Το τρέχον τεύχος του JBL / The current issue of JBL

Journal of Biblical Literature 133:3 (2014)

• Aaron D. Hornkohl, "Her Word versus His: Establishing the Underlying Text in 1 Samuel 1:23,"  465-478 (abstract)
• Mika S. Pajunen, "4QPsx: A Collective Interpretation of Psalm 89:20-38," 479-496 (abstract)
• Hector Avalos, "Nebuchadnezzar's Affliction: New Mesopotamian Parallels for Daniel 4," 497-508 (abstract)
• Stuart A. Irvine, "Idols םנובתכ: A Note on Hosea 13:2a," 509-518 (abstract)
• Jonathan M. Gibson, "Cutting Off "Kith and Kin," "Er and Onan"? Interpreting an Obscure Phrase in Malachi 2:12,"519-538 (abstract)
• Katell Berthelot, "Reclaiming the Land (1 Maccabees 15:28-36): Hasmonean Discourse between Biblical Tradition and Seleucid Rhetoric," 539-560 (abstract)
• Tucker S. Ferda, "Matthew's Titulus and Psalm 2's King on Mount Zion," 561-582 (abstract)
• Adam Winn, "Resisting Honor: The Markan Secrecy Motif and Roman Political Ideology," 583-602 (abstract)
• Toan Do, "Mόνον or μονῶν? Reading 1 John 2:2c from the Editio Critica Maior,"603-626 (abstract)
• Blake E. Wassell, Stephen R. Llewelyn, ""Fishers of Humans," the Contemporary Theory of Metaphor, and Conceptual Blending Theory," 627-646 (abstract)
• Adele Reinhartz, "The JBL Forum, an Occasional Exchange," 647 (abstract)
• Serge Frolov, "The Death of Moses and the Fate of Source Criticism," 648-660 (abstract)
• Philip Y. Yoo, "The Place of Deuteronomy 34 and Source Criticism: A Response to Serge Frolov," 661-668 (abstract)
• Shawna Dolansky, "Deuteronomy 34: The Death of Moses, Not of Source Criticism," 669-676 (abstract)
• David M. Carr, "Unified until Proven Disunified? Assumptions and Standards in Assessing the Literary Complexity of Ancient Biblical Texts," 677-681 (abstract)

Ένα άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον τεύχος του GRBS / A new article of biblical interest in the current issue of GRBS

Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies 54:3 (2014)

Sameh Farouk Soliman, "Two Epithets of Mark the Evangelist: Coptic theonimos and Byzantine Greek θεόπτης," 494-506

Ένα φοιτητικό περιοδικό / A students' journal

Μολονότι στην Ελλάδα έχουμε συνηθίσει στη λογική ακαδημαϊκών και επιστημονικών περιοδικών, τα οποία φιλοξενούν κατά κύριο λόγο (για να μην πω αποκλειστικά) μελέτες διδακτόρων και ακαδημαϊκών δασκάλων, στο εξωτερικό τα πράγματα είναι διαφορετικά. Έτσι στο Bigham Young University εκδίδεται ηλεκτρονικά το φοιτητικό περιοδικό Studia Antiqua. A Student Journal for the Study of the Ancient World. Στο τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού μάλιστα δημοσιεύονται τρία άρθρα με βιβλικό ενδιαφέρον και εξαιρετική ποιότητα. Θα πρέπει κάποτε να σκεφτούμε τέτοιους τρόπους ακαδημαϊκής έκφρασης για τους φοιτητές μας (για να μην αναφέρω εδώ την εκπαιδευτική χρησιμότητα ενός τέτοιου περιοδικού) και να ξεφύγουμε από τις λογικές ενός ακαδημαϊκού λόγου και διαλόγου που περιορίζεται μόνο στο επίπεδο των πανεπιστημιακών δασκάλων ή έστω και στον ευρύτερο κύκλο μόνο των διδακτόρων.

Studia Antiqua 13:1 (2014)

Jared Pfost, "A Literary Analysis of the Flood Story as a Semitic Type-Scene," 1-22

Sara K. Riley, "The Israelite Hand Drum (תף) and Israelite Women’s Musical Tradition," 23-47

Andrew Mickelson, "The Absence of ἐπιτιμάω in the Gospel of John," 48-61

Οι τόμοι του SNTU 1-34 ελεύθεροι στο διαδίκτυο / SNTU free online

Οι τόμοι 1(1976)-34(2009) του γνωστού περιοδικού Studien zum Neuen Testament und seiner Umwelt διατίθενται ελεύθεροι στο διαδίκτυο και οι ενδιαφερόμενοι μπορούν να καταφορτώσουν τα άρθρα που φιλοξενήθηκαν σε αυτό σε μορφή pdf

SNTU (1-34) free online

Ένα νέο βιβλίο για την προς Φιλιππησίους / A new book on Philippians

Κυκλοφόρησε από τον εκδοτικό οίκο Mohr Siebeck η μονογραφία του Bradley Arnold σχετικά με την αθλητική γλώσσα και τις αθλητικές παραστάσεις της προς Φιλιππησίους επιστολής καθώς και την σχέση της επιστολής με κείμενα ηθικών φιλοσόφων της αρχαιότητας. Ο συγγραφέας διαπιστώνει συγγένεια της δομής της επιστολής με τα κείμενα των τελευταίων. Μέσα σε αυτήν τη συνάφεια αξιοποιεί την αθλητική γλώσσα της εποχής του για να αναδείξει τον σκοπό της χριστιανικής ζωής. Αυτός συνοψίζεται στο 3, 13-14: για τον Παύλο ο σκοπός (τέλος) της ζωής του Χριστιανού είναι ο ίδιος ο Ιησούς Χριστός. 

