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

Theological Studies 80:1 (2019)

Robert D. Miller, II, OFS, "Dragon Myths and Biblical Theology," 37-56 (abstract)

Το τρέχον τεύχος του Sacra Scripta / The current issue of Sacra Scripta

Sacra Scripta 16:2 (2018)

E. Tsalampouni, "Citizens of Heavens in res publica colonia Philippensium: Constructing Christian Identity in the Roman Colony of Philippi," 127-149

In this article the construction of the identity of the members of the Christian community in Philippi is discussed. To achieve this goal, the archaeological evidence from the colony and Phil 1:12-28 and 3:4-16 are examined with the help of the social identity theory. The article is divided in three parts. In a first part the political and religious ambience in the colony is reconstructed. In the second part the text of Paul’s letter to the Philippians is closely examined in order to locate indications of the way the members of the community understood their existence in the colony. Finally, in the last part the problem of the social and political profile of the members of the Philippian church is also addressed.

Martin Meiser, "Die Jesus-Remembered Debatte," 150-177

Within the horizon of modern reflection of historiography on the one hand, oral tradition on the other, James D.G. Dunn and Jens Schröter developed “Jesus-Remembered”-Concepts. After a short presentation of these concepts, this article recapitulates insights from modern humanities and offers a short portrait on early Jesus tradition. 

Silviu Tatu, "The Political Involvement of the Individual in the Ancient Israelite Society: A Preliminary Presentation of the Alternatives Found in the Hebrew Bible," 178-197

Although the Bible does not carry a united answer to the issue of political involvement, one can trace several solutions suggested both when monotheism was a major phenomenon in the society and when it reflected the belief of a minority only. At first, four basic hermeneutical principles are presented followed by six contextual features. The alternatives of political involvement are laid out as four antithetical pairs: respect vs. disobedience, material support vs. sabotage, propaganda vs. criticism, political involvement vs. revolt. They reach the four domains of life: attitude, goods, words, and actions. All eight alternatives have the support of some Biblical texts, but their contribution has to be evaluated in accordance with the events they promote. It can be safely said that the individual should support God given authority and institutions, but rising against them is authorized whenever those institutions trespass their legal boundaries and obligations.

Renate Klein, "„Die Sünde meines Volkes essen sie..." (Hos 4,8a). Priesterkritik in Dodekapropheton,"  198-228

Corruption and every kind of abuse are contemporary issues in today's society. This article deals with the abuse of authority and of power practiced by priests as it is revealed by the texts of the dodecapropheton. Priests can be subordinated to an authority conflict. They are accused to search their own benefit instead of preaching knowledge of God. They take payment for instruction. Their teaching is formal, without the right content. They're not able to oppose to foreign influences. The sacrifices they offer up are not corresponding to the cultic requirements. Abuse of authority and power turn up where priests are acting in own interest instead of taking seriously their mediator role between God and the people.

Stelian Paşca-Tuşa, "Joseph and His Brothers -  Biblical Reflections on the Spirit of Brotherhood," 229-247 

Maintaining brotherly relationships or at least a spirit of brotherhood is an ever growing challenge for the contemporary human being. Family, social, inter-ethnic, political or religious conflicts are putting strains on humanity, which is barely finding the necessary resources to maintain order among fellow human beings. Unfortunately, people have forgotten that they have the same parents, that our face shows we are all related first to Adam and Eve and then to Jesus Christ, the new Adam, in whom we are all one (Gal 3:28). In other words, human beings are brothers, whether we relate to our forefathers or to Him who would be the first-born among many brothers (Rom 8:29).Wishing to offer concrete solutions to restore brotherly relationships, we have chosen a paradigm from the Old Testament whose protagonists are the Patriarch Jacob, Joseph and his brothers. Through Jacob, we shall understand in a tangible way how to maintain brotherly relationships and what to do in order to correct possible deviations. Likewise, by means of this endeavour, I envisage highlighting a biblical model that would allow me to pinpoint the manner in which the Holy Scripture perceives the spirit of brotherhood that, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, lies at the basis of inter-human relationships.

AJR Forum: Η κατασκευή των εθνικών στον Ιουδαϊσμού μέρος Β΄ / AJR Forum: The contruction of the Gentiles in Judaism, part II

Διαβάστε τα άρθρα των Yair Furstenberg, Christine Hayes και Cavan Concannon στο AJR Forum για την κατασκευή του Άλλου και Εθνικού στον Ιουδαϊσμό:

• Yair Furstenberg, "Ethnic and Cultural Identities in the Rabbinic Goy Discourse"
• Christine Hayes, "The Goy: A Synchronic Proposal"
• Cavan Concannon, "Paul, the Gentiles, and the Other(s) in Jewish Discourse"

Οι Σελευκίδες και τα νομίσματά τους Β΄ / Seleucids and their coins II

Στην ιστοσελίδα CoinWeek συνεχίζεται το αφιέρωμα στα νομίσματα της εποχής των Σελευκιδών με το δεύτερο μέρος του άρθρου του Mike Markowitz. Πολλά ενδιαφέροντα στοιχεία για την ιστορία της εποχής συνοδευμένα με φωτογραφίες νομισμάτων των διαφόρων βασιλέων της δυναστείας:

The Seleucids and Their Coins: Part II

Το τρέχον τεύχος του Biblische Zeitschrift / The current issue of Biblische Zeitschrift

