Παρασκευή 19 Ιουνίου 2015

Το τρέχον τεύχος του CBR / The current issue of CBR

Currents in Biblical Research 13:3 (2015)

  • Dermot Nestor, "Merneptah's 'Israel' and the Absence of Origins in Biblical Scholarship," 293-329 (abstract)
  • Hughson T. Ong, "Ancient Palestine Is Multilingual and Diglossic: Introducing  Multilingualism Theories to New Testament Studies," 330-350 (abstract)
  • Arie W. Zwiep, "Jairus, His Daughter and the Haemorrhaging Woman (Mk 5.21-43; Mt.  9.18-26; Lk. 8.40-56): Research Survey of a Gospel Story about People in Distress," 351-387 (abstract)
  • Daniel Ullucci, "Sacrifice in the Ancient Mediterranean: Recent and Current Research," 388-439 (abstract)



 

Δευτέρα 15 Ιουνίου 2015

Το χιούμορ στη λατινική γραμματεία / Humor in Latin Literature

Ο τόμος πρακτικών του συνεδρίου για το χιούμορ στη λατινική γραμματεία, που έλαβε χώρα το Μάιο του 2011 στην Αθήνα, υπάρχει αναρτημένος στο διαδίκτυο σε μορφή pdf κι ελεύθερος για όσους επιθυμούν να τον διαβάσουν και να τον καταφορτώσουν:

Κυριακή 14 Ιουνίου 2015

Ένα άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον τεύχος του In die Skriflig / An article of biblical interest in the current issue of In die Skriflig

In die Skriflig / In Luce Verbi 49:1 (2015)

Bradley M. Trout, "The nature of the law’s fulfilment in Matthew 5:17: An exegetical and theological study"

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

Hervomde Theologies Studies 



RBL 12.6.2015

George Aichele, The Letters of Jude and Second Peter: Paranoia and the Slaves of Christ
Reviewed by Andrew Mbuvi

Warren Carter, Seven Events That Shaped the New Testament World
Reviewed by Richard Johnson

Bruce Chilton, Visions of the Apocalypse: Receptions of John’s Revelation in Western Imagination
Reviewed by Ian Boxall

Louis H. Feldman, James L. Kugel, and Lawrence H. Schiffman, eds., Outside the Bible: Ancient Jewish Writing Related to Scripture
Reviewed by Igal German

Michael Graves, The Inspiration and Interpretation of Scripture: What the Early Church Can Teach Us
Reviewed by Kenneth D. Litwak

A. Kirk Grayson and Jamie Novotny, The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704–681 BC), Part 2
Reviewed by Michael S. Moore

Lowell K. Handy, Psalm 29 through Time and Tradition
Reviewed by Wojciech Wegrzyniak

Franz D. Hubmann; ed. Werner Urbanz, Prophetie an der Grenze: Studien zum Jeremiabuch und zum Corpus Propheticum
Reviewed by Mark E. Biddle

Michael B. Hundley, Keeping Heaven on Earth: Safeguarding the Divine Presence in the Priestly Tabernacle
Reviewed by Nevada L. DeLapp

Craig S. Keener, Acts: An Exegetical Commentary (3:1–14:28)
Reviewed by Joshua L. Mann
Reviewed by Justin A. Mihoc

Amy-Jill Levine, Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Reviewed by Jessica Tinklenberg

Shelly Matthews, The Acts of the Apostles: Taming the Tongues of Fire
Reviewed by Brian LePort

David Miano, Shadow on the Steps: Time Measurement in Ancient Israel
Reviewed by Trent C. Butler

Heinz-Dieter Neef, Die Prüfung Abrahams: Eine exegetisch-theologische Studie zu Gen 22,1–19
Reviewed by Thomas Hieke

C. Marvin Pate, Apostle of the Last Days: The Life, Letters, and Theology of Paul
Reviewed by James Hanson

Daniel Patte, ed., The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity
Reviewed by Valeriy Alikin

Daniel Patte and Vasile Mihoc, eds., Greek Patristic and Eastern Orthodox Interpretations of Romans
Reviewed by Michael F. Bird

Abraham Sung-Ho Oh, Oh, That You Would Rend the Heavens and Come Down! The Eschatological Theology of Third Isaiah (Isaiah 56–66)
Reviewed by Klaus Koenen

Eric D. Reymond, Qumran Hebrew: An Overview of Orthography, Phonology, and Morphology
Reviewed by Emanuel Tov

Brian C. Small, The Characterization of Jesus in the Book of Hebrews
Reviewed by Felix H. Cortez

Joan E. Taylor, ed., The Body in Biblical, Christian and Jewish Texts
Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Alexander J. M. Wedderburn, The Death of Jesus: Some Reflections on Jesus-Traditions and Paul
Reviewed by Peter Frick

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του PRSt

Perspectives in Religious Studies 42:1 (2015)

Jin H. Han, "The Role of “an Audience" in Isaac’s Blessing in Genesis 27," 5-10
Isaac’s blessing of Jacob in Gen 27 is narrated as life-changing, and every character in the account recognizes its impact. A close examination, however, reveals that it would fail the felicity test. For example, due to failing eyesight, Isaac could not tell whom he was blessing. Moreover, he was tricked into granting everything to a mistaken recipient. Within the narrative confines, the mise-en-scène that produces a dark comedy features an audience made up of Rebekah, Jacob, and Esau, who relentlessly shore up the event as an irrevocable performative speech act. Battle lines are drawn over the role of the audience.