Bradley Arnold, Christ as the Telos of Life: Moral Philosophy, Athletic Imagery, and the Aim of Philippians (WUNT II 371), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2014

XI, 259 pages

ISBN: 978-3-16-153326-6

€ 74.00

Το τρέχον τεύχος του Biblical Interpretation / In the current issue of Biblical Interpretation

Biblical Interpretation 22:4/5 (2014)

• Jennifer L. Koosed / Stephen D. Moore, "Introduction: From Affect to Exegesis
," 381-387 (abstract)
• Jennifer Knust, "Who’s Afraid of Canaan’s Curse?
 Genesis 9:18–29 and the Challenge of Reparative Reading
," 388-413 (abstract)
• Jennifer L. Koosed, "Moses: The Face of Fear
," 414-429 (abstract)
• Amy C. Cottrill, "A Reading of Ehud and Jael through the Lens 
of Affect Theory
," 430-449 (abstract)
• Alexis G. Waller, "Violent Spectacles and Public Feelings
: Trauma and Affect in The Gospel of Mark and The Thunder: Perfect Mind," 450-472 (abstract)
• Maia Kotrosits, "Seeing is Feeling
: Revelation’s Enthroned Lamb and Ancient Visual Affects
," 473-502 (abstract)
• Stephen D. Moore, "Retching on Rome: Vomitous Loathing and Visceral Disgust in Affect Theory and the Apocalypse of John
," 503-528 (abstract)

Συνέδριο για το αστέρι της Βηθλεέμ / Conference on the star of Bethlehem

Ένα ενδιαφέρον συνέδριο για το αστέρι της Βηθλεέμ θα λάβει χώρα τον Οκτώβρη στο Groningen (Ολλανδία):

The Star of Bethlehem: Historical and Astronomical Perspectives – A Multi-Disciplinary Colloquium, University of Groningen, October

23rd-24th, 2014
http://www.astro.rug.nl/~khan/bethlehem

The University of Groningen is celebrating its 400th Anniversary in 2014. To commemorate that event a special 2-day Colloquium "The Star of Bethlehem: Historical and Astronomical Perspectives", is being held on October 23-24, 2014, in Groningen, The Netherlands. This Colloquium is particularly timely as also 400 years ago, in 1614, Johannes Kepler published his book "De vero anno quo aeternus dei filius humanam naturam in utero benedictae Virginis Mariae assumpsit", on the chronology related to the Star of Bethlehem.

Twenty specialists in the fields of (the history of) astronomy, ancient history, religion, society and culture, will discuss the various aspects of the Star of Bethlehem. Besides the invited specialists there is room for about thirty guest attendants. All will be able to take part in the group discussions which conclude each of the four meeting sessions (chaired by moderators).

It is the purpose of this international Colloquium to engage with recent theories for the Star of Bethlehem, such as those of MichaelMolnar (The Star of Bethlehem - Legacy of the Magi), drawing on the expertise of all relevant related fields of ancient astronomy/astrology and ancient history and religion.

The final papers will be published by Brill Academic Publishers (Leiden/Boston), and will together probably constitute the leading volume on this topic.

The unique interdisciplinairy co-hosts are:

Kapteyn Astronomical Institute
Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
CRASIS: Culture, Religion and Society in Graeco-Roman Antiquity

The conference is sponsored by:

University of Groningen (RUG)
Mulerius Foundation (RUG)
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
The Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA)
Leiden Kerkhoven Bosscha Foundation (LKBF)

RBL 28.8.2014

Scott A. Ashmon, Birth Annunciations in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East: A Literary Analysis of the Forms and Functions of the Heavenly Foretelling of the Destiny of a Special Child
Reviewed by Paola Mollo

Matthew W. Bates, The Hermeneutics of the Apostolic Proclamation: The Center of Paul’s Method of Scriptural Interpretation
Reviewed by Robert B. Foster

Gareth Lee Cockerill, The Epistle to the Hebrews
Reviewed by Gabriella Gelardini
Reviewed by Kevin B. McCruden

Dean B. Deppe, All Roads Lead to the Text: Eight Methods of Inquiry into the Bible
Reviewed by Nijay Gupta

Timo Nisula, Augustine and the Functions of Concupiscence
Reviewed by Anthony Dupont

Dennis Pardee, The Ugaritic Texts and the Origins of West-Semitic Literary Composition: The Schweich Lectures of the British Academy 2007
Reviewed by Jeremy M. Hutton

Ryan S. Schellenberg, Rethinking Paul’s Rhetorical Education: Comparative Rhetoric and 2 Corinthians 10–13
Reviewed by Fredrick J. Long
Reviewed by Duane F. Watson

