Τετάρτη 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2014

Άνθρωπος: άνδρας ή γυναίκα; / Anthropos: man or woman?

Η Suzanne McCarthy έχει αναρτήσει ένα ενδιαφέρον κείμενο σχετικά με το πώς μπορεί να μεταφραστεί η λέξη "άνθρωπος" στη Βίβλο και στα αρχαία χριστιανικά κείμενα. Αξίζει να το διαβάσετε: 


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

Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche 111:3 (2014)

  • Konrad Schmid, "Der Pentateuch und seine Theologiegeschichte," 239-270 (abstract)
  • Otfried Hofius, "»Wandeln im Glauben« – »Wandeln im Schauen«? Zum Problem der Übersetzung und Auslegung von 2Kor 5,7," 271-283 (abstract)

Τρίτη 2 Σεπτεμβρίου 2014

Ένα ενδιαφέρον παπυρολογικό εύρημα / A new interesting papyrological finding

Last Supper papyrus

Στη σελίδα του BBC news δημοσιεύθηκε η είδηση για έναν πάπυρο του 6ου αι. όπου γίνεται αναφορά στο Μυστικό Δείπνο και χρησιμοποιούνται χωρία από το κατά Ματθαίον και τους Ψαλμούς σε μία μαγική συνάφεια. Ο πάπυρος εντοπίστηκε στη βιβλιοθήκη John Rylands (Manchester) από την Δρ. Roberta Mazza, η οποία εκτιμά ότι το κείμενο βρισκόταν μέσα σε φυλακτήριο, μια πρακτική που προφανώς οι χριστιανοί της Αιγύπτου παρέλαβαν από τους εθνικούς γείτονές τους. Στο πίσω μέρος είναι γραμμένη απόδειξη για σιτηρά. Ο πάπυρος αρχικά πρέπει να ανήκε σε κάποιο χωρικό της περιοχής της Ερμούπολης. Σύμφωνα με την Μazza πρόκειται για το πρώτο μαγικό κείμενο που κάνει λόγο για την Ευχαριστία, την οποία ονομάζει το "μάννα της Παλαιάς Διαθήκης". Τα βιβλικά κείμενα που παρατίθενται έχουν πολλά λάθη, κάτι που οδηγεί στο συμπέρασμα ότι ο συγγραφέας του παπύρου τα έγραψε από μνήμης.

Πρόσκληση για συμμετοχή σε συνέδριο σχετικά με τους ανύπανδρους στον αρχαίο κόσμο / CFP: A conference on singles in the Roman world

Call for Papers: Singles and the Single Life in the Roman and Later Roman World Academia Belgica, Rome, 28–30 June 2015

Call for Papers:
Singles and the Single Life in the Roman and Later Roman World
Academia Belgica, Rome, 28–30 June 2015

Organizers:
Prof. Dr. Christian Laes, University of Antwerp, Free University of Brussels
Prof. Dr. Sabine R. Huebner, Universität Basel, Switzerland
Deadline for proposals: 15 October 2014

Singleness is not only a new and rapidly increasing lifestyle of the present day. It has also become a fashionable field of research in social history. During a series of sessions at the European Social Science History Conference (Glasgow, 2012), questions were raised about the structural and cultural particularities of ‘single life’ in cities. A conference at the University of Antwerp (Singles in the Cities of North-West Europe, c. 1000–2000) in March 2013 further expanded upon the insights from the Glasgow conference.
In this new field of research the silence of ancient historians is striking. This may be partly explained by the lack of demographical data: there are virtually no statistics or censuses to indicate how many men or women were single in the towns and villages of the Roman Empire. But far more problematic is the definition of singleness. In a society which did not yet know the Christian concept of marriage, in an environment where both the contracting of a marriage and divorce were quick and easy, the lines between married and unmarried were somewhat vague. This may explain why there is no proper or much-used Latin or ancient Greek word to denote the status of a bachelor or spinster. We might even raise the question whether singleness for the ancient period could possible be defined as being unmarried. But even without the criterion of marriage, other approaches towards singleness in antiquity are possible.

Since this is the first ever conference on the theme, and with the aim of publishing a volume which will set the course for further research, we are inviting papers from a wide chronological and thematic range, incorporating the methods and questions historians of other periods use, to consider these questions:
(1) The possibility of some demographic insight into singleness and the way it was distributed (widows, unmarried, divorced, orphan).
(2) The difference between the urban and rural environment.
(3) Gendered aspects of the issue.
(4) Social and economic drawbacks or incentives for single persons.
(5) Social networks and the possibility of a subculture of singles.
(6) Juridical consequences of singleness.
(7) Funerary commemoration and representation of singleness.
(8) The impact of Christianity.

Confirmed speakers include (apart from the organizers Laes and Huebner) Anna Boozer (New York), Ville Vuolanto (Tampere/Oslo), Kyle Harper (Oklahoma), Judith Evans Grubbs (Emory), and Hanne Sigismund Nielsen (Calgary).

