Το τρέχον τεύχος του JAJ / The current issue of JAJ

Journal of Ancient Judaism 7:3 (2016)

• Jonathan Stökl, "Deborah, Huldah, and Innibana: Constructions of Female Prophecy in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible," 333 - 353
• Agnethe Siquans, "“She Dared to Reprove Her Father:” Miriam’s Image as a Female Prophet in Rabbinic Interpretation," 354 - 384
• Hanna Tervanotko, "Unreliability and Gender? Untrusted Female Prophets in Ancient Greek and Jewish Texts,"  385 - 396
• Manuela Giordano, "From Gaia to the Pythia: Prophecy Suits Women," 397 - 422

Ένα νέο τεύχος του BRP/ A new issue of BRP

Brill Research Perspectives in Biblical Interpretation 88:4 (2017)

David W. Odell-Scott, "The Sense of Quoting: A Semiotic Case Study of Biblical Quotations" (abstract)

To τρέχον τεύχος του BBR / The current issue of BBR

Bulletin for Biblical Research 27:4 (2017)

Lissa M. Wray Beal, "The Past as Threat and Hope: Reading Joshua with Numbers," 461-483

In the narrative of the Transjordanian altar in Josh 22, a perceived threat against Israel is presented and overcome. The chapter is literarily connected to Num 13–14 and 32. While historical-critical methods might attribute such connections to a Priestly source, this article works with the canonical text and a literary method to explore these intertextual connections. Extending the exploration throughout the book of Joshua, it demonstrates these literary resonances contribute to significant themes in Joshua. This article addresses two questions: how Num 13–14 and 32 shape the message of Josh 22 and the book's epilogue (chs. 22–24) and whether Num 13–14 and 32 function similarly in Joshua as they do in Numbers. It concludes that Num 13–14 and 32 profoundly shape the message of Josh 22 and Joshua's epilogue, showing Israel's future is open to hope of promises fulfilled, as well as the possibility of failure and sin.

James R. Edwards, "Parallels and Patterns between Luke and Acts," 485-501

This article examines various parallels or patterns between the Third Gospel and book of Acts. Parallels are determined by identical words, phrases, contextual similarities, and sequential agreement of data between Luke's two-part work. Prototypes from the life of Jesus in the Third Gospel are repeated or amplified in Acts with reference to episodes involving Peter, John, Stephen, Philip, the first evangelists to the Gentiles in Antioch, and above all, the Apostle Paul, who commands two-thirds of the Luke–Acts parallels. The passion of Jesus is the most important element of the Third Gospel for Lukan parallels, serving as a prototype of three-quarters of the antitypes in Acts, especially as a prototype for a “passion of Paul.” The article concludes by considering the purpose and significance of Luke–Acts parallels, especially as they are illustrated by the Lukan master-disciple paradigm, “A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully outfitted will be like his teacher” (Luke 6:40).

Richard Bauckham, "Is “High Human Christology” Sufficient? A Critical Response to J. R. Daniel Kirk's A Man Attested by God," 503-525

J. R. Daniel Kirk's book A Man Attested by God argues that the Christology of the Synoptic Gospels should be understood as “high human Christology,” placing Jesus within a category of “idealized human figures” who, in Jewish literature, are “identified with God.” He claims to refute my argument for “divine identity Christology,” but in fact he badly misunderstands it, as his constant use of the vague term identified with God (which I do not use of Jesus) shows. My claim is that Jesus is “included in the unique identity of God” because he rules the whole universe from the cosmic throne of God above the heavens, the throne on which, in Jewish literature, no one but God sits. Other human figures, such as the kings of Israel, share in God's rule only in the sense that, as servants of God, they exercise a limited sphere of authority on earth. The article goes on to discuss Matthew's Christology in particular, showing that Kirk's category “idealized human figure” cannot do justice to major features of Matthew's Gospel that indicate Jesus's inclusion within the unique divine identity.

Frank F. Judd Jr., "A Case for the Authenticity of Luke 23:17," 527-537

Luke 23:17 is not included in modern Greek New Testaments and most modern translations. The external evidence is fairly equal for the inclusion and exclusion of the verse. The deciding factor is usually that P75 does not contain this verse. New evidence from a catena of Origen demonstrates the existence of a manuscript containing Luke 23:17 as early as P75. Some conclude that a scribe added this verse to harmonize Luke with other Gospel accounts. A closer examination of Luke 23:17, however, shows that it is not a scribal harmonization but is thoroughly Lukan. This study presents a case that Luke 23:17 is authentic and was omitted by a scribe who wanted to emphasize the demand of the Jewish crowd and leaders that Jesus be crucified.

