Το τρέχον τεύχος του BiblInt / The current issue of BiblInt

Biblical Interpretation 27:3 (2019)

• Saul M. Olyan, "'Are there Legal Texts in the Hebrew Bible that Evince a Concern for Animal Rights?'," 321–339 (abstract)
• Carleen Mandolfo, "Women, Violence, and the Bible: The Story of Jael and Sisera as a Case Study," 340–353 (abstract)
• Laura Quick, "Decorated Women: A Sociological Approach to the Function of Cosmetics in the Books of Esther and Ruth,"  354–371 (abstract)
• Laura Carlson Hasler, "The Cited Documents of Ezra-Nehemiah: Does Their Authenticity Matter?" 372–389 (abstract)
• Daniel J. D. Stulac, "Charting New Paths in Modern-Critical Exegesis: An Agrarian-Rhetorical Analysis of Isaiah 5," 390–412 (abstract)
• Sébastien Doane and Nathan Robert Mastnjak, "Echoes of Rachel’s Weeping: Intertextuality and Trauma in Jer. 31:15," 413–435 (abstract)
• Emily O. Gravett, "The Risk of Retelling: Gomer-bat-Diblaim, Biblical Retrieval, and the Male Gaze in The Prophet’s Wife," 436–461 (abstract)

Διδάσκοντας την ιστορία και τον πολιτισμό του αρχαίου Ισραήλ / Teaching Ancient Israel's History and Culture

Στην ιστοσελίδα Ancient Jew Review αναρτήθηκαν κατά το μήνα Αύγουστο μία σειρά άρθρων με διδακτικές προτάσεις που μπορούν να αξιοποιηθούν στη διδασκαλία της ιστορίας και του πολιτισμού του αρχαίου Ισραήλ και της Βίβλου αλλά και γενικότερα της Εγγύς Ανατολής:

• "Using Star Trek to Teach Rabbinics" (Rebecca Kamholz)
• "Chavruta and the Culture of Partnered Learning" (Krista Dalton)
• "Introducing the Hebrew Bible and the History of Ancient Israel" (Andrew Tobolowsky)
• "Divining Student Engagement: Studying Divination and Prophecy in the Classroom" (Patrick Angiolillo)
• "Performing Exercises, Performing Exorcisms" (Sara Ronis)

Αξιοποιώντας τα εργαλείας της αρχαίας υφαντικής / Making use of the tools of ancient weaving

Αρχαιολόγοι ανακατασκευάζουν αρχαία εργαλεία υφαντικής και προσπαθούν αξιοποιώντας τα να κατανοήσουν τις τεχνικές της. Διαβάστε για αυτό ακολουθώντας τον παρακάτω σύνδεσμο:

Textile archaeologists use ancient tools to weave a tapestry of the past

Το τέλος του Α΄ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου και η μελέτη της Εγγύς Ανατολής / The End of WWI and the Near East Research

Διαβάστε το κατατοπιστικό άρθρο του Alex Joffe στο ιστολόγιο ANE Today σχετικά με τις συνθήκες που οδήγησαν στην ανάπτυξη της αρχαιολογίας της Εγγύς Ανατολής μετά το τέλος του Α΄ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου και κατά τη διάρκεια του Μεσοπολέμου. Επίσης στο ίδιο άρθρο γίνεται μία συνοπτική αλλά σαφής αναδρομή στην εξέλιξη της αρχαιολογίας στην ίδια περιοχή κατά το 19ο αι. Ένα χρήσιμο άρθρο ιδιαίτερα για όσους ασχολούνται με τη βιβλική αρχαιολογία:

The Ancient Near East after 1919

Αρχαία ελληνική τεχνολογία / Ancient Greek Technology

Στην ιστοσελίδα Phys.org παρουσιάζονται τα πορίσματα της πρόσφατης έρευνας του Alessandro Pierattini (Πανεπιστήμιο της Notre Dame, ΗΠΑ) σχετικά με τα τεχνολογικά μέσα που ανέπτυξαν οι αρχαίοι Έλληνες για την κατασκευή τειχών και κτιρίων. Ο Pierattini υποστηρίζει ότι τα στοιχεία που συνέλεξε κατά τη μελέτη του οδηγούν στη διαπίστωση ότι οι πρώτοι γερανοί για την ανοικοδόμηση τέτοιων δημόσιων κτισμάτων εμφανίζονται στην αρχαία Ελλάδα ήδη κατά το 700 με 650 π.Χ.

