanongeschichte der Hebräischen Bibel und des christlichen
Alten Testamentes im Licht der Kirchenväter – Bonifatia Gesche: Die Vetus Latina-Version des
Buches Jesus Sirach als Zeuge für die Version Griechisch II – Stefan Freund: Πολυάνδριον (Ez
39,11–16): Eine Septuaginta-Übersetzung und ihre Fortwirkung im Lateinischen – Christoph
Schubert: Spuren (un?)mittelbarer Rezeption des LXX-Textes bei Ambrosius von Mailand – Eva
Schulz-Flügel: Hieronymus – Gottes Wort: Septuaginta oder hebraica Veritas – Cilliers
Breytenbach: The Early Christians and Their Greek Bible: Quotations from the Psalms and
Isaiah in Inscriptions from Asia Minor – Antonio Enrico Felle: Expressions of Hope Quoted for
Biblical Texts in Christian Funerary Inscriptions (3rd-7th cent. C.E.) – Thomas Kraus:
Außertextliche Rezeption von Ps 90. “Lebensgeschichte” und Lebendigkeit eines Psalms
Mariachiara Fincati: “Hebraiká” und “Ioudaiká” in mittelalterlichen biblischen Handschriften
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I. Re ections on Method
New Testament Exegesis as an Academic Discipline with Relevance for Other Disciplines – Early
Christian Studies among the Academic Disciplines – The Signi cance of the Earthly Jesus in
Matthew
IV. Varia
Suppressing Anger in Early Christianity: Examples from the Pauline Tradition – Early Christian
Ascetic Practices and Biblical Interpretation: The Witnesses of Galen and Tatian
CARAGOUNIS, CHRYS C.
Volume 322 This volume is a collection of the contributions to a symposium which, in the endeavor to
2014. XIX, 587 pages. perceive early Jewish and New Testament texts in light of one another, dedicated 14 paired
papers to the analysis of central anthropological and ethical topics from the perspectives of
ISBN 978-3-16-152727-2 New Testament as well as early Jewish literature, in particular the so-called pseudepigrapha.
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question of sin and dealing with violence, aspects of sexual ethics and ethics of property and
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behavior towards the needy to the “end of man.” More comprehensive articles deal
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methodologically with the “dialogue” between early Jewish and New Testament writings and
thematically address the anthropological and ethical signi cance of human dignity and
obligation, of conversion experiences and of human sustenance.
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John M.G. Barclay: Constructing a Dialogue. 4 Ezra and Paul on the Mercy of God – Christfried
Böttrich: Menschenwürde – Menschenp ichten. Perspektiven universaler Ethik in den
Henochschriften und im lukanischen Doppelwerk – René Bloch: Take Your Time. Conversion,
Con dence and Tranquility in Joseph and Aseneth – George H. Van Kooten: Man as God's
Spiritual or Physical Image? Theomorphic Ethics versus Numinous Ethics and Anthropomorphic
Aesthetics in Early Judaism, Ancient Philosophy, and the New Testament – Karl-Wilhelm
Niebuhr: Menschenbild, Gottesverständnis und Ethik. Zwei paulinische Argumentationen (Röm
1,18–2,29; 8,1–30) – Loren T. Stuckenbruck: The Myth of Rebellious Angels. Ethics and
Theological Anthropology – Eckart Reinmuth: Befreiung und Gewalt. Perspektiven
theologischer Anthropologie im Hebräerbrief – Hindy Najman: Sin and Torah in 4 Ezra – Jens
Herzer: “Worin es schwach war durch das Fleisch” (Röm 8,3). Gesetz und Sünde im Römerbrief –
oder: Das Ringen des Paulus um eine neue Identität – Matthias Konradt: “Fliehet die Unzucht!”
(TestRub 5,5). Sexualethische Perspektiven in den Testamenten der zwölf Patriarchen – Friedrich
Wilhelm Horn: Nicht wie die Heiden! Sexualethische Tabuzonen und ihre Bewertungen durch
Paulus – Michael Tilly: Besitzethik und Menschenbild bei Pseudo-Phokylides – Roland Deines:
God or Mammon. The Danger of Wealth in the Jesus Tradition and in the Epistle of James –
Markus Witte: Begründungen der Barmherzigkeit gegenüber den Bedürftigen in jüdischen
Weisheitsschriften aus hellenistisch-römischer Zeit – Gerd Theißen: Gemeindestrukturen und
Hilfsmotivation. Wie haben urchristliche Gemeinden zum Helfen motiviert? – Matthias Henze:
“Then the Messiah will begin to be revealed”. Resurrection and the Apocalyptic Drama in 1
Corinthians 15 and Second Baruch 29–30, 49–51 – Samuel Vollenweider: Auferstehung als
Verwandlung. Die paulinische Eschatologie von 1Kor 15 im Vergleich mit der syrischen
Baruchapokalypse (2Bar) – Todd D. Still: Turning to God from Idols. Conversion in Joseph and
Aseneth and 1 Thessalonians – Stefan Krauter: Der Mensch ist, was er isst. Ernährung als
Credible, Incredible
The Miraculous in the Ancient Mediterranean
Ed. by Tobias Nicklas and Janet E. Spittler
Volume 321 Reports of the miraculous abound in early Christian literature, in early Jewish texts and in the
2013. XIV, 373 pages. works of various Greco-Roman authors. In this collection of essays, largely the product of a
symposium held at the University of Regensburg in June 2011, scholars specializing in a wide
ISBN 978-3-16-152516-2 range of areas involving the ancient Mediterranean explore the representation of miracles in
cloth 119,00 € ancient literature. The central questions addressed include the following: How do ancient
authors express their attitude toward the miracles they report? What value do they place in
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miraculous accounts? Which literary techniques do authors use to indicate whether or not they
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take a particular miraculous occurrence as true? How do they qualify, cast doubt on, or deny
the validity of a report? Against this backdrop, a further question comes to the fore: What are
the relationships between the multiple literary genres and religious contexts within which
miraculous stories are told? These questions are raised and variously answered in essays
treating the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, rabbinic sources, Christian apocrypha, martyrdom
stories, and the works of Greek and Roman authors, including Galen and Lucian of Samosata.
The contribution of this volume lies in the juxtaposition of various perspectives: Jewish,
Christian and pagan authors are all brought into play; texts in which accounts of miracles are
narrated are discussed alongside texts in which authors re ect on such accounts – either
positively or negatively.
KAZEN, THOMAS
Volume 320 In this study of motives and arguments in Jesus' halakic con icts, Thomas Kazen suggests a way
2013. XVII, 364 pages. out of the present methodological impasse in the use of traditional criteria of authenticity in
historical Jesus research, at least when it comes to those Jesus traditions that relate to halakic
ISBN 978-3-16-152893-4 issues. Kazen employs results from recent research on the development of halakah during the
cloth 119,00 € Second Temple period, in particular from Aharon Shemesh's discussion of two models
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Jewish movements, and three areas of tension for analyzing dissenting views (revelation vs .
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interpretation, Scripture vs . tradition, and nominalism vs. realism). Kazen revisits the Synoptic
con ict narratives about Sabbath observance, purity rules and divorce practices, and discusses
motives and arguments ascribed to Jesus, whether implicitly or explicitly, by the texts
themselves, or by modern interpreters. By combining analyses of halakic development with
tradition and redaction criticism, Kazen disentangles theological motives from reasonable
historical explanations and suggests relative dates and contexts for motives and arguments
often ascribed to Jesus. He questions interpretations which focus on unique individual or
halakic authority and suggests that the earliest Jesus tradition appeals to the priority of human
need and to creational intent, viewing revelation as based on plain reading and a realistic
understanding of Scripture. Jesus' stance is best explained within the framework of prophetic
criticism and a traditional Israelite understanding of Torah. With this work the author
contributes as much to our understanding of halakic development during the Second Temple
and Tannitic periods as he does to our understanding of the historical Jesus and his
relationship to contemporary movements.
Volume 319 In this volume, biblical scholar and theologian François Bovon provides nineteen essays on
2013. X, 309 pages. topics of interest in the New Testament and early Christianity. Examining textual and
iconographic witnesses ranging from the earliest Christian writings to a Byzantine icon from
ISBN 978-3-16-152206-2 Cyprus, Bovon addresses critical issues in New Testament studies including early Christologies,
cloth 139,00 € notions of immortality and resurrection, ancient reception of Christian scripture, orthodoxy
and heresy, manuscripts in the digital era, and others. Four of the essays appear for the rst
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time in an English translation in this volume – two of which include the original Greek and
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critical apparatuses for two fragments of ancient apocryphal works. Bovon's careful treatment
of the topics at hand makes this volume a reliable guide for scholars and students who wish to
deepen their understanding of early Christianity.
Volume 318 In biblical traditions, we encounter various concepts of God's presence. In this context,
2014. VIII, 405 pages. particular importance is attached to the “concepts of Shekinah,” which allude to the indwelling
or dwelling of God in a cult sanctuary or a human community. The developmental history of
ISBN 978-3-16-152991-7 the concept of Shekinah can be used to determine how Old Testament and early Jewish
cloth 134,00 € traditions were capable of coming to terms with new directions in the history of religion and
historic events and of modifying traditional religious beliefs (above all subsequent to the
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destruction of the First and Second Temple). In this collection of essays, the authors depict the
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biblical-theological dimensions of the concepts of Shekinah and demonstrate their potential
for current re ective processes in Christian and Jewish religious beliefs.
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Schechina-Vorstellungen im Judentum
Bernd Janowski: Die Einwohnung Gottes in Israel. Eine religions- und theologiegeschichtliche
Skizze zur biblischen Schekina -Theologie – Rüdiger Lux: Jerusalem – Stadt der Treue. JHWHs
Schekina in Zion nach Sacharja 1–8 – Martin Leuenberger: Die personi zierte Weisheit als Erbin
der atl. “Schechina” – Enno Edzard Popkes: Vorstellungen von der Einwohnung Gottes in der
Tempelrolle: 11QT 29,7b-10 und die Entwicklungsgeschichte frühjüdischer Schechina-
Vorstellungen – Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer: Vorstellungen von der Gegenwart Gottes bei Philo von
Alexandrien – Peter Schäfer: “Denn ich will unter ihnen wohnen”: Die Schechina der Rabbinen
– Elke Morlok: Erotische Anziehung und doppelte Konstruktion der Schechina in der
kabbalistischen Literatur – Matthias Morgenstern: Die Schechina zwischen Halacha und
Aggada. Versuch über ein Gedicht Ch.N. Bialiks im Gespräch mit Gershom Scholem
Schechina-Vorstellungen im Christentum
David du Toit: Motive der Gottesgegenwart in der Synoptischen Tradition – Samuel
Vollenweider: Göttliche Einwohnung. Die Schechina-Motivik in der paulinischen Theologie –
Hermann Lichtenberger: Das Motiv der Einwohnung in der Ekklesiologie des Epheserbriefs –
Jörg Frey: Joh 1,14, die Fleischwerdung des Logos und die Einwohnung Gottes in Jesus Christus.
Zur Bedeutung der Schechina- Theologie für die johanneische Christologie – Franz Tóth: Die
Schechina-Theologie in der Johannesapokalypse – Tobias Nicklas: Altkirchliche Diskurse um das
DEINES, ROLAND
Volume 317 The eleven studies in this volume are connected by the conviction that God acts in history and
2013. XXIII, 502 pages. that it remains necessary for biblical exegesis to integrate this into its methodology. Roland
Deines presents historical and methodological considerations to trace how God was
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decrees, with Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) on Jesus and Martin Hengel on Jesus' pre-
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existence and incarnation discussed as particular methodological examples. Roland Deines
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intends these studies to be contributions towards a theologically motivated historiography. His
aim is to propose a viable reading of history under the assumption that the one God to whom
the Holy Scriptures of the Jewish-Christian tradition bear witness is indeed the creator,
sustainer and perfecter of this world and its history.
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Part One: Historical StudiesThe Social Pro le of the Pharisees – Jesus the Galilean: Questioning
the Function of Galilee in Recent Jesus Research – Jesus and the Jewish Traditions of His Time –
The Apostolic Decree: Halakha for Gentile Christians or Christian Concession to Jewish Taboos?
Part Two: Responses to the God who ActsHow Long? God's Revealed Schedule for Salvation
and the Outbreak of the Bar Kokhba Revolt – Biblical Viewpoints on Repentance, Conversion,
and Turning to God – The Term and Concept of Scripture
Part Three: Methodological ProbingsThe Recognition of God's Acting in History in the Gospel
of Matthew – Can the 'Real' Jesus be Identi ed with the Historical Jesus? Joseph Ratzinger's
(Pope Benedict XVI) Challenge to Biblical Scholarship – Pre-existence, Incarnation and Messianic
Self-understanding of Jesus in the Work of Martin Hengel
AVEMARIE, FRIEDRICH
Volume 315 Research on Q has frequently been driven by questions addressing the legitimacy of the two-
2014. X, 423 pages. source hypothesis or by questions related to the reconstruction of this source. As such, Q
scholarship has often viewed its tasks primarily through the lenses of source- and redaction-
ISBN 978-3-16-152338-0 critical perspectives. The authors of this volume make a conscious e ort to refocus, at least to a
cloth 129,00 € certain extent, discussions concerning Q from questions of reconstruction to narratival and
metaphorical aspects of this text. Narrative elements such as space, time, characters, plot, etc.
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on the one hand, and metaphorical elements such as Bildfeldtradition, socio-historical aspects
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of the images employed, etc., on the other, can be recognized and examined even apart from a
precise, verbal reconstruction of a text. Since parables are an especially fruitful area for such
considerations, the parables found in Q receive particular emphasis and consideration. Along
these lines, this publication is intended to provide not only new perspectives on old questions
in Q scholarship (e.g., tradition-history, social context, tradents, etc.) but also to provide
stimulus for new directions in the study of Q.
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Parables in Q Paul Foster: The Q Parables: Their Extent and Function – John S. Kloppenborg:
The Parable of the Burglar in Q: Insights from Papyrology – Erin K. Vearncombe: Searching for a
Lost Coin: Papyrological Backgrounds for Q 15,8–10 – Christoph Heil: Was erzählt die Parabel
vom anvertrauten Geld? Sozio-historische und theologische Aspekte von Q 19,12–26 – Dieter T.
Roth: “Master” as Character in the Q Parables
Volume 314 This volume represents the most thorough study of characters and characterization in the
2013. XVII, 724 pages. Fourth Gospel heretofore published. Building on several di erent narrative approaches, the
contributors assembled here o er sixty-two essays related to characters and group characters in
ISBN 978-3-16-152784-5 John. Among these are detailed studies presenting fresh perspectives on characters who play a
cloth 194,00 € major role in the Gospel (e.g., Peter, Mary Magdalene, etc.), as well as original studies of
characters who have never been the focus of narrative analysis before, characters often glossed
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over in commentaries as insigni cant (e.g., the boy with the loaves and sh, the parents of the
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man born blind, etc.). Clearly, characters in John stand in the shadow of the protagonist—Jesus.
In this volume, however, they step fully into the light. Thus illuminated, it becomes clear how
complex and nuanced many of them are.
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Foreword
Steven A. Hunt, D. Francois Tolmie, and Ruben Zimmermann: An Introduction to Character and
Characterization in John and Related New Testament Literature.
Catrin H. Williams: John [1:6] – Christopher W. Skinner: The World [1:9] – Ruben Zimmermann:
“The Jews” [1:19] – Sherri Brown: The Priests and Levites [1:19] – Uta Poplutz: The Pharisees
[1:24] – Derek Tovey: An Anonymous Disciple [1:35] – Martinus C. de Boer: Andrew [1:40] –
Michael Labahn: Peter [1:40] – Paul N. Anderson: Philip [1:43] – Steven A. Hunt: Nathanael
[1:45] – Mary L. Coloe: The Mother of Jesus [2:1] – Susan E. Hylen: The Disciples/The Twelve
[2:2/6:67] – Mary L. Coloe: The Servants/Steward at Cana [2:5/2:8] – Edward W. Klink III: The
Bridegroom at Cana [2:9] – Joel Nolette/Steven A. Hunt: The Brothers of Jesus [2:12] – Mark A.
Matson: The Animal Sellers/The Money Changers [2:14] – R. Alan Culpepper: Nicodemus [3:1] –
Gary T. Manning, Jr.: The Disciples of John [3:25] – Mark Appold: “A Jew” [3:25] – Harold W.
Attridge: The Samaritan Woman [4:7] – Steven A. Hunt: The Men of the Samaritan Woman
[4:18] – Peter Phillips: The Samaritans of Sychar [4:28] – Andy M. Reimer: The Galileans [4:45] –
Peter J. Judge: The Royal O cial [4:46] – Gilbert Van Belle/Steven A. Hunt: The Royal O cial's
Son [4:46] – Peter J. Judge: The Servants of the Royal O cial [4:51] – D. Francois Tolmie: The
Ill/The Sick [5:3/6:2] – J. Ramsey Michaels: The Invalid at the Pool [5:5] – Cornelis Bennema: The
Crowd [5:13] – Dieter T. Roth: The Boy with Loaves and Fish [6:9] – Cornelis Bennema: Judas
(the Betrayer) [6:71] – Susanne Luther: The Authorities [7:26] – Cornelis Bennema: The Chief
Priests [7:32] – Gary T. Manning, Jr.: The Temple Police [7:32] – Sherri Brown: The Greeks [7:35]
– Chris Keith: The Scribes/The Elders [8:3/8:9] – Peter Phillips: The Adulterous Woman [8:3] –
David L. Mathewson: The Devil [8:44] – Andy M. Reimer: The Man Born Blind [9:1] – Matthew
D. Montonini: The Neighbors of the Man Born Blind [9:8] – Michael Labahn: The Parents of the
Man Born Blind [9:18] – Ruben Zimmermann: The Believers Across the Jordan [10:41] –
Marianne Meye Thompson: Lazarus [11:1] – Susan Miller: Mary of Bethany [11:1] – Gail R.
O'Day: Martha of Bethany [11:1] – Thomas Popp: Thomas [11:16] – Adele Reinhartz:
Caiaphas/Annas [11:49/18:13] – James L. Resseguie: The Beloved Disciple [13:23] – Catrin H.
Williams: Judas [14:22] – Steven A. Hunt: The Roman Soldiers at Jesus' Arrest [18:3] –
Christopher W. Skinner: Malchus [18:10] – Helen K. Bond: People in the Courtyard [18:16] – D.
Francois Tolmie: Pilate [18:29] – David L. Mathewson: Barabbas [18:40] – Michael Labahn: The
Soldiers Who Crucify [19:2] – Chelsea N. Revell/Steven A. Hunt: The Co-Cruci ed [19:18] – D.
Francois Tolmie: The Women by the Cross [19:25] – Jaime Clark-Soles: Mary Magdalene [19:25]
– Jean Zumstein: The Mother of Jesus/Beloved Disciple [19:26] – William John Lyons: Joseph of
Arimathea [19:38] – Jan van der Watt: Angels at the Tomb [20:12] – Christos Karakolis: Sons of
Zebedee/Anonymous Disciples [21:2]
Volume 313 Good, life, the body, virtue – this volume contains the lectures given at the rst four symposia
2013. XII, 478 pages. of the Mainz Moral Meetings on these subjects between 2009 and 2011. An interdisciplinary
approach through biblical studies, Jewish studies, the classics, philosophy, patristics, systematic
ISBN 978-3-16-152499-8 theology and further disciplines provides a view of the ethical norms of early Christianity. In
cloth 139,00 € selected elds, the authors deal with the possibilities of norms and reasons for norms in early
Christian ethics in the context of ancient philosophy and in present-day responsibility.
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Hinführung – Grundlagen
WILLIAMS, MARGARET H.
HARTMAN, LARS
Volume 311 In this volume, Lars Hartman deals with several major topics. Some of the essays are devoted to
2013. XI, 382 pages. exegetical and hermeneutical issues, beginning with the theoretical considerations concerning
what it means to write a commentary. These are followed by detailed studies on various
ISBN 978-3-16-152319-9 aspects of text analysis as a preparation for his commentary on the Gospel of Mark.
cloth 124,00 € Furthermore, Hartman has written groundbreaking articles on baptism, especially in regard to
the name formula. The nal essays deal with the Hellenistic context of various New Testament
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texts and topics, for instance the study of “Hellenistic Elements in Apocalyptic Texts”. This
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volume is an appropriate complement to Lars Hartman's earlier collection on text-centered New
Testament studies, which was published in 1997.
MARGUERAT, DANIEL
STANTON, GRAHAM
Volume 309 Over the course of his distinguished career, the late Graham Stanton, former Lady Margaret's
2013. XI, 483 pages. Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, wrote extensively on New Testament and
early Christian themes. This volume presents a collection of twenty-six essays, including one
ISBN 978-3-16-152543-8 previously unpublished, and encompasses some of his most prominent contributions to
cloth 149,00 € scholarship. Stanton's work as an interpreter of the Gospel of Matthew is well known, and thus
Part I includes seven essays on Matthew. Part II ('New Testament Studies') collects twelve studies
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on various New Testament themes, ranging from the exegetical to the methodological and
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programmatic. Toward the end of his life, Stanton was engaged in writing a book on Justin
Martyr in the context of early Christian and Jewish dialogue. Though he did not live to
complete the project, he published a number of preliminary studies that are included in Part III,
together with a previously unpublished paper investigating 'Justin on Martyrdom and Suicide'.
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Introduction Chapter 1: The Origin and Purpose of Matthew's Gospel: Matthean Scholarship
from 1945–1980 Chapter 2: Matthew's Gospel: A Survey of Some Recent Commentaries Chapter
3: Matthew: ΒΙΒΛΟΣ, ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ, or ΒΙΟΣ? Chapter 4: The Communities of Matthew Chapter
5: Revisiting Matthew's Communities Chapter 6: Ministry in Matthean Christianity Chapter 7:
The Early Reception of Matthew's Gospel: New Evidence from Papyri? Chapter 8:
Presuppositions in New Testament Criticism Chapter 9: Form Criticism Revisited Chapter 10: The
Gospel Traditions and Early Christological Re ection Chapter 11: On the Christology of Q
Chapter 12: Incarnational Christology in the New Testament Chapter 13: Messianism and
Christology: Mark, Matthew, Luke and Acts Chapter 14: Rudolf Bultmann: Jesus and the Word
Chapter 15: Stephen in Lucan Perspective Chapter 16: Paul's Gospel Chapter 17: The Law of
Moses and the Law of Christ: Galatians 3:1–6:2 Chapter 18: What is the Law of Christ? Chapter
19: Interpreting the New Testament Today Chapter 20: The Two Parousias of Christ: Justin
Martyr and Matthew Chapter 21: 'God-Fearers': Neglected Evidence in Justin Martyr's Dialogue
with Trypho Chapter 22: Justin Martyr's Dialogue with Trypho: 'Group Boundaries', 'Proselytes'
and 'God-Fearers' Chapter 23: The Spirit in the Writings of Justin Martyr Chapter 24: Justin on
Martyrdom and Suicide Chapter 25: Aspects of Early Christian and Jewish Worship: Pliny and
the Kerygma Petrou Chapter 26: Jewish Christian Elements in the Pseudo-Clementine Writings
WYPADLO, ADRIAN
FREY, JÖRG
Volume 307 On his way towards a thorough commentary on John, Jörg Frey presents 17 (partly) extensive
2013. IX, 886 pages. studies on John from 15 years, together with a new introduction. The subject is the history of
research, the history-of-religions background of the gospel, the reception of the Synoptic
ISBN 978-3-16-150782-3 tradition, the pro le of the Johannine communities and the image of the “Jews” in the Gospel.
cloth 79,00 € Other articles deal with the metaphor of bread in John 6, the relevance and function of
Johannine “dualism”, the particular shape of the Johannine theology of the cross and the
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understanding of the doxa -motif and, nally, eschatology and ethics in John. Throughout the
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volume, John is read as a theological work, as a post-Easter anamnesis of the Christ event on
the background of Synoptic traditions. Its objectives are to lead to a deepened understanding
of Christ and cruci xion and resurrection that tries to communicate the view of the glory of the
cruci ed one.
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I. Einführung
Wege und Perspektiven der Johannesauslegung
II. Religions- und Traditionsgeschichte
Auf der Suche nach dem Kontext des Johannesevangeliums – “Wie Mose die Schlange in der
Wüste erhöht hat...” – Licht aus den Höhlen? Der johanneische 'Dualismus' und das Schrifttum
von Qumran – Das Johannesevangelium auf dem Hintergrund der älteren Evangelientradition
III. Adressaten und Situation
Heiden – Griechen – Gotteskinder – Das Bild 'der Juden' im vierten Evangelium und die
Geschichte der johanneischen Gemeinde
IV. Sprache und Darstellungsweise
Das Bild als Wirkungspotenzial – Zu Hintergrund und Funktion des johanneischen Dualismus
V. Theologie
Die theologia cruci xi des Johannesevangeliums – Edler Tod – wirksamer Tod –
stellvertretender Tod – heilvoller Tod – Heil und Geschichte im Johannesevangelium – “...dass
sie meine Herrlichkeit schauen” (Joh 17,24) – Eschatology in the Johannine Circle – Leiblichkeit
und Auferstehung im Johannesevangelium – Love-Relations in the Fourth Gospel. On
Establishing a Semantic Network – Ethical Traditions in the Johannine Literature
Volume 306 What are the Christological and soteriological contents of the metaphor of the sacri ce of Jesus
2013. XVI, 328 pages. and the concept of atonement in the New Testament? Do they communicate the vicarious
death of Jesus, as many suggest today? These metaphors and concepts, however, are not only
ISBN 978-3-16-151882-9 di cult to comprehend; they are often considered o ensive due to alleged implications such as
cloth 99,00 € violent killing and the image of a vengeful God. Christian A. Eberhart tackles this problem in his
careful and detailed study of cult metaphors and concepts in the context of New Testament
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Christology. By relating them to Old Testament and early Jewish traditions of sacri cial rituals,
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he shows that the metaphor of the sacri ce of Jesus does not necessarily convey the violent
death of Jesus, but his entire mission and life. Nor is the cultic concept of atonement based on
vicarious killing; it expresses salvation through puri cation and consecration.
Volume 305 Susan Haber (1957–2006) was a graduate of York University (B.A.) and McMaster University
2013. X, 313 pages. (M.A.). At the time of her death, she was working on a doctorate from McMaster University,
having already published articles on the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism, and early Christianity. The
ISBN 978-3-16-152547-6 present volume consists of contributions in elds central to her own interests by her teachers,
cloth 129,00 € friends, and colleagues in memory of a brilliant scholar. The essays deal with issues of central
concern to the theologies of Judaism and Christianity: purity, holiness, and identity. In the rst
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part of this volume the former two topics within the context of the Hebrew Bible are
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introduced. The second part deals with all three within late Second Temple and early Rabbinic
Judaism, as well as in the Christianity of the rst three centuries C.E. The last part examines the
subject matter of the volume within the context of medieval and modern Judaism, as well as in
contemporary Christianity. Although it is not necessarily explicitly stated, the juxtaposition of
these essays dealing with areas of mutual theological concern to Judaism and Christianity
implicitly lays the groundwork for interreligious dialog and understanding.