The conference organizers welcome abstracts of about 300 words on ‘Singles and the Single Life in the Roman and Later Roman World’ based on analysis of literary, documentary, archaeological, and iconographic evidence. Papers should be 20 minutes in length, with 10 minutes of discussion time allowed after each individual paper, and should be read in English. We encourage junior researchers and recent PhD holders to apply as well.

Please submit your abstract by email to Prof. Dr. Christian Laes (christian.laes@uantwerpen.be) or Prof. Dr. Sabine R. Huebner (sabine.huebner@unibas.ch). Please include the full title of your abstract and a short biographical note on your affiliation and previous research. The deadline for proposals is 15 October 2014.

Η ζωή των γυναικών στην αρχαία Αίγυπτο / The life of women in ancient Egypt

Στη σελίδα Bible History Daily έχει αναρτηθεί το κείμενο της Melinda Nelson-Hurst για τη ζωή των γυναικών στην αρχαία Αίγυπτο:



Στο τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού Klio / In the current issue of Klio

Klio 96:1 (2014)

  • Jan B. Meister, "Lachen und Politik. Zur Funktion von Humor in der politischen Kommunikation des römischen Principats," 26-48 (abstract)
  • Katarzyna Balbuza, "The Idea of aeternitas of State, City and Emperor in Augustan Poetry," 49-66 (abstract)
  • Patrick Gautier Dalché, "L’enseignement de la géographie dans l’antiquité tardive," 144-182 (abstract)
  • Saskia Roselaar, "The Cult of Mithras in Early Christian Literature – an Inventory and Interpretation," 183-217 (abstract)

Τρία νέα άρθρα στο τρέχον τεύχος του HTS / Three new articles in the current issue of HTS

Hervomde teologiese studies 70:1 (2014)

Δευτέρα 1 Σεπτεμβρίου 2014

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

Revue des Études Juives 173:1-2 (2014)

  • Emmanuel Friedheim, "«Un oignon de l'idolâtrie» ou la dimension historique d'un vocable talmudique," 1-14 (abstract)
  • Thierry Murcia, "B. Giṭṭin 56b-57a. L'épisode talmudique de Titus, Balaam et Yeshu en enfer - Jésus et l'insolite châtiment de l'excrément bouillant," 15-40 (abstract)

Το τρέχον τεύχος του JBL / The current issue of JBL

Journal of Biblical Literature 133:3 (2014)

  • Aaron D. Hornkohl, "Her Word versus His: Establishing the Underlying Text in 1 Samuel 1:23,"  465-478 (abstract)
  • Mika S. Pajunen, "4QPsx: A Collective Interpretation of Psalm 89:20-38," 479-496 (abstract)
  • Hector Avalos, "Nebuchadnezzar's Affliction: New Mesopotamian Parallels for Daniel 4," 497-508 (abstract)
  • Stuart A. Irvine, "Idols םנובתכ: A Note on Hosea 13:2a," 509-518 (abstract)
  • Jonathan M. Gibson, "Cutting Off "Kith and Kin," "Er and Onan"? Interpreting an Obscure Phrase in Malachi 2:12,"519-538 (abstract)
  • Katell Berthelot, "Reclaiming the Land (1 Maccabees 15:28-36): Hasmonean Discourse between Biblical Tradition and Seleucid Rhetoric," 539-560 (abstract)
  • Tucker S. Ferda, "Matthew's Titulus and Psalm 2's King on Mount Zion," 561-582 (abstract)
  • Adam Winn, "Resisting Honor: The Markan Secrecy Motif and Roman Political Ideology," 583-602 (abstract)
  • Toan Do, "Mόνον or μονῶν? Reading 1 John 2:2c from the Editio Critica Maior,"603-626 (abstract)
  • Blake E. Wassell, Stephen R. Llewelyn, ""Fishers of Humans," the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor, and Conceptual Blending Theory," 627-646 (abstract)
  • Adele Reinhartz, "The JBL Forum, an Occasional Exchange," 647 (abstract)
  • Serge Frolov, "The Death of Moses and the Fate of Source Criticism," 648-660 (abstract)
  • Philip Y. Yoo, "The Place of Deuteronomy 34 and Source Criticism: A Response to Serge Frolov," 661-668 (abstract)
  • Shawna Dolansky, "Deuteronomy 34: The Death of Moses, Not of Source Criticism," 669-676 (abstract)
  • David M. Carr, "Unified until Proven Disunified? Assumptions and Standards in Assessing the Literary Complexity of Ancient Biblical Texts," 677-681 (abstract)

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

Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies 54:3 (2014)

Sameh Farouk Soliman, "Two Epithets of Mark the Evangelist: Coptic theonimos and Byzantine Greek θεόπτης," 494-506