Biblische Zeitschrift 63:1 (2019)

• Nicoletta Gatti and Daniel Yeboah, "Cursing Back to Life? From Psalms to Imprecatory Prayers: An Intercultural Reading," 1-29 (abstract)
• Christian Gers-Uphaus, "Gott als wahrer אלהים und Retter der Armen – Psalm 82 im Korpus der Asafpsalmen," 30-48 (abstract)
• Thomas Söding, "Das Zeichen des Widerspruchs.Die Prophetie des Simeon (Lk 2,34) und die lukanischen Deutungen des Todes Jesu," 49-70 (abstract)
• Martin Stowasser, "Bundestheologie in der Johannesoffenbarung – eine Spurensuche," 71-91 (abstract)
• Wilfried Warning, "Gedanken zu Genesis 46,8–27," 92-104 (abstract)
• Mark W. Hamilton, "History among the Junipers: Hosea 14:2–10 as Metahistoriography,"  105-116 (abstract)

Το τρέχον τεύχος του Biblica / The current issue of Biblica

Biblica 99:4 (2018)

• Shimon Gesundheit, "Proto-Midrash in the Biblical Ancestor Narratives," 471 - 483 (abstract)
• Denise Flanders, "A Thousand Times, No: אלף does not Mean 'Contingent' in the Deuteronomistic History," 484 - 506 (abstract)
• Francis M. Macatangay, "Raphael's Instruction to 'Write Everything Down' in the Book of Tobit," 507 - 524 (abstract)
• Timothy Milinovich, "Once More, with Feeling: Rom 8,31-39 as Rhetorical Peroratio," 525 - 543 (abstract)
• Richard Fellows, "Paul, Timothy, Jerusalem and the Confusion in Galatia," 544 - 566 (abstract)
• Pasquale Basta, "Only the One Who Works Enters into Rest: The Homiletic Logic of Heb 3,7-4,11," 567 - 591 (abstract)
• Ruben van Wingerden, "Horizontal or not? The Patibulum in Sallust, Hist. 3 Frg. 9," 592 - 599  (abstract)

Η οικονομία της Παλαιστίνης κι η γλώσσα του νεοφιλελευθερισμού / Palestine economy and neoliberal language

Στη σελίδα The Bible and Interpretation ο Robert J. Myles (Murdoch University) έχει δημοσιεύσει ένα κείμενο για την οικονομία στην αρχαία Παλαιστίνη της εποχής της Καινής Διαθήκης και τον τρόπο που αυτή συχνά κατανοείται στη σύγχρονη έρευνα μέσα από όρους καπιταλισμού. Καταλήγει με τις εξής σκέψεις:

"I have argued that we must make a serious and sober effort to rethink the first-century Galilean fishing trade and the more extensive agrarian social formation in non-capitalist terms—challenging the universality of its constitutive categories such as conceptions of enterprise, innovation, individualism, the free-market, and capital accumulation. Historical disciplines can and should play a crucial role in relativizing the inviolable reality of entrepreneurialism. This can be achieved simply by emphasizing how individual entrepreneurialism is an inadequate heuristic device for reading ancient texts. As an alternative, I suggest we regard Jesus’ call of fishermen in the Synoptic tradition as indicative of social peasant unrest that was, in fact, widespread during the frequent upheavals of first-century Roman Palestine. When viewed in tandem with other social, political, and economic forces that were intruding on the daily lives of Jewish peasants, the Synoptic narratives suddenly take on new life."

"Fishing for Entrepreneurs in the Sea of Galilee? Unmasking Neoliberal Ideology in Biblical Interpretation"

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

Hervormde Teologiese Studies 75:3 (2019)

• Fanie Snyman, "Mapping recent developments in Old Testament theology" 
• Pieter van der Zwan, "The punished and the lamenting body" 

Το τρέχον τεύχος του JSOT / The current issue of JSOT

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 43:2 (2018)

• Mitka R. Golub - Shira J. Golani, " Judean personal names in the book of Jeremiah in light of archaeological evidence,"  133-145 (abstract)
• Jonathan Kaplan, "Jonah and moral agency," 146-162 (abstract)
• Samuel L Boyd, "The flood and the problem of being an Omnivore,"  163-178 (abstract)
• Matthew Michael, "The dead trickster and his shrewd children? The persuasive use of the double quotations of a dead patriarch in Genesis 49:29-50:21,"  179-190 (abstract)
• Gili Kugler, "Moses died and the people moved on: A hidden narrative in Deuteronomy,"  191-204 (abstract)
• Judah Kraut, "The literary roles of Reuben and Judah in Genesis narratives: A ‘reflection complex’," 205-227 (abstract)
• Katherine Southwood, "Metaphor, illness, and identity in Psalms 88 and 102," 228-246 (abstract)
• Jeffery M. Leonard, "Let the day perish: The nexus of personification and mythology in Job 3,"  247-270 (abstract)

International Conference "Josephus between the Bible and the Mishnah"

Ένα εξαιρετικό συνέδριο για τον Ιώσηπο και το έργο του διοργανώνεται από το The Humanities and Social Sciences Fund Seminar on Josephus between the Bible and the Mishnah: An Interdisciplinary Seminar στο Ισραήλ στο διάστημα 7-11 Απριλίου 2019. 

Ευχαριστώ πολύ τον αγαπητό συνάδελφο για την εξαιρετική είδηση:

"Josephus between the Bible and the Mishnah"