Matthias Hopf, "Being in between: Canticles as a “Chimera" between Written and Oral Styles of Speech," 11-27
The Song of Songs seems to stand in between the written and the spoken word. On one hand, we find forms of phrasing that have been identified as features of oral language, such as a large variety in the verbal grammar (especially the tendency to avoid consecutive forms and to use various other verbal forms instead) and diverse peculiar ways of phrasing. On the other hand, the Song can hardly be called colloquial in style, but is quite literate (cf. e.g. its poetic elaborateness and lexical richness). Consequentially, we assume that the authors/composers tried to imitate day-to-day speech in order to create a written text in the guise of spoken language.

Sherri Brown, "What’s in an Ending? John 21 and the Performative Force of an Epilogue," 29-42
This paper explores John 21 as a storyteller performs it as an epilogue. A Gospel telling that has beautifully faded to black is picked up again, and a performance critical approach helps to explain this final chapter’s existence as well as how it was intended to be received by audiences. The relationship engendered by Jesus in John 1-20 leaves its community with two commands: to love and to believe. However completely these truths are revealed, living through them as a community can become problematic when members struggle with whom and what to love and to believe. In John 21, the storyteller actualizes the new covenant commands into their lived experience through the performance of this epilogue composed for them.

Lee A. Johnson, "Performance in Corinth: Envisioning Paul's Successful 'Letter of Tears'," 43-59
Despite the claim by most scholars of ancient epistles that a letter-writer was at a distinct disadvantage by relying upon a written word rather than a personal visit, this essay argues that Paul’s success in Corinth was directly tied to his epistolary relationship with the Corinthians. Employing performance criticism, my work focuses upon the undervalued role of Titus in Paul’s letter campaign in Corinth. I show that Titus was involved at all stages in the letter-writing process-from composition to performance of the letter for the Corinthians-and that his ability to present and defend Paul’s message was instrumental in Paul’s success.

Joanna Dewey, "Performance Criticism in Teaching the Gospel of Mark," 61-72
In this article, I argue for the use of performing in class for students to understand performance criticism and deepen their knowledge of a text. Part I addresses pedagogical hurdles for students to perform and discusses differences between narrative and performance criticism, using Holly Hearon's work. Part II suggests that by recognizing the centrality of performance in the ancient world, we must also recognize the fluidity of texts: they were not fixed as we imagine them to have been, but were continually adapted to different situations and audiences. Part III, the bulk of the article, describes how I use performance in teaching Mark. Finally, Part IV briefly explores multimedia presentations using Richard Swanson's work.

Philip Ruge-Jones, "Taking Luke’s Gospel to Heart: Creating a Community of Mercy and Compassion through Biblical Storytelling," 73-88
The process of internalizing and performing biblical texts is essential in performance criticism. This spiritual discipline provides for the religious and ethical formation of both individuals and communities. This article maps out the struggle to take the Gospel of Luke to heart in a concrete community. It demonstrates how this process shapes the character of those who participate in it and equips them to live out Luke’s vision of compassionate mercy in the world. Through this ongoing engagement, the story becomes an expansive dwelling place that houses stories of faith communities from across the globe and throughout time.

Τρίτη 9 Ιουνίου 2015

Το τρέχον τεύχος του JBL / The current issue of JBL

Journal of Biblical Literature 134:2 (2015)

  • Nissim Amzallag, "Furnace Remelting as the Expression of YHWH' s Holiness: Evidence from the Meaning of qanna’ in the Divine Context," 233-252 (abstract)
  • Idan Dershowitz, Navot Akiva, Moshe Koppel and Nachum Dershowitz, "Computerized Source Criticism of Biblical Texts," 253-271 (abstract)
  • Avraham Faust, "The Bible, Archaeology, and the Practice of Circumcision in Israelite and Philistine Societies," 273-290 (abstract)
  • Elizabeth Bloch-Smith, "A Stratified Account of Jephthah’s Negotiations and Battle: Judges 11:12–33 from an Archaeological Perspective," 291-311 (abstract)
  • Craig Evan Anderson, "The Politics of Psalmody: Psalm 60 and the Rise and Fall of Judean Independence," 313-332 (abstract)
  • Aren M. Wilson-Wright, "Love Conquers All: Song of Songs 8:6b–7a as a Reflex of the Northwest Semitic Combat Myth," 333-345 (abstract)
  • Michael Wade Martin, "The Poetry of the Lord’s Prayer: A Study in Poetic Device," 347-372 (abstract)
  • Michal Beth Dinkler, "'The Thoughts of Many Hearts Shall Be Revealed': Listening in on Lukan Interior Monologues," 373-399 (abstract)
  • Annette Yoshiko Reed, "The Afterlives of New Testament Apocrypha," 401-425 (abstract)
  • M. David Litwa, "'I Will Become Him': Homology and Deification in the Gospel of Thomas," 427-477 (abstract)

