Το τρέχον τεύχος του JSJ / The current issue of JSJ

Journal for the Study of Judaism 45:4/5 (2014)

• Magnar Kartveit, "Samaritan Self-Consciousness in the First Half of the Second Century b.c.e. in Light of the Inscriptions from Mount Gerizim and Delos," 449-472 (abstract)
• Hans Debel, "Anchoring Revelations in the Authority of Sinai: A Comparison of the Rewritings of “Scripture” in Jubilees and in the P stratum of Exodus," 471-492 (abstract)
• John Curran, "Philorhomaioi: The Herods between Rome and Jerusalem," 493-522 (abstract)
• David A. Friedman, "Josephus on the Servile Origins of the Jews," 523-550 (abstract)
• Yishai Kiel, "Penitential Theology in East Late Antiquity: Talmudic, Zoroastrian, and East Christian Reflections," 551-583 (abstract)

Κριτική του νέου βιβλίου του Richard Carrier / A review of Richard Carrier's new book

Στη σελίδα The Bible and Interpretation έχει αναρτηθεί η κριτική του James F. McGrath για το νέο βιβλίο του Richard Carrier σχετικά με τον ιστορικό Ιησού:

Did Jesus Die in Outer Space? Evaluating a Key Claim in Richard Carrier’s On the Historicity of Jesus

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

Hervomde teologiese studies 70:1 (2014)

• Wouter C. van Wyk, "Pieter M. Venter’s contribution to Old Testament Studies – an appreciation"
• Dorothy Jean Weaver, "‘What is that to us? See to it yourself’ (Mt 27:4): Making atonement and the Matthean portrait of the Jewish chief priests"

Πρώτη συνάντηση του Biblicum / First meeting of Biblicum

Η πρώτη  συνάντηση του Biblicum θα γίνει την  Δευτέρα 3  Νοεμβρίου 2014, ώρα 19.30 στην αίθουσα συνεδριάσεων.

Εισηγητής: Ιωάννης Καραβιδόπουλος

"Το εγώ του κεφ. 7 της προς Ρωμαίους είναι αυτοβιογραφικό του Παύλου ή όχι;"

Το τρέχον τεύχος του Biblica / The current issue of Biblica

Biblica 95:2 (2014)

• Magnus Steiner Till , "'Gott stieg hinauf ...' (Ps 47,6) — wohin? Psalm 47 als exilische Hoffnung auf Restitution," 161-178
• A.L.H.M. van Wieringen, "Psalm 65 as Non-Appropriation Theology," 179-197
• Wolfgang Schütte, "Die Entstehung der juda-exilischen Hoseaschrift," 198-223
• E.D. Reymond, "The Wisdom of Words in the Wisdom of Ben Sira," 224-246
• Nathan Eubank, "Dying with Power. Mark 15,39 from Ancient to Modern Interpretation," 247-268
• Mark Leuchter , "Inter-Levitical Polemics in the late 6th century BCE: The Evidence from Nehemiah 9," 269-279
• Russell L. Meek, "Intertextuality, Inner-Biblical Exegesis, and Inner-Biblical Allusion: The Ethics of a Methodology," 280-291

Η ιστορία πρόσληψης του βιβλικού κειμένου: προβλήματα και προκλήσεις / The reception history of the biblical text: problems and challenges

Ένα ενδιαφέρον κείμενο του Brennan Breed για την ιστορία της πρόσληψης του βιβλικού κειμένου και τις δυνατότητες που προσφέρει στο σύγχρονο βιβλικό επιστήμονα φιλοξενείται στη σελίδα The Bible and Interpretation: 

Biblical Reception History: A Dangerous Supplement

Σημειώνω εδώ την κατακλείδα του κειμένου:

"We biblical scholars must imagine ourselves not as zookeepers racing around trying to fit escaped animals back in their contextual cages. Instead, we must set out to study the text, including its variable forms and its varying capacities to make sense out in the wild, wherever it has managed to roam, from the ancient world to the modern. Biblical scholars can work together to chart the wanderings of such texts, looking at how they work – or do not work – in different local contexts, examining how they change – quickly or slowly, discontinuously or gradually – in different settings. In short, biblical criticism need to imagine itself again as a marginal fringe, a discipline comprised only of supplements all the way down."