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Preface David Seed: Susan Haber: A Brief Biography and Appreciation Part I: Ancient Israel
Baruch J. Schwartz: MIQRA' QODEŠ and the Structure of Leviticus 23 – Eric Grossman:
Everyman's Judgment Cometh From The LORD: Popular Perception of the Primary Purpose of
the Cult – Ehud Ben Zvi: Purity Matters in the Book of Chronicles: A Kind of Prolegomenon Part
II: Classical Antiquity Cecilia Wassen: Do You Have to Be Pure in a Metaphorical Temple?
Sanctuary Metaphors and Construction of Sacred Space in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Paul's
Letters – Stephen Westerholm: Is Nothing Sacred? Holiness in the Writings of Paul – Adele
Reinhartz: The Temple Cleansing and the Death of Jesus – Thomas Kazen: Jesus and the Zavah:
Implications for Interpreting Mark – Anders Runesson: Purity, Holiness, and the Kingdom of
Heaven in Matthew's Narrative World – Steve Mason: Pollution and Puri cation in Josephus's
Judean War – Philip Harland: “The days seemed like years”: Thessalos Prepares to Encounter
the God Asklepios – Lily Vuong: The Impact of Social and Economic Status on the Experience of
Martyrdom: A Case Study of Perpetua and Felicitas Part III: The Mediaeval and Modern Periods
Martin I. Lockshin: Is Holiness Contagious? – Yedida Eisenstadt: Sancti cation and Shame:
Bialik's In the City of Slaughter in Light of Leviticus and Ezekiel – Eileen Schuller: Biblical Texts
about Purity in Contemporary Christian Lectionaries
Volume 304 Sustained, comparative Synoptic studies do not stand alone methodologically in the
2013. VIII, 418 pages. humanities, but belong to a more general trend within cultural studies as well as in the
humanities more broadly. Textual interpretation involves approaching speci c texts composed
ISBN 978-3-16-152545-2 more often than not by individual authors. In these texts, however, are embedded a myriad of
cloth 139,00 € conscious and unconscious relationships to historical and contemporary events, people, and
other texts likewise connected historically and contemporaneously. In-depth understanding of
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a text evolves, therefore, almost by necessity from multi-perspectival comparative approaches
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rather than from readings taking a more isolated focus as point of departure. The Mark and
Matthew project, of which the present study is the second volume, aims at taking seriously
such more general insights and applying them to the earliest Gospels in order to stimulate new
research and a deeper understanding of these two texts individually and as parts of a common
discursive setting. In the present volume, the goal has been to shed light on the interpretation
and use of the earliest Gospels from the rst to the twenty- rst century, with special focus on
cultural hermeneutics and theology. The dynamics of interpretation, including the role played
by history, methodology, religion, and politics, are taken into consideration, shedding light on
distinctive aspects of the human endeavour to understand and use sacred text in context. One
of the characteristics of the interpretive e ort that is highlighted through this approach is the
fact that texts are silent until we, their readers, give them voice; that meaning and use happen
in the interplay between history and the present, residing never in one place alone, but rather
in the dynamic space embracing both text and reader.
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Preface Anders Runesson/Eve-Marie Becker: Introduction: Reading Mark and Matthew Within
and Beyond the First Century PART IReception and Cultural Hermeneutics: Reading Mark and
Matthew From the 1st to the 21st Century Eve-Marie Becker: The Reception of “Mark” in the 1st
and 2nd Centuries CE and its Signi cance for Genre Studies – Petri Luomanen: From Mark and
Q to Matthew: An Experiment in Evolutionary Analysis – Benedict Viviano: Who Wrote Q? The
Sayings Document (Q) as the Apostle Matthew's Private Notebook as a Bilingual Village Scribe
(Mark 2:13–17; Matt 9:9–13) – René Falkenberg: Matthew 28:16–20 and the Nag Hammadi
Library: Reception of the Great Commission in the Sophia of Jesus Christ – Peter Widdicombe:
The Patristic Reception of the Gospel of Matthew: The Commentary of Jerome and the Sermons
of John Chrysostom – Joseph Verheyden: Reading Matthew and Mark in the Middle Ages: The
Glossa Ordinaria – Martin Meiser: Protestant Reading of the Gospels of Mark and Matthew in
the 20th Century – Detlev Dormeyer: A Catholic Reading of the Gospels of Mark and Matthew
in the 20th Century – Anders Runesson: Judging the Theological Tree by its Fruit: The Use of the
Gospels of Mark and Matthew in O cial Church Documents on Jewish – Christian Relations
PART IIHistory, Meaning, and the Dynamics of Interpretation Adela Yarbro Collins: Mark and the
Hermeneutics of History Writing – Stephen Westerholm: Hearing the Gospels of Matthew and
Mark – Mogens Müller: The Place of Mark and Matthew in Canonical Theology: A Historical
Perspective – Janice Capel Anderson: Mark and Matthew in Feminist Perspective: Reading
Matthew's Genealogy – Hans Leander: Mark and Matthew after Edward Said – Todd
Penner/Caroline Vander Stichele: Re-Assembling Jesus: Rethinking the Ethics of Gospel Studies
– Michael Knowles: The Interpretation of Mark and Matthew in Historical Perspective: The
Trans guration as a Test Case
Volume 303 This volume contains a collection of twenty-two of David E. Aune's essays focusing on a variety
2013. XII, 614 pages. of issues in the interpretation of the Gospels, Gospel traditions, Paul and the Pauline letters.
Most essays center on the exegesis of particular problematic passages in the Gospels, Acts and
ISBN 978-3-16-152315-1 the Pauline letters. In some essays the author discusses Pauline anthropology, in others he
cloth 154,00 € investigates the phenomenon of oral tradition in the ancient world and the Gospels or deals
with the problem of the genre of the Gospels (Mark and Matthew) and Romans. He critically
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reviews recent research on justi cation by faith in Paul and investigates the meaning of
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euaggelion in the titles of the Gospels. He also deals with such historical and contextual
problems as the proposed relationship between Jesus and Cynicism in rst century Palestine,
evaluating Jesus tradition in the Gospel of Thomas and dualism in the Fourth Gospel. The
relevance of cognitive dissonance in the reconstruction of Christian origins and the relevance of
apocalyptic in the interpretation of the Lord's Prayer are also discussed.
Volume 302 The articles in this volume deal with the debate in social sciences on the so-called
2013. IX, 468 pages. intersectionality of structural inequality and apply this to ancient religious texts. The articles
focus on the question of how gender role concepts and religious ideals are mutually
ISBN 978-3-16-152226-0 dependent and in uence each other. Fundamental articles on the analysis of intersectionality
cloth 124,00 € are followed by case studies on the entanglement of gender constructions in early Jewish, early
Christian and contemporary pagan texts as well as those of the ancient church and early Islam.
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The question of the interdependence of gender concepts and religious constructions proves to
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be very. At the same time, the authors show that gender and religion are not to be isolated
from further categories, in particular the social status. Contributors: Ulrike Auga, Bärbel
Beinhauer-Köhler, Bernadette J. Brooten, Doris Decker, Ute E. Eisen, Aliyah El Mansy, Christine
Gerber, Catherine Hezser, Brigitte Kahl, Karen L. King, Christiane Krause, Martin Leutzsch, Christl
M. Maier, Shelly Matthews, Moisés Mayordomo, Friederike Oertelt, Silke Petersen, Angela
Standhartinger
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Volume 301 This collection of essays is partly the product of a symposium that took place at Humboldt
2013. IX, 543 pages. University, Berlin in July 2010. It was supplemented by other articles which contributed further
relevant aspects to the overall topic. The aim of the conference was to explore the longstanding
ISBN 978-3-16-152249-9 conundrum of the rapid rise and growth of Christianity in the rst three centuries CE. This well-
cloth 139,00 € studied question nds a special home in the city of Berlin where, at the beginning of the last
century, Adolf von Harnack, Professor at Friedrich Wilhelms University (today Humboldt
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University) Berlin carried out what was arguably its most famous treatment. According to
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Harnack, early Christian history began in the missionary activity of contemporary Judaism. The
movement spread as the result of a combination of deliberate syncretism with a measure of
simplicity in the cultural and political unity of the Roman Empire. Over the past thirty years,
scholars such as Ramsey MacMullen and Rodney Stark have questioned some of Harnack's
conclusions. Arising from outside of the eld of New Testament Studies (Ancient History and
Sociology of Religion, respectively), both MacMullen's and Stark's approach remained at some
distance from specialist understandings of, for example, complex theological and rhetorical
aspects of early Christian texts. Therefore, in the wake of these important studies, a variety of
new strategies have emerged taking these and other vital concerns into account. The essays in
this volume represent these assorted approaches. Methodological rigor is the only
unambiguous theme running throughout this otherwise diverse collection. The essays are
collected under two broad sub-headings: Cultural Milieu and Texts. Topics treated include Paul,
Jesus and the Gospels, other New Testament texts, the Apocryphal Acts, and the expansion of
Christianity in the second and third centuries.
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Clare K. Rothschild: Introduction I. Cultural Milieu James Carleton Paget: Hellenistic and Early
Roman Period Jewish Missionary E orts in the Diaspora – William Horbury: Jewish and
Christian Origins in Roman Africa II. First Century Developments: From Galilee to Asia
MinorJesus and the Gospels Jürgen K. Zangenberg: From the Galilean Jesus to the Galilean
Silence: Earliest Christianity in the Galilee until the Fourth Century CE – Thomas Söding: Die
Saat des Evangeliums. Vor- und nachösterliche Mission im Markusevangelium – Matthias
Konradt: Die Ausrichtung der Mission im Matthäusevangelium und die Entwicklung zur
universalen Kirche. Überlegungen zum Standort des Matthäusevangeliums in der Entwicklung
des Christentums Paul Wayne Meeks: From Jerusalem to Illyricum, Rome to Spain: The World of
Paul's Missionary Imagination – James D.G. Dunn: The Rise and Expansion of Christianity in the
First Three Centuries C.E.: Why and How Did Embryonic Christianity Expand Beyond the Jewish
People? – Michael Wolter: Jesus bei Paulus Other Trajectories Jörg Frey: Von Paulus zu
Johannes: Die Diversität “christlicher” Gemeindekreise und die “Trennungsprozesse” zwischen
der Synagoge und den Gemeinden der Jesusnachfolger in Ephesus im ersten Jahrhundert –
Clare K. Rothschild: ἐτυμολογία, dramatis personae, and the Lukan Invention of an Early
Christian Prosopography – Jan Dochhorn: Ist die Apokalypse des Johannes ein Text des
Christentums der Asia? Einige Überlegungen – Enno Edzard Popkes: Antike christliche
Apokryphen als Spiegel frühchristlicher Identitätsbildungsprozesse: Beobachtungen am Beispiel
kanonischer und außerkanonischer Haltungen zum Verzehr von “Götzenopfer eisch” – Richard
SCHWARTZ, DANIEL R.
Volume 300 The writings of Flavius Josephus provide much of what we know about the rst century CE –
2013. XVIII, 204 pages. which witnessed the birth of Christianity, the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem,
and the concomitant rise of rabbinic Judaism. However, Josephus was an author, not a video
ISBN 978-3-16-152286-4 camera, and what he wrote often re ects much apart from what actually happened in the rst
eBook PDF 39,00 € century: Josephus' works were a ected both by his literary models and by current events, and
they functioned in various ways for Josephus as an individual and also as a Jew and a Roman,
writing in a time of tumult and radical change. Moreover, as all ancient works, texts by
Josephus often raise such basic philological questions as what the original text is, what it
means, what sources (if any) it re ects, and how it relates to other texts. Daniel R. Schwartz
argues that by building from the bottom up – rst establishing the text and its meaning, then
moving on to issues of Josephus' models, sources, and purposes, as well as comparing his
testimony with that supplied by other relevant sources, such as the works of Philo and the New
Testament – we may nevertheless reconstruct, with some con dence, the events and processes
of this crucial era.
SCHWARTZ, DANIEL R.
Volume 300 The writings of Flavius Josephus provide much of what we know about the rst century CE –
2013; unchanged student which witnessed the birth of Christianity, the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem,
edition 2014. and the concomitant rise of rabbinic Judaism. However, Josephus was an author, not a video
XVIII, 204 pages. camera, and what he wrote often re ects much apart from what actually happened in the rst
century: Josephus' works were a ected both by his literary models and by current events, and
ISBN 978-3-16-153331-0 they functioned in various ways for Josephus as an individual and also as a Jew and a Roman,
paper 39,00 € writing in a time of tumult and radical change. Daniel R. Schwartz argues that by building from
the bottom up – rst establishing the text and its meaning, then moving on to issues of
Josephus' models, sources, and purposes – we may nevertheless reconstruct, with some
con dence, the events and processes of this crucial era.
Volume 299 Taking up a number of themes and questions touched on in earlier works, the author discusses
2013. XV, 226 pages. critically some attempts to interpret the death of Jesus and the assumption that these make
about the nature of God and of Jesus. For Jesus himself seems to have left his followers no
ISBN 978-3-16-152114-0 clear guidance on how to understand his fate, in all probability not even at his last meal with
cloth 89,00 € them. There is, moreover, a seeming tension in the passion story between his self-surrender in
Gethsemane and the reproachful cry on Golgatha, perhaps due to contrary views of God's will
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and his own about God's intention. Confronted with this puzzling inheritance, early Christians
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adopted a variety of di erent images in an attempt to explain what had happened, and its
place in the divine plan; and Paul, despite apparently eschewing any use of human wisdom to
interpret the cross, nevertheless draws on some of these lines of interpretation. Yet
characteristic for the apostle's theology and soteriology are his corporate Christology and his
talk of “righteousness” and “justi cation”. Yet the death of one person involving all humanity
presents problems of understanding and ethics. Or, if Jesus is a “model” for humanity is he a
perfect one and what example does he in fact give us? And is “peace with God” really all that
our justi cation entails, especially when the cry of desolation on Golgatha shows little sign of
such peace? That would mean that the views of both Jesus and Paul on this subject need to be
criticized and corrected if they are to be meaningful and of use today.
DOERING, LUTZ
Volume 297 Due to various archeological ndings, fundamental progress has been made in the study of the
2012. VIII, 365 pages. history of the Gnostic religion in the past decades. One of the more recent discoveries is the so-
called Codex Tchacos, containing the Gospel of Judas which had already been mentioned by
ISBN 978-3-16-150794-6 Irenaeus of Lyons. Although the Codex Tchacos was already discovered in 1978, it could not be
cloth 109,00 € made accessible to the general public until 2006/07. Since this time, a number of new fragments
have been published and added to the already edited texts. This new text is the basis for the
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studies in this volume, which attempts to outline the history of religion of the evidence handed
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down in the Codex Tchacos and to de ne its relationship to further traditions in the history of
the Gnostic religion.
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Volume 295 This collected volume presents new approaches to theologies of the entire Bible in
2012. X, 656 pages. international, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational perspective. The authors develop
guidelines for theology and religious history, address future-oriented theological problems, not
ISBN 978-3-16-151001-4 only in the context of the contrasting North American and European approaches, but also view
cloth 139,00 € to the di erent foundations and perspectives of non-canonical writings. In doing so, they also
consider paradigmatic texts and themes, as well as general hermeneutic issues.
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3. Der Text als Fundament Biblischer Theologie / Text as Fundament of a Biblical Theology
Michael Coors: The Fragmentation of Theology at the Limit of the Text The Theological Reading
of the Bible Beyond Biblical Theologies in the Works of Karl Barth and Johann Andreas
Quenstedt – Stefan Schorch: Which Bible, Whose Text? Biblical Theologies in Light of the
Textual History of the Hebrew Bible
FÖRSTER, NICLAS
Volume 294 After Judas of Galilee's revolt in 6 AD, the Jewish-Roman con ict became manifest in the
2012. XI, 418 pages. rejection of the Roman tax demands. In this context, Niclas Förster gives historically
substantiated suggestions for a political reading of New Testament texts in this study of Jesus's
ISBN 978-3-16-151841-6 answer to the tax issue. He contextualizes the synoptic Tribute Money Pericope in the historical
cloth 114,00 € and political environment of its time. In his interpretation, he breaks new exegetical ground in
using previously disregarded source material. Niclas Förster draws on archeological evidence
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such as coin and papyrus ndings, previously little-explored Qumran texts as well as a new
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patristic source (with a scholarly rst edition), which among other things sheds light on the coin
boycott by Jewish insurgents. In addition, the author examines the reception history of the
tribute money phrase from the possible adaptation in Romans 13:6–7 as well as the Gospel of
Thomas and P. Egerton 2.
CHESTER, ANDREW
Volume 293 This book is the rst of a two-volume work with the overall title “Future Hope and Present
2012. XVII, 384 pages. Reality”. These volumes had their origin in the Speaker's Lectures that Andrew Chester gave in
Oxford; their main focus is central themes in biblical eschatology, and especially the apparent
ISBN 978-3-16-152196-6 contradictions between what is hoped for in the future and what is experienced in the present:
cloth 109,00 € the stark discrepancy, that is, between the world as it is and the world as it should be. In this
rst volume, as the subtitle “Eschatology and Transformation in the Hebrew Bible” indicates,
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the author is concerned with the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament; the second will be on the
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New Testament). He deals, successively, with central eschatological themes and the deep
tensions they involve: divine threats of an absolute end (to human life and to the world itself),
and divine promises of blessing and transformation, along with the theological questions
inevitably raised by these – both in themselves and in relation to each other; the whole
phenomenon of prophecy, and the problems it involves – not least, whether it can be taken
seriously, in face of the contradictions and failures it manifests. He discusses the sheer
discrepancy between ideal and reality in traditions relating to kingship, along with the tensions
inherent in the emergence of messianic hope; death, as representing the end of any
relationship with God, along with hope that goes beyond death – in relation both to the
individual and also the nation; and, nally, visions of a transformed and paradisal world, and
whether these can bear any relation to reality. It is argued that the Hebrew Bible can be seen to
o er genuine grounds for hope, but that these can have any cogency only if the problems
involved are really engaged with.
Volume 292 The apostle Paul's understanding of his role and responsibilities in transferring the cult of Jesus
2012. XXIII, 550 pages. Christ to new lands to found new groups devoted to this immigrant son of God is not unique.
His modus operandi cannot be adequately explained in terms of Jewish precedents. Rather,
ISBN 978-3-16-150716-8 Paul's pattern is a creative appropriation of the enduring Greek model of the founder, the key
cloth 129,00 € gure in Greek imaginings of the formation of social space, whether colony or cult. Cult
foundation inscriptions as well as literary descriptions show that such foundations were laid
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according to persistent elements of a pattern originating in Greek foundation narratives
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focused on the oracular selection of the founder- gure and his obedience to a divine impetus
for cult innovation. With the help of modern culture studies, especially postcolonial critique,
Paul's letters show that he not only appropriated this traditional Greek model and applied it to
the foundation of his churches, but creatively adapted it for purposes of group self-de nition
and his own sensibilities. While Paul uses few technical foundation terms, his reliance on divine
visionary endorsement of his transfer of the Christ cult to new places, the way the apostle
exercises authority over the communities he has founded, his attempt to integrate his Greek
communities into the sacred history of Israel, and the strategies used against him by his
opponents reveal his use of the Greek foundational model. Paul shares the discourse and
action of contemporary cult founders who, like him, were obeying their deity's call for
transferal to a new location.
Volume 291 Ethics is a neglected eld of research in the Gospel and Letters of John. Judgments about even
2012. XI, 395 pages. the presence of ethics in the Gospel are often negative, and even though ethics is regarded as
one of the two major problem areas focused on in 1 John, the development of a Johannine
ISBN 978-3-16-151830-0 ethics from the Letters receive relatively little attention. This book aims at making a positive
cloth 114,00 € contribution and even to stimulating the debate on the presence of ethical material in the
Johannine literature through a series of essays by some leading Johannine scholars. The current
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state of research is thoroughly discussed and new developments as well as new possibilities for
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further investigation are treated. By utilizing di erent analytical categories and methods (such
as narratology) new areas of research are opened up and new questions are considered.
Therefore, aspects of moral thinking and normative values can be discovered and put together
to the mosaic of an “implicit ethics” in the Johannine Writings. More familiar themes like the law
or deeds in the Gospel are reconsidered in a new light, while the ethical role of the opponents
or the ethical use of Scripture are explored as new avenues for describing the dynamics of
ethics in the Gospel. The ethical nature of the Letters is also considered, focusing not only on
the theological nature of ethics in the Letters, but also on the ethical impact of some rhetorical
material in 1 John. The culminative result of these series of essays is to illustrate that the ethical
material in the Gospel is not as absent as was believed by many in the past. The essays not
only open up a wider spectrum of Johannine ethical material but also invite further exploration
and research in this much neglected area of Johannine studies.
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Ethics in 1 John
Udo Schnelle : Ethical Theology in 1 John – Je rey E. Brickle : Transacting Virtue within a
Disrupted Community: The Negotiation of Ethics in the First Epistle of John – Tom Thatcher :
Cain the Jew the AntiChrist: Collective Memory and the Johannine Ethic of Loving and Hating
SANDELIN, KARL-GUSTAV
Volume 290 Early Judaism and early Christianity emerged during the Hellenistic and early Roman imperial
2012. XIII, 270 pages. era. They were, naturally, confronted with the Hellenistic and the Roman religion. The question
therefore arose as to whether Jews or Christians were free to participate in religious activities
ISBN 978-3-16-151742-6 alien to the religious heritage of their own. In his articles, Karl-Gustav Sandelin presents
cloth 94,00 € documentary material showing that this problem was a burning issue within Judaism from the
beginning of the Hellenistic period until the end of the rst century C.E. Several Jewish
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individuals converted to the Hellenistic or the Roman religion. Such behavior was also
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discussed and generally condemned, for example by the Books of Maccabees and authors such
as Philo of Alexandria and Flavius Josephus. A similar problem is to be found in the New
Testament, notably in the letters of Paul, especially in the rst letter to the Corinthians and in
the Revelation of John.
Jesus in Continuum
Ed. by Tom Holmén
Volume 288 This collection of essays contains the papers given at the Fifth International East-West
2012. XIII, 458 pages. Symposium of New Testament Scholars in Minsk (Belarus). The symposium was a project of the
Eastern Europe Liaison Committee of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. Main subject matters
ISBN 978-3-16-151908-6 of the volume are the history and methodological questions of modern Jesus research,
cloth 119,00 € approaches to the Jesus of history in ancient and modern Christian exegesis, Jesus as a Jew in
ancient and modern exegesis, and the portraits of Jesus in Luke and John. The authors of these
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papers deal with the parables of Jesus, with his Galilean ministry, with the passion narrative in
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Mark and with the death of Christ according to Paul's letters. All topics are discussed from a
“Western” (Protestant and Roman-Catholic) exegetical perspective as well as from an Orthodox
point of view. A concluding report recapitulates the group discussions and seminar sessions of
the symposium. Contributors: Charalampos Atmatzidis, Reimund Bieringer, Predrag
Dragutinović, Carl R. Holladay, Christos Karakolis, Dominika A. Kurek-Chomycz, Ulrich Luz, Joel
Marcus, Vasile Mihoc, Tobias Nicklas, Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, Marius Reiser, Armand Puig i
Tàrrech, Sviatoslav Rogalsky, Ekaterini G. Tsalampouni, Konstantinos Th. Zarras
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Preface
Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr: Introduction
IV Discussion
Christos Karakolis: Group Discussion: Summaries and Re ections – Urs von Arx: Notes from
the Group Discussion
Die Johannesapokalypse
Kontexte – Konzepte – Wirkungen
Hrsg. v. Jörg Frey, James A. Kelhoffer u. Franz Tóth
Volume 287 The Revelation of John receives much attention in New Testament scholarship. This volume
2012. XI, 867 pages. o ers an extensive discussion of Revelation's historical location and date, its history-of-
religions background and reception of early Christian tradition, as well as its rhetoric and
ISBN 978-3-16-150603-1 theological aims and concepts. The volume contains papers from a Symposium held in Munich
cloth 159,00 € and additional invited contributions, which survey some of the most important current
debates. The rst part -“contexts”- contains essays on the text and the traditions adopted, the
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historical context and date of Revelation. The second part -“concepts”- focuses on theological
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themes, from Christology to eschatology and martyrdom. A third part on -“e ects”- contains
essays on several important forms of the reception of Revelation, from Montanism and
Lactantius down to Orthodox liturgy and the art of William Blake.
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Franz Tóth: Erträge und Tendenzen der gegenwärtigen Forschung zur Johannesapokalypse
I. Kontexte
Martin Karrer: Der Text der Johannesapokalypse – Thomas Witulski: Der römische Kaiser
Hadrian und die neutestamentliche Johannesapokalypse – Stefan Witetschek: Ein weit
geö netes Zeitfenster? Überlegungen zur Datierung der Johannesapokalypse – Michael
Labahn: Die Septuaginta und die Johannesapokalypse: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer
Verhältnisbestimmung im Spiegel von kreativer Intertextualität und Textentwicklungen – Loren
T. Stuckenbruck / Mark D. Mathews: The Apocalypse of John, 1 Enoch, and the Question of
In uence – Enno Edzard Popkes: Vollendete Gottesgegenwart: Anmerkungen zu den
traditionsgeschichtlichen Bezugsgrößen von Apk 21,1–5 – Clare K. Rothschild: Principle, Power,
and Purgation in the Letter to the Church in Laodicea (Rev 3:14–22) – Jan Dochhorn: Beliar als
Endtyrann in der Ascensio Isaiae. Ein Beitrag zur Eschatologie und Satanologie des frühen
Christentums sowie zur Erforschung der Apokalypse des Johannes
II. Konzepte
Franz Tóth: Von der Vision zur Redaktion. Untersuchungen zur Komposition, Redaktion und
Intention der Johannesapokalypse – Hans-Georg Gradl: Buch und Brief. Zur motivischen,
literarischen und kommunikativen Interdependenz zweier medialer Typen in der Johannes-
O enbarung – Konrad Huber: Jesus Christus – der Erste und der Letzte. Zur Christologie der
Johannesapokalypse – Jörg Frey: Was erwartet die Johannesapokalypse? Zur Eschatologie des
letzten Buchs der Bibel – James A. Kelho er: The Relevance of Revelation's Date and the
Imperial Cult for John's Appraisal of the Value of Christians' Su ering in Revelation 1–3 – Jan
Willem van Henten: The Concept of Martyrdom in Revelation – Roland Bergmeier: Zeugnis und
Martyrium
III. Rezeption
William Tabbernee: The Appearance of the New Jerusalem in Montanist Interpretation and the
Revelation of John – Tobias Nicklas: Die apokryphe Thomasapokalypse und ihre Rezeption der
O enbarung desJohannes – Valentin Fàbrega: Laktanz und die Apokalypse – Juan Hernández,
Jr.: Andrew of Caesarea and His Reading of Revelation. Catechesis and Paranesis – Konstantin
Nikolakopoulos: Die Apokalypse des Johannes und die orthodoxe Liturgie.