Ένας ακαταλογογράφητος Απόστολος στην Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη Αθηνών / An uncatalogued Apostolos in the National Library of Greece

front_inside_cover_NLG_2676O Daniel Wallace, ο οποίος, ως γνωστόν, έχει αναλάβει την ψηφιοποίηση των χειρογράφων της Καινής Διαθήκης στην Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη Αθηνών (περίπου 300) . Στο ιστολόγιό του μας πληροφορεί με ανάρτηση για την πορεία του έργου καθώς και για το γεγονός ότι ήδη εντόπισε 10 περίπου χειρόγραφα που δεν έχουν ακόμη καταχωρηθεί στον κατάλογο του Münster. Ειδικότερα, παρουσιάζει τα φύλλα από ακαταλογογράφητο Απόστολο που βρέθηκαν κολλημένα στο εσωτερικό των εξωφύλλων του λεξιονάριου 1813 (NLG 2676). Πρόκειται για απόσπασμα από την Α΄ Ιω και τις Πράξεις. Ο Wallace το χρονολογεί στον 13ο ή 14ο αι. 

Συνάντηση του Biblicum για τον μήνα Ιούλιο / Biblicum in July

Η έκτη  συνάντηση του Biblicum θα γίνει την  Δευτέρα 15  Ιουνίου 2015, ώρα 19.30 στην αίθουσα συνεδριάσεων

Εισηγητής θα είναι ο αναπλ. καθηγητής Θεολογικής Σχολής ΕΚΠΑ κ. Χρήστος Καρακόλης με το θέμα «Η δικαίωση ως δικανική ορολογία. Χρήση και σημασία της νομικής ορολογίας στην προς Ρωμαίους Επιστολή».


Δευτέρα 8 Ιουνίου 2015

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

Klio 96:2 (2014)

Klaus Bringmann, "Zur Kritik historischer Darstellung im Zweiten Makkabäerbuch," 587-606 (abstract)

Το τρέχον τεύχος του RivBib / The current issue of RivBib

Rivista Biblica 62:3 (2014)

  • Angelo Passaro, "Papa Francesco riceve l'Associazione Biblica Italiana," 297-301
  • John J. Collins, "Apocalypticism and Jewish identity in the Dead Sea Scrolls," 303-322
  • André Wénin, "Il matrimonio di Tobia e i patriarchi : intertestualità nel testo breve del libro di Tobia," 323-336
  • Stefano Romanello, "Chiavi narrative per l'interpretazione di Ap 17,1-22,5," 337-360
  • Lara Guglielmo, "Referenze e referenti di Essaioi ed Essēnoi in Filone alessandrino e Flavio Giuseppe : un'ipotesi di lavoro," 361-376
  • Francesco Bianchi, ""Ecco il mio servo comprenderà" : il commento di Nachmanide al quarto canto del Servo, fra polemica e attesa escatologica," 377-394
  • Giuseppina Zarbo, ""Chi può narrare le potenti opere del Signore?" (Sal 106,2) ; modelli di intervento di Dio nella storia," 427-432
  • Giuseppina Zarbo, "LXIII Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense : the Books of Samuel ; stories, history, reception history," 433-434

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

Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies 55:2 (2015)

Eleni Pachoumi, "The Religious and Philosophical Assimilations of Helios in the Greek Magical Papyri," 391-413

Κυριακή 7 Ιουνίου 2015

Ένα συνέδριο αφιερωμένο στην έρημο / A conference on the notion of desert

Στο διάστημα 10 έως 11 Ιουνίου θα λάβει χώρα στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Λωζάννης ένα διεθνές συνέδριο με θέμα την έρημο και το συμβολικό / θεολογικό της περιεχόμενο σε ιουδαϊκά και χριστιανικά κείμενα:

"Wilderness": a symposium of Biblical scholars from the Universities of Manchester, Sheffield and Lausanne
University of Lausanne, Bâtiment Anthropole, Room 5029

10 Ιουνίου

9.00-10.00 Christophe Nihan, « Les puissances du désert dans la Bible hébraïque et les traditions apparentées du Levant »

10.00-11.00 George Brooke, "The Wilderness of Judea: Qumran, Gomorrah and Holman Hunt"

11.30-12.30 Thomas Römer, «Yhwh, un dieu du désert. Une relecture d'Exode 1-15»


14.30-15.30 Jaeyoung Jeon "The Scout Story (Num 13-14) and the Wilderness Narrative"

15.30-16.10 Fabian Pfitzmann, « L'imbrication des traditions du Sud dans Ex-Nb ou comment le beau-père de Moïse s'est multiplié »

16.40-17.20 David Hamidovic, «Le 'désert invisible' en 1 Hénoch (éthiopien) 60,8»

17.20-18.00 Christiane Furrer, «Le désert au cœur de la philosophie évagrienne (Traité pratique). Petite contribution» 

11 Ιουνίου 
9.00-10.00 Katharina Keim, "The Israelites in the Wilderness in Pirqei de Rabbi Eliezer"

10.00-11.00 Simon Butticaz, «L'exemple des pères au désert (1 Corinthiens 10,1-13). Fonction socio-rhétorique et enjeux idéologiques»

11.30-12.30 James Crossley, "What is 'the Wilderness' in the Gospel Tradition?"

