Το τρέχον τεύχος του JETS / The current issue of JETS

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 57:4 (2014)

• Gavin Ortlund, "Image of Adan, Son of God: Genesis 5:3 and Luke 3:38 in Intercanonical Dialogue" 
• Gordon Oeste, "'A Day Like No Other' in the Context of Yahweh War: Joshua 10:14 and the Characterization of Joshua" 
• Matthew Newkirk, "Reconsidering the Role of Deception of Solomon's Ascent to the Throne"
• Keith Vande Vrede, "A Contrast Between Nicodemus and John the Baptist in the Gospel of John"
• Craig Allen Hill, "The Use of Perfection Language in Hebrews 5:14 and 6:1 and the Contextual Interpretation of 5:11-6:3"
• David W. Pao, "Let No One Despise your Youth: Church and the World in the Pastoral Epistles" 
• Keith Campbell, "NT Lament in Current Research and its Implications for American Evangelicals"

Τα θαύματα στην ΚΔ / η έρευνα σήμερα / Miracles in the NT: current research

Το πρόσφατο άρθρο του Graham H. Twelftree στο περιοδικό Currents in Biblical Research 12:3 (2014) με ελεύθερη πρόσβαση:

Graham H. Twelftree, "The Miraculous in the New Testament: Current Research and Issues," CBR 12/3 (2014): 321-352

Η Σαλώμη μέσα στην ιστορία / Salomé through history

Τον Οκτώβριο 2014 το Πανεπιστήμιο του Rochester διοργάνωσε ένα συνέδριο με θέμα την πρόσληψη της Σαλώμης και της ιστορίας της σε κείμενα όπως της ΚΔ και του Ιωσήπου αλλά και στην τέχνη, τη λογοτεχνία, το θέατρο. Πολλές από τις εισηγήσεις έχουν αναρτηθεί στο youtube και μπορείτε να τις παρακολουθήσετε, αν επισκεφτείτε την παρακάτω σελίδα του ιστολογίου Βiblical Studies Online: 

Salomé in Reception History: “The Veils of Salomé”

BAS: Τα 10 σημαντικότερα βιβλικά αρχαιολογικά ευρήματα του 2014 / BAS: Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Discoveries in 2014

Στη σελίδα Bible History Daily της BAS αναρτήθηκε ένα ενδιαφέρον άρθρο για τις 10 σημαντικότερες βιβλικές αρχαιολογικές ανακαλύψεις του 2014:

Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Discoveries in 2014

Γλωσσάρι για τους παπύρους / Papyrus glossary

Ένα χρήσιμο αγγλόφωνο γλωσσάρι για τους παπύρους για όσους ασχολούνται με την παλαιογραφία. Στη σελίδα της βιβλιοθήκης του Πανεπιστημίου του Michigan:

Papyrus Glossary

EABS Graduate Symposium 2015: March 27-29 in Leuven, Belgium (CFP)

EABS is excited to announce its seventh graduate symposium, which will take place in Leuven, March 27-29, 2015.

The symposium, which seeks to engender a supportive atmosphere for dialogue across a variety of biblical studies fields and subfields (Hebrew Scriptures, OT, NT, DSS, early Christianity, Septuagint studies, second temple Judaism, rabbinics, reception history, methodologies, etc.), welcomes PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers to present on a topic related to their research area(s).

Participants may format their presentation according to their preference: paper, seminar discussion, workshop session, poster or another form. Every abstract will be reviewed by a team of scholars who will give feedback and suggestions for improvement, if necessary. Our goal is to assist in developing the abstracts to the best possible form and encourage the authors of the best abstracts to submit them to research seminars of the EABS Annual Meeting 2015 in Cordoba and to enter their papers for the EABS Student Prize. During the symposium each student will get 20 minutes to submit their paper which will be followed by an extended discussion. The EABS Graduate Symposium looks forward to welcoming some senior scholars, including the EABS president, Professor Reimund Bieringer (KU Leuven), who will offer feedback and share from their own experience in the field. In addition, the symposium looks forward to continuing its tradition of holding a joint session with graduate students from the University of Alberta. Besides, we have arranged for another trans-Atlantic skype session with students from Emory University!

Candidates should submit their abstracts and/or posters of no more than 300 words to students@eabs.net no later than January 10th, 2015. Please do not forget to mention the preferred format in the abstract (i.e. paper, workshop, pre-circulated paper, discussion, poster, etc.).