Samuel Vollenweider and Eva Ebel, eds., Wahrheit und Geschichte: Exegetische und hermeneutische Studien zu einer dialektischen Konstellation
Reviewed by Mark W. Elliott

Το τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού Graphé / The current issue of Graphé

Το τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού Graphé 23 (2014) είναι αφιερωμένο στο βιβλίο της Ιουδείθ:

• Jean-Marc Vercruysse, "Préface"
• Catherine VIALLE,"Le Livre de Judith ou la victoire improbable"
• Danielle DELMAIRE, "Le Livre de Judith et la dédicace au Temple selon les textes hébreux médiévaux"
• John Nassichuk,"Poétiques de la paraphrase : la Judith viduae historia de Charles Godran (1569)"
• Steeve TAÏLAMÉ, "La Judit de Du Bartas ou la vérité de la fiction"
• Stéphane MERCIER, "Stratagèmes, mensonges ou amphibologies dans le Livre de Judith d’après quelques 
• anciens commentateurs catholiques"
• Béatrice FERRIER, "La décollation d’Holopherne mise en scène au XVIIIe siècle (1695-1797) : de la sainte terreur à l’horreur sublime"
• Guy TEISSIER, "Entre Bible et « tragédie », la Judith Art déco de Giraudoux"
• Souad ZAIED AKROUT, "Le jeu de l'amour et du poignard : Judith à travers les œuvres de Bernstein, Peyret-Chappuis et Klimt"
• Frédéric MARTEAU, "La Juive et le Nazi. Le Livre de Judith à l’épreuve de la Shoah : une hantologie"
• Florence BERNARD, "Judith : le corps séparé de Howard Barker - La catastrophe du désir"
• Daniel ATTALA et Isabelle Durand-Le Guern, "De l’empire de l’image à la loi du discours : de Hebbel à Palant"
• Jacques POIRIER, "Judith après Leiris, ou le retour à Béthulie"

Κοινωνική και οικονομική ζωή στην Παλαιστίνη του Δεύτερου Ναού / Social and economic life in Second Temple Palestine

Από τον εκδοτικό οίκο Westminster John Knox Press κυκλοφόρησε το βιβλίο του Samuel L. Adams για την κοινωνική και οικονομική ζωή στην Παλαιστίνη της εποχής του Δεύτερου Ναού.

Samuel L. Adams, Social and Economic Life in Second Temple Judea, Westminster John Knox Press 2014

Pages:268
$35.00

Description

Those who study the Bible are becoming increasingly attentive to the significance of economics when examining ancient texts and the cultures that produced them. This book looks at the socioeconomic landscape of Second Temple Judea, from the end of the Babylonian exile to the destruction of the temple by the Romans (532 BCE to 70 CE). Adams carefully examines key themes, paying special attention to family life, the status of women, and children, while engaging relevant textual and archaeological evidence. He looks at borrowing and lending and the burdensome taxation policies under a succession of colonial powers. In this pursuit, Adams offers an innovative analysis of economic life with fresh insights from biblical texts. No other study has specifically analyzed economics for this lengthy timeframe, especially in relation to these key themes. This important book provides readers with a helpful context for understanding religious beliefs and practices in the time of early Judaism and emerging Christianity.

Ινστιτούτο Nida: Συμπόσιο για τη μετάφραση / Nida School of Translation Studies: Symposium on Translation

The co-directors of the Nida School of Translation Studies, Stefano Arduini and Philip H. Towner, are pleased to announce the 2014 Translation Studies Research Symposium. Please join us for two significant lectures:

• Translating Biblical Poetry: Ancient Hebrew Verse and the Constraints of English, presented by Robert Alter, with a response by Adriane Leveen
• World Literature, National Markets, presented by David Damrosch, with a response by Lydia Liu

Date and Time: Friday, September 19, 2014 (10:00am - 3:00pm, lunch included)
Venue: ABS Board/Community Room (1865 Broadway at 61st Street, New York, NY)
Registration Fee: $25.00 USD (**Registration is free for graduate students.)
Registration Deadline: September 10, 2014 (Click here to access the registration form.)

Αρχαίες επιστολικές αφηγήσεις (βιβλιοκρ.) / Ancient epistolary narratives (review)

Στο ηλεκτρονικό περιοδικό Bryn Mawr Classical Review δημοσιεύτηκε η βιβλιοκρισία του Lieve Van Hoof για ένα νέο συλλογικό τόμο σχετικό με τις αφηγήσεις μέσα στις αρχαίες επιστολές. Ένα μέρος μάλιστα του βιβλίου είναι αφιερωμένο σε αυτό το φιλολογικό είδος στον Ιουδαϊσμό και στον αρχαίο Χριστιανισμό:

Owen Hodkinson, Patricia A. Rosenmeyer, Evelien Bracke (ed.), Epistolary Narratives in Ancient Greek Literature. Mnemosyne supplements. Monographs on Greek and Latin language and Literature, 359.   Leiden; Boston:  Brill, 2013.  

Pp. xi, 412.  

ISBN 9789004249608.  

$193.00.