14.00-15.00 Todd Klutz, "From Temple to Desert: Contextualizing Apocryphon of John (Nag Hammadi Codex II,1) 1.17-20"

15.00-15.40 Frédéric Amsler, «Le désert dans les Actes de Philippe»

16.10-17.10 Kimberley Fowler, "'From the Desert into Our Village': On Baptism B (Nag Hammadi Codex XI,2c) in Light of Recent Scholarship on the Nag Hammadi Codices"

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

Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 15:2 (2014)

Aron Pinker, "A New Interpretation of Job 19:26"

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

Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche 112:2 (2015)

Volker Gäckle, "Die Relevanz des Landes Israel bei Paulus," 141-163 (abstract)

Μία νέα επιγραφή από το Khirbet Qeiyafa / A new inscription from Khirbet Qeiyafa

(Photo by T. Rogozin)Οι Yosef Garfinkel, Mitka R. Golub, Haggai Misgav και Saar Ganor δημοσιεύουν στο τρέχον τεύχος του BASOR μία νέα σημιτική επιγραφή από το Khirbet Qeiyafa (βρέθηκε το 2012) γραμμένη στο χαναανιτικό αλφάβητο επάνω σε κεραμικό. Χρονολογείται  μεταξύ του 1020 και του 980 π.Χ.

O κώδικας Βέζα / Codex Bezae

Στον κώδικα Βέζα αναφερθήκαμε και παλαιότερα δίνοντας κάποιες διευθύνσεις σχετικά με αυτόν. Για όσους ενδιαφέρονται να μελετήσουν τις ψηφιοποιημένες σελίδες του γνωστού Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis (Dea / 05) μπορούν να επισκεφτούν τη σχετική σελίδα στην ψηφιακή βιβλιοθήκη του Cambridge:

Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis

Για το δεύτερο μέρος του κώδικα, Codex Bezae Claromontanus (Dp / 06) μπορεί να επισκεφτεί την σελίδα της Εθνικής Βιβλιοθήκης των Παρισίων:

Σάββατο 6 Ιουνίου 2015

James Louis Martyn (1925- +2015)

Στα μέσα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης κυκλοφόρησε η είδηση η είδηση του θανάτου του James Louis Martyn, καθηγητή της Καινής Διαθήκης στο Union Theological Seminary, New York. Ο Martyn είναι γνωστός για το έργο του στο κατά Ιωάννην ευαγγέλιο (History and Theology in the Fourth Gospel,1968) και για την επίδραση της αποκαλυπτικής στη σκέψη του Παύλου. Σημαντικό είναι επίσης το υπόμνημά του επίσης στην προς Γαλάτας στη σειρά The Anchor Bible (1998).
Με το έργο του συνεχίζει την παράδοση του R. Bultmann και του E. Käsemann ιδιαίτερα στον τρόπο  που κατανοεί την ιστορία και τη κήρυγμα για την Ανάσταση.
Για μία κριτική του υπομνήματος και της σκέψης γενικότερα του J.L. Martyn από την B. Gaventa, πατήστε εδώ.

Συνέδριο "Το Βάπτισμα στην Καινή Διαθήκη" / Conference:"Baptism in the New Testament"

Volos Academy for Theological Studies
in cooperation with 
Roman Catholic Theological Faculty of Florence

2nd International meeting of Roman-Catholic and Orthodox Biblical Scholars

Thessalia Conference Center
June 11-13, 2015

Baptism in the New Testament


Thursday June 11

17.00-17.30 Welcome address-Greetings
17.30-18.00 Coffee break

1st Session
MAIN PAPERS
18.00-18.45 Baptism in the New Testament: An Orthodox View (Petros Vassileiadis, Faculty of Theology, Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki)
18.45-19.00 Discussion
19.00-19.45 Baptism in the New Testament: A Catholic View (Filippo Belli, Faculty of Theology, University of Central Italy, Florence)
19.45-20.00 Discussion

20.00 Dinner


Friday June 12 morning
2nd Session

MAIN PAPERS
9.00-9.45 Baptism in Judaism and in Graeco-Roman Mystery Cults (Konstantinos Zarras, Faculty of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
9.45-10.00 Discussion

10.00-10.30 Coffee break

10.30-11.15 Baptism in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts (Stefano Tarocchi, Faculty of Theology, University of Central Italy, Florence)
11.15-11.30 Discussion
11.30-12.15 Baptism in the Gospel of John (Christos Karakolis, Faculty of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
12.15-12.30 Discussion
12.30-13.00 General discussion

13.00 Lunch

3rd Session

17.00-20.00 Workshop on the patristic and liturgical reception of Gal 3:26-28
17.00-17.30 A Roman-Catholic Perspective (Elena Giannarelli, Faculty of Letters, University of Central Italy, Florence)
17.30-18.00 Discussion

18.00-18.30 Break
18.30-19.00 An Orthodox Perspective (Dimitrios Bathrellos, Hellenic Open University-Patras / Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies - Cambridge)
19.00-19.30 Discussion
19.30-20.00 General Discussion

Saturday June 13
4th Session
MAIN PAPERS
9.00-9.45 Baptism in Paul (Francesco Bianchini, Faculty of Theology, Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome)
9.45-10.00 Discussion

10.00-10.30 Coffee break

10.30-11.15 The Holy Spirit as Agent and Gift in the Baptism according to the Pauline Letters (Gioietta Casella, Faculty of Theology, University of Central Italy, Florence)
11.15-11.30 Discussion
11.30-12.15 Baptism in Hebrews (Moschos Goutzioudis, Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
12.15-12.30 Discussion
12.30-13.00 General Discussion

13.00 Lunch

5th Session
17.00-20.00 Workshop on Rom 6
17.00-17.30 A Roman-Catholic Perspective (Stefano Romanello, Interdiocesan Theological Studium of Gorizia, Udine, Trieste)
17.30-18.00 Discussion

18.00-18.30 Break

18.30-19.00 An Orthodox Perspective (Ekaterini Tsalampouni, Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
19.00-19.30 Discussion
19.30-20.00 General discussion-Conclusions

20.15 Dinner

Πληροφορίες για την εγγραφή στο συνέδριο εδώ.