Δύο νέα άρθρα στο τρέχον JHS / Two new articles in the current issue of JHS

Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 14 (2014)

• Robert D. Holmstedt, "Analyzing זֶה Grammar and Reading זֶה Texts of Ps 68:9 and Judg 5:5"
• J.H. Price, "The Biblical Hebrew Feminine Singular Qal Participle: A Historical Reconstruction"

Αντι-ιουδαϊσμός στην αρχαιότητα και σήμερα / Anti-Judaism in Antiquity and modern times

Οι μαγνητοσκοπημένες συνεδρίες του συνεδρίου που διοργάνωσε το πανεπιστήμιο του Yale με θέμα τον αντι-ιουδαϊσμό στην αρχαιότητα και σήμερα έχουν αναρτηθεί στο youtube. Για να τις παρακολουθήσετε ακολουθήστε τον σχετικό σύνδεσμο στο ιστολόγιο Biblical Studies Online:

Troubling Legacies: Anti-Judaism in Antiquity and Its Aftermath

Δύο ενδιαφέροντα άρθρα στο τρέχον τεύχος του Die Welt des Orients / Two interesting articles in the current issue of Die Welt des Orients

Die Welt des Orients 44:2 (2014)

Sebastian Graetz, "Heiliges Buch – heilige Sprache?," 237-250

Abstract: The article examines the different status of the Torah within the biblical tradition and outside of it. The pertinent external data display no certain evidence for the use or application of the Torah until the Hasmonean era. Thus, the concept of a canonized Torah that can be labeled as “holy” (Neh 8) is primarily a scholarly construct resulting from inner-Biblical interpretation with certain propositions and appropriate conclusions. One of these propositions is the heavenly origin of the Torah which leads to the conclusion that only a priest (Ezra) is suitable to teach and to interpret the Torah. It seems likely that this concept of a “holy” book affects gradually also the language in which it was written (as already the Book of Jubilees and 4Q464 show).

Andreas Gipper, "Vertikales Übersetzen. Vom translatorischen Umgang mit Sakralsprache," 251-262

Abstract: Since the beginning of western translation-theory the problem how to deal with sacred texts held a singular importance. Until today translation-theories often prove to be inspired by theological issues (Schleiermacher, Benjamin, Nida, Meschonnic). Some of these questions will be discussed in the present paper by the means of the distinction between horizontal and vertical translation and referring to two historical examples: Jerome’s bible translation and the bible translation of Port-Royal.

Ένα νέο βιβλίο για τους Φαρισαίους στην ΚΔ / A new book on the Pharisees in the NT

Από τον εκδοτικό οίκο Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht κυκλοφόρησε ένα νέο βιβλίο για την εικόνα των Φαρισαίων μέσα στο ευαγγέλια και τις Πράξεις:

Mary Marshall, The Portrayals of the Pharisees in the Gospels and Acts (FRLANT), Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2014

ISBN: 978-3-525-53615-5

265 σελίδες

89,90 ευρώ (έντυπο) / 74,99 (e-book)

Περιγραφή εκδοτικού οίκου / Description 

The first five books of the New Testament contain a large proportion of all uses of the term Farisai/oj in extant literature. In the light of growing scepticism among historians of Judaism over the accuracy and legitimacy of reconstructions of the Pharisees of history, Mary Marshall sets aside the quest for the historical Pharisees and instead offers an analysis of the portrayal of the Pharisees by each evangelist. The author adopts a redaction critical approach which incorporates narrative critical observations where appropriate. Her examination of the texts demonstrates the particularity of each book and its portrayal of the Pharisees. The five books do not portray a monolithic body of evidence but each has its own style, occasion and purpose(s). All New Testament portrayals of the Pharisees occupy a good deal of common ground and yet the pictures they produce are not identical. Every one of the evangelists integrates the Pharisees into his own presentation of the gospel,emphasisingthose aspects of the Pharisees’ portrayal which serve his own particular concerns. This study of material from the gospels and Acts yields multi-faceted portraits of the Pharisees and discloses the variety of christological, soteriological, ecclesiological and ethical concerns with which they are associated. It alerts the exegete both to the nuances within a given New Testament book and to the subtle differences between books. It demonstrates the combination of fidelity and freedom with which the evangelists regarded their inherited tradition and sources. The way the Pharisees are portrayed in each text is particular to that text and its purposes, and therefore consideration of the Pharisees’ portrayal is able to enrich our understanding of the gospels and Acts more generally.