Volume 286 The Septuagint is a translation of Hebrew Scriptures into Greek originated in Egypt in the time
2012. XI, 757 pages. of the Ptolemaic kings. It became the basis for the Jewish religion in the Mediterranean world in
antiquity and also for the dissemination of Christianity. It was used by New Testament authors
ISBN 978-3-16-151698-6 for their scripture quotations and it became the canonical form of the Old Testament in the
cloth 149,00 € Orthodox Church. It is also a mirror of its historical setting and a witness of religio-historical
in uences as well as of theological concepts and perceptions. It is the most important witness
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for the textual history of the Old Testament, apart from the Hebrew Masoretic text, because
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unlike the Qumran biblical texts it is complete. This volume contains studies into the origins,
the language and the history, including the Wirkungsgeschichte . The papers were presented at
an international conference in Wuppertal, Germany, in July 2010, organized by the Septuaginta
Deutsch project.
Contested Spaces
Houses and Temples in Roman Antiquity and the New Testament
Ed. by David L. Balch and Annette Weissenrieder
Volume 285 How are archaeology and art related to understanding New Testament texts, for example,
2012. XI, 561 pages. narratives of the Lord's Supper and other meals? An international group of archaeologists, art
historians, and New Testament scholars investigate the function of spaces in Roman houses
ISBN 978-3-16-151026-7 and temples in Pompeii, Herculaneum, Corinth, Rome, Ostia, Ephesus, and Judaea. Another
cloth 129,00 € concern is more fully to understand the relationship between di erent architectural forms,
Roman domus, villae, and insulae, in relation to Paul's letters and the gospels, in order to
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enable informed interpretation of leadership, meal customs, social relationships, and ethics in
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those contested spaces.
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A. Interpretive Issues
John R. Clarke (University of Texas, Austin): Representations of Worship at Rome, Pompeii,
Herculaneum, and Ostia in the Imperial Period: A Model of Production and consumption –
Irene Bragantini (Università di Napoli – Orientale): The Cult of Isis and Ancient Aegyptomania in
Campania – Fabrizio Pesando (Universita Orientale di Napoli): The Properties and the Social
Role of Feminae Nobiles in Italy During the Early Imperial Age – Annette Weissenrieder (San
Francisco Theological Seminary, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley): Contested Spaces in 1
Corinthian 11:17‒34 and 14:30: Sitting or Reclining in Ancient Houses, in Associations and in the
Space of ekklēsia – Laura Salah Nasrallah (Harvard Divinity School): Grief in Corinth. The
Roman City and Paul's Corinthian Correspondence – Eleanor Winsor Leach (Indiana University
Bloomington): Rhetorical 'Inventio' and the Expectations of Roman Continuous Narrative
Painting
2. Villae
Umberto Pappalardo (Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa di Napoli): How the Romans
saw the frieze in the Villa of the Mysteries – Rosaria Ciardiello (Università degli Studi Suor
Orsola Benincasa di Napoli): Beryllos, the Jews and the Villa of Poppaea in Oplontis (Torre
Annunziata) – Monika Bernett (University of Munich): Space and Interaction: Narrative and
Representation of Power under the Herodians
3. Insulae
Maria Paola Guidobaldi (Director of excavations, Herculaneum): Insula Orientalis 1 in
Herculaneum – Janet DeLaine (Oxford): Housing in Roman Ostia
Volume 284 Early Christian texts are replete with the language of body and self. Clearly, such concepts were
2011. XIV, 370 pages. important to their authors and audiences. Yet usage rarely makes sense across texts. Despite
attempts to establish a single biblical or Christian vision of either body or self across texts, the
ISBN 978-3-16-150950-6 evidence demonstrates plurality of opinion; and, reception history multiplies interpretations.
cloth 119,00 € Depending upon the particular anthropological-philosophical paradigm of the interpreter (e.g.,
Platonic, Cartesian), Christian texts re ect a number of views about the body and self. Today,
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scholarship on these concepts advances in many di erent directions. In addition to
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sophisticated new methods of drawing history-of-religions comparisons, scholars place early
Christian texts in conversation with philosophy, psychology, political science, and
developments in the hard sciences — in particular the neurosciences, sometimes all but doing
away with the notion of self. Recent studies and monographs focus on the disabled body, the
gendered body, the slave body, the martyr's body, relevance of ancient scienti c and medical
treatises for understanding the body, the asexual body/self, embodied knowledge, the
su ering self, and religion and the self. The essays in this volume individually and collectively
participate in these ongoing discussions. They do not proceed with a uniform notion of either
self or body, but recognize competition on the topics, ably captured by the variety of
approaches to their meaning in antiquity and today, and o er nuanced analyses of texts and
passages, highlighting individual perceptions of these crucial yet enigmatic concepts.
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I. Introduction
Clare K. Rothschild and Trevor W. Thompson : Status quaestionis : Christian Body, Christian Self
HENGEL, MARTIN
Die Zeloten
Untersuchungen zur jüdischen Freiheitsbewegung in der Zeit von Herodes I. bis
70 n. Chr.
Hrsg. v. Roland Deines u. Claus-Jürgen Thornton
Volume 283 This new edition of Martin Hengel's classic Die Zeloten (ET The Zealots , 1989) makes a seminal
3rd, reviewed and work in the eld of Ancient Judaism available again, in German, fty years after its rst
supplemented edition 2011. appearance. The new edition contains the original text with corrections. An additional
XXII, 573 pages. appendix by Roland Deines, one of Professor Hengel's students, describes the impact this book
has had on the study of the Jewish freedom movement in the rst century AD that led to the
ISBN 978-3-16-150776-2 outbreak of the rst Jewish revolt against Rome, and how the scholarly debate has developed
cloth 114,00 € since its initial publication. Die Zeloten represents the origin of Hengel's lifelong interest in
Jewish messianism and the study of the messianic claims of Jesus.
LINDEMANN, ANDREAS
Most of these studies are the result of inquiries which came directly from church bodies and
which required a reaction by a scholarly exegetical-theological article as an answer.
Infancy Gospels
Stories and Identities
Ed. by Claire Clivaz, Andreas Dettwiler, Luc Devillers, Enrico Norelli with
Benjamin Bertho
Volume 281 Even though the canonical Jesus' infancy stories have always provoked great interest in popular
2011. XXX, 755 pages. culture and in the arts, they have been neglected in research during the last decades due to the
relatively late date of their redaction. Since the monograph by Raymond Brown, The Birth of
ISBN 978-3-16-150833-2 the Messiah , the researchers working on this topic have not attempted to consider its historical
cloth 149,00 € impact. In this volume, an international team of scholars proposes rstly a reconsideration of
the historical background of these stories in terms of early Jewish and Christian identity quests.
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Secondly, they deal with early Christian questions on Jesus' infancy and childhood through
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canonical and apocryphal Gospels including information from Patristic and documentary
literature. On the theological level, this volume illustrates the impact that these apocryphal
texts, recognized as “useful for the soul” (a phrase coined by François Bovon), have had on the
Christian faith.
Contributors:
Philip Alexander, Frédéric Amsler , Daniel Barbu , Simon Butticaz, Valentina Calzolari , Claire
Clivaz, José Costa , Elian Cuvillier, Adriana Destro, Luc Devillers, Jörg Frey, Daniel Gerber ,
Christian Grappe, Christophe Guignard, Jean-Daniel Kaestli , Ursula Ulrike Kaiser, Moisés
Mayordomo, Simon Claude Mimouni, Enrico Norelli, David Pastorelli, Mauro Pesce,
Francesca Prescendi, François Rosset, Anders Runesson, Andrea Taschl-Erber, Geert van Oyen,
Joseph Verheyden, Benedict Viviano, Sever J. Voicu, Lily Vuong
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Volume 280 At the culmination of his presentation in the Apostolic Decree, the author of Acts provides rules
2011. VIII, 411 pages. for the organization of the community, whose historical and theological classi cation is an
enigma. In this volume, authors from various disciplines collaborate to solve this enigma. The
ISBN 978-3-16-150363-4 early Christian communities, for whom the Apostolic Decree was intended, were part of a large
cloth 114,00 € number of ancient associations, as were the Jewish synagogues. Thus linking the two provides
new insights and knowledge. In addition to primarily exegetical articles and studies of the
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reception history of the Decree, the book also contains ancient historical insights into
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associations in antiquity and also attempts to give a clearer picture of the Apostolic Decree
against this backdrop.
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Wilhelm Pratscher: Der Beitrag des Herrenbruders Jakobus zur Entstehung des Aposteldekrets –
Friedrich Avemarie: Die jüdischen Wurzeln des Aposteldekrets. Lösbare und ungelöste
Probleme – Hermut Löhr: “Unzucht”. Überlegungen zu einer Bestimmung der Jakobus-Klauseln
im Aposteldekret sowie zu den Geltungsgründen von Normen frühchristlicher Ethik – Richard S.
Ascough: The Apostolic Decree of Acts and Greco-Roman Associations: Eating in the Shadow of
the Roman Empire – Loren T. Stuckenbruck: The “Cleansing” of the Gentiles: Background for the
Rationale behind the Apostles' Decree in Acts 15 – Matthias Klinghardt: Das Aposteldekret als
kanonischer Integrationstext: Konstruktion und Begründung von Gemeinsinn – Matti
Myllykoski: Ohne Dekret: Das Götzenopfer eisch und die Frühgeschichte der Didache – Markus
Lang: Die Bestimmungen des Aposteldekretes im zweiten und frühen dritten Jahrhundert –
Andreas Bendlin: Associations, Sociality, and Roman Law: A New Interpretation of the cultores
Dianae et Antinoi in Lanuvium – Andreas Gutsfeld: Vereinigungen bei Tisch. Zur Funktion von
Banketten in paganen Vereinigungen der frühen Kaiserzeit – Julietta Steinhauer: Die
Kultgemeinschaften der ägyptischen Gottheiten in Griechenland – Eva Ebel: Regeln von der
Gemeinschaft für die Gemeinschaft? Das Aposteldekret und antike Vereinsregeln im Vergleich –
Markus Öhler: Landsmannschaftliche Vereinigungen, christliche Gemeinden und das
Aposteldekret
Volume 279 The relevance of the Targums (Aramaic translations of the Hebrew Bible) for the understanding
2011. XIV, 615 pages. of the New Testament has been a matter of dispute over the past three hundred years,
principally by reason of the late date of the Targum manuscripts and the nature of the Aramaic.
ISBN 978-3-16-150836-3 The debate has become more focused by reason of the Qumran nds of pre-Christian Aramaic
cloth 149,00 € documents (1947) and the identi cation of a complete text of the Palestinian Targum of the
Pentateuch in the Vatican Library (Codex Neo ti, 1956). Martin McNamara traces the history of
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the debate down to our own day and the annotated translation of all the Targums into English.
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He studies the language situation (Aramaic and Greek) in New Testament Palestine and the
interpretation of the Scriptures in the Targums, with concepts and language similar to the New
Testament. Against this background relationships between the Targums and the New Testament
are examined. A way forward is suggested by regarding the tell-like structure of the Targums
(with layers from di erent ages) and a continuum running through for certain texts.
Volume 278 During the last ten or fteen years archaeology has gained an increasingly prominent role in
2011. XI, 561 pages. Qumran studies. Well-established views on the character and function of the settlement at
Khirbet Qumran have been questioned, and some scholars even denied the connection
ISBN 978-3-16-150840-0 between the settlement and the scrolls found in the vicinity. The volume presents the papers of
cloth 139,00 € a conference in 2008, together with some substantial additions. It aims at a renewed encounter
between scholars working with texts and scholars interpreting archaeological contexts and
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artifacts. Thus the contributions discuss theoretical issues of the relationship between those
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di erent areas of studies. They highlight new archaeological insights about Khirbet Qumran
and its vicinity and also the issue of the character and the unity of the library of Qumran.
Furthermore, they discuss artifacts found at Qumran and architectural concepts represented in
Qumran texts in order to get a more precise view of the relationship between the textual
worlds and the “outside world".
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I. Einführung: Jörg Frey : Qumran und die Archäologie. Eine Einführung – Carsten Claußen: Die
Identi zierung der Grabungsstätte Khirbet Qumran. Eine forschungsgeschichtliche Annäherung
– Dieter Vieweger : Text und (Be-)Fund. Archäologie und Exegese als Geschichtswissenschaften –
Sabine Hüttig : Archäologie versus Textforschung? Versuch einer Aufarbeitung gegenwärtiger
Kontroversen in der Erforschung von Khirbet Qumran
II. Archäologische Kontexte:
Jürgen Zangenberg: Zwischen Zufall und Einzigartigkeit. Bemerkungen zur jüngsten Diskussion
über die Funktion von Khirbet Qumran und die Rolle einiger ausgewählter archäologischer
Befunde – Jan A. Gunneweg : Qumran vis-à-vis Science-based Archaeology: How to go about? –
Joan E. Taylor und Shimon Gibson : Qumran Connected: The Qumran pass and Paths of the
North-Western Dead Sea – Jonathan Ben-Dov : The Qumran Dial: Artifact, Text, and Context –
Mladen Popovic : The Roman Destruction of Qumran Revisited – Friedrich Schipper und Anne
Lykke : Qumran und Jericho (Tulul Abu el-Alayiq)
III. Die Texte und die Bibliothek:
Daniel Stökl Ben Ezra : Wie viele Bibliotheken gab es in Qumran? – Devorah Dimant : The
Vocabulary of the Qumran Sectarian Texts
IV. Architektur und “Außenwelt":
Volume 277 The Septuagint represents the oldest translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek. The essays in
2011. IX, 451 pages. this volume locate the translation of the Septuagint within the context of the translation of
other religious texts of antiquity, and address speci c aspects of the translation in the
ISBN 978-3-16-150561-4 individual writings and in relation to central concepts. The Septuagint had fundamental
cloth 129,00 € signi cance for emerging Christianity and its literature. The manner in which the Septuagint
was appropriated in the New Testament documents is variously developed in the series of
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essays. Finally the volume broadens its view beyond the New Testament literature to include
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the Patristic period.
BAUER, THOMAS J.
Volume 276 Are the oldest Christian writings literature? At the beginning of the 20th century, A. Deißmann's
2011. XIII, 482 pages. answer to this questions with respect to Paul's letters was no, and New Testament studies
experts were generally of the same opinion. Does however the nonliterary character of Paul's
ISBN 978-3-16-150977-3 letters show that Paul and his addressees belonged to the uneducated classes? Is it so di cult
cloth 119,00 € to compare his letters with the literary letters written by those who were educated or even with
literary letters which were art forms? Using the letters to Philemon and the Galatians as
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examples, Thomas Johann Bauer shows that Paul was very familiar with the scholarly theory of
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letters and the conventions of letter writing in a cultivated style and knew how to apply these
competently and in a manner appropriate to the situation. In addition, both letters document a
sophistication in their arguments and their self-portrayal which would scarcely have been
possible without training in rhetoric.
Volume 274 In New Testament research, the exploration of the witnesses of everyday life in antiquity has
2011. XXI, 493 pages. again attracted remarkable interest. However, interpreting the remains of material culture or
documentary papyri raises complex methodological issues. The Third International Symposium
ISBN 978-3-16-150170-8 of the Corpus Judaeo-Hellenisticum Project focused on the Hellenistic-Jewish perspectives on
cloth 129,00 € the conditions of everyday life. Once again, the main interest was the question of how the
research on the Hellenistic-Jewish culture could contribute to the understanding of the New
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Testament and vice versa. This volume documents the interdisciplinary discourse between New
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Testament research and the elds of epigraphy, numismatics, archaeology, papyrology,
iconography, geography and the history of culture.
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Eric M. Meyers and Carol Meyers : The Material Culture of Late Hellenistic-Early Roman
Palestinian Judaism: What It Can Tell Us about Earliest Christianity and the New Testament –
Roland Deines : Non-literary Sources for the Interpretation of the New Testament:
Methodological Considerations and Case Studies Related to the Corpus Judaeo-Hellenisticum –
Reinhold Scholl : Licht aus dem Osten. Die Leipziger Papyrussammlung und die Erforschung
des Neuen Testaments – Renate Pillinger : Jüdische Alltagskultur in Ephesos und Umgebung im
Spiegel der Denkmäler – Jörg Frey : Das Johannesevangelium und seine Gemeinden im Kontext
der jüdischen Diaspora Kleinasiens – Achim Lichtenberger : Zur Vorbildfunktion der Bauten
Herodes' des Großen in Palästina – Rainer Riesner : Herodianische Architektur im Neuen
Testament – Tal Ilan : Jüdische Identität und die Namen von Juden in der Antike – Dieter Sänger :
Sara, die Freie – unsere Mutter. Namenallegorese als Interpretament christlicher
Identitätsbildung in Gal 4,21–31 – Walter Ameling : Paränese und Ethik in den kleinasiatischen
Beichtinschriften. Zu den Voraussetzungen christlicher Mission in Kleinasien – Karl-Wilhelm
Niebuhr : Jüdisches, jesuanisches und paganes Ethos im frühen Christentum. Inschriften als
Zeugnisse für Rezeptionsmilieus neutestamentlicher Texte im kaiserzeitlichen und spätantiken
Kleinasien am Beispiel des Jakobusbriefes – Adela Yarbro Collins : Portraits of Rulers in the Book
of Revelation – Peter Arzt-Grabner : Formen ethischer Weisungen in dokumentarischen Papyri
unter besonderer Ausrichtung auf 1Tim und Tit – Jens Herzer : Die Pastoralbriefe im Licht der
dokumentarischen Papyri des hellenistischen Judentums – Irina Levinskaya : The Traces of
Jewish Life in Asia Minor – Jens Schröter : Die jüdische Diaspora in der Apostelgeschichte –
Andrew Chester : Jewish Inscriptions and Jewish Life – Martin Meiser : Reinheitsfragen und
Begräbnissitten. Der Evangelist Markus als Zeuge der jüdischen Alltagskultur
Volume 273 James R. Harrison investigates the collision between Paul's eschatological gospel and the Julio-
2011. XV, 428 pages. Claudian conception of rule. The ruler's propaganda, with its claim about the 'eternal rule' of
the imperial house over its subjects, embodied in idolatry of power that con icted with Paul's
ISBN 978-3-16-149880-0 proclamation of the reign of the risen Son of God over his world. This ideological con ict is
cloth 114,00 € examined in 1 and 2 Thessalonians and in Romans, exploring how Paul's eschatology
intersected with the imperial cult in the Greek East and in the Latin West. A wide selection of
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evidence – literary, documentary, numismatic, iconographic, archeological – unveils the
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'symbolic universe' of the Julio-Claudian rulers. This construction of social and cosmic reality
stood at odds with the eschatological denouement of world history, which, in Paul's view,
culminated in the arrival of God's new creation upon Christ's return as Lord of all. Paul exalted
the Body of Christ over Nero's 'body of state', transferring to the risen and ascended Jesus many
of the ruler's titles and to the Body of Christ many of the ruler's functions. Thus, for Paul,
Christ's reign challenged the values of Roman society and transformed its hierarchical social
relations through the Spirit.
Eschatologie – Eschatology
The Sixth Durham-Tübingen Research Symposium: Eschatology in Old
Testament, Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (Tübingen, September, 2009)
Hrsg. v. Hans-Joachim Eckstein, Christof Landmesser u. Hermann Lichtenberger
u.a.
Volume 272 In historical, exegetical and hermeneutical studies, the authors of this work interpret New
2011. IX, 412 pages. Testament statements about nality as opposed to everything which is temporary. At the same
time, the various eschatological concepts shed light on basic theological decisions. In all of
ISBN 978-3-16-150791-5 these texts, the relationship between eschatological concepts and the Christ event is the key
cloth 129,00 € factor. The understanding of time and history in view of the end of these, the question of the
resurrection and the last judgment, the nal reconciliation, communion with God's community
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as well as of the current dynamic eschatological existence are subjects which are associated
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with this. Against the backdrop of religious and tradition history, these studies deal with the
individual, universal and cosmic dimensions of eschatology and in doing shed light upon their
theological signi cance.
Contributors:
Barbara Aland , David E. Aune , Wayne Baxter , Eve-Marie Becker, Cilliers Breytenbach , Warren
Carter , Sean Freyne , Morten Hørning Jensen , John S. Kloppenborg , Stanley E. Porter , Anders
Runesson , David C. Sim , Lorenzo Scornaienchi , Tommy Wasserman , Oda Wischmeyer , Adela
Yarbro Collins , Linden Youngquist
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Eve-Marie Becker and Anders Runesson : Introduction: Studying Mark and Matthew in
Comparative Perspective
1. History of Research
Cilliers Breytenbach : Current Research on the Gospel according to Mark: A Report on
Monographs Published from 2000–2009 – David C. Sim : Matthew: The Current State of
Research
2. Reconstructing the Artifacts: Text-Critical and Linguistic Aspects of the Study of Mark and
Matthew
Barbara Aland : Was heißt Abschreiben? Neue Entwicklungen in der Textkritik und ihre
Konsequenzen für die Überlieferungsgeschichte der frühesten christlichen Verkündigung –
Tommy Wasserman : The Implications of Textual Criticism for Understanding the 'Original Text' –
Stanley E. Porter : Matthew and Mark: The Contribution of Recent Linguistic Thought
3. Date and Genre
Eve-Marie Becker : Dating Mark and Matthew as Ancient Literature – David E. Aune : Genre
Theory and the Genre-Function of Mark and Matthew
4. Socio-Religious Location
Sean Freyne : Matthew and Mark: The Jewish Contexts – Morten Hørning Jensen : Con icting
Calls? Family and Discipleship in Mark & Matthew in the Light of First-Century Galilean Village
Life – Linden Youngquist : Matthew, Mark and Q – Wayne Baxter : Matthew, Mark, and the
Shepherd Metaphor: Similarities, Di erences, and Implications
5. Con ict and Violence
Warren Carter : Matthew: Empire, Synagogues, and Horizontal Violence – Lorenzo Scornaienchi :
The Controversy Dialogues and the Polemic in Mark and Matthew – John S. Kloppenborg : The
Representation of Violence in Synoptic Parables
6. Building Community Using Text
Oda Wischmeyer : Forming Identity Through Literature: The Impact of Mark for the Building of
Christ-Believing Communities in the Second Half of the First Century C. E. – Anders Runesson :
Building Matthean Communities: The Politics of Textualization
7. Notes from the Conference: Further Discussion
Adela Yarbro Collins : Re ections on the Conference at the University of Aarhus, July 25–27,
2008
KELHOFFER, JAMES A.
DOCHHORN, JAN
Schriftgelehrte Prophetie
Der eschatologische Teufelsfall in Apc Joh 12 und seine Bedeutung für das
Verständnis der Johannesoffenbarung
THEOBALD, MICHAEL
BROADHEAD, EDWIN K.
Volume 266 In this study, Edwin K. Broadhead's purpose is to gather the ancient evidence of Jewish
2010. XIX, 440 pages. Christianity and to reconsider its impact. He begins his investigation with the hypothesis that
groups in antiquity who were characterized by Jewish ways of following Jesus may be vastly
ISBN 978-3-16-151555-2 underrepresented, misrepresented and undervalued in the ancient sources and in modern
eBook PDF 129,00 € scholarship. Giving a critical analysis of the evidence, the author suggests that Jewish
Christianity endured as an historical entity in a variety of places, in di erent times and in
diverse modes. If this is true, a new religious map of antiquity is required. Moreover, the author
o ers a revised context for the history of development of both Judaism and Christianity and for
their relationship.
JUDGE, E. A.
ATTRIDGE, HAROLD W.
Volume 263 Following a scholarly conference given in honor of Adela Yarbro Collins, this collection of
2010. XI, 507 pages. essays o ers focused studies on the wide range of ways that women and gender contribute to
the religious landscape of the ancient world. Experts in Greek and Roman religions, Early
ISBN 978-3-16-150579-9 Christianity, Ancient Judaism, and Ancient Christianity engage in literary, social, historical, and
cloth 129,00 € cultural analysis of various ancient texts, inscriptions, social phenomena, and cultic activity.
These studies continue the welcomed trend in scholarship that expands the social location of
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women in ancient Mediterranean religion to include the public sphere and consciousness. The
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result is an important and lively book that deepens the understanding of ancient religion as a
whole. With contributions by:Patricia D. Ahearne-Kroll, Loveday Alexander, Mary Rose
D'Angelo, Stephen J. Davis, Robert Doran, Radcli e G. Edmonds III, Carin M. C. Green, Fritz Graf,
Jan Willem van Henten, Paul A. Holloway, Annette B. Huizenga, Jeremy F. Hultin, Sarah Iles
Johnston, James A. Kelho er, Judith L. Kovacs, Outi Lehtipuu, Matt Jackson-McCabe, Candida R.
Moss, Christopher N. Mount, Susan E. Myers, Clare K. Rothschild, Turid Karlsen Seim
Volume 262 Although Simon Peter was evidently a central gure in both the ministry of Jesus and the
2010. XIII, 263 pages. mission of the earliest church, his life and thought are shrouded in historical uncertainty.
Markus Bockmuehl approaches this problem through focused studies of Peter's highly diverse
ISBN 978-3-16-150580-5 pro le and reception in subsequent Christian sources from Rome and Syria. In Part I of this
cloth 79,00 € book, Bockmuehl documents the persistent presence of Peter in personal and collective
memory – a phenomenon that usefully illustrates his importance as a “centrist” gure in the
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early church. The author goes on to examine the apostle's place in recent historical Jesus
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research as well as in ongoing debates concerning the so-called “New Perspective on Paul” and
the problem of Peter's relationship with Paul. Part II discusses the complexity of that Petrine
memory in Syria and Rome in particular, paying speci c attention to Ignatius, Justin and
Serapion in the East, as well as to the signi cance of Roman memory for the long-standing
debate about the place of Peter's death. Finally, in Part III of the book Bockmuehl reconnects
this investigation of the apostle's “aftermath” to more conventional historical and exegetical
problems, seeking to shed light on their generative function for his subsequent
prosopographical pro le. In this vein the author examines Jewish meanings and implications of
Peter's names, the cultural and religious signi cance of his origin in the newly excavated village
of Bethsaida, and the puzzling Lucan theme of Peter's “conversion” as this came to feature in
early Christian faith and praxis.
