Revelation and Mystery in Ancient Judaism and Pauline Christianity
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

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"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

Mystery and the Making of a Christian Historical Consciousness
Mystery and the Making of a Christian Historical Consciousness

Author: T. J. Lang

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2015-10-16

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 3110436868

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In general, theological terms this study examines the interplay of early Christian understandings of history, revelation, and identity. The book explores this interaction through detailed analysis of appeals to "mystery" in the Pauline letter collection and then the discourse of previously hidden but newly revealed mysteries in various second-century thinkers. T.J. Lang argues that the historical coordination of the concealed/revealed binary ("the mystery previously hidden but presently revealed") enabled these early Christian authors to ground Christian claims - particularly key ecclesial, hermeneutical, and christological claims - in Israel's history and in the eternal design of God while at the same time accounting for their revelatory newness. This particular Christian conception of time gives birth to a new and totalizing historical consciousness, and one that has significant implications for the construction of Christian identity, particularly vis-à-vis Judaism.

John Among the Apocalypses
John Among the Apocalypses

Author: Benjamin E. Reynolds

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0198784244

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John among the Apocalypses explains John's distinctive narrative of Jesus's life by comparing it to Jewish apocalypses and highlighting the central place of revelation in the Gospel. By engaging with modern genre theory, Reynolds reveals surprising similarities of form, content, and function between John's Gospel and Jewish apocalypses.

A Heritage of Holy Wood: The Legend of the True Cross in Text and Image
A Heritage of Holy Wood: The Legend of the True Cross in Text and Image

Author: Barbara Baert

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2004-07-01

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 9047405749

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This fascinating study reconstructs the tradition of the Legend of the True Cross in text and image, from its tentative beginnings in 4th-century Jerusalem to the culminating expression of its multi-layered cosmic content in 14th and 15th-century monumental cycles in Germany and Italy.

Paul Among the Apocalypses?
Paul Among the Apocalypses?

Author: J. P. Davies

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-06-16

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0567669521

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A vibrant and growing field of discussion in contemporary New Testament studies is the question of 'apocalyptic' thought in Paul. What is often lacking in this discussion, however, is a close comparison of Paul's would-be apocalyptic theology with the Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature of his time, and the worldview that literature expresses. This book addresses that challenge. Covering four key theological themes (epistemology, eschatology, cosmology and soteriology), J. P. Davies places Paul 'among the apocalypses' in order to evaluate recent attempts at outlining an 'apocalyptic' approach to his letters. While affirming much of what those approaches have argued, and agreeing that 'apocalyptic' is a crucial category for an understanding of the apostle, Davies also raises some important questions about the dichotomies which lie at the heart of the 'apocalyptic Paul' movement.

Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece
Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece

Author: Richard Seaford

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-11-22

Total Pages: 499

ISBN-13: 1316772071

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Brings together a wide range of papers written with a single vision. Greek tragedy, the New Testament, representations of the inner self, Greek and Indian philosophy, Wagner: these seemingly disparate phenomena are analysed with special attention to the shaping influence of ritual and of money.

Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments
Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments

Author: Ralph P. Martin

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2010-05-11

Total Pages: 1833

ISBN-13: 0830867368

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This one-of-a-kind reference volume provides focused study on the often-neglected portions of the New Testament: Acts, Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation. Expert contributors present more information than any other single work—dealing exclusively with the theology, literature, background, and scholarship of the later New Testament and the apostolic church.

New Dictionary of Biblical Theology
New Dictionary of Biblical Theology

Author: T DESMOND ALEXANDER

Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press

Published: 2020-05-21

Total Pages: 2037

ISBN-13: 1789740401

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In recent years our knowledge of the individual parts of the Bible has increased greatly, but our understanding of how they fit together has not kept pace. In particular, the relationship between the Old and New Testaments has been a neglected field of study. The latest in IVP's developing family of New Dictionaries, the 'New Dictionary of Biblical Theology' is an essential tool for students, preachers and ministers, as well as for scholars and others seeking a better grasp of the Bible's teaching. The aim of this prestigious dictionary is to integrate the various biblical books and themes into the overarching story of the Scriptures. The volume embodies three perspectives on biblical theology, which are reflected in its structure.