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

Digital Humanities Quarterly 8:2 (2014)

Joel Kalvesmaki, "Canonical References in Electronic Texts: Rationale and Best Practices"

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

Biblische Zeitschrift 58:2 (2014)

• Martin Stowasser, " „Mein Gott, mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen?“ (Mk 15,34). Beobachtungen zum Kontextbezug von Ps 22,2 als Sterbewort Jesu im Markusevangelium," 161-185
• Stefan Schreiber, "Häresie im Kanon? Zum historischen Bild der dritten christlichen Generation," 186-210
• Martin Leuenberger, "„Gott ist im Himmel und du auf der Erde“ (Koh 5,1). Exegetische und theologische Überlegungen zur Gottesvorstellung (nicht nur) nach Kohelet," 211-238
• WalterGroß, "Wo war der Eingang zum Zeltheiligtum? Zu einer exegetischen These des Augustinus," 239-255

Kleinere Beiträge

• Detlev Dormeyer, "Narratologie und Pragmatik. Ein Zwischenbericht," 256-264
• Dirk Sager, "„Wie ein Traum veriegt er . . .“ (Ijob 20,8). Über den Sinn unsinniger Träume. Ein Beitrag zur Mentalitätsgeschichte der Hebräischen Bibel," 265-274

Ανακάλυψη φοινικικού πλοίου στη Μεσόγειο / Discovery of a Phoenician ship in the Mediterranean

Σύμφωνα με δημοσίευμα της ηλεκτρονικής έκδοσης της The Art Newspaper εντοπίστηκαν ανοικτά του νησιού Gozo της Μάλτας ίχνη ενός φοινικικού πλοίου, το οποίο εκτιμάται ότι είναι το αρχαιότερο που έχει βρεθεί στην Μεσόγειο και σε τόσο καλή κατάσταση. Σύμφωνα με το δημοσίευμα οι αρχαιολόγοι έφεραν στο φως μέρος του φορτίου του πλοίου: 20 μυλόπετρες και 50 αμφορείς. Χρονολογούνται στο 700 π.Χ. όταν η Μάλτα ήταν μία περιοχή εποικισμένη από Φοίνικες.

Phoenician shipwreck found off the coast of Malta

Τα ονόματα των φαντασμάτων στους παπύρους / Ghostnames in papyri

Στη σελίδα του Trismegistos αναρτήθηκε ο κατάλογος των ονομάτων των φαντασμάτων που απαντούν σε παπύρους των ελληνιστικών και ρωμαϊκών χρόνων. Ο κατάλογος, που αρχικά δημοσιεύθηκε στη διατριβή του Chris Eyckmans, αναρτήθηκε από τον Willy Clarysse και ανανεώνεται συνεχώς. 

Ghostnames Database

Λιγότερο γνωστά απόκρυφα χριστιανικά κείμενα / Less known Christian apocryphal texts

Ο Tony Burke (Apocryphicity) έχει δημιουργήσει μία ενδιαφέρουσα ιστοσελίδα όπου αναρτά περιλήψεις λιγότερο γνωστών απόκρυφων χριστιανικών κειμένων τα οποία θα δημοσιευθούν σε αγγλική περίληψη σε ένα τόμο τόμο που εκδίδει ο ίδιος μαζί με τον Brent Landau.

More Christian Apocrypha

Εκτενέστερες περιλήψεις υπάρχουν στο ιστολόγιο του Tony Burke: 

(1) Legend of Aphroditianus

(2) Revelation of the Magi

(3) The Hospitality of Dysmas

(4) The Infancy Gospel of Thomas (Syriac)

(5) On the Priesthood of Jesus

(6) Dialogue of the Paralytic

Οι Ιουδαίοι στις αγγλικές μεταφράσεις αρχαίων κειμένων / Jews in the English translations of ancient texts

Στη γνωστή ιστοσελίδα Marginalia forum δημοσιεύθηκε τον περασμένο Ιούνη ένα ενδιαφέρον κείμενο της Adele Rheinhartz για την απόδοση του όρου "Ιουδαίος", όταν απαντά στα αρχαία κείμενα. Η συγγραφέας χαρακτήρισε ως ανησυχητικό το γεγονός προτιμάται ο όρος Judean αντί για Jew. Το κείμενό της προκάλεσε ποικίλες αντιδράσεις. Σήμερα τα Marginalia συγκέντρωσαν το αρχικό κείμενο της Rheinhartz και τις παρεμβάσεις από ακαδημαϊκούς που ακολούθησαν σε ένα ηλεκτρονικό τόμο, που ο κάθε ενδιαφερόμενος αναγνώστης μπορεί να καταφορτώσει σε μορφή epub ή mobi. 

Jew and Judean: Have scholars erased the Jews from Antiquity? (epub) (mobi)

Αφροαμερικανές γυναίκες κι η ερμηνεία της Βίβλου / African American women interpreting the Bible

Στη σελίδα The Bible and Interpretation δημοσιεύεται το ενδιαφέρον άρθρο της Joy A. Schroeder (Capital University and Trinity Lutheran Seminary) για την πρόσληψη κι ερμηνεία της Βίβλου από αφροαμερικανές γυναίκες κατά τον 19ο αι. 