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

Verbum et Ecclesia 36:1 (2015)

Ndikhokele Mtshiselwa, "Reconstructing a Deuteronomistic Athaliah in the (South) African context: A critique of the patriarchal perception of women"

Το τρέχον τεύχος του JSPs / The current issue of JSPs

Journal for the Study of Pseudepigrapha 24:2 (2015)

  • Angela Standhartinger, "Humour in Joseph and Aseneth," 239-259 (abstract)
  • Zvi Ron, "A Possible Origin of the Eleventh Day of the Eighth Month as the Date of Rachel's Death," 260-267 (abstract)
  • Lydia Gore-Jones, "Animals, Humans, Angels and God: Animal Symbolism in the Historiography of the ‘Animal Apocalypse’ of 1 Enoch," 268-287 (abstract)
  • Alin Suciu, "4 Ezra 5.33–40 in a Bilingual Copto-Arabic Holy Week Lectionary," 288-300 (abstract)
  • Hanna Tervanotko, "‘Obey me like your mother’: Deborah's Leadership in Light of Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum 33," 24: 301-323 (abstract)

RBL 5.6.2015

Pablo R. Andiñach, Introducción hermenéutica al Antiguo Testamento
Reviewed by Diego Pérez Gondar
Reviewed by Edesio Sánchez-Cetina

Bradley Beach and Matthew Powell, eds., Interpreting Abraham: Journeys to Moriah
Reviewed by Simon Lasair

Katell Berthelot, Joseph E. David, and Marc Hirshman, eds., The Gift of the Land and the Fate of the Canaanites in Jewish Thought
Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

James V. Brownson, Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church's Debate on Same-Sex Relationships
Reviewed by Hermias van Zyl

Walter Brueggemann, Reality, Grief, Hope: Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks
Reviewed by H. F. Van Rooy

Peter W. Flint, The Dead Sea Scrolls
Reviewed by Daniel K. Falk

R. Michael Fox, Reverberations of the Exodus in Scripture
Reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz

Matthias Henze and Gabriele Boccaccini, eds., Fourth Ezra and Second Baruch: Reconstruction after the Fall
Reviewed by Kai Akagi

Detlef Jericke, Die Ortsangaben im Buch Genesis: Ein historisch-topographischer und literarisch-topographischer Kommentar
Reviewed by Bálint Károly Zabán

Simon J. Joseph, The Nonviolent Messiah: Jesus, Q, and the Enochic Tradition
Reviewed by Sarah E. Rollens

Henk Leene, Newness in Old Testament Prophecy: An Intertextual Study
Reviewed by J. Michael Thigpen

Gerd Lüdemann, The Earliest Christian Text: 1 Thessalonians
Reviewed by Trevor J. Burke

M. Pina Scanu, ed., Alla luce delle Scritture: Studi in onore di Giovanni Odasso
Reviewed by Andrea Ravasco

Werner H. Schmidt, Das Buch Jeremia: Kapitel 21–52
Reviewed by Bob Becking

Marty E. Stevens, Leadership Roles of the Old Testament: King, Prophet, Priest, Sage
Reviewed by Daniel S. Diffey

N. T. Wright, Paul and the Faithfulness of God
Reviewed by Russell Morton

Τρίτη 2 Ιουνίου 2015

Τα δύο τελευταία τεύχη του JSOT / The two recent issues of the JSOT

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 39:4 (2015)
  • Matthew McAffee, "The Good Word: Its Non-Covenant and Covenant Significance in the Old Testament," 377-404 (abstract)
  • Rachelle Gilmour, "The Function of Place Naming in 2 Samuel 5–6: A Study in Collective Memory," 405-431 (abstract)
  • Tchavdar S. Hadjiev, "Elijah's Alleged Megalomania: Reading Strategies for Composite Texts, with 1 Kings 19 as an Example," 433-449 (abstract)
  • Ryan Cook, "Prayers That Form Us: Rhetoric and Psalms Interpretation," 451-467 (abstract)
  • Tova Ganzel, "Isaiah's Critique of Shebna's Trespass: A Reconsideration of Isaiah 22.15–25," 469-487 (abstract)
  • Seung Ho Bang, "For Whom the Plowshares and Pruning Hooks Toil: A Tradition-Historical Reading of Joel 4.10," 489-512 (abstract)
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 39:5 (2015)
Book Lists 2015

  • "General (including Introductions and Collections of Essays)," 1-33
  • "Archaeology and Epigraphy," 34-42
  • "History, Geography and Sociology," 43-49
  • "Texts and Versions," 50-56
  • "Studies on Specific Books," 57-102
  • "Literary Studies and History of Interpretation," 103-117
  • "Law, Religion and Theology," 118-132
  • "The Life and Thought of the Surrounding Peoples," 133-153
  • "Apocrypha and Postbiblical Studies," 154-182
  • "The Dead Sea Scrolls," 183-190
  • "Philology and Grammar," 191-197