Volume 261 John Granger Cook investigates the earliest interactions between Roman authorities and
2010; unrevised student Christians. The events in Claudius' time surrounding “Chrestos” and possible Jewish Christians
edition 2011. XV, 363 pages. are fascinating but obscure. The persecutions of Nero and Trajan may be crucial for interpreting
certain texts of the New Testament, including the Gospel of Mark, 1 Peter, and the Apocalypse.
ISBN 978-3-16-150954-4 Scholars have become increasingly skeptical of a persecution of the Christians during
sewn paper 49,00 € Domitian's rule, and the evidence is not strong. The rescript of Hadrian did little to change
Trajan's policy with regard to the Christians. Although the texts provide no evidence for a
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general law against the Christians (probably no such law existed until the time of Decius), they
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do give some indication of the way magistrates characterized (“constructed”) Christians: to Nero
and his prefects the Christians were arsonists and harbored intense hatred of the human race;
to Pliny and Trajan they were people who did not “supplicate our gods.”
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I. Introduction The Interface of the Orality and Writing Hearing, Seeing, Writing in New Genres
Susan Niditch: Hebrew Bible and Oral Literature: Misconceptions and New Directions – Teun
Tieleman: Orality and Writing in Ancient Philosophy: Their Interrelationship and the Shaping of
Literary Forms – Catherine Hezser: From Oral Conversations to Written Texts: Randomness in
the Transmission of Rabbinic Traditions – Antoinette Clark Wire: Mark: News as Tradition –
Werner Kelber: The History of the Closure of Biblical Texts
II The Interface of the Orality and Writing Hearing in New Genres
John Foley: Plenitude and Diversity: Interactions between Orality and Writing – Kristina
Dronsch: Transmissions from Scripturality to Orality: Hearing the Voice of Jesus in Mark 4:1–34
– Ruben Zimmermann: Memory and Form Criticism: The Typicality of Memory as a Bridge
between Orality and Literality in the Early Christian Remembering Process – Richard Horsley:
The Gospel of Mark in the Interface of Orality and Writing – David Rhoads: Performance Events
in Early Christianity: New Testament Writings in an Oral Context – David Trobisch: Performance
Criticism as an Exegetical Method: A Story, Three Insights, and Two Jokes
III. The Interface of the Orality and Writing Seeing in New Genres
Kristina Dronsch/Annette Weissenrieder: A Theory of the Message for New Testament Writings
or Communicating the Words of Jesus: From Angelos to Euangelion – David Balch: Women
Prophets/Maenads Visually Represented in Two Roman Colonies: Pompeii and Corinth –
Annette Weissenrieder: The Didactics of Images: The Fig-Tree in Mark 11:12−14 and 20−21
IV. The Interface of the Orality and Writing Writing in New Genres
Annette Schellenberg: A “lying pen of the scribes” (Jer 8:8)? Orality and Writing in the Formation
of Prophetic Books – Roger Nam: Writing Songs, Singing Songs: The Oral and the Written in the
Commission of the Levitical Singers (1 Chr 25:1−6) – Andreas Schuele: “Call on me in the day of
trouble […]” From Oral Lament to Lament Psalms – Pieter J.J. Botha: “Publishing” a Gospel:
Notes on Historical Constraints to Gospel Criticism – Daniel Boyarin: The Sovereignty of the
Son of Man: Reading Mark – Robert Coote: Scripture and the Writer of Mark – Holly Hearon:
Mapping Written and Spoken Word in the Gospel of Mark – Trevor Thompson: Writing in
Character: Claudius Lysias to Felix as a Double-Pseudepigraphon (Acts 23:26–30)
EISELE, WILFRIED
Welcher Thomas?
Studien zur Text- und Überlieferungsgeschichte des Thomasevangeliums
Volume 259 The Gospel of Thomas does not tell the story of Jesus' life; it presents itself as a loose
2010. XII, 308 pages. compilation of words from his mouth. In it, the individual statements are isolated texts without
the context necessary to study the interpretation of individual sayings. Nevertheless, in order
ISBN 978-3-16-150543-0 to be able to deal with the text, there has been an increase in the development of approaches
cloth 99,00 € to a composition and redaction history of the Gospel of Thomas recently. However, those
doing so neglected the fact that we have two versions of a whole range of the sayings in the
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Gospel of Thomas, and that these di er considerably. Wilfried Eisele studies these sayings,
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taking the Coptic text from Nag Hammadi and the Greek fragments from Oxyrhynchos seriously
as independent text forms. The result is a number of interesting insights into the structures of
the history of the text and the tradition of the Gospel of Thomas.
Volume 257 How do the truth claims of the gospel of Christ square with the biblical testimony to God's
2010. XXVII, 554 pages. abiding election of the Jewish people? In Romans 9–11, the apostle Paul re ects deeply on this
fundamental theological question. The interpretation of these chapters has long been
ISBN 978-3-16-150533-1 contested, however. The present volume assesses the current state of research and opens up
cloth 134,00 € fresh lines of inquiry, taking into account insights generated both by the “New Perspective on
Paul” and by ongoing Jewish-Christian dialogue. Twenty-six essays in English and German –
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representing the elds of Biblical Studies, Judaic Studies, Systematic Theology and Practical
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Theology – examine the theological horizons, history of interpretation, literary contexts,
argumentative structure, theological themes and contemporary signi cance of Paul's
arguments. With contributions by:Friedrich Avemarie, John M. G. Barclay, William S. Campbell,
Susan Eastman, Reinhard Feldmeier, Beverly Roberts Gaventa, A. Katherine Grieb, Klaus
Haacker, Wolfgang Kraus, Mark D. Nanos, Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, Enno Edzard Popkes, Mark
Reasoner, Wolfgang Reinbold, Martin Rothgangel, Dieter Sänger, Berndt Schaller, Frank
Schleritt, Notger Slenczka, Katherine Sonderegger, R. Kendall Soulen, Christoph Stenschke,
Annette Steudel, J. Ross Wagner, Florian Wilk, N. Thomas Wright
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Berndt Schaller: Die Rolle des Paulus im Verhältnis zwischen Christen und Juden – N. Thomas
Wright: Romans 9–11 and the “New Perspective” – Klaus Haacker: Das Thema von Römer 9–11
als Problem der Auslegungsgeschichte – Mark Reasoner: Romans 9–11 Moves from Margin to
Center, from Rejection to Salvation: Four Grids for Recent English-Language Exegesis – John M.
G. Barclay: Unnerving Grace: Approaching Romans 9–11 from The Wisdom of Solomon –
Annette Steudel: Die Texte aus Qumran als Horizont für Römer 9–11. Israel-Theologie,
Geschichtsbetrachtung, Schriftauslegung – Dieter Sänger: “Er wird die Gottlosigkeit von Jakob
entfernen” (Röm 11,26). Kontinuität und Wandel in den Israelaussagen des Apostels Paulus –
Susan Eastman: Israel and Divine Mercy in Galatians and Romans – William S. Campbell: The
Addressees of Paul's Letter to the Romans: Assemblies of God in House Churches and
Synagogues? – Christoph Stenschke: Römer 9–11 als Teil des Römerbriefs – Florian Wilk:
Rahmen und Aufbau von Römer 9–11 – Beverly Roberts Gaventa: On the Calling-Into-Being of
Israel: Romans 9:6–29 – Frank Schleritt: Das Gesetz der Gerechtigkeit. Zur Auslegung von Römer
MUTSCHLER, BERNHARD
Volume 256 The Pastoral Epistles speak more than other early Christian scriptures about faith ( pistis ), and
2010. XVIII, 469 pages. they do it di erently than Paul does. An interpretation of all the records of faith (pistis word
family) shows that the scope of pistis in the Corpus Pastorale is huge. On the one hand, it is a
ISBN 978-3-16-150544-7 primary word, framing all references of Christian life, and on the other hand it is completely
cloth 119,00 € determined by the relation to Christ and/or God. Thus faith has an integrating character, and at
the same time it indicates the center of Christian existence. At the beginning of this rst
monograph about faith in the Pastoral Epistles, the author examines some fundamental terms,
such as faith, pistis, des/credere as well as the Corpus Pastorale, the Pastoral Epistles or the
TritoPaulines.
HEININGER, BERNHARD
Volume 255 The essays and studies in this volume deal with the question of how early Christianity was
2010. X, 423 pages. “inculturated” in its environment. This includes the essentials of this inculturation, such as for
example the quest for the historical Jesus as well as the discussion about Paul and his
ISBN 978-3-16-150546-1 environment. In addition, the author examines the imperial cult serving as one of the de nitive
cloth 109,00 € foils for the interpretation of the New Testament scriptures and continues the debate on the
status and the role of the genders in early Christianity. He also provides insight into the gradual
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development of rites and rituals as well as their reinterpretation in the incipient gnosis. On the
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whole, this volume presents a panorama of work on the history of religion in the eld of the
New Testament in a manner which is typical of the author and his understanding of exegesis.
Volume 254 Apocryphal Jesus traditions form a speci c area of multifaceted interpretations of Jesus' activity.
2010. XI, 798 pages. Quite often, these traditions are only preserved in unfamiliar languages and fragmentary
manuscripts. This volume presents a comprehensive survey of important texts from this area
ISBN 978-3-16-150147-0 from the perspective of well-known specialists in these texts. It collects a range of studies of
cloth 139,00 € Jesus traditions outside the New Testament from diverse languages and cultural traditions.
Widely discussed texts such as the Gospels of Thomas, Peter and Mary are considered, but also
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texts from less well-known languages and cultural milieus e.g. Syriac, Ethiopic or Slavonic
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traditions are taken into account. In this way a fascinating variety of ancient and medieval
receptions of Jesus' teaching emerges, which interprets it in new ways and adopts it to new
contexts.
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Jörg Frey/Jens Schröter: Jesus in apokryphen Evangelienüberlieferungen: Zum Thema und zur
Konzeption des vorliegenden Bandes
I. Einführung
Jens Schröter: Die apokryphen Evangelien und die Entstehung des neutestamentlichen Kanons
– Christoph Markschies: Was wissen wir über den Sitz im Leben der apokryphen Evangelien?
II. Beiträge zu Einzelschriften
Jörg Frey: Zur Vielgestaltigkeit judenchristlicher Evangelienüberlieferungen – Eckhard Rau:
Weder gefälscht noch authentisch? Überlegungen zum Status des geheimen
Markusevangeliums als Quelle des antiken Christentums – Eckhard Rau: Das Geheimnis des
Reiches Gottes. Die esoterische Rezeption der Lehre Jesu im geheimen Markusevangelium –
Tobias Nicklas: Das Petrusevangelium im Rahmen antiker Jesustraditionen – Ursula Ulrike
Kaiser: Jesus als Kind. Neuere Forschungen zur Jesusüberlieferung in den apokryphen
“Kindheitsevangelien” – Enno Edzard Popkes: Das Thomasevangelium als crux interpretum: die
methodischen Ursachen einer difusen Diskussionslage – Herbert Schmid: Zur Funktion der
Jesusüberlieferung im so genannten Philippusevangelium – Esther de Boer: Followers of Mary
Magdalene and contemporary philosophy. Belief in Jesus according to the Gospel of Mary –
Joost L. Hagen: Ein anderer Kontext für die Berliner und Straßburger “Evangelienfragmente”.
Das “Evangelium des Erlösers” und andere “Apostelevangelien” in der koptischen Literatur –
Gregor Wurst: Das Problem der Datierung der Sophia Jesu Christi und des Eugnostosbriefes –
Uwe-Karsten Plisch: Judasevangelium und Judasgedicht
III. Übergreifende Themen und Zusammenhänge
James A. Kelho er: 'Gospel' as a Literary Title in Early Christianity and the Question of What Is
(and Is Not) a 'Gospel' in Canons of Scholarly Literature – Judith Hartenstein:
Autoritätskonstellation in apokryphen und kanonischen Evangelien – Karen L. King: Toward a
Discussion of the Category 'Gnosis/Gnosticism': The Case of the Epistle of Peter to Philip – Peter
Gemeinhardt: Magier, Weiser, Gott. Das Bild Jesu bei paganen antiken Autoren
IV. Jesusüberlieferung in unterschiedlichen Sprachkreisen
Peter Nagel: Apokryphe Jesusworte in der koptischen Überlieferung – Cornelia B. Horn/Robert
R. Phenix Jr.: Apocryphal Gospels in Syriac and Related Texts O ering Traditions about Jesus –
Igor Dorfmann-Lazarev: La transmission de l'apocryphe de l'Enfance de Jésus en Arménie –
Cornelia B. Horn: Apocryphal Gospels in Arabic, or Some Complications on the Road to
Traditions about Jesus – Tedros Abraha/Daniel Assefa: Apocryphal Gospels in the Ethiopic
Apocryphal Tradition – Christfried Böttrich: Apokryphe Jesusüberlieferungen in slawischen
Texten – Martin McNamara: Jesus in (Early) Irish Apocryphal Gospel Traditions
Volume 253 The seventh and nal volume of Martin Hengel's “Selected Essays” contains 32 texts, among
2010. XXIX, 776 pages. which two are hitherto unpublished. The rst section includes the small monograph on “Christ
and Power,” a new and programmatic essay on Heilsgeschichte (salvation history), as well as
ISBN 978-3-16-150201-9 re ections on New Testament methodology. The second section is devoted to biographical
cloth 199,00 € sketches and investigations into the history of the discipline. The articles on Kurt Aland, Elias
Bickerman, Henry Chadwick, Joseph Barber Lightfoot and Günther Zuntz are particularly
comprehensive. Some small contributions to the author's own scholarly vita conclude the
essays. Jörg Frey continues the author's bibliography. An alphabetical listing of the essays
contained in the seven volumes of the “Selected Essays” and extensive indexes on Volumes V
to VII complete the volume.
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Heilsgeschichte – The Prologue of the Gospel of John as the Gateway to Christological Truth –
Christological Titles in Early Christianity. The Cruci ed Son of God – Die Torheit des Kreuzes –
“Was ist der Mensch?” Erwägungen zur biblischen Anthropologie heute – Christus und die
Macht – Die Macht Christi und die Ohnmacht der Christen. Zur Problematik einer “Politischen
Theologie” in der Geschichte der Kirche – Das Gebet im Neuen Testament (Rez. O. Cullmann) –
Judaism and Hellenism Revisited – Das urchristliche Schrifttum als jüdische Quelle und das
Problem der Trennung zwischen Juden und Christen – Aufgaben der Neutestamentlichen
Wissenschaft – Eine junge theologische Disziplin in der Krise – Kein Steinbruch für Ideologien.
Zentrale Aufgaben neutestamentlicher Exegese – Theologie als Politikum? (Rez. W. Teichert) –
Bekennen und Bekenntnis – Laudatio Kurt Aland – Otto Bauernfeind. 14. 1. 1889–26.12.1972 –
Laudatio für Schalom Ben-Chorin zur Verleihung des Preises Bibel und Kultur – Elias
Bickermann. Erinnerungen an einen großen Althistoriker aus St. Petersburg – Mysterion und
Wahrheit. Professor Alexander Böhlig zum 60. Geburtstag – Günther Bornkamm. 8. 10. 1950–18.
2. 1990 – Sir Henry Chadwick als Patristiker und anglikanischer Theologe – Joachim Jeremias –
Der protestantische Rebell. Zum neunzigsten Geburtstag des Neutestamentlers Ernst Käsemann
– Bischof Lightfoot und die Tübinger Schule – Ein Leben für die Bibel. Zum Tod von Prof. D.
Otto Michel – Adolf Schlatter – Julius Wellhausens Evangelienkommentare – Günther Zuntz –
Antrittsrede vor der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften – A Gentile in the Wilderness.
My Encounter with Jews and Judaism – Schritte zur Selbsthilfe. Stiftungen von
Universitätslehrern für ihr eigenes Fach und ihre Fakultät – Ansprache am 14. Dezember 2006
am Ende der akademischen Feier zum 80. Geburtstag
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Allgemeines und Geschichte Emanuel Tov : What is the Septuagint? – Adrian Schenker : Warum
wurde die Tora im 3. Jahrhundert in Alexandrien auf griechisch übersetzt? Eine Prüfung der
bisherigen Erklärungen und eine neue Antwort – Gilles Dorival: New Light about the Origin of
the Septuagint? – Armin Lange: Textliche Standardisierung in der griechischen Texttradition und
der Bibliothek von Alexandria – Arie van der Kooij: The Old Greek of Isaiah and Other
Prophecies in Egypt of the Time – Johannes Engels: Syrien, Phönikien und Judäa in den
Geographika Strabons von Amaseia (Strab. Geog. 16,2,1–46)
Textgeschichte
Siegfried Kreuzer: Übersetzung – Revision – Überlieferung. Probleme und Aufgaben in den
Geschichtsbüchern – Martin Karrer: Codex Sinaiticus Judges – Robert V. Hiebert: Establishing
the Textual History of Greek 4 Maccabees – Marcus Sigismund/Ulrich Schmid/Martin Karrer:
Textgeschichtliche Beobachtungen zu den Zusätzen in den Septuaginta-Psalmen – Michael N.
van der Meer: The Question of the Literary Dependence of the Greek Isaiah upon the Greek
Psalter Revisited – Peter Gentry: Issues in the Text-History of LXX Ecclesiastes – Heinz-Josef
Fabry: “Der Herr macht meine Schritte sicher” (Hab 3,19 Barb.) – Die Versio Barberini, eine
liturgische Sondertradition von Hab 3 – Gert J. Steyn: Recently Discovered New Testament
Papyri and their Value in the Reconstruction of LXX Texts – Martin Meiser: Hieronymus als
Textkritiker – Cameron Boyd-Taylor: The Greek Bible in Byzantine Judaism. Evidence from the
Margins of Christian Manuscripts – Marcus Sigismund: Text- und theologiegeschichtliche
Anmerkungen zu den LXX-Zitaten in der gotischen Bibelübersetzung
Lexikographie und Übersetzungstechnik
Takamitsu Muraoka: From the Desk of a Septuagint Lexicographer – Anna Passoni dell'Acqua:
Translating as a Means of Interpreting: The Septuagint and Translation in Ptolemaic Egypt –
Christoph Kugelmeier: 'Voces biblicae' oder 'voces communes'? Zum Sprachgebrauch der
Septuaginta im Lichte neuerer Papyrusforschungen – Hans Ausloos /Bénédicte Lemmelijn:
Content Related Criteria in Characterising the LXX Translation Technique – Jan Joosten: “Al tiqré”
as a Hermeneutic Device and the Septuagint Translation – Jong-Hoon Kim: Die griechische
Übersetzung für db[ in Samuel- und Königebücher – Eberhard Bons: Seltene Wörter in der
Septuaginta des Amosbuches – Pierre-Maurice Bogaert: Baal au féminin et les divinités
féminines dans Jérémie LXX – Katrin Hauspie: The Reception of the Septuagint-version of
Ezekiel by Theodoret of Cyrrhus: a Philological Approach
Theologie und Religionsgeschichte
Martin Rösel: Tempel und Tempellosigkeit. Der Umgang mit dem Heiligtum in der Pentateuch-
LXX – Helmut Utzschneider: Die Septuaginta als Erzählerin – Beobachtungen an der
Exoduserzählung – Natalio Fernández Marcos: Jephtah's Daughter in the Old Greek – Philippe
Hugo: Abner der Königsmacher versus David den gesalbten König – Beate Ego: Zur religiösen
Vorstellungswelt in den “Zusätzen zu Ester” – Albert Pietersma: Psalm 15(16) in Greek: Its
Production and Reception – Mario Cimosa: Angels, Demons and the Devil in the Book of Job
(LXX) – William R. Loader: The Seductress: Image and Reality in Proverbs and Ben Sira, Hebrew
and Greek – Cécile Dogniez: La necromancie dans la Septante d'Isaïe – Johann Cook:
Interpreting the Septuagint – Exegesis, Theology and/or Religionsgeschichte? – Timothy McLay:
Why not a Theology of the Septuagint?
Wirkungsgeschichte
Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer: Philo und die Septuaginta – Mogens Müller: Josephus und die
Septuaginta – Cilliers Breytenbach: LXX Jes 53,6.12 und die urchristliche Hingabeformel – Jan
Dochhorn: Das Testament Hiobs als Produkt narrativer Exegese. Eine Studie zur
Wirkungsgeschichte des griechischen und hebräischen Hiobbuchs – Jean-Marie Auwers: The
Greek Song of Songs as Found and Interpreted in the Exegetical Catenae – Riemer Roukema:
Patristic Interpretation of Micah – Wolfgang Kraus: Erträge der Tagung und das geplante
Handbuch zur Septuaginta
MOLL, SEBASTIAN
Volume 249 This collection of essays presents the papers given at the Fourth European Orthodox-Western
2009. XIII, 483 pages. Symposium of Biblical Scholars in Sambata de Sus, Romania. The Symposium is part of the
activities of the Eastern Europe Liaison Committee of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas . The
ISBN 978-3-16-150102-9 main topics of the essays are prayer in late Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity,
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Father” in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke and in the Jesus tradition. In the second section,
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the volume includes additional studies on prayer in ancient Judaism, the New Testament and in
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the early church traditions. These essays deal with prayer in the Gospels of Luke and John, the
Book of Revelation, ancient Hellenistic Judaism, early Christian martyr traditions, and in the
Church Fathers (Aphrahat, John Chrysostom).
Volume 248 This volume combines the contributions to a conference held in honor of Martin Hengel on the
2009. XXIII, 834 pages. problem of the history of salvation. In more than 30 articles, the authors discuss the issue in its
exegetical and theological dimensions. The subjects range from the Hebrew Bible, Josephus,
ISBN 978-3-16-150110-4 Philo, Qumran and the rabbis, including the major New Testament writers, the Greco-Roman
cloth 199,00 € world, Irenaeus and the Gnostics Augustine and Luther to the modern interpreters such as Kant
and Hamann, von Hofmann, Bultmann, Löwith, Rosenstock-Huessy and Pannenberg. The aim
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of this volume is to take a new look at the long-neglected issue of the history of salvation and
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the fundamental relationship between history and theology.
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Einführung
Jörg Frey, Stefan Krauter, Hermann Lichtenberger: Einführung – Martin Hengel: Heilsgeschichte
Altes Testament und Antikes Judentum
Bernd Janowski: Vergegenwärtigung und Wiederholung. Anmerkungen zu G. von Rads Konzept
der “Heilsgeschichte” – Joachim Schaper: “Dann sollst du anheben und sagen vor dem HERRN,
deinem Gott …”: Heil, Geschichte und Gedächtnis im Deuteronomium – Anna Maria Schwemer:
Die Gottesherrschaft bei Josephus – Bernhard Mutschler: Geschichte, Heil und Unheil bei
Flavius Josephus am Beispiel der Tempelzerstörung. Zur Komposition von Jos. bell. 6,285–315 –
Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer: Heilsgeschichte bei Philo? Die Aufnahme der Zweigeisterlehre in QE I 23
– Marc Philonenko: La symbolique du noir et du blanc dans la vision de l'histoire de
l'apocalyptique – Beate Ego: Geschichte im Horizont der göttlichen Zuwendung. Überlegungen
zur Relation von Heil und Geschichte im rabbinischen Judentum – Hermann Lichtenberger:
Geschichte und Heilsgeschichte in der Damaskusschrift – Daniel Schwartz: From Moses' Song to
Mattathias' Speech. On “Zeal for the Law” and Heilsgeschichte in the Second Century BCE
Griechisch-römische Perspektiven
Thomas Szlezák: Weltgeschehen mit und ohne Götter. Griechische Vorstellungen über die
Präsenz des Göttlichen im geschichtlichen Prozess – Dieter Timpe: Domitian als Christenfeind
und die Tradition der Verfolgerkaiser – Stefan Krauter: “Tanti fuit” – Ein römischer Beitrag zu
Problemen heilsgeschichtlicher Theologie – Hans Dieter Betz: Plutarch über das leere Grab des
Numa Pompilius
Neues Testament
Reinhard Feldmeier: Gott und die Zeit – Ulrike Mittmann-Richert: Thesen zur
o enbarungsgeschichtlichen Grundlegung der Christologie – Christian Grappe: De le Création à
la Résurrection et à la Nouvelle Création: lectures et relectures de Genèse 2,7 – Friedrich
Avemarie: Heilsgeschichte und Lebensgeschichte bei Paulus – James D.G. Dunn: The Book of
Acts as Salvation History – Roland Deines: Das Erkennen von Gottes Handeln in der Geschichte
bei Matthäus – Hermut Löhr: Geschichtliches Denken im Hebräerbrief – Jörg Frey: Die
Fleischwerdung des Wortes: Die Geschichtlichkeit des Heils nach dem Johannesevangelium
Patristik und Reformation
Christoph Markschies: Welche Funktion hat der Mythos in den gnostischen Systemen? Oder:
“Ein gescheiterter Denkversuch zum Thema 'Heil und Geschichte'” – Winrich Löhr:
Heilsgeschichte und Universalgeschichte im antiken Christentum – Torsten Krannich: “Gott, der
du es durch die Fülle deines Erbarmens gut mit uns meintest (haer. 3,6,4). Heil bei Irenäus von
Lyon – Volker Drecoll: Heil und Geschichte in der Paulusauslegung Augustins – Matthieu
Arnold: Dieu, maître de l'histoire dans la correspondance de Martin Luther – Volker Leppin: “..
in diesen letzten Zeiten”. Gottes Geschichtswirken und Gottes Heilswirken bei Martin Luther
Neuzeitliche Theologiegeschichte
Oswald Bayer: Scheidekunst und Ehekunst. Glaube und Geschichte bei Kant und Hamann –
Johannes Wischmeyer: Heilsgeschichte im Zeitalter des Historismus. Das geschichtstheologische
Programm J.C.K. Hofmanns – Fritz Herrenbrück: Heilsgeschichte bei Karl Löwith und Eugen
Rosenstock-Huessy – Klaus W. Müller: Rudolf Bultmann und die Heilsgeschichte – Christine
Axt-Piscalar: O enbarung als Geschichte. Die Neubegründung der Geschichtstheologie in der
Volume 247 Using a carefully de ned approach to historical Jesus studies and historical method, this
2009. XVII, 931 pages. collection of essays examines twelve key events in the life of Jesus that were part of a decade-
long collaborative research project. Each essay examines the case for the event's authenticity
ISBN 978-3-16-150144-9 and then explores the social and cultural background to the event to provide an understanding
cloth 189,00 € of the event's historical signi cance. The rst six events are related to the public ministry
context of Jesus, mostly associated with his Galilean ministry, while latter six events involve his
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nal days in Jerusalem. The nal essay closes with suggestions about how these events cohere
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and what they can tell us about what Jesus did.