African American Women Interpreting the Bible in the Nineteenth Century

Ένα νέο άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον τεύχος του Heythrop Journal / A new article of biblical interest in the current issue of Heythrop Journal

Heythrop Journal 55:5 (2014)

Harris B. Bechtol, "Paul and Kierkegaard: A Christocentric Epistemology," 927-943

Η χρήση του Άσματος Ασμάτων στην αρχαία συναγωγή / The use of Song of Songs in ancient synagogues

Κυκλοφόρησε από τον εκδοτικό οίκο Brill η μελέτη της Laura S. Lieber (Duke University) σχετικά με την αξιοποίηση του Άσματος Ασμάτων από τους Ιουδαίους ποιητές της Ύστερης Αρχαιότητας (4ος-7ος αι. μ.Χ.). 

Laura S. Lieber, A Vocabulary of Desire. The Song of Songs in the Early Synagogue (The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 40), Leiden, Brill 2014

xii, 450pp.

ISBN: 9789004234635

€162,00

Description 

In A Vocabulary of Desire, Laura Lieber offers a nuanced, multifaceted and highly original study of how the Song of Songs was understood and deployed by Jewish liturgical poets in Late Antiquity (ca. 4th-7th centuries CE). Through her examination of poems which embellish and even rewrite the Song of Songs, Lieber brings the creative spirit-liturgical, intellectual, and exegetical-of these poems vividly to the fore. All who are interested in the early interpretation of the Song of Songs, the ancient synagogue, early Jewish and Christian hymnography, and Judaism in Late Antiquity will find this volume both enriching and accessible.

The volume consists of two interrelated halves. In the first section, four introductory essays establish the broad cultural context in which these poems emerged; in the second, each chapter consists of an analytical essay structured around a single, complete poetic cycle, presented in new Hebrew editions with annotated original English translations.

Contents

Preface

Part 1:Essays

Chapter 1 “A Garden Enclosed”: The Song of Songs as a Gateway to Synagogue Poetry

Chapter 2 “Let Him Kiss Me”: The Place of Piyyut in the History of Interpretation of the Song

Chapter 3 “Your Voice is Sweet”: Piyyut as an Extension of Biblical Rhetoric

Chapter 4 “I Am My Beloved’s and His Desire Is for Me”: The World of the Songs

Part 2: Texts and Commentary

Translator’s Introduction

Chapter 5 A Love Song to the Torah: Anonymous, Qedushta Shir ha-Shirim Commentary

Chapter 6 Lyrics of Love: Yannai, Shivata Shir ha-Shirim Commentary

Chapter 7 Of Ritual and Reciprocity: Yannai, Qedushta Shir ha-Shirim Commentary

Chapter 8 The Power of Dew: Eleazar birabbi Qallir, Shivata for Dew Commentary

Chapter 9 Youthful Love Is Eternal: Eleazar birabbi Qallir, The Groom’s Qedushta Commentary

Chapter 10 Like Stars of Light: Eleazar (birabbi Qallir?), Yotzer Shir ha-Shirim Commentary

A Conclusion

Ένα άρθρο στο τρέχον τεύχος του HTS / One article of biblical interest in the current issue of HTS

Hervomde teologiese studies 70:1 (2014)

James Alfred Loader, "Understanding of failure and failure of understanding: Aspects of failure in the Old Testament" (Original Research: A.S. Geyser Commemorative Lecture)

Το τρέχον τεύχος του Ricerche Storico Bibliche / In the current issue of Ricerche Storico Bibliche

Ricerche Storico Bibliche 25:2 (2014)

• Giuseppe Bellia, "Appunti per un'introduzione storico-teologica ai ministeri delle origini cristiane," 5-20
• Jacques Schlosser, "I Dodici : origini, ruolo, scomparsa," 15-36
• Giorgio Jossa, "Pietro e Giacomo; apostoli e presbiteri," 37-48
• Augusto Barbi, "Le figure ministeriali fuori di Gerusalemme nel libro degli Atti," 49-76
• Stefano Romanello, "Figure ministeriali nelle lettere paoline indisputate," 77-109
• Yann Redalié, "I ministeri nelle epistole pastorali (1 e 2 Timoteo, Tito)," 111-119
• Carlo dell'Osso, "L' organizzazione ecclesiale in Ignazio d'Antiochia," 121-141
• Enrico Cattaneo, "La successione apostolica in Clemente Romano e Ireneo," 143-164
• Enrico Norelli, "Presenza e persistenza dei ruoli carismatici : il caso delle assemblee sul montanismo nel II secolo," 165-195

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

Theology 117/2014

• Ian Wallis, "New directions in Jesus studies," 349-356 (abstract)
• Beverley Jameson, "Difficult Texts: Psalm 88," 357-360 (abstract)
• Larry W. Hurtado, "Review of N. T. Wright's Paul and the Faithfulness of God", (abstract)

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

Protokolle zur Bibel 23:1 (2014)

• Christian Schramm, "Empirisch gepflückt: Alltagsexegesen = An outcome of empirical work: "Alltagsexegesen" : Forschungsüberblick und methodologische Erwägungen," 2-40
• Michael Zugmann, "Lukas liest LXX = The Lukan reception and mimesis of the LXX : Septuaginta-Rezeption und -Mimesis des dritten Evangelisten," 41-63
• Cyprien Longayo Pongombo, "Die Jesusbewegung nach Lukas = The solidarity with the poor in the Jesus movement according to Luke : von der galiläischen Armensolidarität zur universalen Solidarität mit den Armen," 65-79

