Ο ύμνος της Μιριάμ στο Κουμράν / The Song of Mirian in Qumran

Η Hanna Tervanotko παρουσιάζει τον Ύμνο της Μιριάμ, όπως αυτός διασώζεται στο 4Q365 του Κουμράν: 

Continue to Sing, Miriam! The Song of Miriam in 4Q365

Τα ζώα στην προνεωτερική χριστιανική και ιουδαϊκή ερμηνευτική παράδοση / Animals in pre-modern Christian and Jewish hermeneutical tradition

Το περιοδικό Interfaces: A Journal of Medieval European Literatures αφιερώνει το τελευταίο του τεύχος του στον τρόπο που τα ζώα προσλαμβάνονται και αξιοποιούνται ερμηνευτικά στα κείμενα της χριστιανικής και ιουδαϊκής παράδοσης:

Interfaces :  A Journal of Medievanl European Literatures 5 (2018)

Biblical Creatures: The Animal as an Object of Interpretation in Pre-Modern Christian and Jewish Hermeneutic Traditions

Τιμητικός τόμος για τον W. Edward Glenny / FS for W. Edward Glenny

Ο τιμητικός τόμος για τον καθηγητή W. Edward Glenny, καθηγητή στο University of Northwestern – St. Paul με πολλές μελέτες σχετικές με παλαιοδιαθηκικά και καινοδιαθηκικά θέμα είναι ελεύθερος σε μορφή pdf για να τους ενδιαφερόμενους:

Ardel B. Caneday - Anna Rask - Greg Rosauer, For it Stands in Scripture: Essays in Honor of W. Edward Glenny, 2019

Η υλική ιστορία κι η σημασία των αρχείων / Material history and the significance of archives

Διαβάστε στην ιστοσελίδα Ancient Jew Review ένα πολύ ενδιαφέρον κείμενο του Blossom Stefaniow σχετικά με τη σημασία των αρχείων και τη διαχείριση της υλικής ιστορίας από τον ερευνητή:

A Material History of the Tura Papyri

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

Berliner Theologische Zeitschrift 36:1 (2019)

Franziska Ede, "„Es ist ein Gott im Himmel, der kann verborgene Dinge offenbaren“ (Dan 2,28). Traum- und Rätseldeutung in Gen 40 f. und Dan 2; 5" 

This essay attempts to illuminate the traditio-historical background of dream and riddle interpretation in Gen 40 f.; Dan 2; 5 and offer reflections on the literary and theological function of this divinatory practice within the micro- and macro-context of the above Hebrew Bible / Old Testament narratives.

Konrad Huber, "Visionen, Epiphanien, Nachtgesichte. Ihr Beitrag zur Charakterisierung des Paulus in der Apostelgeschichte"

In the Acts of the Apostles, narratives of visionary experiences occur strikingly frequently and in manifold forms. Within the framework of the overall composition, they have a signal effect and the function of legitimizing significant turning points in the course of events. With regard to visions attributed to Paul, the present article asks for their particular contribution to the characterization of the visionary himself. Content-related as well as formal aspects are intertwined, in particular when it comes to presenting Paul as a prophetic character. 

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

Revue théologique de Louvain 50:1 (2019)

Cécile du Champs - Régis Burnet,"Barabbas: Conséquences littéraires de l'histoire de la réception d'un personnage biblique," 21-38 (abstract)

Marginalia Forum: μια συζήτηση του βιβλίου του D. Boyarin, Judaism / Marginalia: A discussion of D. Boyarin's Judaism

Στο ηλεκτρονικό περιοδικό Marginalia έχει ξεκινήσει ένα νέο forum όπου ειδικοί συζητούν το βιβλίο του D. Boyarin, Judaism: The Genealogy of a Modern Nation (2018):

• Annette Yoshiko Reed and Shaul Magid, “Introduction: Marginalia Forum on Daniel Boyarin’s Judaism”
• Adele Reinhartz (University of Ottawa), “Was the Word in the Beginning? On the Relationship between Language and Concepts”
• Simcha Gross (University of California Irvine), “‘Judaism’ Here, There, but Not Everywhere: Persian and Other Non-Western Perspectives” 

Το τρέχον τεύχος του FilNeot / The current issue of FilNeot

Filologia neotestamentaria 51 (2018)

• Stanley E. Porter, Revisiting the Greek Verb: An Extended Critique.
• Juan Barreto - Carmen Rita Jorge - María Maite García, Aproximación al estudio del campo semántico de los lexemas verbales de movimiento en el Griego del Nuevo Testamento.
• Paul L. Danove, Interpreting and Translating Γίνομαι as a Verb of Process in the New Testament.
• Didier Lafleur, Greek New Testament and Purple Manuscripts: The Case of Beratinus 1 (Φ.043) and Beratinus 2 (min. 1143).
• Karl L. Amstrong, The End of Acts and the Comparable Age of its Variants.
• Peter R. Rodgers, The Question of 1 Peter 3:13.