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Darrell L. Bock/Robert L. Webb: Introduction to Key Events and Actions in the Life of the
Historical Jesus – Robert L. Webb: The Historical Enterprise and Historical Jesus Research –
Robert L. Webb: Jesus' Baptism by John: Its Historicity and Signi cance – Craig A. Evans:
Exorcisms and the Kingdom: Inaugurating the Kingdom of God and Defeating the Kingdom of
Satan – Scot McKnight: Jesus and the Twelve – Craig L. Blomberg: The Authenticity and
Signi cance of Jesus' Table Fellowship with Sinners – Donald A. Hagner : Jesus and the Synoptic
Sabbath Controversies – Michael J. Wilkins: Peter's Declaration concerning Jesus' Identity in
Caesarea Philippi – Brent Kinman: Jesus' Royal Entry into Jerusalem – Klyne R. Snodgrass: The
Temple Incident – I. Howard Marshall: The Last Supper – Darrell L. Bock: Blasphemy and the
Jewish Examination of Jesus – Robert L. Webb: The Roman Examination and Cruci xion of
Jesus: Their Historicity and Implications – Grant R. Osborne: Jesus' Empty Tomb and His
Appearance in Jerusalem – Darrell L. Bock: Key Events in the Life of the Historical Jesus: A
Summary
Volume 246 Since the classic studies of early Christian pseudepigraphy in the 1960s and 70s, pseudonymity
2009. XII, 902 pages. has been a vital question of New Testament scholarship. Yet no comprehensive, new work
taking into consideration the many recent developments in the eld has been published. Today
ISBN 978-3-16-150042-8 scholarship demands exacting discussions of ancient parallels, categorizing method and type of
cloth 139,00 € authorial ction and addressing respective functions and legacies. The present volume meets
this demand through its examination of a wide range of pseudonymous authorial
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constructions from Early Judaism to the Greek and Roman world. It features treatments of
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apocalyptic, Qumran, wisdom and apocryphal literature as well as the ancient letter novel while
maintaining a focus on New Testament epistolary literature. The volume covers all NT texts
commonly viewed as pseudonymous as well as Hebrews. Its chief aim is to update respected
treatments of the past with a fresh awareness of the immense variety of texts and strategies.
Volume 245 Der vorliegende Band enthält die Vorträge von Wissenschaftlern der drei theologischen
2009. VIII, 252 pages. Fakultäten zu Strasbourg, Tübingen und Uppsala, die anläßlich des fünften Symposiums in
Uppsala gehalten wurden. Thema dieses Symposiums war Der Tag Gottes / Le jour de Dieu.
ISBN 978-3-16-150068-8 Der Begri “Tag Gottes” hat im allgemeinen einen eschatologischen Bedeutungsinhalt, kann
cloth 74,00 € jedoch auch anders aufgefasst werden. Die behandelten Themen erstrecken sich über einen
langen Zeitraum: von der altägyptischen Periode bis ins skandinavische Mittelalter. Wenn auch
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Judentum und Christentum im Blickpunkt des Interesses stehen, so werden auch Probleme und
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Vorstellungen im Zoroastrismus und in der ägyptischen Religion aufgegri en.
Volume 244 Modern social psychology has devoted a signi cant share of its resources to the study of
2009. XVI, 317 pages. human prejudice. Most research to date has focused on those groups that exhibit prejudice.
However, a number of recent studies have begun to investigate prejudice from the perspective
ISBN 978-3-16-149961-6 of its “targets.” These studies have shown prejudice to be a powerful stressor that places
cloth 89,00 € unique and costly demands on its targets. They have also identi ed a number of strategies that
targets of prejudice use to cope with their predicaments. These ndings hold real promise for
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scholars of early Christianity, for not only were early Christians frequently the targets of
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religious prejudice – they were to become its perpetrators soon enough! – but much of what
they wrote sought either directly or indirectly to address this problem. In this study, Paul A.
Holloway applies the ndings of social psychology to the early Christian pseudepigraphon
known as 1 Peter. He argues that 1 Peter marks one of the earliest attempts by a Christian
author to craft a more or less comprehensive response to anti-Christian prejudice and its
outcomes. Unlike later Apologists, however, who also wrote in response to anti-Christian
prejudice, the author of 1 Peter does not seek to in uence directly the thoughts and actions of
those hostile to Christianity, but writes instead for his beleaguered coreligionists, consoling
them in their su ering and advising them on how to cope with popular prejudice and the
persecution it engendered.
KRAUTER, STEFAN
Volume 243 Due to its reception history, the exhortation to be subject to governing authorities in Rom
2009. XI, 354 pages. 13:1–7 is one of the most contested passages in the Pauline epistles. Stefan Krauter presents
the rst exegetical monograph to interpret the text as a part of Neronian political discourse.
ISBN 978-3-16-150099-2 Paul takes up central motifs of Graeco-Roman political ideology of his time, as well as
cloth 99,00 € traditions of Jewish political thought. Rom 13:1–7 not only advises Roman Christians to avoid
political turmoil but also legitimizes governing authorities as installed by God in order to
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promote the moral good. It is further argued that it is in no way possible to deduce from this
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text a Christian political ethics for today.
TELLBE, MIKAEL
Christ-Believers in Ephesus
A Textual Analysis of Early Christian Identity Formation in a Local Perspective
LINDEMANN, ANDREAS
Volume 241 In the four chapters contained in this work, Andreas Lindemann presents 16 studies of the
2009. VIII, 422 pages. Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. In the rst chapter, he interprets central texts in the
Gospel according to Mark. The second chapter deals with the Q source, parallel texts in the
ISBN 978-3-16-150041-1 Gospel of Luke and Acts (speeches, miracle stories, meal stories) and texts about Christian life in
cloth 114,00 € Jerusalem and the beginnings of the mission to the Gentiles. In the third chapter, the author
focuses on theological problems in the Gospel of John, the relationship of the community to
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the “world,” the signi cance of Moses and of biblical law. The book concludes with studies on
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the question of a “theology of the synoptic gospels,” the theological exegesis of miracle stories
and the image of Jesus in the gospels, in particular regarding Jesus' relationship to the people
outside of Israel. Each chapter contains a survey of the recent discussion of the topics since the
rst publication of the studies. The intention of the exegetical work is to show how it can
contribute to theology and to church life.
BACKHAUS, KNUT
Volume 240 This volume includes thirteen articles on the interpretation of Hebrews written between 1993
2009. VIII, 344 pages. and 2009. They focus on the concept of God, Christology, the intertextual and gurative modes
of generating and developing biblical theology, the relationship between Israel and the church,
ISBN 978-3-16-150027-5 the history of Christian hope and anxiety and the ethical foundation of Christian sociality. The
cloth 89,00 € Epistle to the Hebrews shows the connection between these areas in the rst sentence: God's
self communication in Israel's history of promise, completed and guaranteed in the Christ
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drama. Thus the book presents the multifaceted image of a pioneer of theology who has often
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been underestimated by the church and by scholars. Biblically oriented, thoughtful, rhetorically
skilled and (contrary to many a prejudice) practically competent, Hebrews explores the
“speaking God” in order to de ne and deepen Christian identity in the crisis of its liminal
period.
Volume 238 The widely-used division of ethics in New Testament writings into the categories “indicative and
2009. XIII, 386 pages. imperative” does not withstand a critical examination of the text. Hence the authors of this
volume attempt to go beyond the indicative and imperative to describe and explain these
ISBN 978-3-16-149997-5 ethics. They reveal that the New Testament texts put forth very di erent justi cations for the
cloth 99,00 € right conduct or the good in New Testament texts and that a complex methodological approach
is necessary in order to illustrate these arguments and their backgrounds.
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Neutestamentliche Ethik im Dialog mit Ethiken im Vor- und Umfeld des Neuen Testaments
Maximilian Forschner: Das Selbst- und Weltverhältnis des Weisen. Über die stoische
Begründung des Guten und Wertvollen – Hermut Löhr: Elemente eudämonistischer Ethik im
Neuen Testament? – Manfred Lang: Lebenskunst und Ethos. Beobachtungen zu Plutarch,
Seneca, Philo von Alexandrien und dem 1. Petrusbrief- Eckart Otto: Narrative Begründungen
von Ethos in der Ethik des Alten und Neuen Testaments – Eckart Reinmuth: Das Alter würdigen.
Antike Anerkennungsdiskurse und Neues Testament – Christoph Horn: Der Zeitbegri der
antiken Moralphilosophie und das Zeitverständnis des Neues Testaments
Begründungsstrukturen bei Paulus
Udo Schnelle: Paulus und Epiktet – zwei ethische Modelle – Manuel Vogel: Ob Tugend lehrbar
sei. Stimmen und Gegenstimmen im hellenistischen Judentum mit einem Ausblick auf Paulus –
Christof Landmesser: Begründungsstrukturen paulinischer Ethik – David G. Horrell: Particular
Identity and Common Ethics. Re ections on the Foundations and Content of Pauline Ethics in 1
Corinthians 5 – Friedrich Wilhelm Horn: Die Darstellung und Begründung der Ethik des
Apostels Paulus in der new perspective
Begründungsstrukturen in den Evangelien, im Jakobusbrief und in der Alten Kirche
Ruben Zimmermann: Die Ethico-Ästhetik der Gleichnisse Jesu. Ethik durch literarische Ästhetik
am Beispiel der Parabeln im Matthäus-Evangelium – Troels Engberg-Pedersen: Giving and
Doing. The Philosophical Coherence of the Sermon on the Plain – Rainer Hirsch-Luipold:
Prinzipiell-theologische Ethik in der johanneischen Literatur – Matthias Konradt: Werke als
Handlungsdimension des Glaubens. Erwägungen zum Verhältnis von Theologie und Ethik im
Jakobusbrief – Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr: Ethik und Anthropologie nach dem Jakobusbrief. Eine
Skizze – Ulrich Volp: Beobachtungen zur antiken Kritik an den Begründungszusammenhängen
christlicher Ethik
BOVON, FRANÇOIS
WOLTER, MICHAEL
Volume 236 Michael Wolter presents studies on central themes of the mission of Jesus, the theology of Paul
2009. X, 539 pages. the apostle and the theology of history in Luke-Acts. He demonstrates that there is a distinct
theology continuity among Jesus, Paul and Luke. At the same time, the studies show that rst
ISBN 978-3-16-149903-6 Paul and then Luke vary in the subjects they emphasized in order to reformulate the particular
cloth 129,00 € character of the Christian faith for the Christian communities in their own time. The author sees
Jesus' claim to be the authentic representative of God's salvi c care of Israel as the center of
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Jesus' mission. Paul develops the theological concept of a Christian identity and of a
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corresponding Christian ethos which are based exclusively on the faith in Jesus Christ, and Luke
endeavors to explain the history of the Jewish-Christian parting of the ways as an integral part
of the history of Israel. The author concludes the book with comprehensive studies on
apocalypticism, the history of the concept of law, and the theology of sin.
WOLTER, MICHAEL
Volume 236 Michael Wolter presents studies on central themes of the mission of Jesus, the theology of Paul
2009; unrevised student the apostle and the theology of history in Luke-Acts. He demonstrates that there is a distinct
edition 2017. X, 539 pages. theology continuity among Jesus, Paul and Luke.
ISBN 978-3-16-154498-9 “[This] volume contains seminal articles that make valuable contributions to the study of the
paper 49,00 € theology and ethos of the early church.”
James W. Thompson in Religious Studies Review 36 (2010), p. 148
“[The] gathering together (and updating) of this material shows that Wolter's substantial work
needs more systematically to be drawn into scholarly discourse of Anglo-American scholarship
than has generally been the case.”
Peter Oakes in Journal for the Study of the New Testament 33/5 (2011), p. 28
Hebrews as Pseudepigraphon
The History and Significance of the Pauline Attribution of Hebrews
Volume 235 The history of scholarship on Hebrews attests a tension between the originality and Pauline
2009. XVII, 287 pages. character of its epistolary postscript (13:20–25). Generally speaking, scholars accepting the
postscript's originality reject its Pauline character, while those rejecting its originality accept its
ISBN 978-3-16-149826-8 reliance on Paul's letters. The Pauline character of the postscript is especially problematic for
cloth 89,00 € implying Paul's authorship of the book-a thesis that is all but dispensed with today. Clare K.
Rothschild argues that if Hebrews's postscript is both original and imitative of Paul's letters, and
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if such imitation on the part of the author of Hebrews deliberately identi es the author as Paul,
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the entire book of Hebrews merits consideration as a pseudepigraphon.
Examining Hebrews from this perspective, Rothschild makes the case that neither the postscript
nor the rest of Hebrews was composed de novo . Rather, it deliberately adopts words and
phrases-including citations from the Jewish scriptures-from a collection of Pauline materials, in
order to imply Paul's authorship of a message that stands in continuity with esteemed Pauline
traditions. Furthermore, the longstanding tradition of Hebrews's Pauline attribution suggests
that it never circulated independently of other works attributed to Paul but was composed to
amplify an early corpus Paulinum . This is the rst ever monograph to examine the history of
Hebrews' Pauline attribution and the signi cance of this attribution for our understanding of
the book and its author's indebtedness to Pauline traditions.
HENGEL, MARTIN
Volume 234 Volume VI of Martin Hengel's 'Selected Essays' contains 17 texts written over a period of 36
2008. XII, 652 pages. years between 1971 and 2007. They focus on aspects of Lukan historiography as the basis for
our knowledge of early Christianity. However, the volume also contains studies of the origins
ISBN 978-3-16-149509-0 of gnosis, the mission of the early church, the early history of Christianity and the history of
cloth 194,00 € Christian society as well as cruci xion in antiquity. All the texts have been checked and
additions have been made to some of them. They represent a part of the author's scholarly
work in the period mentioned. The nal volume of the 'Selected Essays,' Volume VII, which
contains historical-theological articles, biographical sketches and detailed indices of Volumes V
to VII is in progress and its planned publication date is 2009.
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Zur urchristlichen Geschichtsschreibung – Die Ursprünge der christlichen Mission – Die Anfänge
der urchristlichen Mission (Rez. von H. Kasting) – Der Historiker Lukas und die Geographie
Palästinas in der Apostelgeschichte – ?Ioudaiva in der geographischen Liste Apg 2,9–11 und
Syrien als “Großjudäa” – Der Jude Paulus und sein Volk. Zu einem neuen Acta-Kommentar (Rez.
von J. Jervell, Die Apostelgeschichte, KEK 3, Göttingen 1998) – Der Lukasprolog und seine
Augenzeugen: Die Apostel, Petrus und die Frauen – Problems of a History of Earliest
Christianity – Überlegungen zu einer Geschichte des frühesten Christentums im 1. und 2.
Jahrhundert – Eigentum und Reichtum in der frühen Kirche. Aspekte einer frühchristlichen
Sozialgeschichte – Die Arbeit im frühen Christentum – Königsherrschaft Gottes und himmlischer
Kult (zusammen mit A. M. Schwemer) – Qumran und das frühe Christentum – Die Heiden – Die
“auserwählte Herrin”, die “Braut”, die “Mutter” und die “Gottesstadt – Christological Titles in
Early Christianity – Die Ursprünge der Gnosis und das Urchristentum – Mors turpissima crucis.
Die Kreuzigung in der antiken Welt und die “Torheit” des “Wortes vom Kreuz”
Volume 234 Volume VI of Martin Hengel's 'Selected Essays' contains 17 texts written over a period of 36
2008; unrevised student years between 1971 and 2007. They focus on aspects of Lukan historiography as the basis for
edition 2011. XII, 652 pages. our knowledge of early Christianity. However, the volume also contains studies of the origins
of gnosis, the mission of the early church, the early history of Christianity and the history of
ISBN 978-3-16-150849-3 Christian society as well as cruci xion in antiquity. All the texts have been checked and
sewn paper 49,00 € additions have been made to some of them. They represent a part of the author's scholarly
work in the period mentioned.
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Zur urchristlichen Geschichtsschreibung – Die Ursprünge der christlichen Mission – Die Anfänge
der urchristlichen Mission (Rez. von H. Kasting) – Der Historiker Lukas und die Geographie
Palästinas in der Apostelgeschichte – Ioudaiva in der geographischen Liste Apg 2,9–11 und
Syrien als “Großjudäa” – Der Jude Paulus und sein Volk. Zu einem neuen Acta-Kommentar (Rez.
von J. Jervell, Die Apostelgeschichte, KEK 3, Göttingen 1998) – Der Lukasprolog und seine
Augenzeugen: Die Apostel, Petrus und die Frauen – Problems of a History of Earliest
Christianity – Überlegungen zu einer Geschichte des frühesten Christentums im 1. und 2.
Jahrhundert – Eigentum und Reichtum in der frühen Kirche. Aspekte einer frühchristlichen
Sozialgeschichte – Die Arbeit im frühen Christentum – Königsherrschaft Gottes und himmlischer
Kult (zusammen mit A. M. Schwemer) – Qumran und das frühe Christentum – Die Heiden – Die
“auserwählte Herrin”, die “Braut”, die “Mutter” und die “Gottesstadt – Die Ursprünge der Gnosis
und das Urchristentum – Mors turpissima crucis. Die Kreuzigung in der antiken Welt und die
“Torheit” des “Wortes vom Kreuz”
BAUCKHAM, RICHARD
Volume 233 This is a collection of twenty-four essays by Richard Bauckham rst published between 1976
2008. VI, 548 pages. and 2008, some of which have been updated for this volume. Many aspects of the literature
and thought of early Judaism are covered, including life after death, the provenance of the
ISBN 978-3-16-149614-1 Pseudepigrapha, the Jewish apocalypses, the book of Tobit, the Horarium of Adam, and the
cloth 149,00 € Contra Apionem of Josephus. There are discussions of 'the parting of the ways' between early
Judaism and early Christianity and of the relevance of early Jewish literature for the study of the
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New Testament. Other essays throw light on speci c aspects or texts of early Christianity by
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relating them to their early Jewish context. These include studies of the delay of the parousia,
the restoration of Israel in Luke-Acts, and the use of Latin names by Paul and other Jews in the
early Christian movement. The essays in this volume result from the author's conviction,
throughout his career, that the New Testament texts can only be understood adequately
through wide-ranging and detailed study of the Judaism of the late Second Temple period.
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Introduction – The Martyrdom of Enoch and Elijah: Jewish or Christian? – Enoch and Elijah in
the Coptic Apocalypse of Elijah – The Rise of Apocalyptic – The Delay of the Parousia – A Note
on a Problem in the Greek Version of 1 Enoch 1:9 – The Son of Man: 'A Man in my Position' or
'Someone'? – The Apocalypses in J. H. Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha – Pseudo-
Volume 232 George H. van Kooten o ers a radical contextualization of Paul's view of man within the
2008. XXIV, 444 pages. Graeco-Roman discourse of his day. On the one hand, important anthropological terminology
such as “image of God” and “spirit” derives from the Jewish creation accounts of Genesis 1–2.
ISBN 978-3-16-149778-0 On the other hand, this terminology appears to be compatible with re ections of Graeco-
cloth 129,00 € Roman philosophers on man as the image of God and on man's mind, and is supplemented
with Platonic concepts such as “the inner man.” For this reason, the author traces the
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development of Paul's anthropology against the background of both ancient Judaism and
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ancient philosophy. Although he takes his starting point from Jewish texts, and is not out of
tune with particular Jewish thoughts about the close relation between man and God, Paul, like
Philo of Alexandria, seems to owe a lot to contemporary philosophical anthropology. Paul's
view, for instance, that man needs to be “transformed into the image of God” lacks Jewish
antecedents, but re ects the pagan philosophical notion of man's assimilation to God. George
H. van Kooten emphasizes that it is no longer possible to deny the relevance of a Greek context
for Paul's view of man, and argues that Paul should be understood in the wake of the 1st cent.
BC introduction of a comprehensive Platonic doctrine of man's assimilation to God through
virtue. Paul's anthropology, which calls for inner transformation and is universally applicable,
criticizes the super cial values of the sophistic movement in Corinth and the anthropomorphic
images of the gods, and o ers a strategy to overcome the ethnic tensions which divide the
Christian community in Rome.
Volume 231 Whereas previous methods of understanding Jesus' parables were strictly separated according
2008; unrevised student to history, literature and the aesthetics of reception, the authors of this book attempt to look at
edition 2011. XII, 688 pages. the various approaches together from the perspective of hermeneutics. Although the individual
contributors to the volume do represent di erent perspectives, the connection between the
ISBN 978-3-16-150850-9 various approaches can be perceived in this collection of essays, which are based on papers
sewn paper 79,00 € presented while working on the Compendium of the Parables of Jesus (edited by R.
Zimmermann, Gütersloh 2007) during the Conference on Parables in Bielefeld in October 2005
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and February 2006. In their articles, the authors seek to establish a dialogue with American
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research on parables.
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VAHRENHORST, MARTIN
Volume 229 E.A. Judge's collection of Augustan and New Testament essays explores the intersection of the
2008. XIX, 786 pages. social practices of the rst Christians in the eastern Mediterranean basin with the Roman world.
In the rst part of the collection, Judge examines the Augustan principate against the
ISBN 978-3-16-149310-2 competitive culture of the republican noble houses. Because of the unparalleled ascendancy of
cloth 164,00 € the Julian house, Augustus progressively acquired an eschatological aura as a ruler. The imperial
propaganda emphasized more his status than his o cial rank and presented him as the
culmination of the famous republican houses, replenishing their leadership with new blood.
These historical studies on Augustus and his times are invaluable not only for ancient
historians but also for New Testament scholars wishing to situate Paul's letters in their Julio-
Claudian context. The remainder of the collection is devoted to the collisions and social
perceptions that emerged as the rst Christians encountered their Jewish, Roman and Greek
neighbours in various situations. Tensions and misunderstandings were inevitable because of
the distinctive ethos of the rst believers, the 'novelty' of their beliefs and practices, and the
transformative impact of the house churches upon contemporary educational ideals and social
relations.
BALCH, DAVID L.
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Volume 226 The main point of emphasis in the book is that approaching the Christian movement's early
2008. VIII, 205 pages. history through investigating its identity helps us to understand how the followers of Jesus
developed from an intra-Jewish messianic renewal movement into a new religion with a major
ISBN 978-3-16-149674-5 Gentile membership and major di erences from its Jewish matrix – all in only a hundred years.
cloth 69,00 € Identity is not simply a collection of beliefs that was agreed upon by many rst-century
Christians. It is embedded, or rather, embodied in real life as participation in the founding
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myths (narrativized memory of and accepted teaching on Jesus), in cults and rituals as well as in
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ethical teaching and behavioral norms, crystallized into social relations and institutions. This is
a dynamic feedback process, full of con icts and di culties, both internal and caused by the
surrounding society and culture. The authors explore di erent aspects of identity, such as how
the Gospels' narrativization of the social memory shapes and is shaped by the identity of the
groups from which they emerge, how labels such as “Jewish” and “Christian” should and should
not be understood, the identity-forming role of behavioral norms in letters, and the interplay
between competing leadership ideals and the underlying unity of di erent Christian groups.
They also show that identity formation is not necessarily related to innovation in moral
teaching, nor averse to making use of ancient conventions of masculinity with their emphasis
on dominance.
Bengt Holmberg: Understanding the First Hundred Years of Christian Identity – Samuel
Byrskog: Memory and Identity in the Gospels: A New Perspective – Anders Runesson: The
Invention of Christian Identity: Paul, Ignatius, and Theodosius- Rikard Roitto: Behaving like a
Christ-Believer. A Cognitive Perspective on Identity and Behavior Norms in the Early Christ-
Movement – Mikael Tellbe: The Prototypical Christ-Believer. Early Christian Identity Formation
in Ephesus – Runar Thorsteinsson: The Role of Morality in the Rise of Roman Christianity –
Fredrik Ivarsson: Christian Identity as True Masculinity – Bengt Holmberg: Early Christian
identity – some conclusions
WEISS, HANS-FRIEDRICH
Volume 225 In dealing with the reception of the New Testament scriptures in the sources handed down by
2008; unchanged student early Christian gnosis, Hans-Friedrich Weiß shows the integration of early Christian writings into
edition 2010. IX, 587 pages. an authentic gnostic conceptual framework. Although the question of a pre-Christian gnosis,
which up to now had been a burden to researchers, cannot be answered unequivocally in this
ISBN 978-3-16-150659-8 matter using chronological data, it is in the end modi ed in the sense that early Christian
sewn paper 79,00 € second century gnosticism is not a secondary phenomenon compared to early Christianity; it is
an independent phenomenon of the history of religion in late antiquity. In the age of late
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ancient syncretism, its universal in uence was demonstrated in the speci cally gnostic
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reception of the authentic Christian tradition in the form of the New Testament scriptures.
HENGEL, MARTIN
Volume 224 Why does the church have four di erent written Gospels, although according to Paul there was
2008. XI, 420 pages. only one orally proclaimed Gospel from the very beginning? Martin Hengel attempts to answer
this question by showing how the collection of the four Gospels developed in the 2nd century
ISBN 978-3-16-149663-9 and by tracing their origins. The reading of these four Gospels, in addition to the texts of the
cloth 109,00 € Old Testament, during the church service played a decisive role in the collection and the
a rmation of these Gospels as part of the church canon. The author also deals with the
authors of the Gospels and the time in which they were written. He bases his study on the fact
that Mark was the rst to write a Gospel. It is very probable that Matthew, who wrote the later
Gospel, was familiar with the earlier Gospel according to Luke and that he used this. The
numerous minor agreements between Luke and Matthew against Mark make it reasonable to
suppose this hypothesis to be correct. This is the substantially enlarged German version of the
English book The Four Gospels and the One Gospel of Jesus Christ , translated by John
Bowden, published by SCM Press in the year 2000.
Volume 224 Why does the church have four di erent written Gospels, although according to Paul there was
2008; unrevised student only one orally proclaimed Gospel from the very beginning? Martin Hengel attempts to answer
edition 2011. XI, 420 pages. this question by showing how the collection of the four Gospels developed in the 2nd century
and by tracing their origins. The reading of these four Gospels, in addition to the texts of the
ISBN 978-3-16-151032-8 Old Testament, during the church service played a decisive role in the collection and the
paper 49,00 € a rmation of these Gospels as part of the church canon. The author also deals with the
authors of the Gospels and the time in which they were written. He bases his study on the fact
that Mark was the rst to write a Gospel. It is very probable that Matthew, who wrote the later
Gospel, was familiar with the earlier Gospel according to Luke and that he used this. The
numerous minor agreements between Luke and Matthew against Mark make it reasonable to
suppose this hypothesis to be correct.
This is the substantially enlarged German version of the English book The Four Gospels and the
One Gospel of Jesus Christ, translated by John Bowden, published by SCM Press in the year
2000.