Η θρησκευτικότητα των αρχαίων ναυτικών / Religious expression of ancient seafarers

Timmy Gambin, "Maritime activity and the Divine: an overview of religious expression by Mediterranean seafarers, fishermen and travellers", in: Ships, Saints and Sealore: Cultural Heritage and Ethnography of the Mediterranean and the Red Sea (ed. Agius, D. et al., Archaeopress 2014)

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

Bulletin of Biblical Research 24:2 (2014)

• Andrew T. Abernethy, "Theological patterning in Jeremiah : a vital word through an ancient book," 149-161
• Armin D. Baum, "Does the pericope adulterae (John 7:53-8:11) have canonical authority? : an interconfessional approach," 163-178
• Julie A. Glavic, "Eutychus in Acts and in the church : the narrative significance of Acts 20:6-12," 179-206
•  Brisio J. Oropeza, "The expectation of grace : Paul on benefaction and the Corinthians' ingratitude (2 Corinthians 6:1)," 207-226
• Ryan P. Juza, "Echoes of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of the Lord : intertextuality and tradition in 2 Peter 3:7-13," 227-245

BMCR: Taxing Freedom in Thessalian Manumission Inscriptions (review)

Διαβάστε στο ηλεκτρονικό δελτίο του Bryn Mawr Classical Review την βιβλιοκρισία στο ενδιαφέρον βιβλίο της Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz για τις απελευθερωτικές πράξεις στη Θεσσαλία κατά τα ελληνιστικά και ρωμαϊκά χρόνια. Καθώς το θέμα της δουλείας και της στάσης του Παύλου και γενικότερα του αρχέγονου Χριστιανισμού απέναντι σε αυτό έχει απασχολήσει ιδιαίτερα τους καινοδιαθηκολόγους η παρούσα μελέτη, η οποία συμπληρώνει ένα κενό στην έρευνα, μπορεί να αποτελέσει ένα χρήσιμο βοήθημα. Παραθέτω μία μόνο παράγραφο από τη βιβλιοκρισία του Kostas Vlassopoulos (University of Nottingham): 

"Most manumission inscriptions come from relatively small communities in central and northern Greece, like Chyretiai, Hypata and Leukopetra. The need to publicise manumission acts cannot therefore sufficiently account for manumission inscriptions. Any account of manumission inscriptions must explain why they are overwhelmingly absent from large urban communities with strong and diversified epigraphic habits, where the problems of publication would be particularly acute, and why they are present where they are. In other words, we need to understand the epigraphic habit, as well as the social dynamics of those communities that set up manumission inscriptions. Answering the question that Zelnick-Abramovitz raises, would involve a number of case-studies of local communities and their epigraphic habits; this important desideratum is perhaps the greatest gap in our knowledge and understanding of post-classical Greek history. This slim but informative volume is a welcome addition towards that end."

BMCR: Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz, Taxing Freedom in Thessalian Manumission Inscriptions. Mnemosyne supplements. History and archaeology of classical antiquity, 361.   Leiden; Boston:  Brill, 2013.  Pp. xiv, 176.  ISBN 9789004253896.  $119.00

Reviewed by Kostas Vlassopoulos, University of Nottingham

Targumim και παραδόσεις της εποχής του Δεύτερου Ναού / Targumim and Second Temple traditions

Κυκλοφόρησε από τον εκδοτικό οίκο Brill ένας συλλογικός τόμος με θέμα τα targumim της εποχής του Δεύτερου Ναού και τις παραδόσεις που συνδέονται με αυτά.

Thierry Legrand / Jan Joosten (επιμ.), The Targums in the Light of Traditions of the Second Temple Period (JSJ. Suppl. 167), Brill, Leiden 2014

ISBN:  9789004269545

€110,00

Description 

Although the Jewish Targums were written down only from the second century CE onward, and need to be studied against their Late Antique background, the issue of their connection to earlier sources and traditions is an important one. Do the existing Targums link up with an oral translation of Scripture and, if so, how far does it go back? Do the Targums transmit traditional exegetical material in a distinct form? What is the relation between the Targums and "parabiblical" literature of the Second Temple period (including the New Testament)?

In the present volume, these and other questions are studied and debated by an international group of scholars including some of the best specialists of Targumic literature in all its diversity, as well as specialists of various Second Temple writings.

Contents

• Introduction, Thierry Legrand & Jan Joosten

TARGUMIM AND TARGUMISMS

• Ingo Kottsieper, "Das Aramäische als Schriftsprache und die Entwicklung der Targume"
• Jan Joosten, "Des targumismes dans la Septante?"
• Beate Ego, "Retelling the Story of Esther in Targum Sheni in Light of Septuagint Traditions – Main Outlines"
• Christophe Bonnard, "Targums samaritains et traditions du Second Temple"

COMPARATIVE APPROACHES

• Robert Hayward, "God as father in the Pentateuchal Targumim: The case of Abraham’s garden at Be’er Sheba"
• Claude Tassin, "Zabulon et Nephtali dans le Targum: un éclairage de Mt 4,13-16?"
• Willem F. Smelik, "The Lost Tomb of Moses Revisited: Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on Deut. 34.5-6"
• Innocent Himbaza, "Le Targum Pseudo-Jonathan témoin de son époque et de celle du Second Temple"