Greek temple ruins suggest lifting machines in use 1.5 centuries earlier than previously believed 

Ένα νέο άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο περιοδικό In die Skriflig / A new article of biblical interest in the current issue of In die Skriflig

In die Skriflig 53:2 (2019)

Jacobus Kritzinger, "Teaching and illustrating the exegetical method of St Jerome: Letter 21 as a case study"

Δύο νέα άρθρα βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον τεύχος του HTS / Two new articles of biblical interest in the current issue of HTS

Hervormde teologiese studies 75:1 (2019)

Ernest van Eck, "A Samaritan merchant and his friend, and their friends: Practicing life-giving theology"

Hervormde teologiese studies 75:3 (2019)

Santiago Guijarro, "Biblical cartography and the (mis)representation of Paul’s missionary travels"

Ένα άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον τεύχος του In die Skriflig / A new article of biblical interest in the current issue of In die Skriflig

In die Skriflig 53:1 (2109)

David T. Adamo, "Ebed-Melech’s protest to King Zedekiah as a model of modern protest movement (Jr 38:1–17)"

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του GRBS / In the current issue of GRBS

Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies 59:3 (2019)

• Elizabeth D. Carney, "Royal Macedonian Widows: Merry and Not," 368-396
• Cristian Tolsa "Vettius Valens’ Longitudes (1.18), Balbillus, and the Illusion of Astrology’s Self-sufficiency," 397-414 
• Philip F. Venticinque, "Wealth, Profit, and Social Capital in the Greek Magical Papyri," 415-436
• John L. Hilton, "Cnemon, Crispus, and the Marriage Laws of Constantine in the Aethiopica of Heliodorus," 437-459
• Alexander Toepel, "Late Paganism as Witnessed by the Syriac Cave of Treasures," 507-528

Οι ήχοι του πολέμου / The sounds of war

Το τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού Greek and Roman Musical Studies είναι αφιερωμένο στους ήχους του πολέμου, όπως αποτυπώνονται στα κείμενα του αρχαίου κόσμου. Πολλά από αυτά παρουσιάζουν ενδιαφέρον για την κατανόηση ανάλογων περιγραφών σε βιβλία της Καινής Διαθήκης, με κύριο ανάμεσά τους εκείνο της Αποκάλυψης:

• Sean Gurd - John Franklin, "The Sounds of War: Introductory Remarks," 185–186 
• Bradley Hald, "Affective Soundscapes in Thucydidean Battle Narrative: Sphacteria and Epipolae," 187–212 (abstract)
• Spencer A. Klavan, "Martem Accendere Cantu: The Meaning of Music on the Battlefield (on Phld. Mus. 4.LXVIII.33-40, LXIX.7-12 Delattres = P.Herc. 1578/17 N, 1575/18 N)", 213–234 (abstract)
• Sarah Nooter, "The War-Trumpet and the Sound of Domination in Ancient Greek Thought," 235–249 (abstract)
• Andreas Kramarz, "Sounds of War: What Brought the Walls of Jericho Down?" 250–269 (abstract)
• Egert Pöhlmann, "Reading and Writing, Singing and Playing on Three Early Red-Figure Vases," 270-283 (abstract)
• Theodora A. Hadjimichael, "On Kinesias’ Musicopoetic Paranomia," 284–307 (abstract)
• Dietmar Najock, "Some Improvements for the Restored Hormasia Tables," 308–336 (abstract)
• Konstantine Panegyres, "Λελεγίζω: An Obscure Verb," 337–341 (abstract)

Τι είναι ο κανόνας / What is a canon

Στην ιστοσελίδα The Bible and Interpretation ο Edmon L. Gallagher συζητά τη σημασία και το ρόλο του κανόνα στη χριστιανική και ιουδαϊκή παράδοση: 

What Is a Canon? 

Ένα άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον HTS / An article of biblical interest in the current issue of HTS

Hervormde teologiese studies 75:3 (2019)

Eckart Otto, "Provisions against wealth and poverty in Plato’s Cretan city and in ancient Israel: A comparison of the Book of Deuteronomy with Plato’s Nomoi"

Ένα εγχειρίδιο για τις ανασκαφές στην αρχαία Κόρινθο / A Manual on the excavation of ancient Corinth

Το Πανεπιστήμιο της North Dakota διαθέτει ηλεκτρονικά ένα χρήσιμο αρχαιολογικό εγχειρίδιο για τις ανασκαφές στην αρχαία Κόρινθο. Είναι το πρώτο εγχειρίδιο του είδους που εκδίδεται από αμερικανική αρχαιολογική αποστολή στην Ελλάδα και αφορά ανασκαφές στο ανατολικό τμήμα της Μεσογείου:

