RBL 31/1/2012

Roger David Aus, Feeding the Five Thousand: Studies in the Judaic Background of Mark 6:30-44 par. and John 6:1-15
Reviewed by James Crossley

Calum Carmichael, Sex and Religion in the Bible
Reviewed by Stefan Fischer

J. Andrew Dearman, The Book of Hosea
Reviewed by Heinz-Dieter Neef

Károly Dániel Dobos and Miklós Köszeghy, eds., With Wisdom as a Robe: Qumran and Other Jewish Studies in Honour of Ida Fröhlich
Reviewed by Korinna Zamfir

Charles Freeman, A New History of Early Christianity
Reviewed by Michael F. Bird

Bruce Louden, Homer's Odyssey and the Near East
Reviewed by Charles L. Echols

Jason Radine, The Book of Amos in Emergent Judah
Reviewed by Daniel C. Timmer

Michel Roberge, The Paraphrase of Shem (NH VII,1): Introduction, Translation and Commentary
Reviewed by James F. McGrath

Shemaryahu Talmon, Text and Canon of the Hebrew Bible
Reviewed by August H. Konkel

William A. Tooman and Michael A. Lyons, eds., Transforming Visions: Transformations of Text, Tradition, and Theology in Ezekiel
Reviewed by William R. Osborne

EABS/SBL Last Call of Papers (Amsterdam July 2012)

Στις 1 Φεβρουαρίου τελειώνει η προθεσμία για την υποβολή περιλήψεων και αιτήσεων συμμετοχής με εισήγηση στην ερευνητική μου ομάδα "Graeco-Roman Society and the New Testament" στην European Association of Biblical Studies. Φέτος το συνέδριο της εταιρίας διοργανώνεται από κοινού με την SBL στο Άμστερνταμ (22-26 Ιουλίου):

Description: The research group will focus a) on various aspects of the social life of the Graeco-Roman world (e.g. household networks and religion, kinship, friendship and other relationships, slavery, prostitution, social and geographical mobility, social groups, everyday life in Graeco-Roman cities etc.) that consist part of the socio-historical context of the New Testament texts and could therefore provide insight into them, and b) on artifacts from the Graeco-Roman world (e.g. inscriptions, papyri and archeological findings) that can shed light to various aspects of the New Testament texts and events.

Call for papers: Papers that present interdisciplinary approaches to the topics under discussion and offer new insights and interpretations of New Testament texts placing them within their socio-historical context are welcome.

Two sessions are scheduled for the meeting of 2012 in Amsterdam:

• an open session where papers on any topic within the range of the interests of the research group as described above are welcome
• a session focused on “Inscriptions and the New Testament”. Inscriptions have always provided useful evidence not only for understanding the New Testament vocabulary but also for illuminating events and situations described or implied in the New Testament texts. The ever growing epigraphic data provides the biblical scholarly research with a valuable pool of information that can be used through interdisciplinary readings in reconstructing the socio-historical context of the NT texts and the early Christian communities.

Therefore, papers that deal a) with methodological issues regarding the constructive use of the epigraphic data in the NT exegesis, b) with the evaluation of the work done in this field by previous scholars (e.g. A. Deissmann, R. Horsley etc), c) with particular cases of utilization of the epigraphic data in the lexicographical research of the NT, and d) with the use of the inscriptions in illuminating the social, political or religious background of the NT, are welcome.

Paper proposals should be proposed through the SBL International Meeting website

Η τρέλα του Καλιγούλα / Caligula's madness

Μέσω της ιστοσελίδας History of the Ancient World πληροφορούμαστε για την ανάρτηση στο διαδίκτυο ενός παλιού άρθρου σχετικά με την τρέλα του αυτοκράτορα Καλιγούλα, ενός αυτοκράτορα της εποχής της Καινής Διαθήκης, ο οποίος συνδέεται άμεσα με τα γεγονότα που περιγράφονται από τον Φίλωνα στο έργο του Πρεσβεία προς Γάιον:

A.T. Sandison, "The Madness of the Emperor Caligula", Medical History 2:3 (1958)