HOFIUS, OTFRIED
Exegetische Studien
Volume 223 In this volume, Otfried Ho us presents a collection of studies on central texts of the Gospels,
2008. XI, 365 pages. Paul's Epistles and the Septuagint as well as on basic themes in New Testament theology and
hermeneutics. Among other things, he deals with the christological-soteriological testimony to
ISBN 978-3-16-149605-9 the major miracle stories in Mark 9:14–29 and John 11:1–44, the Pauline view of the law,
cloth 99,00 € justi cation, reconciliation, the Holy Communion and the resurrection of the dead, the biblical
concept of the essence and the signi cance of the apostles of Jesus Christ and the statements
in the New Testament about community leadership and the governing body of the church. The
essays attempt to combine philological textual understanding and theological interpretation in
an appropriate manner and in doing so show that understanding of New Testament
scholarship which is the special subject of two of the essays in this volume.
HOFIUS, OTFRIED
Exegetische Studien
Volume 223 In this volume, Otfried Ho us presents a collection of studies on central texts of the Gospels,
2008; unchanged student Paul's Epistles and the Septuagint as well as on basic themes in New Testament theology and
edition 2011. XI, 365 pages. hermeneutics. Among other things, he deals with the christological-soteriological testimony to
the major miracle stories in Mark 9:14–29 and John 11:1–44, the Pauline view of the law,
ISBN 978-3-16-150803-5 justi cation, reconciliation, the Holy Communion and the resurrection of the dead, the biblical
paper 39,00 € concept of the essence and the signi cance of the apostles of Jesus Christ and the statements
in the New Testament about community leadership and the governing body of the church. The
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essays attempt to combine philological textual understanding and theological interpretation in
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an appropriate manner and in doing so show that understanding of New Testament
scholarship which is the special subject of two of the essays in this volume.
Volume 222 The resurrection of Jesus plays a central and yet disputed role in the narrative and theology of
2008. VIII, 358 pages. John's gospel. In this collection of essays, leading Johannine scholars take up key questions
concerning the signi cance of Jesus' resurrection and its implications. Included are studies of
ISBN 978-3-16-149588-5 the relationship of Jesus' resurrection to his ministry of signs, his cruci xion, and the faith of
cloth 99,00 € later generations. The embodied quality of the resurrection and its importance for
understanding Johannine eschatology and life within the Christian community is given special
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attention. Literary studies explore the interplay between the Farewell Discourses and the
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resurrection narratives, the problematic role of John 21 within the gospel as a whole, and the
way the theme of “recognition” informs the interpretation of the gospel's message. Careful
attention is given to the theme of Jesus' ascension and the commission to forgive and retain
sins. Together, these essays give a rich sense of the many facets of Jesus' resurrection and its
importance for the study of John's gospel. They also make a substantial contribution to the
ongoing discussion of this central theme in Christian theology.
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Harold W. Attridge: From Discord Rises Meaning. Resurrection Motifs in the Fourth Gospel –
Johannes Beutler: Resurrection and the Remission of Sins. John 20.23 against Its Traditional
Background – Reimund Bieringer: “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God
and your God” (John 20:17). Resurrection and Ascension in the Gospel of John – R. Alan
Culpepper: Realized Eschatology in the Experience of the Johannine Community – Martin
Hasitschka: The Signi cance of the Resurrection Appearance in John 21 – Craig R. Koester:
Jesus' Resurrection, the Signs, and the Dynamics of Faith in the Gospel of John – Jesper Tang
Nielsen: Resurrection, Recognition, Reassuring. The Function of Jesus' Resurrection in the
Fourth Gospel – John Painter: “'Resurrection, Recognition, Reassuring. The function of Jesus'
resurrection in the Fourth Gospel” – Sandra M. Schneiders: Touching the Risen Jesus. Mary
Magdalene and Thomas the Twin in John 20 – Udo Schnelle: Cross and Resurrection in the
Gospel of John – Hans-Ulrich Weidemann: Eschatology as Liturgy. Jesus' Resurrection and
Johannine Eschatology – Ruben Zimmermann: The Narrative Hermeneutics in John 11. Learning
with Lazarus how to understand Death, Life, and Resurrection – Jean Zumstein: Jesus'
Resurrection in the Farewell Discourses
COLPE, CARSTEN
Volume 221 Carsten Colpe examines an epoch of de-Hellenization, one which is important from the
2008. XIII, 514 pages. standpoint of cultural history but which has often been misjudged. This epoch can be most
clearly recognized by the decline of the use of the Greek language. However in institutions, the
ISBN 978-3-16-148890-0 arts, religion, languages and literature as well there was a powerful Greek impetus, which then
cloth 184,00 € declined gradually. The history of de-Hellenization is put into the terms of a phenomenology
which is divided into 21 sections. These range from the golden age of Hellenism in the 3rd/2nd
century BC and the substantial Byzantine and Asiatic documents which support this to the rise
of Hellenism in northern India in the 17th century.
Volume 220 In a critical analysis of past and present research on Luke, Ulrike Mittmann-Richert develops a
2008. XII, 427 pages. new Lucan soteriology. She opposes the theory that the cross of Christ does not have the same
importance in Luke as it does in the other New Testament writings. She bases her study on the
ISBN 978-3-16-148792-7 insight that, for Luke, Isaiah 53 is the key text for an appropriate understanding of the cross.
cloth 119,00 € Luke consistently designates Jesus on his way to the cross as the Su ering Servant who was
sent to redeem Israel and the nations. The atoning death of Jesus is the eschatological turning
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point on which the wohle Gospel of Luke is focused. The author draws up this soteriological
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analysis of Luke's Gospel by interpreting its main texts, above all the Passion and Easter stories.
Volume 219 The Septuagint – as a Greek translation of Hebrew Scriptures – originated in the 3rd century BC
2008. XIII, 772 pages. as a translation of the Hebrew Pentateuch. It was used by most of the New Testament authors
as a basis for their written quotations, and it is the Old Testament in the Orthodox churches. At
ISBN 978-3-16-149317-1 the same time it provides an insight into the way the Greek-speaking Jews understood the holy
cloth 154,00 € scripture. The historical location, the history of the text, the literary embedment and the
theology of the Septuagint writings pose many unanswered questions. In an international
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research network, well-known scholars are attempting to nd the answers. This volume is the
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product of a conference held by the Septuaginta Deutsch project in July 2006. The authors of
the essays collected here begin by describing the current level of research and show the
prospects for further research. The volume contains studies of the historical background of the
Septuagint, the history of the text, the philology, the problems in individual parts of the
Septuagint and the reception of the Septuagint.
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Robert Hanhart : Alfred Rahlfs und die Edition der Septuaginta – Martin Karrer und Wolfgang
Kraus : Umfang und Text der Septuaginta. Erwägungen nach dem Abschluss der deutschen
Übersetzung – I. Einleitung – II. Umfang und Aufbau der Septuaginta (W. Kraus) – III. Die
Entstehungsgeschichte der Septuaginta und das Problem ihrer maßgeblichen Textgestalt (M.
Karrer) – IV. Resumée – Siegfried Kreuzer : Papyrus 967 – Bemerkungen zu seiner
buchtechnischen, textgeschichtlichen und kanongeschichtlichen Bedeutung – Martin Rösel :
Schreiber, Übersetzer, Theologen. Die Septuaginta als Dokument der Schrift-, Lese- und
Übersetzungskulturen des Judentums – Benjamin G. Wright : The Septuagint and Its Modern
Translators- Walter Ameling : Die jüdische Gemeinde von Leontopolis nach den Inschriften –
Michaela Bauks : “Das Land erben” oder “ die Erde in Besitz nehmen” in Ps 36 (37MT). Ein
Übersetzungsvergleich – Eberhard Bons : Der Septuaginta-Psalter: Übersetzung, Interpretation,
Korrektur – Cameron Boyd-Taylor : Robbers, Pirates, and Licentious Women. Echoes of an Anti-
Dionysiac Polemic in the Septuagint – Johann Cook : The Translator of the Septuagint of
Proverbs – Is His Style the Result of Platonic and/or Stoic In uence? – Kristin De Troyer : When
did the Pentateuch Come into Existence? An Uncomfortable Perspective – Gilles Dorival : Der
Beitrag der Kirchenväter zum Verständnis der Psalmenüberschriften aus philologischer
Perspektive – Erik Eynikel : The Reform of King Josiah 2 Kings 23:1–24. Textual Criticism – Georg
Fischer : Die Diskussion um den Jeremia-Text – Erich S. Gruen: The Letter of Aristeas and the
Cultural Context of the Septuagint – Katrin Hauspie : The Autonomy of the Target Language in
Volume 218 This collection of essays includes papers given at the Third European Orthodox-Western
2008. X, 311 pages. Symposium of Biblical Scholars in St. Petersburg (Russia). The Symposium is part of the
activities of the Eastern Europe Liaison Committee of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. Main
ISBN 978-3-16-149560-1 topics of the essays are: Unity and Diversity of the Church in the New Testament; The Eucharist
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REISER, MARIUS
Volume 217 Around the middle of the 18th century, there was a break with tradition in the history of
2007; unrevised student biblical exegesis, a break more radical than the previous ones had ever been. The result of this
edition 2011. XI, 407 pages. is what is now known as the historical-critical method. In his studies, Marius Reiser examines
how and why this complete change happened and whether or not it is irreparable. The articles
ISBN 978-3-16-150893-6 focus on the history of exegesis in France, Germany and England between the 16th and 19th
sewn paper 49,00 € centuries. The articles deal with the relevant questions pertaining to hermeneutics in separate
articles, in particular the history and nature of allegorical interpretation, and questions whether
or not this can be revived.
Volume 216 The New Testament idea of deliverance from the power of Satan has posed special problems
2007. XXIII, 439 pages. and even acute embarrassment for interpreters since the Enlightenment. Often the Gospel
exorcisms are rationalized or a demythologizing agenda is pursued which divorces redemption
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cloth 109,00 € Richard H. Bell stresses that if the deliverance from Satan is understood within an appropriate
understanding of myth, then it can lead not only to an enrichment of New Testament Theology
but also to a deeper understanding of the world in which we nd ourselves. A theory of myth
is developed which does justice not only to the world of 'narrative' but also to the mysteries of
the 'physical world'. This is done by building on the phenomenal distinction as introduced by
Kant and further developed by Schopenhauer. The resulting theory of myth is then applied to
two seemingly disparate examples of redemption from Satan found in the New Testament: rst,
the exorcisms of Jesus; secondly, the redemption of the human being from the power of Satan
through the cross and resurrection of Christ as found in the Pauline tradition and in the letter
to the Hebrews. Then the author makes an attempt to relate these two forms of redemption to
each other and to draw some conclusions as to how these myths of deliverance from Satan can
be considered true.
KONRADT, MATTHIAS
THYEN, HARTWIG
Volume 213 In this volume, Wolfgang Speyer continues his studies of the relationship between antiquity
2007. X, 325 pages. and Christianity. His goal is to make the di erences as well as the common ground between the
ancient polytheistic religions and Judaism and Christianity, the monotheistic revealed religions,
ISBN 978-3-16-149264-8 easier to understand. He shows the continuities as well as the breaks in the spiritual legacy of
cloth 99,00 € antiquity and Christianity since the late Middle Ages and explains why, in his opinion,
separating late Christian antiquity and the early Middle Ages is wrong. In philological, historical,
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systematic and philosophical essays, the author assumes that man is intrinsically a “homo
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religiosus”, and that religiousness therefore is also the source of philosophy and science.
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Zur Erfahrung der göttlichen Macht in der Religionsgeschichte des Altertums – Zur
Grundstruktur und Geschichte des Gottesgedankens – Der Gott des Universums und die
Vierheit – Gewalt und Weltbild. Zum Verständnis grausamen Tötens im Altertum – Die
O enbarungsübermittlung und ihre Formen als mythische und geschichtliche Anschauung –
Gottheit und Mensch, die Eltern des Kunstwerkes. Zu einer abendländischen
O enbarungsvorstellung – Zu den antiken Mysterienkulten – Das Mahl als religiöse Handlung
im Altertum – Zum magisch-religiösen Inzest im Altertum – Die Stadt als das umfassende
Zeugnis der menschlichen Kultur in Realität und Symbolik der Antike – Reale und ideale
Ökumene in der griechischen und römischen Antike – Die Kenntnis des Trojanischen Krieges im
lateinischen Westen – Voraussetzungen platonischen Philosophierens – Porphyrios als religiöse
Persönlichkeit und als religiöser Denker – Hellenistisch-römische Voraussetzungen der
Verbreitung des Christentums – Der christliche Heilige der Spätantike. Wesen, Bedeutung,
Leitbild – Das Leben im Garten Eden nach Dracontius – Zum antiken Hintergrund der Ikone
Volume 212 The volume brings together essays that explore the topic of memory and remembrance in the
2007. VI, 394 pages. ancient world, taking into account the Hebrew Bible (Deuteronomy, 1 and 2 Kings), ancient
Judaism (1 and 2 Maccabees, Psalms of Solomon, Dead Sea Scrolls), the classical world, the New
ISBN 978-3-16-149251-8 Testament (Jesus, Synoptic Gospels and Acts, Gospel of John, Pauline letters) and Early
cloth 109,00 € Christianity (Petrine tradition). The essays, which focus on a wide range of sources from
antiquity, open up new questions about the social and religious function of memory. As a
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collection, they demonstrate how much social memory theory can contribute to the
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understanding of the ways ancient texts were, on the one hand, shaped by conventions of
memory and, on the other hand, participated in and contributed to evolving strategies for
reading “the past".
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HENGEL, MARTIN
Volume 211 The fth volume of Martin Hengel's Selected Writings contains 27 studies which concern Jesus
2007. XII, 725 pages. as a person, his works and the four Gospels. These studies were written over a period of 55
years. They focus on the historical Jesus and also deal with the trends in the Gospels and the
ISBN 978-3-16-149327-0 circumstances surrounding their origins. The studies evolved primarily from lectures given by
cloth 209,00 € the author and thus re ect a part of his scholarly development, his arguments and his interests.
At the same time they show that the way he deals with philology and history, the question
concerning the truth of the Gospel and his opinions of contemporary issues cannot be
separated from the author's “theological existence”, and that it is this interaction which makes
his exegetical and theological work so productive.
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Die Heilungen Jesu und medizinisches Denken (mit Rudolf Hengel) – Maria Magdalena und die
Frauen als Zeugen – Nachfolge und Charisma. Eine exegetisch-religionsgeschichtliche Studie zu
Mt 8,21f. und Jesu Ruf in die Nachfolge – Das Gleichnis von den Weingärtnern. Mk 12,1–12 im
Lichte der Zenonpapyri und der rabbinischen Gleichnisse – Markus 7,3 pygmé: Die Geschichte
einer exegetischen Aporie und der Versuch ihrer Lösung – Jesus and the Zealots – Leben in der
Veränderung. Ein Beitrag zum Verständnis der Bergpredigt – War Jesus Revolutionär? – Gewalt
und Gewaltlosigkeit. Zur “politischen Theologie” in neutestamentlicher Zeit – Kerygma oder
Geschichte? Zur Problematik einer falschen Alternative in der Synoptikerforschung aufgezeigt
an Hand einiger neuer Monographien – Augstein und der Menschensohn – Ein Blick zurück im
Zorn. Zur Neubearbeitung von Rudolf Augsteins “Jesus Menschensohn” – Die Magier aus dem
Osten und die Flucht nach Ägypten (Mt 2) im Rahmen der antiken Religionsgeschichte und der
Theologie des Matthäus (mit Helmut Merkel) – Jesus und die Tora – Das Ende aller Politik. Die
Bergpredigt in der aktuellen Diskussion – Die Bergpredigt im Widerstreit – Reich Christi, Reich
Gottes und Weltreich im Johannes-Evangelium – Probleme des Markusevangeliums –
Entstehungszeit und Situation des Markusevangeliums – Die Evangelienüberschriften – Der
dionysische Messias. Zur Auslegung des Weinwunders in Kana (Joh 2,1–11) – Die
Schriftauslegung des 4. Evangeliums auf dem Hintergrund der urchristlichen Exegese – Der
Finger und die Herrschaft Gottes in Lk 11,20 – Die vier Evangelien und das eine Evangelium von
Jesus Christus – Jesuszeugnisse außerhalb der Evangelien – Die ersten nichtchristlichen Leser
der Evangelien
Volume 211 The fth volume of Martin Hengel's Selected Essays contains 27 studies which concern Jesus as
2007; unrevised student a person, his works and the four Gospels. These studies were written over a period of 55 years.
edition 2016. XII, 725 pages. They focus on the historical Jesus and also deal with the trends in the Gospels and the
circumstances surrounding their origins. The studies evolved primarily from lectures given by
ISBN 978-3-16-154499-6 the author and thus re ect a part of his scholarly development, his arguments and his interests.
paper 79,00 € At the same time they show that the way he deals with philology and history, the question
concerning the truth of the Gospel and his opinions of contemporary issues cannot be
separated from the author's “theological existence”, and that it is this interaction which makes
his exegetical and theological work so productive.
Volume 210 What is a Galilean? What were the criteria of de ning a person as a Galilean – archaeologically
2007. XV, 509 pages. or with respect to literary sources such as Josephus or the rabbis? What role did religion play in
the process of identity formation? Twenty-two articles based on papers read at conferences at
ISBN 978-3-16-149044-6 Cambridge, Wuppertal and Yale by experts from 7 countries shed light on a complex region, the
cloth 134,00 € pivotal geographic and cultural context of both earliest Christianity and rabbinic Judaism. In
these papers, ancient Galilee emerges as a dynamic region of continuous change, in which
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religion, 'ethnicity', and 'identity' were not static monoliths but had to be negotiated in the
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context of a multiform environment subject to di erent in uences.
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Content:
II. “What is a Galilean”? Modes of De ning Religion, Ethnicity and Identity in Textual and
Archaeological Sources
Martin Karrer: Licht über dem Galiläa der Völker. Die Fortschreibung von Jes 9:1–2 in der LXX –
Timothy Luckritz Marquis: Re-Presenting Galilean Identity. Josephus' Use of 1 Maccabees 10:25–
45 and the Term Ioudaios – Silvia Cappelletti: Non-Jewish Authors on Galilee – Mark A.
Chancey: The Epigraphic Habit of Hellenistic and Roman Galilee – Michael Peppard: Personal
Names and Ethnic Hybridity in Late Ancient Galilee. The Data From Beth She'arim – Mordechai
Aviam: Distribution Maps of Archaeological Data from the Galilee. An Attempt to Establish
Zones Indicative of Ethnicity and Religious A liation – Milton Moreland: The Inhabitants of
Galilee in the Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods. Probes into the Archaeological and Literary
Evidence
III. Identity at Ground Level: New Evidence from Sites and Regions of Galilee
IV. “A Region of Many Identities”. Cultural Interaction and Social Relations in and with Ancient
Galilee
Morten Hørning Jensen: Message and Minting. The Coins of Herod Antipas and Their Second
Temple Context as a Source for Understanding the Religio-Political and Socio-Economical
Dynamics of Early First Century Galilee – Marcus Sigismund: Small Change? Coins and Weights
as a Mirror of Ethnic, Religious and Political Identity in 1st /2nd Century C.E. Tiberias – Monika
Bernett: Roman Imperial Cult in the Galilee. Structures, Functions, and Dynamics – Douglas R.
Edwards: Identity and Social Location in Roman Galilean Villages – Stuart S. Miller: Priests,
Purities, and the Jews of the Galilee – Joshua Ezra Burns: The Archaeology of Rabbinic
Literature and the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations in Late Antiquity. A Methodological
Evaluation – Mira Waner: Music Culture in Ancient Sepphoris – Thomas M. Weber: Gadara and
the Galilee
Volume 209 Flavius Josephus' works are an invaluable source of material for the history of Judaism in the
2007. XVIII, 615 pages. 1st century AD. The articles in this conference volume deal mainly with the 'mutual perceptions”
between Josephus' works and New Testament writings. In a discussion between theologians,
ISBN 978-3-16-149368-3 experts in Jewish studies, ancient historians, philologists and art historians, the authors focus
cloth 139,00 € on a wide range of subjects. Leaving the previous selective “use” of Josephus behind, they
engage a productive interdisciplinary discussion.
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Einführung:
Christfried Böttrich / Jens Herzer : Josephus und das Neue Testament – Das Neue Testament
und Josephus. Wechselseitige Wahrnehmungen
I. Standortbestimmungen
Steve Mason : Josephus and the New Testament, the New Testament and Josephus: an
Overview – Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr : Tod und Leben bei Josephus und im Neuen Testament.
Beobachtungen aus wechselseitiger Wahrnehmung
II. Exegetische Studien
1. Paarvorträge
Alice Whealey : Josephus, Eusebius of Caesarea, and the Testimonium Flavianum – Friedrich
Wilhelm Horn: Das Testimonium Flavianum aus neutestamentlicher Perspektive – Daniel R.
Schwartz : Josephus on the Pharisees as Diaspora Jews – Roland Deines : Die Pharisäer und das
Volk im Neuen Testament und bei Josephus – Jonathan J. Price : Josephus and the Dialogue on
the Destruction of the Temple – Matthias Konradt : Die Deutung der Zerstörung Jerusalems und
des Tempels im Matthäusevangelium – Christopher Begg : Isaiah in Josephus – Florian Wilk : Die
Geschichte des Gottesvolkes im Licht jesajanischer Prophetie. Neutestamentliche Perspektiven
– Jürgen Zangenberg : Das Galiläa des Josephus und das Galiläa der Archäologie. Tendenzen
und Probleme der neueren Forschung – Christfried Böttrich : Was kann aus Nazaret Gutes
kommen? Galiläa im Spiegel der Jesusüberlieferung und bei Josephus – Christine Gerber :
Antijudaismus und Apologetik. Eine Lektüre des Titusbriefes vor dem Hintergrund der Apologie
Contra Apionem des Flavius Josephus – John M. G. Barclay : Hostility to Jews as Cultural
Volume 208 This book presents the rst extended study of the representation of Egypt in the writings of
2007. XXVIII, 365 pages. Philo of Alexandria. Philo is a crucial witness, not only to the experiences of the Jews of
Alexandria, but to the world of early Roman Egypt in general. As historians of Roman
ISBN 978-3-16-149250-1 Alexandria and Egypt are well aware, we have access to very few voices from inside the country
cloth 119,00 € in this era; Philo is the best we have. As a commentator on Jewish Scripture, Philo is also one of
the most valuable sources for the interpretation of Egypt in the Pentateuch. He not only writes
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very extensively on this subject, but he does so in ways that are remarkable for their originality
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when compared with the surviving literature of ancient Judaism. In this book, Sarah Pearce tries
to understand Philo in relation to the wider context in which he lived and worked. Key areas
for investigation include: de ning the 'Egyptian' in Philo's world; Philo's treatment of the Egypt
of the Pentateuch as a symbol of 'the land of the body'; Philo's emphasis on Egyptian
inhospitableness; and his treatment of Egyptian religion, focusing on Nile veneration and
animal worship.
CHESTER, ANDREW
Volume 207 Andrew Chester focuses on Jewish messianic hope, intermediary gures, and visionary
2007. XVII, 716 pages. traditions of human transformation, particularly in the Second Temple period, and analyzes
their signi cance for the origin and development of New Testament Christology. He brings
ISBN 978-3-16-149091-0 together ve previously published essays on these themes: these include two long chapters,
cloth 129,00 € one on Jewish messianic and mediatorial traditions in relation to Pauline Christology, the other
on messianism and eschatology in early Judaism and Christianity, plus one on messiah and
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Temple in Sibylline Oracles 3–5. Two further essays, on the signi cance of Torah in the
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messianic age, and on resurrection, transformation and early Christology, have been
extensively revised. There are also three substantial new chapters, all of which engage closely
with recent scholarly debate. The rst, on the origin of Christology, argues for the signi cance
of Jewish visionary traditions of human transformation for understanding how 'high'
Christology came about at such an early stage within the New Testament. The second discusses
Volume 206 Enno Edzard Popkes investigates the anthropological traits of the Coptic Gospel of Thomas,
2007. XVIII, 472 pages. especially its comprehension of individuality and sociality, the term monachos and the motif of
the image character of human existence. The analysis shows that this writing can be
ISBN 978-3-16-149265-5 understood as a Gnostic work, in terms of content as well as the technique of its argument and
cloth 109,00 € composition. It is not merely an “early Gnostic” writing with only rst signs of concepts, which
were expanded in later Gnostic traditions. The Coptic Gospel of Thomas presupposes an
already fully developed Gnostic anthropology.
Volume 205 The authority, task, structure and implementation of New Testament theology are the subject
2007. XII, 364 pages. of current debates. Some authors look for alternatives in terms of a history of early Christian
religion or theology, whereas others search for the unity of New Testament theology within the
ISBN 978-3-16-149252-5 diversity of early Christian concepts. The articles in this volume focus on these crucial issues.
cloth 109,00 € They deal with aspects of the history of scholarship, include ecumenical perspectives and open
the debate in the direction of systematic theology. The discussion focuses on the recent two-
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volume work entitled “New Testament Theology”, written by Ferdinand Hahn.
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SCHRÖTER, JENS
Volume 204 In the studies of this volume, Jens Schröter deals with four subject areas. The rst part of the
2007; unrevised student book contains philosophical and hermeneutical observations concerning the history of early
edition 2008. IX, 441 pages. Christianity. In a follow-up to Johann Gustav Droysen, the author takes a look at recent
discussions on the hermeneutics of history. Based on this, he uses the second part of the work
ISBN 978-3-16-151493-7 to examine central areas of the history of theology of early Christianity. In the third part, he
eBook PDF 54,00 € takes a look at those developments which led to the creation of the New Testament canon, and
in doing so shows that those joint convictions which were clearly de ned in various ways in
the early Christian writings were the guiding factor. In the last part of the book, the author
examines how it would be possible to develop a comprehensive approach to a theology of the
New Testament in view of the individual writings which are contained in the New Testament.
BERNETT, MONIKA
Volume 203 Using literary, archeological, numismatic and epigraphic evidence, Monika Bernett examines the
2007. XIII, 441 pages. form and the e ects of the imperial cult in Judea under the Herodians and the Romans. King
Herod established the imperial cult early on as part of a new style of Jewish rule. The
ISBN 978-3-16-148446-9 endowments for buildings and the founding of cities, which were related to the imperial cult,
cloth 109,00 € were part of a multifunctional network of relationships: public responses to the “good deeds”
of the princeps, publicizing the good relationship to Rome as well as acting as a sovereign
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be seen as a point of reference for the increasingly radical criticism of the Roman rule and why
it must be included in the history of the Jewish revolt.