Τα ιερά bamot της Παλαιάς Διαθήκης / The bamot shrines of the Old Testament

Στη σελίδα Bible History Daily του περιοδικού Biblical Archaeology Review δημοσιεύεται ένα σύντομο άρθρο για τα ανοικτά ιερά σε υψηλούς τόπους, για τα οποία γίνεται λόγος στην Παλαιά Διαθήκη:

High Places, Altars and the Bamah

Επιγραφές και μετάφραση των Ο΄ / Inscriptions and the Septuagint

Από τον εκδοτικό οίκο Eisenbrauns κυκλοφόρησε η μελέτη του James K. Aitken, στην οποία εξετάζεται το λεξιλόγιο της μετάφρασης των Ο΄ με τη βοήθεια των επιγραφών. Η μελέτη του Aitken έρχεται να καλύψει ένα κενό στην έρευνα, καθώς οι επιγραφές δεν χρησιμοποιούνται συνήθως στη μελέτη του λεξιλογίου των Ο΄ (σε αντίθεση προς τους παπύρους που συχνά αποτελούν σημείο αναφοράς):

James K. Aitken, No Stone Unturned. Greek Inscriptions and Septuagint Vocabulary (Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible 5), Eisenbrauns 2014

xiv + 140 pp. 

ISBN: 978-1-57506-324-9

$28.95

Περιγραφή / Description

For understanding biblical Greek in context, the importance of the discoveries of papyri was recognized early in the twentieth century, while inscriptions by comparison were left unexplored. Those scholars who had intended to turn their attention to the inscriptions were delayed by their work on the papyri and by the conviction that the greater results would come from these. As a result, undue focus has been placed on papyri, and biblical Greek words have been viewed only through their lens, leading to the inference that the Greek is specifically Egyptian and vernacular. This volume widens the focus on Septuagint words by demonstrating how the inscriptions, coming from a broader geographical region than papyri and containing a wider range of registers, are a source that should not remain untouched.

This work explains the current state of the study of Septuagint vocabulary and outlines the competing roles of papyri and inscriptions in its interpretation, including the limitations of focussing solely on papyri. The practical issues for a biblical scholar in dealing with inscriptions are presented and some guidance is given for those wishing to explore the resources further. Finally, examples are drawn together of how inscriptions can illuminate our understanding of Septuagint vocabulary, and thereby inform the socio-historical position of the Septuagint. The origins of apparently new words in the Septuagint, the semantic and grammatical function of words, and the geographical distribution and register all demonstrate the need for further investigation into this field.

Περιεχόμενα / Contents 

• Preface  vii
• Abbreviations  ix
• Ch. 1 - The Current State of Septuagint Vocabulary  1
• Ch. 2 - Documentary Evidence in Biblical Lexicography  16
• Ch. 3 - Working with Greek Inscriptions  34
• Ch. 4 - New Words  45
• Ch. 5 - Semantics, Grammar, and Register  68
• Ch. 6 - Geographical Distributino  90
• Conclusions  105
• Appendix: Epigraphic Resources  108
• Bibliography  110
• Indexes  129

Ένα νέο άρθρο στο τρέχον τεύχος του JHS / A new article in the current issue of JHS

Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 14 (2014)

Paul Sanders, "The Ashkar-Gilson Manuscript: Remnant of a Proto-Masoretic Model Scroll of the Torah"

Το τρέχον τεύχος του BTB / The current issue of BTB

Biblical Theology Bulletin 44:4 (2014)

• David M. Bossman, "Lord of the Dance," 178
• Victor H. Matthews, "Choreographing Embedded Dialogue in Biblical Narratives," 179-184 (abstract)
• Myrick C. Shinall, Jr., "Dismemberment, Dualism, and Theology of the Body in the Gospel of Matthew," 185-194 (abstract)
• David H. Wenkel, "Jesus at Age 30: Further Evidence for Luke's Portrait of a Priestly Jesus?," 195-201 (abstract)
• Heiner Schwenke, "Eschatology of the Synoptic Jesus: Based on a Misinterpretation of Otherworld Experiences?," 202-213 (abstract)