Νέες ανακαλύψεις στο ανάκτορο του Νέρωνα στη Ρώμη / New archaeological findings in Nero's palace in Rome

Παράσταση από τη νέα αίθουσα της Domus Aurea (φωτο: Parco
archeologico del Colosseo)

Σύμφωνα με δημοσιεύματα στον ηλεκτρονικό τύπο αρχαιολόγοι εντόπισαν μία νέα αίθουσα κατά τη διάρκεια αναστηλωτικών εργασιών στο ανάκτορο του Νέρωνα Domus Aurea στη Ρώμη. Πρόκειται για μία αίθουσα διακοσμημένη με παραστάσεις πανθήρων, σφίγγες, τον Πάνα κι άλλα μυθικά πλάσματα. Σύμφωνα με τις εκτιμήσεις των ειδικών οι παραστάσεις χρονολογούνται μεταξύ του 65 και του 68 μ.Χ. Στους επόμενους μήνες τα συνεργεία θα προχωρήσουν στον καθαρισμό του χώρου προκειμένου να αποκαλυφθεί όλο το εικονογραφικό πρόγραμμα των τοιχογραφιών:

Archaeologists find secret chamber decorated with centaurs and a sphinx inside Nero's palace in Rome 

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

Journal of Jewish Studies 70:1 (2019)

Arnon Atzmon, "The original order of Pesikta de-Rav Kahana," 1-23

Determining the original order of the text of Pesikta de-Rav Kahana has plagued scholars since its discovery and reconstruction. This question is not merely technical; rather, it relates to the very essence of the work. The fact that multiple full and partial textual witnesses of the Pesikta have been discovered has not brought this question to its resolution, for these witnesses present the Pesikta in three significantly different orders. This article analyses the textual evidence supporting the order of the text found in these three different versions of the Pesikta. The article also takes into consideration the conceptual consequences of these findings on the nature and essence of the Pesikta. The article concludes by arguing in favour of the order found in one of these versions and with an explanation of the processes that led to the creation of the other two orders. 

Barak S. Cohen, "Citation formulae in the Babylonian Talmud: from transmission to authoritative traditions," 24-44

Scholars have generally viewed the citation formula ‘thus R. X said’ (over 200 appearances) as identical to the more typical formulae used to quote Amoraic statements. In contrast I argue that this particular citation formula differs from the more typical formula in that it is used only when there is an attempt to establish a Halakhic norm, especially when it contradicts alternative traditions. I will further argue that late Babylonian Amoraim use this formula to quote an earlier authoritative source whereas earlier Amoraim use it to quote a sage with whom they had contact. These findings testify to a trend among later Amoraim to issue Halakhic rulings based on the authority of dominant figures from earlier generations and contribute to our understanding of how Halakhic decisions were formulated to accord with particularly prominent rabbis in talmudic Babylonia. 

Jonathan Jacobs, "Nahmanides and Ibn Ezra’s commentaries on Genesis," 45-67

In this article I re-examine the question of which of Ibn Ezra’s commentaries on Genesis was available to Nahmanides when he wrote his own commentary on the book. The consensus until now had been that Nahmanides was familiar with both the short commentary and the second recension. A comprehensive analysis of Nahmanides’ commentary on Genesis demonstrates that this consensus is incorrect – Nahmanides was only familiar with Ibn Ezra’s short commentary. This conclusion is based on our familiarity with Nahmanides’ inclusive approach to his sources, as well as specific examples which prove that Nahmanides was not familiar with the second recension (and not even the ‘third approach’). 

Miriam Sklarz, "Nahmanides’ typological interpretation of the encounter between Abram and Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18–20)," 68-82 

Many of Nahmanides’ typological interpretations are closely associated with rabbinic Midrash and with Rashi’s comments, themselves based on Midrash. An exceptional deviation from the interpretation of the Midrash and Rashi is found in Nahmanides’ typological commentary on the encounter between Abram and Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18–20). Nahmanides, like the Midrash and Rashi, explains the encounter as hinting to the future priestly services in the Temple. But while the Midrash and Rashi emphasize the bread and wine offerings of Melchizedek, these are omitted from Nahmanides’ commentary. The focus is shifted from Melchizedek’s actions and gifts to those of Abram. Thus Nahmanides’ interpretation offers an alternative typology to that of the rabbis and Rashi and he refrains from even mentioning their typological interpretation. The present article offers an explanation for this exception, in the light of anti-Christian polemic and the typological significance of Melchizedek and his offerings in the Christian interpretation.