JOSSA, GIORGIO
Jews or Christians?
The Followers of Jesus in Search of their own Identity
Transl. from the Italian by Molly Rogers
HENGEL, MARTIN
Volume 201 This volume contains 13 studies written by Martin Hengel between 1967 and 2004 on the
2006. X, 650 pages. subject of New Testament theology. In these studies, the author deals mainly with the origins
of Christology in the early Christian community. His subjects are the meaning of Jesus' death for
ISBN 978-3-16-149196-2 salvation, Easter, Psalm 110 and the kyrios title, the son of God, the early Christian hymns and
cloth 194,00 € the relationship between the development of Christology and early Christian chronology. He
attaches considerable importance to the Jewish background of Christology and its connection
with Jesus' claim to be the Messiah, which led to his cruci xion.
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Der Kreuzestod Jesu Christi als Gottes souveräne Erlösungstat – Christologie und
neutestamentliche Chronologie – Ist der Osterglaube noch zu retten? – Der Sohn Gottes – Der
stellvertretende Sühnetod Jesu – Hymnus und Christologie – Das Christuslied im frühesten
Gottesdienst – Jesus, der Messias Israels – “Setze dich zu meiner Rechten!” Die Inthronisation
Christi zur Rechten Gottes und Psalm 110,1 – Die Throngemeinschaft des Lammes mit Gott in
der Johannesapokalypse – Das Begräbnis Jesu bei Paulus und die leibliche Auferstehung aus
dem Grabe – Das Mahl in der Nacht, “in der Jesus ausgeliefert wurde” (1 Kor 11,23) – Abba,
Maranatha, Hosanna und die Anfänge der Christologie
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Contents:
Introduction: Ruben Zimmermann: Imagery in John. Open up paths in the tangled thicket of
John's gurative world
Harold W. Attridge: The Cubist Principle in Johannine Imagery. John and the Reading of Images
in Contemporary Platonism – Rainer Hirsch-Luipold: Bilder im Klartext – Klartext in Bildern.
alethinos ktl., parresia – paroimia, semeion als Signalwörter für eine bildhafte Darstellungsform
im Johannesevangelium – Uta Poplutz: Paroimia und parabole. Gleichniskonzepte bei
Johannes und Markus – Silke Petersen: Die Ich-bin-Worte als Metaphern am Beispiel der
Lichtmetaphorik – Jean Zumstein: Bildersprache und Relektüre am Beispiel von Joh 15,1- 17 –
Paul N. Anderson: Gradations of Symbolization in the Johannine Passion Narrative: Control
Measures for Theologizing Speculation Gone Awry – Folker Siegert: Von der Restauration
übermalter Bilder. Worum geht es in der 'Brotrede' Joh 6? – Jesper Tang Nielsen: The Blended
Lamb. The Cognitive Grounding of the Johannine Lamb of God
Marianne Meye Thompson: “Every Picture Tells a Story”: Imagery for God in the Gospel of John
– Ulrich Busse: Die Königs-Metapher im Johannesevangelium – Mary Coloe: Witness and
Friend. Symbolism associated with John the Baptizer – Petrus Maritz and Gilbert van Belle: The
Imagery of Eating and Drinking in John 6:35 – Francois Tolmie: The (not so) Good Shepherd.
The Use of Shepherd Imagery in the Characterization of Peter in the Fourth Gospel – Robert A.
Culpepper: Designs for the Church in the Imagery of John 21:1–14 – Craig R. Koester: What
does it mean to be human? Imagery and the Human Condition in John's Gospel – Jan G. van der
Watt: Ethics Alive in Imagery
AUNE, DAVID E.
Volume 199 This book contains a collection of twenty of David E. Aune's essays on the subjects of
2006. XII, 482 pages. apocalypticism, the Apocalypse of John, early Christian prophecy and early Christian magic.
Several essays on the Apocalypse of John explore contextual relationships of the Apocalypse to
ISBN 978-3-16-149020-0 apocalyptic literature from Qumran, Palestinian Jewish apocalyptic, Roman imperial court
cloth 129,00 € ceremonial, Greco-Roman revelatory magic and the social setting of the book. Other essays
center on aspects of the content and interpretation of the Apocalypse itself by investigating
such issues as discipleship, narrative Christology, genre, the problem of God and time, an
intertextual reading of the book, the form and function of the proclamations to the seven
churches (Rev 2–3), and interpretations of Rev 5 and 17. Essays on early Christian prophecy deal
with charismatic exegesis in early Judaism and early Christianity, the relationship between
Volume 198 This volume presents essays on Paul and the Gospel of John written by leading German,
2006. X, 556 pages. Norwegian and Swiss New Testament scholars. They deal with central issues of Pauline and
Johannine interpretation, for example the religious-historical background and function of
ISBN 978-3-16-149064-4 dualism in the Gospel of John, the hermeneutical problem of Johannine metaphors, the
cloth 119,00 € structure of arguments in Rom 5, Israel's rejection and acceptance according to Rom 9–11, the
formcritical de nition of the letter to the Galatians, and the phrase “works of the law”, in
particular the way it is seen in the 'new perspectives on Paul'. The nal essay in the book
discusses common features and di erences between Pauline and Johannine literature.
OSTMEYER, KARL H.
Volume 197 As is every act of communication, prayer is an expression of the relationship between the
2006. XVI, 466 pages. believers, God, and Christ. For the rst time, Karl-Heinrich Ostmeyer studies how all the authors
of the New Testament were able to translate their speci c concepts of the relationship to God
ISBN 978-3-16-148969-3 and Christ into practice with the help of the terminology of prayer. The complete view of all the
cloth 109,00 € authors proves to be a re ection of the diversity of faiths in the rst generations of Christians.
In dealing with this subject in a systematic and di erentiating manner, the author has written a
book which can function as a reference work for verbal and nonverbal forms of New Testament
communication with God and Christ and is at the same time a compendium of the theologies
and Christologies behind the concepts of prayer.
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I Einleitung
II Die unumstrittenen Paulusbriefe
III Die deuteropaulinischen Briefe und der Hebräerbrief
IV Katholische Briefe (ohne Johannesbriefe)
V Synoptiker und Apostelgeschichte
VI Das Johannesevangelium und die Johannesbriefe
VII Die O enbarung des Johannes
VIII Folgerungen und Ergebnisse
IX Bibliographie
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Introduction
The Jews of Ancient Crete
The Jews of Ancient Cyprus
The Jews of Ancient Sicily
The Synagogue of Sardis and its Inscriptions
Jews and Blues in Late Antiquity
A Note on the Evil Inclination and Sexual Desire in Talmudic Literature
“His Days Shall Be One Hundred and Twenty Years”. Genesis 6:3 in Early Judaism and Ancient
Christianity
Inscriptiones Judaicae Orientis. A Review Article
Huldah's Tomb in Early Jewish Tradition
Pseudo-Phocylides on the Afterlife. A Rejoinder to John Collins
Philo's In Flaccum and the Book of Acts
Common Prayer in Philo's In Flaccum 121–124
Philo and the Rabbis on Genesis. Similar Questions, Di erent Answers
Philo of Alexandria on the Wrath of God
Anti-Samaritan Propaganda in Early Judaism
Jacques Basnage (1653–1723) on the Samaritans. Or: How much did one know about the
Samaritans three centuries ago in the Netherlands?
Once More: The Translation of οἱ δέ. in Matthew 28:17
Abraham's Bosom, the Place Where He Belonged. A Short Note on ἀπενεχθῆναι in Luke 16:22
“Snorting Threat and Murder”. The Hellenistic Background of Acts 9:1
“Only then will all Israel be saved”. A Short Note on the Meaning of καὶ οὕτως in Romans 11:26
Macarius Magnes and the Unnamed Anti-Christian Polemicist. A review article
A New Early Christian Poem on the Sacri ce of Isaac (Pap. Bodmer 30)
The Role of Scripture in Cyril of Scythopolis' Lives of the Monks of Palestine
Twenty-Five Questions to Corner the Jews. A Byzantine Anti-Jewish Document from the Seventh
Century
“The Most Superstitious and Disgusting of All Nations”. Diogenes of Oenoanda on the Jews
The Shadow in Hellenistic Popular Belief
The First Atheist
Subtractive Versus Additive Composite Numerals in Ancient Languages
The Great Magical Papyrus of Paris (PGM IV) and the Bible
“The God Who Drowned the King of Egypt”. A Short Note on an Exorcistic Formula
Original places of publication
Bibliography of Pieter W. van der Horst, 1970–2005
KLOPPENBORG, JOHN S.
BECKER, EVE-MARIE
HORBURY, WILLIAM
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HAHN, FERDINAND
Volume 192 As a complement to Ferdinand Hahn's “Theology of the New Testament”, these two volumes
2006. XIII, 745 pages. present 70 detailed studies which were written over a period of more than 30 years in
preparation of this work. The articles cover the whole eld of New Testament scholarship, from
ISBN 978-3-16-148809-2 research on Jesus, Pauline theology and the Gospels to the late traditions of the New
cloth 159,00 € Testament. They o er detailed analyses of texts and theological issues, representing a
thoroughly theological view of the New Testament. Vol. II contains a comprehensive
bibliography of the author's writings and detailed indexes.
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Band I:
Einführung
Teil I: Grundsatzfragen
Teil II: Zur Jesusforschung
Teil III: Zum Markus- und Matthäusevangelium
Teil IV: Zum Johannesevangelium
Band II:
Teil V: Zur frühchristlichen Bekenntnisbildung
Teil VI: Zur Apostelgeschichte
Teil VII: Zur paulinischen und deuteropaulinischen Theologie
Teil VIII: Zu Ekklesiologie, Amtsverständnis und Ethik
Teil IX: Zur Johanneso enbarung
Teil X: Zu Spättraditionen
Gesamtbibliographie Ferdinand Hahn (bearb. v. Ch. Hoegen-Rohls)
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HAHN, FERDINAND
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Band I:
Einführung
Teil I: Grundsatzfragen
Teil II: Zur Jesusforschung
Teil III: Zum Markus- und Matthäusevangelium
Teil IV: Zum Johannesevangelium
Band II:
Teil V: Zur frühchristlichen Bekenntnisbildung
Teil VI: Zur Apostelgeschichte
Teil VII: Zur paulinischen und deuteropaulinischen Theologie
Teil VIII: Zu Ekklesiologie, Amtsverständnis und Ethik
Teil IX: Zur Johanneso enbarung
Teil X: Zu Spättraditionen
Gesamtbibliographie Ferdinand Hahn (bearb. v. Ch. Hoegen-Rohls)
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ROTHSCHILD, CLARE K.
MUTSCHLER, BERNHARD
Volume 189 How does the Asian bishop Irenaeus of Lyon respond to the Gnostic challenge? What is the role
2006. XVIII, 629 pages. of Johannine theology in his answer, and how does he allude to and explain Johannine verses
or words? In giving a theological and philological commentary on the third book of Adversus
ISBN 978-3-16-148744-6 Haereses , the author attempts to nd an answer to these questions. In the rst Christian
cloth 129,00 € approach to a systematic theology, the church father of the second century deals with the
questions of the unity of God, Christ, creation, incarnation and salvation. In all these topics,
Irenaeus bases his theories substantially on the Corpus Johanneum and Johannine theology. It
is his opinion that the Gospel according to John, the Apocalypse and the Epistles of John were
all written by John of Ephesus, “the disciple of the Lord”, as he calls him.
Volume 188 Based on the simple question of whether Paul's argumentation is logical, this work seeks to
2005. XIV, 302 pages. nd an answer by using ancient formal logic. After giving an introduction into the basics of
ancient logic, the author analyzes three important Pauline argumentative texts exegetically and
ISBN 978-3-16-148793-4 logically: 1 Cor 15:12–19, Gal 3:6–14, Rom 1:18–3:20. In each of these texts, the role of logic
cloth 84,00 € within the trias of pathos, ethos and logos varies considerably. By seeking to establish a new
dialogue between logic and theology, this work makes a contribution to a better understanding
of Paul as a complex theologian.
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I.Hinführung
A. Paulus zwischen obscuritas und claritas
1. “Fremd und widerspruchsvoll”: Paulinische obscuritas
2. “Einfach und klar”: Paulinische claritas
B. “Beständig und gottgewollt”: Vom Nutzen der Logik für die Exegese
1. Theologie und Logik – Szenen einer (geschiedenen) Ehe
2. Grundlegende Prinzipien der Logik
3. Konsequenzen für die Exegese
4. Exkurs: Zum Status der Frage, ob Paulus logisch geschult war
II. Antike Logik im Überblick
A. Allgemeine Probleme
1. Die Quellenlage
2. Zur Terminologie
3. Die beiden Logiksysteme
4. Sprachtheoretische Grundlegung: Die wahrheitsde nite Aussage
B. Die aristotelische Termlogik
1. Weitere sprachtheoretische Überlegungen
a) Die logisch relevanten Modi des Aussagesatzes
b) Die logisch relevanten Formen des Gegensatzes
2. Der “Schluss” (syllogismós)
3. Logik in der Wissenschaft: Die Analytik (Syllogistik)
a) Der syllogistische Schluss
b) Die Schluss guren
c) Exkurs: Die Induktion als “zweite Form” des Wissens
4. Logik in der Diskussion: Die Dialektik (Topik)
a) Vorüberlegungen
b) Die vier Prädikatsklassen
c) Die vier Werkzeuge ( Top. I 13–18)
d) Würdigung
5. Logik in der Rede: Das “Enthymem” (Rhetorik)
a) Logik als rhetorisches Überzeugungsmittel
b) Was ist ein Enthymem?
c) Die vier Arten des Enthymems
6. Theophrast und das Erbe der aristotelischen Logik
7. Exkurs: Die Schriften des Aristoteles und das “Organon”
C. Die stoische Aussagenlogik
1. Die Logik Chrysipps
a) Weitere sprachphilosophische Überlegungen
b) Die Argumentations- und Schlusslehre
2. Historische Beziehungen und Auswirkungen stoischer Logik
IV. Schlussbetrachtung
A. Argumentiert Paulus logisch?
B. Exegetisch-methodischer Ertrag
C. Weiterführender Ausblick
1. Paulus und rabbinische Logik
2. Logik und paulinische Rhetorik
3. Logik und paulinische Theologie
Literaturverzeichnis
A. Quellen 243 B. Nachschlagewerke und NT-Kommentare
C. Philosophisch-logische und rhetorische Literatur
D. Exegetisch-theologische Literatur
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B. Autoren und Autorinnen
C. Griechische Begri e
D. Sachen und Namen
Volume 187 This volume contains articles from specialists in various elds on the biography and character
2005; unrevised student of Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles. These articles re ect the level and the diversity of the
edition 2009. current research being done on Paul. The various approaches provide an important
VIII, 392 pages. contribution to the problem of the “New Perspectives on Paul” and turn the question regarding
the “Biography and the Character of Paul” into a paradigm of New Testament research in
ISBN 978-3-16-149952-4 connection with the study of people, biographies and autobiographies in antiquity.
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HILL, CHARLES E.
Volume 186 This book signi cantly expands our understanding of the life and work of Polycarp of Smyrna.
2006. IX, 207 pages. Part One establishes that the anonymous “apostolic presbyterquot;, whose oral teaching is
cited intermittently by Irenaeus in Against Heresies 4.27.1 through 4.32.1, is in fact Polycarp.
ISBN 978-3-16-148699-9 The fragments of teaching preserved by Irenaeus shed valuable light upon his relationship with
cloth 54,00 € Polycarp, establishing that Irenaeus' contact with his teacher was neither eeting nor shallow.
They also reveal Polycarp's important role in opposing the early e ects of the Marcionite
movement and gain a valuable perspective on Polycarp's Old Testament hermeneutic in the
face of ecclesiastical controversy. Part Two considers the many links which would tie Polycarp
to the work known as Ad Diognetum . Charles E. Hill proposes that the work is not a treatise
but the transcript of an oral address. A new proposal is made for the identity of Diognetus, the
addressee, based upon archaeological evidence of an aristocratic Smyrnaean family of the
second century.
DUNN, JAMES D. G.
Volume 185 The collection of essays highlights a dimension of Paul's theology of justi cation which has
2005; unrevised student been rather neglected in earlier decades: that his teaching emerged as an integral part of his
edition 2007. XII, 539 pages. understanding of his commission to preach the gospel to non-Jews; and that his dismissal of
justi cation 'by works of the law' was directed not so much against Jewish 'legalism' but rather
ISBN 978-3-16-149518-2 against his fellow Jews' assumption that the law remained a dividing wall separating Christian
sewn paper 84,00 € Jews from Christian Gentiles. The long opening essay interacts with critiques of this 'new
perspective on Paul' and seeks to carry forward the debate on Jewish soteriology ('covenantal
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'ful lment' of the law, and on the crucial role of Christ, his death and resurrection.
“This book is a wonderful resource for anyone wishing to become acquainted in particular with
the work of James Dunn, and in general with the so-called 'new perspective' on Paul.”
Preston Sprinkle in Europäische Theologische Zeitschrift 15. Jg. (2006), S. 171
BELL, RICHARD H.
Volume 184 Richard Bell examines the impact of Paul's life changing experience before Damascus on his
2005. XXV, 550 pages. theological understanding of Israel. The book considers the development of Paul's view
concerning the election and salvation of Israel, paying special attention to 1 Thessalonians,
ISBN 978-3-16-148009-6 Galatians and Romans. The author examines Paul's critique of Israel's religion in the light of
cloth 109,00 € traditional protestant approaches and the 'new perspective'. The work concludes by
considering some contemporary issues relating to Israel in the light of Paul's theology.
Volume 183 This book presents a selection of adapted papers originally read at the 7th Nordic New
2005. XII, 451 pages. Testament conference in Stavanger in 2003. The 14 essays expose di erent aspects of the
conference theme “the formation of the early church”. To these belong considerations about
ISBN 978-3-16-148561-9 how the primitive church developed and de ned its own identity over against (other) Jews,
cloth 109,00 € both historically and with regard to how recent research has treated this theme
methodologically. Further, early developments within and between di erent church
communities and congregations are discussed as well as aspects of authority and power
structures within them. Three essays deal with questions relating to the New Testament canon.
For obvious thematic reasons the volume moves beyond the 1st century A.D.; two essays
address issues related to the letters of Ignatius of Antioch, and one patristic contribution
focuses predominantly on Cyprian.
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Jostein Ådna : The Formation of the Early Church: An Introduction – Mikael Tellbe : The Temple
Tax as a Pre-70 CE Identity Marker – Anders Klostergaard Petersen : At the End of the Road:
Re ections on a Popular Scholarly Metaphor – Hanna Stenström : New Voices in Biblical
Exegesis: New Views on the Formation of the Church – Jon Ma. Asgeirsson : Complex and
Community: From the Prophets of Q to the Scribe(s) of St. Matthew or Vice Versa – Reidar
Hvalvik : All Those Who in Every Place Call on the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ: The Unity of
the Pauline Churches – Hans Kvalbein : The Authorization of Peter in Matthew 16:17–19: A
Reconsideration of the Power to Bind and Loose – Lone Fatum : Christ Domesticated: The
Household Theology of the Pastorals as Political Strategy – Outi Leppä : Debates within the
New Testament Canon – Antti Marjanen : Montanism and the Formation of the New Testament
Canon – Petri Luomanen : On the Fringes of Canon: Eusebius' View of the “Gospel of the
Hebrews” – Reidar Aasgaard : Brothers and Sisters in the Faith: Christian Siblingship as an
Ecclesiological Mirror in the First Two Centuries – Mikael Isacson : Follow Your Bishop!
Rhetorical Strategies in the Letters of Ignatius of Antioch – Matti Myllykoski : Wild Beasts and
Rabid Dogs: The Riddle of the Heretics in the Letters of Ignatius – Odd Magne Bakke : The
Episcopal Ministry and the Unity of the Church from the Apostolic Fathers to Cyprian -
Volume 182 Recent research on Paul has received new and important stimuli from the Anglo-Saxon world,
2005. XIII, 460 pages. in uenced above all by K. Stendahl, E.P. Sanders and J.D.G. Dunn. In this volume, Protestant
and Catholic exegetes examine three crucial issues: Does Paul's rejection of a justi cation which
ISBN 978-3-16-148712-5 originates in “works of the law” indicate a criticism of “justi cation by one's own good works” or
cloth 109,00 € rather an “opening” of Judaism, whose “boundary markers” are thus seen as not binding for
(Christian) pagans? Is German exegesis in uenced too strongly by 16th century concepts,
leading to a certain amount of anti-Judaism? Is the controversy around the doctrine of
justi cation really rooted in the New Testament itself?
Volume 181 The collected essays in this volume deal with the current discussion on the meaning of Jesus'
2005. IX, 707 pages. death. The authors look at this topic from various perspectives: the question of pagan, Old
Testament, Jewish background, and di erent interpretations in the New Testament, reception in
ISBN 978-3-16-148581-7 the early church and in the Gospel of Thomas, and systematic theological contributions. The
cloth 119,00 € volume makes a signi cant contribution to the ongoing debate on the interpretation of Jesus'
death and its meaning for Christian theology.
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I. Zur Einführung
Jörg Frey: Probleme der Deutung des Todes Jesu in der neutestamentlichen Wissenschaft.
Strei ichter zur exegetischen Diskussion – Jens Schröter: Sühne und Stellvertretung und Opfer.
Zur Verwendung analytischer Kategorien zur Deutung des Todes Jesu – Friederike Nüssel: Die
Sühnevorstellung in der klassischen Dogmatik und ihre neuzeitliche Problematisierung
II. Alttestamentliche, judaistische und religionsgeschichtliche Horizonte
Bernd Janowski: Das Leben für andere hingeben. Alttestamentliche Voraussetzungen für die
Deutung des Todes Jesu – Friedhelm Hartenstein: Zur symbolischen Bedeutung des Blutes im
Alten Testament – Jan Willem van Henten: Jewish Martyrdom and Jesus' Death – Friedrich
Avemarie: Lebenshingabe und heilscha ender Tod in der rabbinischen Literatur – Henk
Versnel: Making Sense of Jesus' Death. The Pagan Contribution
III. Deutungen im Neuen Testament und im frühen Christentum
Michael Wolter: Der Heilstod Jesu als theologisches Argument – Ruben Zimmermann: 'Deuten'
heißt erzählen und übertragen. Narrativität und Metaphorik als zentrale Sprachformen
historischer Sinnbildung zum Tod Jesu – Thomas Söding: Sühne durch Stellvertretung. Zur
zentralen Deutung des Todes Jesu im Römerbrief – Christine Schlund: Deutungen des Todes
Jesu im Rahmen der Pesach-Tradition – Christfried Böttrich: Proexistenz im Leben und Sterben.
Jesu Tod bei Lukas – Cilliers Breytenbach: “Christus litt wegen euch”. Zur Rezeption von Jesaja
53 LXX und anderen frühjüdischen Traditionen im 1. Petrusbrief – Hermut Löhr: Wahrnehmung
und Bedeutung des Todes Jesu nach dem Hebräerbrief. Ein Versuch – Thomas Knöppler: Das
Blut des Lammes. Zur soteriologischen Relevanz des Todes Jesu nach der Johannesapokalypse –
Enno Edzard Popkes: Die Umdeutung des Todes Jesu im koptischen Thomasevangelium –
Winrich A. Löhr: Deutungen der Passion Christi bei Heiden und Christen im zweiten
Jahrhundert
IV. Systematische und religionspädagogische Perspektiven
Philipp Stoellger: Deutung der Passion als Passion der Deutung. Zur Dialektik und Rhetorik der
Deutungen des Todes Jesu – Mirjam Zimmermann: Die (Be-)Deutung des Todes Jesu in der
Religionspädagogik
Volume 180 This volume contains sixteen articles, written by German scholars and scholars from other
2005. XI, 336 pages. countries, who took part in an international research symposium at the University of
Osnabrück in 2003. The individual studies of Old and New Testament traditions and of ancient
ISBN 978-3-16-148562-6 Jewish and early Christian literature focus on completely di erent aspects of learning. In
cloth 94,00 € addition to explanations concerning the practical experience of learning, for which learning
something o by heart was of considerable signi cance, the personal and social aspects of
learning processes were also of great importance. One learns from a teacher, and learning
together in turn integrates the individual into the traditional community. Reference is also
made to the theological-ritual dimension of learning, since learning is described as a way of
encountering God, and teaching can be seen as an act of divine proof of grace. The order of the
individual essays results in interesting perspectives for the history of the tradition of Jewish and
Christian concepts of learning.
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Beate Ego : Zwischen Gabe und Aufgabe: Theologische Implikationen des Lernens in der
alttestamentlichen und antik-jüdischen Literatur – Karin Finsterbusch : “Du sollst sie lehren, auf
dass sie tun”. Mose als Lehrer der Tora im Buch Deuteronomium – Erich Zenger : JHWH als
Lehrer des Volkes und des Einzelnen im Psalter – Ludger Schwienhorst-Schönberger : Den Ruf
der Weisheit hören. Lernkonzepte in der alttestamentlichen Weisheitsliteratur – Georg Steins :
Inszenierungen des Lesens und Lernens in Neh 8,1–12 – Annette Steudel : “Bereitet den Weg
des Herrn”. Religiöses Lernen in Qumran – Michael Mach : Lerntraditionen im hellenistischen
Judentum unter besonderer Berücksichtigung Philos von Alexandrien – Günter Stemberger :
“Scha ' dir einen Lehrer, erwirb dir einen Kollegen” (mAv 1,6). Lernen als Tradition und
Gemeinschaft – Annette Böckler : Beten als Lernen – Lernen als Mitzwa. Das Gebetbuch als
Lehrbuch im Judentum – Tal Ilan : Learned Jewish Women in Antiquity – Samuel Byrskog : Das
Lernen der Jesusgeschichte nach den synoptischen Evangelien – Franz-Georg Untergaßmair :
“Du bist der Lehrer Israels und verstehst das nicht?” (Joh 3,10b). Lernen bei Johannes – Helmut
Merkel : Der Lehrer Paulus und seine Schüler. Forschungsgeschichtliche Schlaglichter – Peter
Pilhofer : Von Jakobus zu Justin. Lernen in den Spätschriften des Neuen Testaments und bei
den Apologeten – Dietmar Wyrwa : Religiöses Lernen im zweiten Jahrhundert und die Anfänge
der alexandrinischen Katechetenschule – Josef Wohlmuth : Augustins De magistro und das
inspirierte Subjekt bei E. Levinas. Inszenierung eines Dialogs
Volume 179 This book contains essays by Albert Wifstrand, most of which have previously only been
2005. VIII, 240 pages. published in Swedish. The author brings his range of learning and insight to bear on
fundamental questions regarding the Greek of the New Testament. By bringing a full range of
ISBN 978-3-16-148627-2 stylistic, grammatical and socio-historical data into consideration, Wifstrand nds a place for
cloth 79,00 € the language of the New Testament within the evolution of post-classical Greek. This includes
full appreciation of the so-called classicistic renaissance in language and culture in the early
Empire and its in uence on the development of later Greek. Wifstrand's rm grasp of the full
history of the Greek language and culture from classical to Byzantine times allows him to o er
original insights into the di erence between Greek and modern prose style. In the course of his
GUNDRY, ROBERT H.