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

Irish Theological Quarterly 83:1 (2018)

• Marianne Moyaert, "‘The Gifts and the Calling of God Are Irrevocable’ (Rom 11:29): A Theological Reflection," 24-43 (abstract)
• Elisheva Baumgarten, "‘Like Adam and Eve’: Biblical Models and Jewish Daily Life in Medieval Christian Europe," 44-61 (abstract)

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

Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche 115:1 (2018)

• Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, "Der Römerbrief in ökumenischer Perspektive. Zum theologischen Werk von Eduard Lohse," 1-26 (abstract)
• Patrick Bahl, "Der Logos Gottes und das neue Lied. Die theologische Aneignung der Musik durch Clemens von Alexandria," 27-46 (abstract)

Τα κείμενα της Καινής Διαθήκης ως πολεμικό εργαλείο εναντίον των αντιπάλων / NT texts as polemical tool against opponents

Κυκλοφορεί από τον εκδοτικό οίκο Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht ένας συλλογικός τόμος με θέμα την αξιοποίηση της Καινής Διαθήκης σε αρχαία χριστιανικά κείμενα που στρέφονται εναντίον των Ιουδαίων:

Riemer Roukema (επιμ.), The ‘New Testament’ as a Polemical Tool: Studies in Ancient Christian Anti-Jewish Rhetoric and Beliefs, ΝΤΟΑ 118, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht: Göttingen 2018

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ISBN 978-3-525-59376-9

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Περιεχόμενα / Contents

Το τρέχον τεύχος του BibSac / The current issue of BibSac

Bibliotheca Sacra 174/696 (2017)

• Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. "The Messiah of Psalm 80," 387-393
• George Van Pelt Campbell, "Structure, themes, and theology in Ezra-Nehemiah," 394-411
• Dane Calvin Ortlund, "Mark's emphasis on Jesus's teaching, part 2: Eschatological significance," 412-423
• Glenn R. Kreider, ""The death of Christ was a murder" : Jonathan Edwards and blame for Christ's death," 424-444
• J. Paul Tanner, "The "outer darkness" in Matthew's Gospel : shedding light on an ominous warning," 445-459
• Darrell L. Bock / Mikel  Del Rosario, "The table briefing : engaging skeptical challenges to the Old Testament," 460-470

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του Biblical Annals / In the current issue of Biblical Annals

Biblical Annals 8:1 (2018)

Marcin Kowalski, "God the Benefactor and His Human Clients in Rom. 5–8," 47-69

The author applies the patron-client model to read the relationship between God and man in Rom. 5–8. First, the model and its basic features are presented in the context of the Greco-Roman society, including its applicability to divinity. Next, the various elements of the model are traced in Rom. 5–8 (asymmetry, exchange of goods, personal relationship, favoritism, reciprocity, kinship language, honor and voluntary entrance). The article finishes with the advantages of reading Rom. 5–8 through the lens of the patron-client relationship.

Knut Backhaus, "Inspiration and Truth in the Book of Revelation. An Exegetical Comment on the Pontifical Biblical Commission’s Document “Ispirazione e verità della Sacra Scrittura” (2014)," 71-91

The Book of Revelation confronts its readers with the problem of violence and irrationality, thereby putting at stake its claim to inspiration and truth. In a canonical and pastoral approach, the document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission explains this unruly book as an expression of Christ’s “burning love”. However, Revelation offers its reader a dramatic counter-world, in which neither love nor logic may be learnt but the coping with passion and “tears”. The visionary strategy (1) gives the Christians insights into their own truth, (2) establishes their very own, “heavenly” perspective, (3) meticulously provides them with theocentric knowledge of the purpose of their everyday struggles, (4) transforms them by a dramatic experience of redemption, and (5) lets them encounter Christ in an experience of longing and trust.

Το τρέχον τεύχος του JOCABS / In the current issue of JOCABS

Journal of the Orthodox Center for the Advancement of Biblical Studies 10:1 (2017)

• Rev. Fr. Joshua Schooping, "“Shall we, then, be baptized for the dead?”: An Answer to the Problem of 1 Corinthians 15:29 and Vicarious Baptism"
• Richard C. Benton, Jr., "Sin of Apostasy and Militarism in Hosea"

To τρέχον τεύχος του CBQ / The current issue of CBQ

Catholic Biblical Quarterly 80:1 (2018)

• Harry P. Nasuti, "Called into Character: Aesthetic and Ascetic Aspects of Biblical Ethics," 1-24
• Nathan Mastnjak, "Jeremiah as Collection: Scrolls, Sheets, and the Problem of Textual Arrangement," 25-44
• Joseph R. Dodson, "Rejection and Redemption in the Wisdom of Solomon and the Letter of Barnabas," 45-61 
• Tucker S. Ferda, "The Historical Jesus and the Law: The Form of His Activity and the Impact of Social Reputation," 62-80
• Benjamin R. Wilson, "Jew–Gentile Relations and the Geographic Movement of Acts 10:1–11:18," 81-96
• Christopher W. Skinner, "'The Good Shepherd Lays Down His Life for the Sheep' (John 10:11, 15, 17): Questioning the Limits of a Johannine Metaphor," 97-113