Δευτέρα 1 Ιουνίου 2015

RBL 1.6.2015

Moshe Bar-Asher; Aaron Koller, ed., Studies in Classical Hebrew
Reviewed by Jerome A. Lund

Sungho Choi, The Messianic Kingship of Jesus: A Study of Christology and Redemptive History in Matthew’s Gospel with Special Reference to the “Royal Enthronment” Psalms
Reviewed by Robert L. Foster

S. Min Chun, Ethics and Biblical Narrative: A Literary and Discourse-Analytical Approach to the Story of Josiah
Reviewed by Benjamin J. M. Johnson

Lutz Doering, Ancient Jewish Letters and the Beginnings of Christian Epistolography
Reviewed by B. J. Oropeza

Joel B. Green, Lee Martin McDonald, eds., The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts
Reviewed by Kathleen E. Mills

Minna Heimola, Christian Identity in the Gospel of Philip
Reviewed by Tavis A. Bohlinger

Jan Willem van Henten, Judean Antiquities 15: Translation and Commentary
Reviewed by Arie W. Zwiep

Ulrich Huttner, Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley
Reviewed by John C. Poirier

Amy Kalmanofsky, Dangerous Sisters of the Hebrew Bible
Reviewed by Glenn Pemberton

Craig S. Keener, Jeremy S. Crenshaw, and Jordan Daniel May, eds., But These Are Written…: Essays on Johannine Literature in Honor of Professor Benny C. Aker
Reviewed by Phillip J. Long

Kai Lämmerhirt, Die sumerische Königshymne Šulgi F
Reviewed by Niek Veldhuis

Josef Lössl and John W. Watt, eds., Interpreting the Bible and Aristotle in Late Antiquity: The Alexandrian Commentary Tradition between Rome and Baghdad
Reviewed by Siam Bhayro

Bieke Mahieu, Between Rome and Jerusalem: Herod the Great and His Sons in Their Struggle for Recognition
Reviewed by Frank E. Dicken

Emanuel Pfoh and Keith W. Whitelam, eds., The Politics of Israel’s Past: The Bible, Archaeology and Nation-Building
Reviewed by Pekka Pitkanen

Stanley E. Porter, How We Got the New Testament: Text, Transmission, Translation
Reviewed by Pheme Perkins
Reviewed by Sylvie Raquel

John R. Spencer, Robert A. Mullins, and Aaron J. Brody, eds., Material Culture Matters: Essays on the Archaeology of the Southern Levant in Honor of Seymour Gitin
Reviewed by Raz Kletter

David Stacey and Gregory Doudna, Qumran Revisted: A Reassessment of the Archaeology of the Site and Its Texts
Reviewed by Ian Werrett
Reviewed by James H. Charlesworth

Markus Zehnder and Hallvard Hagelia, eds., Encountering Violence in the Bible
Reviewed by Paul Middleton

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

Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 91:1 (2015)

  • Harry T. Fleddermann, "The Resurrection of Jesus in the Plot of Q," 1-32 (abstract)
  • Francis J. Moloney, "The Literary Unity of John 13,1-38," 33-53 (abstract
  • Thomas Witulski, "Bischof contra Prophet. Das kleinasiatische Christentum des 2. Jahrhunderts zwischen lokaler Verfaßtheit und universaler Freiheit," 55-86 (abstract)
  • John Nolland, "Does the Cultic אשׁם Make Reparation to God?," 87-110 (abstract)
  • Thomas J. Kraus, "Kritische Ausgaben des Neuen Testaments und Textkritik Anmerkungen anhand von Lk 14,5 als Testfall?," 111-130 (abstract)
  • Peter Juhás / Róbert Lapko, "Aspis und Draqōnē und die mythologischen Wesen der Syrischen Baruch-Apokalypse," 131-144 (abstract)

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

BABELAO 4 (2015)

Σάββατο 30 Μαΐου 2015

Το τρέχον τεύχος του BBR / The current issue of BBR

Bulletin of Biblical Research 25:2 (2015)

  • Nathan Chambers, "Confirming Joshua as the Interpreter of Israel’s Tôrāh:The Narrative Role of Joshua 8:30–35," 141-154 
  • Christopher Jero, "Mother-Child Narratives and the Kingdom of God:Authorial Use of Typology as an Interpretive Device in Samuel–Kings," 155-171 
  • Nissim Amzallag, "Psalm 67 and the Cosmopolite Musical Worship of Yhwh," 171-188
  • Nicholas G. Piotrowski, "'After the Deportation': Observations in Matthew’s Apocalyptic Genealogy," 189-204
  • Mark S. Gignilliat, "Isaiah’s Offspring: Paul’s Isaiah 54:1 Quotation in Galatians 4:27," 205-224

Το τρέχον τεύχος του JSJ / The current issue of JSJ

Journal for the Study of Judaism 46:2 (2015)