THEMATIC ISSUES

• Michael Langlois, "Malheur à qui donne la couronne à l’orgueilleux! Les targums et la critique du pouvoir à l’époque du Second Temple"
• Thierry Legrand, "Miracles, événements spectaculaires dans le Targum Pseudo-Jonathan: quelques échos de la littérature du Second Temple"

Ο Richard Bauckham κι ο Chris Marshall για τον ιστορικό Ιησού / Richard Bauckham & Chris Marshall on historical Jesus

Στην ιστοσελίδα Biblical Studies Online έχει αναρτηθεί μια σειρά από διαλέξεις με θέμα τον ιστορικό Ιησού που έδωσαν οι Richard Bauckham και Chris Marshall στο Carey College στο διάστημα 7-8 Αυγούστου 2014 .

Richard Bauckham & Chris Marshall on historical Jesus

Ένα ακόμη άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον τεύχος του HTS / One more article of biblical interest in the current issue of HTS

Hervomde teologiese studies 70:1 (2014)

Dieter T. Roth, "What ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ are the στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου?"

Ένα νέο βιβλίο για την Αστάρτη / A new book on Astarte

Κυκλοφόρησε από τον εκδοτικό οίκο Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht ένας νέος συλλογικός τόμος για την Αστάρτη και τις μεταμορφώσεις μέσα στην ιστορία:

David T. Sugimoto (ed.), Transformation of a Goddess: Ishtar – Astarte – Aphrodite (OBO 263), Academic Press Fribourg / Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2014
XIV-224 pages with 100 figures.
ISBN 978-3-7278-1748-9
54 Euros

About this book

This book deals with the changing nature of the goddess Ishtar/Astarte/Aphrodite, who was widely revered in the ancient West Asia and the Mediterranean world and was known by different names. Although the three names are often closely related, their mutual relation has not yet been sufficiently clarified. They appear with different characters and attributes in various areas and periods. They may well refer to independent goddesses, each of whom may also be connected with other deities. In this volume, specialists on different areas and periods discuss the theme from various perspectives, allowing a new and broader understanding of the goddess(es) concerned.

The areas covered range from Mesopotamia to the Levant, Egypt and the Mediterranean world, the periods embraced from the third millennium BCE to the Hellenistic age.

The volume is the fruit of an international conference held in Tokyo in 2011. Drawing on discussions at the conference, each article was completely rewritten.

Contents

David T. Sugimoto, Preface …….. VII

Eiko Matsushima, Ištar and Other Goddesses of the So-Called “Sacred Marriage” in Ancient Mesopotamia ……..1

Akio Tsukimoto, “In the Shadow of Thy Wings”: A Review of the Winged Goddess in Ancient Near Eastern Iconography ……..15

Mark S. Smith, ‛Athtart in Late Bronze Age Syrian Texts ……..33

Izak Cornelius, “Revisiting” Astarte in the Iconography of the Bronze Age Levant ……..87

Keiko Tazawa, Astarte in New Kingdom Egypt: Reconsideration of Her Role and Function ……..103

Stéphanie Anthonioz, Astarte in the Bible and her Relation to Asherah ……..125

David T. Sugimoto, The Judean Pillar Figurines and the “Queen of Heaven” ……..141

Elizabeth Bloch-Smith, Archaeological and Inscriptional Evidence for Phoenician Astarte ……..167

Stephanie L. Budin, Before Kypris was Aphrodite ……..195

Το τρέχον τεύχος του JBQ / The current issue of JBQ

Jewish Bible Quarterly 42:3 (2014)

• Moshe Anisfeld, "Rashi's Midrashic Comments are Supported by a Broad Range of Biblical Texts" 
• Yosef Green, "The Reign of King Solomon: Diplomatic and Economic Perspectives"
• Arie Folger, "Midrashic Interpretation of Psalms 6 and 20"
• Zvi Ron, "The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash: Part 3: The Tower of Babel" 
• David J. Marwil, "A Soothing Savor" 
• Shimon Bakon, "Thoughts on the Death Penalty: From the Written Law to the Oral Law" 
•  Hayyim Angel, "'Heeling' in the Torah: A Psychological-Spiritual Reading of the Snake and Jacob's Wrestling Match" 
• David J. Zucker /  Moshe Reiss, "Downplaying the Davidic Dynasty" 

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

Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 14:1 (2014)

Thomas Wagner, "Recounting מני־קדם חידות in Psalm 78: What Are the "Riddles" About?"

Πρόσκληση συμμετοχής σε συνέδριο για τα απόκρυφα / CFP: Christian Apocrypha

Call for Papers: 2015 York Christian Apocrypha Symposium

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

York University Christian Apocrypha Symposium Series 2015
“Fakes, Forgeries, and Fictions” Writing Ancient and Modern Christian Apocrypha
September 24-26, 2015

We are pleased to announce the third of a series of symposia on the Christian Apocrypha hosted by the Department of the Humanities at York University in Toronto, Canada and taking place September 24 to 26,

2015.

