Tradition and Re-Interpretation in Jewish and Early Christian Literature
Author: J.W. Wesselius
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2022-07-11
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9004509283
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Understanding Josephus
Author: Steve Mason
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 1998-08-01
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781850758785
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJosephus's thirty volumes (more consulted than read) are considered the ultimate reference work for Judaism in the Graeco-Roman period. Even the more sceptical, who would wish to read between the lines, must often resort to arbitrary techniques because it is not apparent where the 'lines' are. This volume of essays by seven prominent scholars-John Barclay, Per Bilde, Steve Mason, Tessa Rajak, Joseph Sievers, Paul Spilsbury and Gregory E. Sterling-is another step in the effort to change the way we look at this most famous/notorious ancient Jewish historian. It introduces him as a rational being, a first-century author, and a thinker, with his own literary and social contexts-on the premise that he is worth trying to understand. Three essays deal with his Jewish Antiquities, two with Against Apion, and two with the larger themes of afterlife and apocalyptic in his writings. An up-to-date assessment of Josephus and his modern scholarly interpreters, for expert and non-expert alike.
A Bibliography of the Finds in the Desert of Judah 1970-1995
Author: Florentino García Martínez
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 588
ISBN-13: 9789004105881
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume contains a bibliography of the research on the Dead Sea Scrolls published during the last 25 years. All entries are alphabetically listed, provided with an identification number, and systematically classified by topics and key words as well as by manuscripts numbers and title of the compositions.
Revelation and Mystery in Ancient Judaism and Pauline Christianity
Author: Markus Bockmuehl
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2009-10-01
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 1608991466
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The theme of revealed heavenly mysteries was a commonplace in Judaism, from which it passed on to Christianity. Markus Bockmuehl outlines how this theme developed, by showing where ideas of revelation and mystery coalesce. . . . An interesting and very thorough study."--Journal of Biblical Literature"A thoughtful and illuminating study of a subject which, rather surprisingly in the light of its centrality to the question of Christian origins, has not hitherto been investigated in detail. Whereas both 'revelation' and 'mystery' have been studied separately in the context of early Jewish and Christian literature, Bockmuehl's original contribution is to examine the interconnectedness of the two ideas."--Journal of Jewish Studies"This book is an excellent contribution to biblical scholarship. It synthesizes the light that a biblically based mystery sheds on revelation and revelation sheds on mystery. . . . Bockmuehl treats admirably many difficult passages and scholarly disputes. . . . He develops the progress of biblical understanding regarding revelation and mystery, carefully balancing analysis with synthesis--a talent that is somewhat rare of late." --Journal of Ecumenical Studies"A most useful study. . . . Bockmuehl has brought together material from an enormously wide range of primary and secondary literature, for which we are greatly in his debt." --Journal of Theological Studies"For single authors like Philo, Josephus, and especially Paul, Bockmuehl's studies significantly add to the discussion." --Religious Studies Review"Bockmuehl examines the concepts of revelation and mystery, not as distinct entities, but in their theological interplay: the revelation of heavenly mysteries. . . . This book's breadth and depth will repay the attentive reader." --Journal for the Study of the New Testament
Torah Praxis after 70 CE
Author: Isaac Wilk Oliver
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2023-06-20
Total Pages: 551
ISBN-13: 1666773107
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Torah Praxis after 70 CE, Oliver challenges conventional views of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke as well as the Acts of the Apostles. He reads the works not only against their Jewish “background” but also as early Jewish literature. In doing so, he questions the traditional classification of Luke-Acts as a “Greek” or Gentile-Christian text. To support his assertions, Dr. Oliver’s literary-historical investigation explores the question of Torah praxis in each book, citing evidence that suggests several ritual Jewish practices remained fixtures in the Jesus movement and that Jewish followers of Jesus played key roles in forming the ekklesia well into the first century CE.
The Gospel According to Philip
Author: Martha Turner
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2020-10-26
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9004439676
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudy of the Gospel according to Philip, an important gnostic Christian text, has been hampered by unresolved questions about the unity, genre, and sectarian contexts of the work. This book argues that terms of self-designation, use of controversial vocabulary, style, hermeneutic strategies, and theological commitments together present persuasive evidence of derivation from multiple sectarian milieux. The document's organizing principles are found to be in accord with the excerpting and collection practices of Late Antiquity. The coherence of the text lies in its compiler's distinctive interests and choices, not in the uniformity of its materials. The persuasive case made by this book will help to advance research on this significant document of early Christianity.
Septuagint, Targum and Beyond
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019-11-11
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9004416722
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Septuagint, Targum and Beyond leading experts in the fields of biblical textual criticism and reception history explore the relationship between the two major Jewish translation traditions of the Hebrew Bible. In comparing these Greek and Aramaic versions from Jewish antiquity the essays collected here not only tackle the questions of mutual influence and common exegetical traditions, but also move beyond questions of direct dependence, applying insights from modern translation studies and comparing corpora beyond the Old Greek and Targum, including, for instance, Greek and Aramaic translations found at Qumran, the Samareitikon, and later Greek versions.
The Cambridge History of Judaism
Author: William Horbury
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 1310
ISBN-13: 9780521243773
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis third volume of The Cambridge History of Judaism focuses on the early Roman period.
Theodicy and Predestination in Pauline Soteriology
Author: Timo Eskola
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2018-01-30
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 1725256274
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTimo Eskola presents a new way of understanding Paul's soteriology as a theology of predestination: God has cosigned all people to sin and condemnation. There is no basic dualism between the good and the bad. Since everybody needs salvation, the atonement of Christ is proof of God's ultimate faithfulness.
Nag Hammadi Bibliography
Author: David M. Scholer
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9789004094734
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a sequel to the immensely useful "Nag Hammadi Bibliography 1948-1969," which was the first volume to appear in the Nag Hammadi Studies series. The volume provides a complete integration of Supplements I-XXIV to the "Bibliography" as published in "Novum Testamentum" 1971-1997, with additions and corrections. In total the update contains over 6092 entries. Nag Hammadi and Gnostic studies continue to be of critical importance for the study of ancient religions in the Graeco-Roman world and for the study of the world of early Christianity, and the present bibliography provides an indispensable reference tool for work in these fields.