  • Francis Borchardt, "Sabbath Observance, Sabbath Innovation: The Hasmoneans and Their Legacy as Interpreters of the Law," 159-181 (abstract)
  • Lincoln H. Blumell, "A Jewish Epitaph from the Fayum," 182-197 (abstract)
  • Nathanael Andrade, "The Jewish Tetragrammaton: Secrecy, Community, and Prestige among Greek-Writing Jews of the Early Roman Empire," 198-223 (abstract)
  • Catherine Hezser, "Crossing Enemy Lines: Network Connections Between Palestinian and Babylonian Sages in Late Antiquity," 224-250 (abstract)
  • Yishai Kiel, "In the Margins of the Rabbinic Curriculum: Mastering ʿUqṣin in the Light of Zoroastrian Intellectual Culture," 251-281 (abstract)

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

Vigiliae Christianae 69:3 (2015)

  • Andreas Victor Walser, "„Mein Gott, mein Gott, zu dir erhebe ich mich in der Früh‟ – Zwei Psalmpassagen in Inschriften aus Tyros und in der patristischen Tradition," 229-255 (abstract)
  • Charles H. Cosgrove, "Singing Thomas: Anatomy of a Sympotic Scene in Acts of Thomas," 256-275 (abstract)


Παρασκευή 29 Μαΐου 2015

Η κατηχητική σχολή της Αλεξάνδρειας / The catechetical school of Alexandria

Verbum et ecclesia 36:1 (2015)

Δύο άρθρα βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον In die Skriflig / Two articles of biblical interest in the current issue of In die Skriflig

In die Skriflig / In Luce Verbi 49:1 (2015)



In die Skriflig / In Luce Verbi 49:2 (2015)

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

Hervomde teologiese studies 71:1 (2015)

Hervomde teologiese studies 71:3 (2015)

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

Criswell Theological Review 12:2 (2015)

  • Andrew D. Clarke, "The Source and Scope of Paul's Apostolic Authority," 3-22
  • Victor Copan, "Creational Allusions in Romans 8:18-27 and Their Interpretive Significance for Understanding Predestination Language in 8:28-33," 23-46
  • Gerald L. Stevens, "The Righteousness of God: Frontiers of Pauline Research," 47-70 
  • Rodney Reeves, "The New Moses of the Law of Christ:  Paul in Galatians," 71-82
  • Matthew Y. Emerson, "Paul's Eschatological Outlook in the Pastoral Epistles," 83-98
  • Tom Holland, "N.T. Wright and the Identity of Saul of Tarsus," 99-118
  • Jarvis J. Williams, "Violent Ethno-Racial Reconciliation: A Mystery in Ephesians and Its Jewish Martyrological Background," 119-134
  • Wayne A. Brindle, "Prepared by Whom? Reprobation and Non-Calvinist Interpretations of Romans 9:22," 135-146





Στα τελευταία τεύχη του RestQ / In the recent issues of RestQ

Restoration Quarterly 56:3 (2014)

  • Cilliers Breytenbach, "Crossing boundaries in New Testament studies : Abraham J. Malherbe and European scholarship," 129-136
  • James W. Thompson, "The ecclesiology of Hebrews," 137-146
  • Bryan A. Nash, "British stories in the Synoptics," 165-172

Restoration Quarterly 56:4 (2014)
  • Wesley E. Dingman, "'Can we divide?' : revisited the rhetoric of Moses lard's treatise against division," 193-207
  • Gregory Goswell, "Where is David in the book of Daniel?," 209-221
  • Everett Ferguson, "Of veils and virgins Greek, Roman, Jewish, and early Christian practice," 223-243
  • James W. Thompson, "Review of N. T. Wright, Paul and the faithfulness of God," 245-251

Restoration Quarterly 57:1 (2015)
  • Mason Lee, "A Ricoeurian vision reading the biblical text for the narrative sermon," 9-37
  • Edmon L. Gallagher, "The Jerusalem temple library and its implications for the canon of scripture," 39-52

Restoration Quarterly 57:2 (2015)
  • Melinda Thompson, "Reading Leviticus 19 : issues for interpretation," 95-108
  • Wayne Walden, "John 2:15, Jesus with a whip : translation notes," 115-116

Πέμπτη 28 Μαΐου 2015

Πρώτοι Χριστιανοί και Νόμος / Early Christians and the Law

Στην ιστοσελίδα The Bible and Interpretation έχει αναρτηθεί το κείμενο του Isaac W. Oliver σχετικά με τη στάση του αρχέγονου Χριστιανισμού απέναντι στον Νόμο με βάση τη μαρτυρία των Μτ, Λκ και Πραξ:

Κυριακή 24 Μαΐου 2015

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του JRF / In the current issue of JFR

Journal of Religion and Film 19:1 (2015)
Αρκετές μελέτες και κριτικές που αφορούν στην πρόσληψη βιβλικών θεμάτων και προσώπων στον σύγχρονο κινηματογράφο φιλοξενούνται στο τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού:


Film Reviews
Denis J. Bekkering, "Leviathan"
Danny Pegg, "Noah"

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

Theologische Rundschau 80:2 (2015)

Andreas Lindemann, "Neuere Literatur zum »Synoptischen Problem«" 214-250

Ένα άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον τεύχος του Journal of Eastern Christian Studies / An article of biblical interest in the current issue of Journal of Eastern Christian Studies

Journal of Eastern Christian Studies 66:3-4 (2014)