G.D.R. Sanders - Sarah A. James - Alicia Carter Johnson, Corinth Excavations: Archaeological Manual (2017) [pdf]

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του FSR / In the current issue of FSR

Feminist Studies in Religion 35:1 (2019)

Mahri Leonard-Fleckman, "Scribal Innovation, Education, and the Female Body in Ezekiel and Proverbs," 35-30 (abstract)

Μυρωδιές στη Βίβλο / Scents in the Bible

Διαβάστε το άρθρο του Ted Harrison στην ηλεκτρονική εφημερίδα Church Times σχετικά με τις βιβλικές αναφορές σε αρώματα και μυρωδιές: 

Heaven scent — biblical smells

Η γενεαλογία του Μαννασή / Mannaseh's genealogy

Στο ιστολόγιο TheTorah ο Aaron Demsky συγκρίνει τις τρεις διαφορετικές γενεαλογήσεις της φυλής Μαννασή (Αρθ 26· Ιησ 17· 1Χρον 7) και προτείνει εξηγήσεις για αυτές:

Manasseh’s Genealogies: Why They Change Between Numbers, Joshua, and Chronicles

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του TynBull / In the current issue of TynBull

Tyndale Bulletin 70:1 (2019)

Benjamin Foreman, "Sacrifice and Centralisation in the Pentateuch: Is Exodus 20:24-26 Really at Odds with Deuteronomy?" 1-22

Many scholars believe Exodus 20:24-–26 and Deuteronomy 12:1-–28 present contradictory regulations on how and where to sacrifice. Exodus 20:24-–26 seems to imply that sacrificial altars can be built at any location throughout the country, while Deuteronomy appears to prohibit all sacrifice outside of the central place of worship. Scholars have dealt with this discrepancy in various ways. In this paper I show how none of these explanations hold up to closer scrutiny and argue that both texts simply address different types of sacrifices permitted in ancient Israel.

Christopher Seglenieks, "Faith and Narrative: A Two-Level Reading of Belief in the Gospel of John," 23-40

The question of who truly believes according to John's Gospel can be unclear, complicated by characters who display contradictory evidence, both portrayed positively yet also reflecting imperfections. A solution to the confusion lies in attending to the overt narration of the Gospel, which creates a distinction between events within the story and the presentation to the reader. Positive expressions of faith within the story can be identified as 'acceptable belief', involving commitment to Jesus but with a limited understanding of his identity and mission. Only after the cross is 'genuine belief', (which includes greater under¬standing), possible.

Elaine A. Phillips, "The Pools of Siloam: Biblical and Post-Biblical Traces," 41-54

Scholars celebrated the 2004 discovery of a large first- century pool at the southern end of Jerusalem's City of David. That pool and the related complex of underground conduits are archaeological echoes of biblical texts from both First and Second Temple periods. Potential identifications of and connections among these vital water sources are already evident in language employed in biblical and post-biblical texts, are reflected in centuries of travellers' reports, and appear in nineteenth- and twentieth- century maps. Data from each of these categories contribute to our comprehensive understanding of the water systems that served Jerusalem through the millennia.

Bob Wagner, "Why Derbe? An Unlikely Lycaonian City for Paul's Ministry (Tacoma, Washington) and Mark Wilson," 55-84

This article discusses Paul's visit to Derbe contextually within the first journey as well as his subsequent visits to this minor Lycaonian city. It reviews the difficulty of earlier travellers and scholars such as Davis, Sterrett, and Ramsay to localise the site. The discovery of two inscriptions naming Derbe have more precisely situated the site, yet some ambiguity remains. Paul's projected routes between Lystra and Derbe as presented in maps and atlases are reviewed. The authors' autopsy of this area provides fresh insights into Paul's route between the two cities. The article closes with a suggested reason why Paul visited Derbe on his first journey and thereby founded a community of believers there.

Vicky Balabanski, "Colossians 1:23: A Case for Translating ἐπιμένετε (Continue) as Imperative, not Indicative," 85-94

This paper presents a morphological observation about a verbal form in Colossians 1:23 that potentially has several significant implications. The paper is, first, a foray into an important new methodological approach, namely the study of the divisions displayed in the earliest Greek manuscript witnesses. Second, it is an exploration of the meaning of εἴ γε (traditionally translated here as 'provided that' or 'if indeed'), and whether in this context the particle γε modalises εἰ in such a way that the meaning of this composite form is 'if so', or 'this being the case', or 'accordingly', followed by the imperative. Third, the paper argues that interpreting ἐπιμένετε (continue) as imperative, not indicative, is a less problematic way of reading Colossians 1:23, both linguistically and theologically, than the traditional reading.