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

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament 25:2 (2011) δημοσιεύονται τα εξής άρθρα:

• Bernard P. Robinson, "The theophany and meal of Exodus 24", 155-173 
• Thomas L. Thompson, "Memories of Esau and narrative reiteration : themes of conflict and reconciliation",174-200 
• Kurt L. Noll, "Did 'scripturalization' take place in Second Temple Judaism?", 201-216 
• Bob Becking, "Zedekiah, Josephus and the dating of the Books of Chronicles", 217-233 
• Thi L. Tran, "Expressions of the particular terms of love in the Song of Songs", 234-259 
• Carly L. Crouch, "Adapting the cosmological tradition in Isaiah 40-45", 260-275 
• Alexander I. Abasili, "Genesis 38: the search for progeny and heir", 276-288 
• Patty van Cappellen, "Un rituel collectif: analyse de 1 Ch 15-16 selon le modèle de E. Durkheim", 289-302

Δύο ενδιαφέροντα άρθρα / Two interesting articles

Στην ιστοσελίδα The Bible and interpretation αναρτήθηκαν δύο πολύ ενδιαφέροντα άρθρα:

Ruth Langer, "Cursing the Christians? History of the Birkat HaMinim"

Daniel A. Smith, "The Trouble With Q"

Ένα νέο άρθρο στο JGRChrJ / A new article on JGRChrJ

Στην ιστοσελίδα του τρέχοντος τεύχους του περιοδικού Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 8 (2011) έχει αναρτηθεί ένα νέο άρθρο:

Greg Goswell, 'An Early Commentary on the Pauline Corpus: The Capitulation of Codex Vaticanus'

Δύο άρθρα για το γνωστικισμό στο τρέχον ZAC / Two articles on Gnosticism in the current issue of ZAC

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum 15:3 (2011) δημοσιεύονται μεταξύ άλλων και δύο άρθρα που παρουσιάζουν ενδιαφέρον για όσους ασχολούνται με τη μελέτη του Γνωστικισμού:

• AnneMarie Luijendijk, "'Jesus says: 'There is nothing buried that will not be raised'.' : a late-antique shroud with Gospel of Thomas logion 5 in context", 389-410
• Christoph Markschies, "Individuality in some Gnostic authors : with a few remarks on the interpretation of Ptolemaeus, Epistula ad Floram", 411-430

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού ΒΒR / In the current issue of BBR

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού Bulletin of Biblical Research 21:4 (2011) δημοσιεύονται τα εξής άρθρα βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος: 

• H.D. Zacharias, "Old Greek Daniel 7:13-14 and Matthew's Son of Man", 453-465 
• Robert S. Snow, "Let the reader understand : Mark's use of Jeremiah 7 in Mark 13:14", 467-477 
• Steven M. Bryan, "Consumed by zeal : John's use of Psalm 69:9 and the action in the temple", 479-494
• Brian J. Tabb, "Johannine fulfillment of Scripture : continuity and escalation", 495-505 
• Timothy Wiarda, "The portrayal of Peter and atonement theology in the Gospel of John", 507-523

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

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού Jahrbuch für antikes Christentum 53 (2010) δημοσιεύεται μεταξύ άλλων κι ένα άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος:


Boris Dunsch, "Menander bei Paulus. Oralität, Performanz und Zitationstechnik im Corpus Paulinum", 5-19

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

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού Rivista biblica 59:2 (2011) δημοσιεύονται τα εξής άρθρα:

• Christian B. Amphoux, "L'histoire du texte de l'Épître de Jacques", 149-187 
• Alexander Rofé, "Correzioni del TM motivate dal principio dell'amore di Dio per Israele (Am 6,8; Os 1,6; Ger 31,32)", 189-203 
• Antonio Landi, "La exousia del Figlio dell'uomo di rimettere i peccati e la comunità matteana (Mt 9,1-8)", 205-222 
• Giorgio Jossa, "Criterio di plausibilità e argomenti 'e silentio' : il caso di Mc 7,15", 223-239
• Giuseppe DeVirgilio, "L'esortazione apostolica "Verbum Domini" : prospettive teologico-pastorali", 241-261