Sara Schulthess, "Liste des manuscrits arabes des lettres de Paul: Résultats préliminaires," 153-167

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

Feminist Studies in Religion 31:1 (2015)

Ira D. Mangililo, "When Rahab and Indonesian Christian Women Meet in Third Space" (abstract)

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

Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 15 (2015)

Σάββατο 23 Μαΐου 2015

Tέσσερα χειρόγραφα της Καινής Διαθήκης στο Dumbarton Oaks / Four NT manuscripts in Dumbarton Oaks

Η βιβλιοθήκη του Dumbarton Oaks φιλοξενεί σήμερα μία σειρά από χειρόγραφα και παπύρους. Μεταξύ αυτών και τέσσερα της Καινής Διαθήκης:

Acc. No. BZ.1939.12 = GA l 2139 (Ευαγγελιστάριο) -  11ος/12ος αι.
Acc. No. BZ.1962.35 = GA 1521 (Καινή Διαθήκη και Ψαλτήρας) - έτος 1084
Acc. No. BZ.1974.1 =  GA 705 (κατά Λουκάν και κατά Ιωάννην) - 13ος αι.
Acc. No. BZ.2009.033  (Τετρατευάγγελον) - 13ος αι. 

Κεφάλαια από την εισαγωγή στην Καινή Διαθήκη του P. Anderson / Chapters from the P. Anderson's Introduction to the NT

Στη γνωστή ιστοσελίδα The Bible and Interpretation έχουν αναρτηθεί δύο κεφάλαια από το νέο βιβλίο του Paul N. Anderson, From Crisis to Christ: A Contextual Introduction to the New Testament (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2014):

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

Interpretation 69:2 (2015)


  • L.J. Claassens, "Tragic laughter : laughter as resistance in the Book of Job," 143-155
  • Michael Patella, "And God created laughter: the Eighth Day," 156-168



Ένα νέο άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον τεύχος του HTS / A newarticle of biblical interest in the current issue of HTS

Hervomde Teologiese Studies 71:3 (2015)

Funlola O. Olojede, "Woman Wisdom and the ethical vision of the book of Proverbs: An African reflection"

RBL 22.5.2015

Susanna Drake, Slandering the Jew: Sexuality and Difference in Early Christian Texts
Reviewed by Sara R. Johnson

Rubén R. Dupertuis and Todd Penner, eds., Engaging Early Christian History: Reading Acts In The Second Century
Reviewed by Christopher Stroup

Susan Gillingham, A Journey of Two Psalms: The Reception of Psalms 1 and 2 in Jewish and Christian Tradition
Reviewed by Janis Jaynes Quesada

Marvin J. Heller, Further Studies in the Making of the Early Hebrew Book
Reviewed by Ryan Korstange

Antoon Schoors, The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah in the Eighth and Seventh Centuries B.C.E.
Reviewed by Aren M. Maeir

Thomas B. Slater, Ephesians
Reviewed by Corneliu Constantineanu
Reviewed by Brian C. Small

Francis Watson, Gospel Writing: A Canonical Perspective
Reviewed by Ken Olson
Reviewed by Peter-Ben Smit

Vincent L. Wimbush, with Lalruatkima and Melissa Renee Reid, eds., MisReading America: Scriptures and Difference
Reviewed by Francisco Lozada Jr.

Τρίτη 19 Μαΐου 2015

Όταν τα παιδιά γίνονται αρχαιολόγοι / When children become archaeologists

An ancient wine press uncovered in JerusalemΜια ενδιαφέρουσα ανακάλυψη στην Ιερουσαλήμ οφείλεται στο μεράκι μιας ομάδας παιδιών, τα οποία μάλιστα βραβεύτηκαν για το ζήλο και την επιμέλεια την οποία επέδειξαν στο ανασκαφικό τους έργο. Πρόκειται για ένα πατητήρι, ηλικίας 1400 χρόνων σύμφωνα με το δημοσίευμα της Jewish Press, το οποίο εμφανίστηκε μυστηριωδώς προκαλώντας την απορία των αρχαιολόγων της Αρχαιολογικής Υπηρεσίας του Ισραήλ. Το μυστήριο, ωστόσο, λύθηκε, καθώς οι υπεύθυνοι της ανασκαφής ήταν μια ομάδα παιδιών μίας γειτονιάς της Ιερουσαλήμ με μεράκι για την αρχαιολογία. Είναι όμορφο οι νέες γενιές να έχουν αγάπη για το παρελθόν και τέτοιο ζήλο.

Ένα νέο άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο HTS / A new article of biblical interest in the current issue of HTS

Hervomde teologiese studies 75:1 (2015)

Ernest van Eck, "Memory and historical Jesus studies: Formgeschichte in a new dress?"

Ελληνικά χειρόγραφα στη Σουηδία / Greek manuscripts in Sweden

Στην ιστοσελίδα που θα φιλοξενήσει τα ψηφιοποιημένα χειρόγραφα που βρίσκονται σε βιβλιοθήκες της Σουηδίας  (120 στον αριθμό) υπάρχει ήδη ανεβασμένη κατένα του β΄ μ. του 13ου αι. στην ΚΔ (Πράξεις, επιστολές Παύλου, καθολικές επιστολές), το χειρόγραφο Uppsala Gr. 01 (στον κατάλογο Nestle 441 και 442):