Volume 178 Current study of the New Testament features many new interpretations. Robert Gundry's book
2005. XIII, 454 pages. nds them largely wanting and defends traditional ones. Several of its essays have never been
published before. Most of the rest, though previously published, have been updated and
ISBN 978-3-16-148551-0 otherwise revised, sometimes heavily. Topics include theological diversity, symbiosis between
cloth 119,00 € theology and genre criticism, pre-Papian tradition concerning Mark and Matthew as
apostolically Johannine, Secret Mark as secondary, mishnaic jurisprudence as compatible with
Jesus' blasphemy, Matthew as not Christian Jewish, Matthean soteriology, criticism of H. D. Betz
on the Sermon on the Mount, P. Oxy. 655 as secondary to Q 12:22b-31, resurrection as
uniformly physical, criticism of nonreductive physicalism, criticism of the new perspective on
Paul, nonimputation of Christ's righteousness, puberal sexual lusts in Romans 7:7–25, cruciform
rather than incarnational emphasis in Philippians 2:6–11, Thessalonian eschatology, John's
sectarianism, the pervasiveness of John's Word-Christology, Revelation's angelomorphic
Christology, and the New Jerusalem.
DEINES, ROLAND
Volume 177 How can righteousness be achieved? Through the Torah or through Christ? In the Gospel of
2005. XVII, 746 pages. Matthew it is the Messiah, Jesus Son of David, who is God's only agent for the ful llment of “all
righteousness”. If this is the case, the question is what is the function of the Torah when the
ISBN 978-3-16-148406-3 kingdom of God is to appear. Roland Deines demonstrates the Matthean understanding of the
cloth 109,00 € new place and function of the Torah in the kingdom of the Messiah through a detailed exegesis
of the crucial text Matthew 5:13–20 in the context of the whole gospel. It becomes clear that
Matthew is not the advocate of a law-abiding community but a theologian with a genuine
pro le who is able to show that the new message of Jesus signi es a transformation and not a
straight continuation or a nulli cation of the biblical writings regarded as “law and prophets".
KELHOFFER, JAMES A.
Volume 175 Among the most controversial issues in Johannine interpretation are the quest for the religio-
2004. IX, 799 pages. historical background of the Fourth Gospel and the debate on its relationship to other early
Christian traditions. In comprehensive studies and detailed analyses, the volume discusses the
ISBN 978-3-16-148303-5 relationship of the Fourth Gospel to the Old Testament, Qumran, Philo, Pagan Hellenism, the
cloth 159,00 € Synoptics, Paul and Ephesians, the Gospel of Thomas, the Apocryphon of John and Irenaeus. In
dealing with these subjects, the volume provides a compendium of the relevant contexts of
John from Judaism, Hellenism and early Christianity.
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I. Einführung
Jörg Frey : Auf der Suche nach dem Kontext des Johannesevangeliums.
Forschungsgeschichtliche Perspektiven zur religions- und traditionsgeschichtlichen Einordnung
des vierten Evangeliums – Udo Schnelle : Historische Anschlußfähigkeit. Zum hermeneutischen
Horizont von Geschichts- und Traditionsbildung
II. Frühjüdische und hellenistische Kontexte
Ruben Zimmermann : Jesus im Bild Gottes. Anspielungen auf das Alte Testament im
Johannesevangelium am Beispiel der Hirtenbildfelder in Joh 10 – Jörg Frey : Licht aus den
Höhlen? Der 'johanneische Dualismus' und die Texte von Qumran – Carsten Claußen: Das Gebet
Joh 17 im Kontext von Gebeten aus zeitgenössischen Pseudepigraphen – Michael Becker :
Zeichen. Die johanneische Wunderterminologie und die frührabbinische Tradition – Folker
Siegert : Der Logos, “älterer Sohn” des Schöpfers und “zweiter Gott”. Philons Logos und der
Johannesprolog – Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer : Der Logos und die Schöpfung. Strei ichter bei Philo
(Op. 20–25) und im Johannesprolog (Joh 1,1–18) – Michael Labahn : Die parrhesia des
Gottessohnes im Johannesevangelium. Theologische Hermeneutik und philosophisches
Selbstverständnis – Manfred Lang : Johanneische Abschiedsreden und Senecas
Consolationsliteratur. Wie konnte ein Römer Joh 13,31–17,26 lesen? – Klaus Scholtissek : “Eine
größere Liebe als diese hat niemand, als wenn einer sein Leben hingibt für seine Freunde.” Die
hellenistische Freundschaftsethik und das Johannesevangelium
III. Frühchristliche Kontexte
Michael Labahn / Manfred Lang : Johannes und die Synoptiker. Positionen und Impulse seit
1990 – Zbynek Studenovský : “Dort werdet ihr ihn sehen” (Mk 16,7). Der Weg Jesu nach Galiläa
bei Johannes und Markus – Thomas Popp : Die Kunst der Wiederholung. Repetition, Variation
und Ampli kation im vierten Evangelium am Beispiel von Joh 6,60–71 – Christina Hoegen-
Rohls : Johanneische Theologie im Kontext paulinischen Denkens? Eine
forschungsgeschichtliche Skizze – Ulrich Heckel : Die Einheit der Kirche im Johannesevangelium
und im Epheserbrief. Ein Vergleich ekklesiologischer Strukturen – Enno-Edzard Popkes : “Ich bin
das Licht”. Erwägungen zum Verhältnis zwischen dem Thomasevangelium und den
johanneischen Schriften anhand der Lichtmetaphorik – Titus Nagel : Die Gnostisierung der
johanneischen Tradition. Das “Geheime Evangelium nach Johannes” (Apokryphon Johannis) als
gnostische Zusatzo enbarung zum Johannesevangelium – Bernhard Mutschler : Was weiß
Volume 174 This collection of essays includes papers given at the Second European Orthodox-Western
2004. XIV, 420 pages. Symposium of Biblical Scholars in Rila, Bulgaria. It also contains summaries of the discussions
which took place in the various groups and formulates the di erent perspectives in the dialog
ISBN 978-3-16-148427-8 between orthodox and “Western” biblical scholars. The book deals with the Old Testament in
cloth 109,00 € the Christian tradition, the Old Testament in the New Testament and in ancient Judaism, the
canon of the Old Testament as well as Messianic texts and their Christian interpretation from an
orthodox, Catholic and Protestant perspective.
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Volume 173 This collection of essays contains exegetic, theological and hermeneutic works by Oda
2004. VIII, 560 pages. Wischmeyer on early Jewish and New Testament texts. The essays are to be seen as individual
studies. The way they have been combined in this collection shows the relationship between
ISBN 978-3-16-148411-7 exegetic, theological and hermeneutic questions in New Testament research.
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Volume 172 This collection of articles is the result of an international symposium in Eisenach 2003 dealing
2004. XXIII, 435 pages. with the New Testament and Philo as two important sources for Hellenistic Judaism in the 1st
century AD. Specialists in Philo and the New Testament treat common subjects in both literary
ISBN 978-3-16-148396-7 corpora showing the advantage of involving Philonic studies in the New Testament and vice
cloth 104,00 € versa. The symposium is part of the research project “Corpus Judaeo-Hellenisticum Novi
Testamenti” which works on embedding the New Testament in its Jewish-Hellenistic context.
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Vorwort
(Roland Deines, Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr)
Jürgen van Oorschot : Grußwort des Dekans der Theologischen Fakultät – Christoph Kähler :
Grußwort des Landesbischofs der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Thüringen
Einleitung
Roland Deines/Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr : Philo und das Neue Testament ? Das Neue Testament
und Philo. Wechselseitige Wahrnehmungen
I Standortbestimmungen
Gregory E. Sterling : The place of Philo of Alexandria in the study of christian origins – George
W. E. Nickelsburg : Philo among Greeks, Jews and Christians – Larry W. Hurtado : Does Philo
Help Explain Christianity?
II Exegetische Studien
Paarvorträge
David M. Hay : Philo's Anthropology, the Spiritual Regimen of the Therapeutae, and a possible
Connection with Corinth – Berndt Schaller : Adam und Christus bei Paulus. Oder: Über Brauch
und Fehlbrauch von Philo in der neutestamentlichen Forschung – Dieter Zeller : Philonische
Logos-Theologie im Hintergrund des Kon ikts von 1Kor 1–4? – Gerhard Sellin : Ein üsse
philonischer Logos-Theologie in Korinth: Weisheit und Apostelparteien (1Kor 1–4) – Naomi G.
Cohen : The Mystery-Terminology in Philo – Bernhard Heininger : Paulus und Philo als
Mystiker? Himmelsreisen im Vergleich (2Kor 12,2–4; SpecLeg 3,1–6) – Folker Siegert : Die
Inspiration der Heiligen Schriften: Ein philonisches Votum zu 2Tim 3,16 – Jens Herzer : Die
Inspiration der Schrift nach 2Tim 3,16 und bei Philo von Alexandrien – Pieter W. van der Horst :
Philo's In Flaccum and the Book of Acts – Friedrich Avemarie : Juden vor den Richterstühlen
Roms. In Flaccum und die Apostelgeschichte im Vergleich – Torrey Seland : The Moderate life of
the Christian pa/roikoi: A Philonic reading of 1 Pet 2:11 – Karl-Heinrich Ostmeyer : Das
Verständnis des Leidens bei Philo und im ersten Petrusbrief
Einzelbeiträge
Christian Noack : Haben oder Empfangen: Antithetische Charakterisierungen von Torheit und
Weisheit bei Philo und Paulus – Cana Werman : God's House: Temple and Universe
III Philo-Lektüren
Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer : Creation, the Logos and the foundation of a city: a few comments on
Opif. 15–25 – Rosa Maria Piccione : De Vita Mosis I 60–62: Philon und die griechische paideiva –
Jürgen Hammerstaedt : Textkritische und exegetische Anmerkungen zu Philo, De Specialibus
Legibus II 39–70
Anhang
Martina Böhm : Abraham und die Erzväter bei Philo: Hermeneutische Überlegungen zur
Konzeption der Arbeit am CJHNT
Volume 171 The many images of Jesus Christ contained in the Gospel of John, such as for example the
2004. XIX, 551 pages. “Good Shepherd”, the “Lamb of God” or the “Bread of Life” have been enormously in uential
throughout history. In this literary-hermeneutic study, Ruben Zimmermann shows that these
ISBN 978-3-16-148388-2 images have an aesthetic in uence as well as some theological value in the entire concept of
cloth 109,00 € the Gospel, since it is in and through pictorial language that Christological re ection takes
place. This is not limited to the use of “I am”; it can also be seen in a variety of forms such as
contextual metaphors, symbolic narratives, remetaphorized titles or cognitive pictorial concepts
which are analyzed inductively with the help of various theories of imagery.
PLÜMACHER, ECKHARD
Volume 170 This volume contains essays written by Eckhard Plümacher on Lucan Acts and the Acts of John.
2004. XXIV, 320 pages. The essays concerning the Lucan Acts focus on the relationship between Acts and
contemporary Hellenistic-Roman historiography. This is analyzed using general aspects – such
ISBN 978-3-16-148275-5 as for example the question of the literary genre of Acts and its classi cation in the spectrum of
cloth 84,00 € ancient historiography – as well as the way special subjects, for example the speeches in Acts
and the we-passages, are dealt with. In the remaining essays, the author examines the
in uence of pagan society on the creation of the legendary Acts of John, which can be classi ed
as belonging to the genre of the ancient novel.
Volume 169 Ce livre rassemble des contributions présentées par des professeurs des Universités de
2004. VIII, 446 pages. Strasbourg, de Tübingen et d'Upsal à un colloque qui eut lieu à Strasbourg en 2002. Il fait suite
à des volumes sur “Le Trône de Dieu” (1993), “La main de Dieu” (1997), et “La Cité de Dieu”
ISBN 978-3-16-148362-2 (2000). Les contributions traitent du thème complexe du “Repas de Dieu” sous des aspects
cloth 109,00 € d'histoire des religions proche-orientale et judéo-hellénistique, d'exégèse biblique, de
patristique, d'histoire de la Réforme et du judaïsme médiéval.
Das Buch versammelt die Beiträge eines Straßburger Symposiums von Wissenschaftlern der
Universitäten Straßburg, Tübingen, Uppsala im Jahre 2002. Dem Sammelwerk gingen die
Symposiumsbände “Le Trône de Dieu / Der Thron Gottes” (1993), “La Main de Dieu / Die Hand
Gottes” (1997) und “La Cité de Dieu / Die Stadt Gottes” (2000) voraus. Die Studien behandeln das
komplexe Thema des “Mahls Gottes” unter Aspekten der altorientalischen und hellenistisch-
jüdischen Religionsgeschichte, der Bibelexegese und Patristik sowie der Geschichte der
Reformation und des mittelalterlichen Judentums.
BAARLINK, HEINRICH
Verkündigtes Heil
Studien zu den synoptischen Evangelien
Volume 168 This volume contains Heinrich Baarlink's studies and essays on issues which are still relevant in
2004. VIII, 299 pages. current Synoptic research and in many cases controversial. The author focuses on the two
Lukan works, which are still an enigma for many researchers. Heinrich Baarlink assumes that
ISBN 978-3-16-148393-6 redactional criticism won't bring any further results unless the researcher directs his attention
cloth 84,00 € not only to the redaction of the traditions which have been handed down but also to the
hidden theological structures which determine the technique which the evangelist used. The
author shows that Luke was repeatedly guided by the words pertaining to “the acceptable year
of the Lord” (Luke 4:18).
CARAGOUNIS, CHRYS C.
Volume 167 The introduction of the Erasmian pronunciation in 1528 had two dire consequences: Greek was
2004. XX, 732 pages. divided into ancient and modern — a division that led to the neglect of the later periods of the
language, and the pronunciation applied made impossible the detection of many
ISBN 978-3-16-148290-8 communicatory aspects and obscured many text-critical problems. Chrys C. Caragounis argues
cloth 139,00 € for the unity of the Greek language from Mycenaean times to the present. The New Testament
appears during the time of transition (335 B.C. – A.D. 565) from ancient to modern Greek.
Morphological and syntactical analysis shows that the New Testament often adumbrates
morphological and syntactical changes that characterize later Greek, up to Neohellenic. This
means that the evidence of Later Greek is often a sine qua non for a fuller understanding of
the New Testament. The Historical Greek Pronunciation helps us detect rhetorical gures,
wordplays, etc. that the Erasmian pronunciation has missed, and its application on MS readings
solves many text-critical cruces.
Volume 165 This book is divided into three parts. Takashi Onuki begins by dealing with new literary and
2004. VIII, 494 pages. sociological aspects of the gospels and the story of the miraculous healings performed by Jesus
and takes a close look at Jesus' concept of time, characterized by an “omnitemporal now”, and
ISBN 978-3-16-147970-0 its subsequent consequences In the second part of the work, he focuses on gnosticism with
cloth 109,00 € regard to its traditional and intellectual relationship to the Johannine writings and the
Hellenistic schools of philosophy. The third part revolves around the attempt to describe and
explain the problematic role played by apocalypticism and gnosticism in Japan today and in
other industrialized countries as well.
LICHTENBERGER, HERMANN
Volume 164 Based on a detailed history of research done mainly in the 19th and the 20th centuries,
2004. XIII, 315 pages. Hermann Lichtenberger has established in this study that the “I” of Romans 7 is the “I” of Adam
(7:7–13) and the “I” of mankind (7:14–24). In his interpretation, he shows clearly how this “I” is a
ISBN 978-3-16-148276-2 prisoner of sin and can be freed by Christ only. The author analyzes analogous and contrasting
cloth 84,00 € models in order to describe how the concepts of destiny, the imprisonment by guilt and
freedom were seen in classical antiquity and in Hellenistic and rabbinic Judaism and shows
their connection to Paul.
Volume 163 The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) was the most important festival of late-antique Judaism,
2003. XX, 445 pages. but its in uence on Christianity was not generally recognized. Daniel Stökl Ben Ezra here not
only reveals the profound in uence of Yom Kippur on early Christianity up to the fth century
ISBN 978-3-16-148092-8 but also o ers the rst detailed analysis of the festival itself. He examines the rituals of and the
cloth 104,00 € concepts underlying Yom Kippur in various types of Second Temple and rabbinic Judaism. In
detailed analyses of many New Testament and extra-canonical writings, as well as Gnostic and
early mystical texts, the author portrays the sweeping in uence of the high priest, Holy of
Holies, blood sacri ce and scapegoat ritual on early Christian thought and practice. In the nal
part he examines Christian exegesis of Leviticus 16, Christian-Jewish polemics and the impact of
Yom Kippur on Christian liturgy.
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Part Three: The Impact of Yom Kippur on Early Christianity from the Third to the Fifth
Centuries
7. Christian Exegesis of Leviticus and the Polemics against the Contemporary Yom Kippur
8. Yom Kippur and the Christian Autumn Festivals
General conclusions
Volume 162 Most of the articles in this volume are the result of a symposium held to celebrate the70th
2003. XV, 416 pages. birthdays of Traugott Holtz and Nikolaus Walter. In accordance with the research in which both
of them were engaged, these essays focus on the early Jewish surroundings of the New
ISBN 978-3-16-148163-5 Testament, the Septuagint and the question of a biblical theology. Since both of them, as
cloth 109,00 € students of Gerhard Delling, worked on the Corpus Judaeo-Hellenisticum Novi Testamenti
(CJHNT), the appendix of this work contains previously unpublished texts concerning the
history of this research project as well as re ections on its present status and on its
continuation.
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I. Frühjudentum
Pieter W. van der Horst : Der Zölibat im frühen Judentum – Florian Wilk : Vision gegen Judäa
und Jerusalem. Bemerkungen zur Eigenart der Jesaja-Septuaginta anhand von Jes 1 – Hermann
von Lips : Beobachtungen zur griechischen Übersetzung des Proverbia-Buches – Lutz Doering :
Jeremia in Babylonien und Ägypten. Mündliche und schriftliche Toraparänese für Exil und
Diaspora nach 4QApocryphon of Jeremiah C – Eckart Reinmuth : Wunderbare Geburten. Zur
Allegorese biblischer Erzählinhalte bei Philo von Alexandrien
II. Neues Testament
Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr : Jesu Heilungen und Exorzismen. Ein Stück Theologie des Neuen
Testaments – Thomas Söding : Die Freiheit des Glaubens. Konkretionen der Soteriologie nach
dem Galaterbrief – Berndt Schaller: SONDERZEICHEN!! Zur Übersetzung und Deutung von Röm
11,15 – Martin Karrer : Der Weltkreis und Christus, der Hohepriester. Blicke auf die
Schriftrezeption des Hebräerbriefs – Jörg Frey : Der Judasbrief zwischen Judentum und
Hellenismus – Christfried Böttrich : “O Christe Morgensterne ”. Apk 22,16 vor dem Hintergrund
alttestamentlicher Königstheologie – Wolfgang Kraus : Das Heilige Land' als Thema einer
Biblischen Theologie – Jürgen Rolo : Die lutherische Rechtfertigungslehre und ihre biblische
Grundlage
Anhang
C. F. Georg Heinrici : Vertraulich. Religionsgeschichtliches Forschungsinstitut der Universität
Leipzig [Instruktionstext für Mitarbeiter am Corpus Hellenisticum Novi Testamenti, 1915] – [
Ernst von Dobschütz ] Joh 1,1–18 der Prolog [Probedruck zum Johannes-Prolog, 1930] –
Hermann Hanse : Bericht über den Stand der Arbeiten am Corpus Hellenisticum, Halle 1934 –
Nikolaus Walter : Zur Chronik des Corpus Hellenisticum von den Anfängen bis 1955/58 –
Traugott Holtz : Zum wissenschaftlichen Lebenswerk von Gerhard Delling (1905–1986) – Karl-
Wilhelm Niebuhr : Das Corpus Hellenisticum. Anmerkungen zur Geschichte eines Problems
LÖHR, HERMUT
Volume 160 The prayer in 1 Clem 59–61, known since the 19th century, transcends its literary framework in
2003. XII, 653 pages. its form and content. Helmut Löhr looks into the history of the text's tradition and shows how
strongly it was in uenced by the Jewish language of prayer during the time of the Second
ISBN 978-3-16-147933-5 Temple. The prayer builds a bridge between early Jewish prayers – including the prayer texts
cloth 129,00 € from Qumran – and the liturgical tradition in the early church.
KAMMLER, HANS CH
Volume 159 Hans-Christian Kammler shows that the cruci ed Christ is the one and only subject of the entire
2003. XII, 302 pages. 1 Corinthians 1:10–3:4. The most controversial text, 1 Corinthians 2:6–16, does not in fact
contradict 1 Corinthians 1:18–2:5; it is consistent with this passage and is one of the key texts of
ISBN 978-3-16-148133-8 Pauline theology. The author concludes that the preaching of wisdom does not transcend the
cloth 79,00 € preaching of the cross in quality, nor does it go more deeply into it; both of these are actually
identical. The distinction between those who are perfect and the babes in Christ is related to
the contradiction between believers and non-believers, but not to a discrepancy within the
Christian community.
PERES, IMRA
ÖHLER, MARKUS
Barnabas
Die historische Person und ihre Rezeption in der Apostelgeschichte
Volume 156 For a long time, the role of Barnabas as a co-worker of Paul was neglected. Markus Öhler shows
2003. XIV, 566 pages. that he was in fact more important to early Christianity than Luke's portrait of him in Acts
suggests. Barnabas functioned as a mediator between the Jerusalem community centered
ISBN 978-3-16-147977-9 around the Torah and the Christians in Antioch who tried to establish a mission to the pagans
cloth 109,00 € without being bound by the law. In Paul's eyes, Barnabas acted as his patron in Antioch and in
his rst journey as a missionary, but they di ered considerably in their personalities and their
theology. Although Luke gives a subtly di erentiated portrait of the Cypriot Levite, Barnabas is
nevertheless clearly overshadowed by Paul. In this work, the author's purpose is to show
Barnabas in a new light.
BALLA, PETER
COLPE, CARSTEN
Volume 153 The authors of these English and German essays focus on the analysis of the hermeneutical
2002. X, 389 pages. process, which is what occurs when texts are interpreted successfully. They are based on talks
given at a symposium on 'Philosophical Hermeneutics' held at the Center for Biblical Studies in
ISBN 978-3-16-147894-9 Prague in November 2001. In addition to an introductory essay by Paul Ricoeur about the basic
cloth 94,00 € problems of philosophical hermeneutics, the volume contains contributions from prominent
researchers from all religious denominations on the subjects of philosophical hermeneutics,
exegesis, and theology.
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Petr Pokorný: Philosophische Hermeneutik und biblische Exegese. Zum Wesen des
hermeneutischen Prozesses – Paul Ricoeur: The Canon Between the Text and the Community –
Zdenek Mathauser: Verständis und Gültigkeit. Zu künstlerischen und biblischen Texten –
Ladislav Hejdánek: Hermeneutik und die Zeit – Jaroslav Hroch: Hermeneutics and the
Contemporary Anglo-American Philosophy – Martin Šimsa: The Question of Understanding an
its Criteria in Conservative and Critical Hermeneutics – Michael Kirwan: The Limits of
Interpretation. The Gadamer – Habermas Conversation and its Implication for Philosophical
Hermeneutics – Ivana Noble: Apophatic Elements in Derrida's Deconstruction – Jan Duš ek:
Saying 'True' According to A.J. Greimas – Oswald Bayer: Hermeneutical Theology – Jean
Grondin: Gadamer and Bultmann – Hans Hübner: Zuspruch des Seyns und Zuspruch Gottes.
Die Spätphilosophie Martin Heideggers und die Hermeneutik des Neuen Testaments – Manfred
Oeming: Existenzerhellung. Karl Jaspers als Interpret des Alten Testaments – Jens Schröter:
Überlegungen zum Verhältnis von Historiographie und Hermeneutik in der neutestamentlichen
Wissenschaft – Bernard C. Lategan: History, Historiography and Hermeneutics – Prosper Grech:
Inner-biblical Reinterpretation and Modern Hermeneutics – Jan Sokol: Der zweifache
Schöpfungsbericht als hermeneutischer Schlüssel – Petr Pokorný: Christliche Verkündigung als
Modell des hermeneutischen Prozesses nach 1Kor 14,23–25 – Patrick Chatelion Counet:
Paroimiai (John 16:25): A Post-Hermeneutical Model – Detlev Dormeyer: Interkulturelle Exegese.
Der pragmalinguistische 'Kommentar für die Praxis' für Lateinamerika und Europa – Jaroslav
Brož: From Allegory to the Four Senses of Scripture. Hermeneutics of the Church Fathers and of
the Christian Middle Ages – Lenka Karfíková: Res signi care habent. Exegese der Schrift und
der Wirklichkeit nach Hugo von St. Victor (†1141) – Ivana Noble: The Apophatic Way in Gregory
of Nyssa – Solange Lefebvre: Hermeneutic, Biblical Texts and Interdisciplinary Dialogue. The
Question of Creation and Cosmology – Ferenc Szücs: Reformed Dogmatics as a Hermeneutical
Circle Between Exegesis and Preaching – Eva Kapsová: Intertextuality in Visual Interpretation of
Biblical Motifs in Contemporary Slovak Fine Arts
Volume 152 This is a collection of articles by Hans-Josef Klauck from the years 1995–2002, expanded by a
2003. X, 456 pages. substantial new contribution on monotheism and polytheism in Graeco-Roman, Jewish and
Christian writings mainly of the rst two centuries CE. Most of the articles are characterized by
ISBN 978-3-16-147899-4 an approach from the history of religions point of view enriched by aspects of social history.
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Volume 151 This collection of essays brings together studies of the New Testament theology of the cross
2002. X, 367 pages. seen from the perspective of exegesis, systematic theology and hermeneutics. It is geared
towards exegetical studies of Mark and John, Paul and Deutero-Pauline literature, but also
ISBN 978-3-16-147775-1 contains explanations of terms which the authors have invested with hermeneutical intentions.
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HECKEL, ULRICH
Volume 150 The blessing is a subject which is of great relevance for church practice and whose meaning,
2002. X, 431 pages. forms and gestures such as the laying on of hands in the New Testament had previously not
been examined in their common context. Ulrich Heckel provides a careful exegetical and
ISBN 978-3-16-147855-0 philological analysis of the New Testament testimony to this and draws conclusions for church
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