Text, Thought, and Practice in Qumran and Early Christianity
Text, Thought, and Practice in Qumran and Early Christianity

Author: Ruth Clements

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9047440161

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The 13 papers comprising this volume represent the fruits of the first Orion Center Symposium devoted to the comparison of the Dead Sea and early Christian texts. The authors reject the older paradigm which configured the similarities between Qumran and early Christian literature as evidence of “influence” from one upon the other. They raise fresh methodological possibilities by asking how insights from each of these two corpora illuminate the other, and by considering them as parallel evidence for broader currents of Second Temple Judaism. Topics addressed include specific exegetical and legal comparisons; prophecy, demonology, and messianism; the development of canon and the rise of commentary; and possible connections between the Gospel of John and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Qumran, Early Judaism, and New Testament Interpretation
Qumran, Early Judaism, and New Testament Interpretation

Author: Jörg Frey

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Published: 2019-08-28

Total Pages: 929

ISBN-13: 3161560159

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Back cover: How did the Qumran discoveries change New Testament scholarship? What are the main insights to be gained from the Qumran corpus with regard to the Jesus tradition, Paul's language and theology, the dualistic language and worldview of the Fourth Gospel, or the formation of the biblical Canon? The articles of this volume present the fruits of 25 years of scholarship on Qumran and the New Testament.

Gospel of Glory
Gospel of Glory

Author: Richard Bauckham

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2015-08-11

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1441227083

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Throughout Christian history, the Gospel of John's distinctive way of presenting the life, works, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus have earned it labels such as "the spiritual Gospel" and "the maverick Gospel." It has been seen as the most theological of the four canonical Gospels. In this volume Richard Bauckham, a leading biblical scholar and a bestselling author in the academy, illuminates main theological themes of the Gospel of John. Bauckham provides insightful analysis of key texts, covering topics such as divine and human community, God's glory, the cross and the resurrection, and the sacraments. This work will serve as an ideal supplemental text for professors and students in a course on John or the four Gospels. It will also be of interest to New Testament scholars and theologians.

The Christological Witness Function of the Old Testament Characters in the Gospel of John
The Christological Witness Function of the Old Testament Characters in the Gospel of John

Author: Sanghee M Ahn

Publisher: Authentic Media Inc

Published: 2014-06-01

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1842278681

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book investigates the narrative function of the Old Testament characters in the Gospel of John. The fascinating thesis is that the Hebrew characters in John's narrative uniformly function as a witness for the messianic identity of Jesus. The Jewish scriptural traditions (Hebrew and intertestamental ones) are compared to shed light on John's indebtedness for its formation of his Christology. A compelling argument ensues, which informs our understanding, not only of the Gospel itself, but also of Jesus Christ revealed in the Gospel. COMMENDATION "Dr Ahn's thorough and careful study represents a solid contribution, from which many will benefit. All serious interpreters of the Johannine witness will want to refer to this work." - Mark A. Seifrid, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, USA

Ontological Aspects of Early Jewish Anthropology
Ontological Aspects of Early Jewish Anthropology

Author: Tyson L. Putthoff

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2016-11-28

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9004336419

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In Ontological Aspects of Early Jewish Anthropology, Tyson L. Putthoff explores early Jewish beliefs about how the human self reacts ontologically in God’s presence. Combining contemporary theory with sound exegesis, Putthoff demonstrates that early Jews widely considered the self to be intrinsically malleable, such that it mimics the ontological state of the space it inhabits. In divine space, they believed, the self therefore shares in the ontological state of God himself. The book is critical for students and scholars alike. In putting forth a new framework for conceptualising early Jewish anthropology, it challenges scholars to rethink not only what early Jews believed about the self but how we approach the subject in the first place.

Gerhard von Rad and the Study of Wisdom Literature
Gerhard von Rad and the Study of Wisdom Literature

Author: Timothy J. Sandoval

Publisher: SBL Press

Published: 2022-10-20

Total Pages: 477

ISBN-13: 1628374500

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Gerhard von Rad's study of biblical wisdom literature in Weisheit in Israel (1970) is widely regarded as one of the most important studies in the field of ancient Israelite wisdom literature. More than fifty years later, contributors to Gerhard von Rad and the Study of Wisdom Literature reevaluate the significance and shortcomings of the late scholar's work and engage new methods and directions for wisdom studies today. Contributors include George J. Brooke, Ariel Feldman, Edward L. Greenstein, Arthur Jan Keefer, Jennifer L. Koosed, Will Kynes, Christl M. Maier, Timothy J. Sandoval, Bernd U. Schipper, Mark Sneed, Hermann Spieckermann, Anne W. Stewart, Raymond C. Van Leeuwen, Stuart Weeks, and Benjamin G. Wright III. This collection of essays is essential reading not only for specialists in wisdom studies but also for scholars and advanced students of the Hebrew Bible in general.

Ancient Jewish Letters and the Beginnings of Christian Epistolography
Ancient Jewish Letters and the Beginnings of Christian Epistolography

Author: Lutz Doering

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 628

ISBN-13: 9783161522369

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The author provides the most extensive analysis available of ancient Jewish letter writing from the Persian period until the early rabbinic literature. In addition, he demonstrates the significance of Jewish letters for the development of early Christian letter writing.

Is There a Text in this Cave? Studies in the Textuality of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Honour of George J. Brooke
Is There a Text in this Cave? Studies in the Textuality of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Honour of George J. Brooke

Author: Ariel Feldman

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-06-01

Total Pages: 598

ISBN-13: 9004344535

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume is offered as a tribute to George Brooke to mark his sixty-fifth birthday. It has been conceived as a coherent contribution to the question of textuality in the Dead Sea Scrolls explored from a wide range of perspectives. These include material aspects of the texts, performance, reception, classification, scribal culture, composition, reworking, form and genre, and the issue of the extent to which any of the texts relate (to) social realities in the Second Temple period. Almost every contribution engages with Brooke’s own remarkably wide-ranging, incisive, and innovative research on the Scrolls. The twenty-eight contributors are colleagues and students of the honouree and include leading scholars alongside promising new voices from across the field.