4 Baruch (Paraleipomena Jeremiou)
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Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 158983173X
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4 Baruch
Author: Dale C. Allison, Jr.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2019-10-21
Total Pages: 648
ISBN-13: 3110269805
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first full-scale, verse-by-verse commentary on 4 Baruch. The pseudepigraphon, written in the second century, is in large measure an attempt to address the situation following the destruction of the temple in 70 CE by recounting legends about the first destruction of the temple, the Babylonian captivity, and the return from exile. 4 Bruch is notable for its tale about Jeremiah's companion, Abimelech, who sleeps through the entire exilic period. This tale lies behind the famous Christian legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and is part of the genealogy of Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle." Allison's commentary draws upon an exceptionally broad range of ancient sources in an attempt to clarify 4 Baruch's original setting, compositional history, and meaning.
Paraleipomena Jeremiou
Author: Robert A. Kraft
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 64
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Author: Marinus de Jonge
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780521285544
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe writings collected in this volume belong to the "Pseudepigrapha", a term used to describe material connected to official Biblical books, personalities, or themes, but not included in the Hebrew or Greek Old Testament canon on which the modern Bible is based. Twelve works concerning prominent Old Testament figures are featured.
The Ways That Often Parted
Author: Lori Baron
Publisher: SBL Press
Published: 2018-11-09
Total Pages: 461
ISBN-13: 0884143163
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFocused studies on the historical interactions and formations of Judaism and Christianity This volume of essays, from an internationally renowned group of scholars, challenges popular ways of understanding how Judaism and Christianity came to be separate religions in antiquity. Essays in the volume reject the belief that there was one parting at an early point in time and contest the argument that there was no parting until a very late date. The resulting volume presents a complex account of the numerous ways partings occurred across the ancient Mediterranean spanning the first four centuries CE. Features: Case studies that explore how Jews and Christians engaged in interaction, conflict, and collaboration Examinations of the gospels, Paul’s letters, the book of James, as well as rabbinic and noncanonical Christian texts New evidence for historical reconstructions of how Christianity came on the world scene
Joel, Obadiah, Habakkuk, Zephaniah
Author: Tchavdar S. Hadjiev
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-01-09
Total Pages: 157
ISBN-13: 0567680487
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTchavdar S. Hadjiev introduces students to the books of Joel, Obadiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (the Minor Prophets) in their original historical contexts and to the issues surrounding their composition and interpretation. Hadjiev pays particular attention to important topics such as eschatology, prophecy and cult, intertextuality, theodicy and the genre of the prophetic book. Readers will come to grips with the key themes of judgment, repentance, and salvation in relation to their historical and canonical contexts. Finally, Hadjiev provides a theological evaluation of the prophetic attitude to foreigners and the vision of their final destruction, which is pervasive in Joel, Obadiah, Habakkuk and Zephaniah, and helps readers to grapple with this theme in a modern context.
The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
Author: James H. Charlesworth
Publisher: Anchor Bible
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 995
ISBN-13: 9780385096300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGathers Jewish and early Christian religious writings, including apocalyptic literature and testaments of Biblical figures, and includes critical commentaries
Dreams, Visions, Imaginations
Author: Jens Schröter
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2021-02-08
Total Pages: 647
ISBN-13: 3110714779
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe contributions in this volume are focused on the historical origins, religious provenance, and social function of ancient Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature, including so-called ‘Gnostic’ writings. Although it is disputed whether there was a genre of ‘apocalyptic literature,’ it is obvious that numerous texts from ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and other religious milieus share a specific view of history and the world to come. Many of these writings are presented in form of a heavenly (divine) revelation, mediated through an otherworldly figure (like an angel) to an elected human being who discloses this revelation to his recipients in written form. In different strands of early Judaism, ancient Christianity as well as in Gnosticism, Manichaeism, and Islam, apocalyptic writings played an important role from early on and were produced also in later centuries. One of the most characteristic features of these texts is their specific interpretation of history, based on the knowledge about the upper, divine realm and the world to come. Against this background the volume deals with a wide range of apocalyptic texts from different periods and various religious backgrounds.
The Righteousness of God
Author: Charles Lee Irons
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2015-03-10
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9783161535185
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAdvocates of the New Perspective on Paul appeal to the view that "righteousness" in biblical theology is a Verhaltnisbegriff (relational concept). This is the view that "righteousness" does not mean conformity to a norm, nor is it an essentially legal concept; rather, "righteousness" denotes the fulfillment of the demands of a relationship, since the relationship itself is the norm. This relational interpretation of "righteousness" was first put forward by Hermann Cremer in 1899 and exercised a profound influence in biblical scholarship throughout the 20th century. It lies at the root of the New Perspective claim that "the righteousness of God" in Paul is a cipher for God's saving faithfulness to his covenant, a view defended by N. T. Wright, among others. Charles Lee Irons provides a critical examination of Cremer's chief arguments for the relational, covenant-faithfulness interpretation. The author argues instead for the view that "the righteousness of God" in Rom 1:17; 3: 21-22; 10:3; 2 Cor 5:21; and Phil 3:9 is the status of righteousness that comes from God as a gift.
Jeremiah 26-52
Author: Carolyn Sharp
Publisher: Kohlhammer Verlag
Published: 2021-11-22
Total Pages: 473
ISBN-13: 3170400819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis commentary illumines Jer 26-52 through historical, literary, feminist, and postcolonial analysis. Ideologies of subjugation and resistance are entangled in the Jeremiah traditions. The reader is guided through narratives of extreme violence, portrayals of iconic allies and adversaries, and complex gestures of scribal resilience. Judah's cultural trauma is refracted through prose that mimics Neo-Babylonian colonizing ideology, dramatic scenes of survival, and poetry alight with the desire for vengeance against enemies. The commentary's historical and literary arguments are enriched by insights from archaeology, feminist translation theory, and queer studies.