The 2015 symposium will examine the possible motivations behind the production of Christian apocrypha from antiquity until the present day. Have authors of the Christian apocrypha intended to deceive others about the true origins of their writings? Have they done so in a way that is distinctly different from NT scriptural writings? What would phrases like “intended to deceive” or “true origins” even mean in various historical and cultural contexts? This symposium has been inspired by the recent publication and analysis of the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife, and it will, among other topics, examine what the reactions to this particular text—primarily in popular media, including biblioblogs— can tell us about the creation, transmission, and reception of apocryphal Christian literature.

We encourage scholars from across North America to join us and share their research on topics that include but are not limited to: pseudepigraphy, modern apocrypha, authorship as canon criterion, possible motives for composition of “apocryphal” texts, the reception of Christian apocrypha in scholarship and/or popular media, and the recycling of non-Christian texts into Christian apocrypha. The program will include a panel focusing on the reception of the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife. We welcome proposals from both established scholars and graduate students.

Email abstracts for papers or panel proposals to Tony Burke (tburke@yorku.ca) or Brent Landau (bclandau@utexas.edu) by September 30, 2014. Abstracts for papers should be approximately 300 words.

Travel and accommodation for all presenters is fully-funded by the Symposium. Presenters must be prepared to circulate drafts of their papers to registered Symposium participants two weeks prior to the event.

Previous symposia in the series:

2013: “Forbidden Texts on the Western Frontier: The Christian Apocrypha in North American Perspectives” (papers to be published by Cascade books in 2015).

2011: “Ancient Gospel of Modern Forgery? The Secret Gospel of Mark in Debate” (papers published by Cascade Books, 2013)

NINO: ελεύθερα στο διαδίκτυο βιβλία του Ινστιτούτου / NINO: Free Downloads

Με αφορμή τα 75α γενέθλιά του το Ολλανδικό Ινστιτούτο για την Εγγύς Ανατολή διαθέτει ελεύθερες σε μορφή pdf μία σειρά από τις μελέτες που εξέδωσε κατά το παρελθόν.
Επισκεφτείτε λοιπόν τη σχετική σελίδα όπου θα βρείτε βιβλία για την Εγγύς Ανατολή αλλά και κάποια για το γνωστικισμό και την ύστερη αρχαιότητα. Η σελίδα θα ανανεώνεται τακτικά.

ΝINO free downloads

Call for manuscripts: The History of Reception of Biblical Texts

Peter Lang Verlag is launching a new series titled The History of Reception of Biblical Texts. Scholars working in the field of reception history are encouraged to send along their manuscripts tothe series Editor, Jim West.

The Series is brand new and aims to

… include a broad range of topics within the category of biblical reception history. Utilizing cutting edge biblical scholarship, these books discover, explain, and examine how the Bible has functioned in a

variety of contexts throughout history. These monographs cover a wide range of topics including religions, visual arts, literature, film, music, context and community.

The description is quite broad because it is our belief that the history of reception of Biblical texts is expansive and virtually all encompassing.

We would love to hear from you if you have any questions and if you have a proposal.  Just drop the series editor an email at .

Prof. Jim West
Quartz Hill School of Theology
Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary

Ένα νέο άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον HTS / One more article of biblical interest in the current issue of HTS

Hervomde teologiese studies 70:3 (2014)

Godwin Mushayabasa, "Shorter or longer text in Ezekiel 6: The role of genre"

H αγάπη προς τον πλησίον / Love your neighbour

Στην ιστοσελίδα του περιοδικού Βiblical Archaeology Review έχει αναρτηθεί το άρθρο του Rischard Elliott Friedman σχετικά με τη γνωστή εντολή του Λευιτικού (Λευ 19, 18) για την αγάπη προς τον πλησίον. Το άρθρο δημοσιεύεται στο τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού BAR. 

Love Your Neighbor: Only Israelites or Everyone?

Μια νέα κριτική έκδοση της εβραϊκής Βίβλου / A new critical edition of the Hebrew Bible

Στην ιστοσελίδα The Bible and Interpretation o Ronald Hendel παρουσιάζει το πρόγραμμα της SBL για την έκδοση  μίας νέας κριτικής έκδοσης της εβραϊκής Βίβλου.

A new critical edition of the Hebrew Bible

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

Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity 18:1 (2014)

• Larry L. Welborn, "Voluntary Exile as the Solution to Discord in 1 Clement," 6-21 (abstract)
• Cilliers Breytenbach, "The Historical Example in 1 Clement," 22-33 (abstract)
• David L. Eastman, "Jealousy, Internal Strife, and the Deaths of Peter and Paul: A Reassessment of 1 Clement," 34-53 (abstract)
• Christoph Markschies, "Harnack’s Image of 1 Clement and Contemporary Research," 54-69 (abstract)
• M. David Litwa, "The God ‘Human’ and Human Gods. Models of Deification in Irenaeus and the Apocryphon of John," 70-94 (abstract)
• Giuliano Chiapparini, "Irenaeus and the Gnostic Valentinus: Orthodoxy and Heresy in the Church of Rome around the Middle of the Second Century," 95-119 (abstract)
• Theodore S. de Bruyn, "A late witness to Valentinian devotion in Egypt?," 120-133 (abstract)