Το Διδασκαλείο της Αλεξάνδρειας / The Didaskaleion of Alexandria

Verbum et Ecclesia 36:1 (2015)

Willem H. Oliver, "The heads of the Catechetical School in Alexandria"

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

Hervomde teologiese studies 71:1 (2015)

• Koert van Bekkum, "Impact of destruction – Introduction to the Josephus Seminar, Theological University Kampen"
• William Domeris, "The ‘enigma of Jesus’ temple intervention: Four essential keys"

Η έννοια της αίρεσης στον αρχέγονο Χριστιανισμός / Heresy in early Christianity

Στην ιστοσελίδα The Bible and Interpretation έχει αναρτηθεί ένα πολύ ενδιαφέρον κείμενο του Robert M. Royalty, Jr. (Wabash College) σχετικά με το περιεχόμενο που έχει η έννοια της αίρεσης στα κείμενα του Παύλου και κυρίως στις δύο προς Κορινθίους επιστολές του. 

Heresy in Earliest Christianity

+ Ferdinand Hahn (1926-2015)

Από το διαδίκτυο πληροφορήθηκα την είδηση του θανάτου του ομότιμου καθηγητή της Καινής Διαθήκης στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Μονάχου Ferdinand Hahn, ενός εξαιρετικού επιστήμονα στο χώρο της ερμηνείας και της θεολογίας της Καινής Διαθήκης. Σπούδασε θεολογία στα πανεπιστήμια του Mainz, Göttingen και Heidelberg. Η διατριβή του με την εποπτεία του Günther Bornkamm είχε ως θέμα τους χριστολογικούς τίτλους στην Καινή Διαθήκη, ένα βιβλίο που παραμένει ακόμη και σήμερα σημείο αναφοράς (Christologische Hoheitstitel:Ihre Geschichte im frühen Christentum). Δίδαξε ως καθηγητής της ΚΔ στο Kiel και στο Maiz κι από το 1976 και μέχρι τη συνταξιοδότησή του το 1994 στην Ευαγγελική Θεολογική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου του Μονάχου. Από το πλούσιο συγγραφικό του έργο ξεχωρίζω εκτός από το προαναφερθέν έργο και την εξαιρετική δίτομη θεολογία του της Καινής Διαθήκης (Theologie des Neuen Testaments I: Die Vielfalt des Neuen Testaments, Tübingen 2002 και II: Die Einheit des Neuen Testaments, Tübingen 2003). Είχα την τιμή να τον γνωρίσω κατά την παραμονή μου στο Μόναχο στις επιστημονικές συναντήσεις της Θεολογικής Σχολής. Ένας άνθρωπος με πολλές γνώσεις, ευγενής και με οικουμενικές ευαισθησίες. Ο Θεός να τον αναπαύσει!

Δυο νέα άρθρα στο τρέχον τεύχος του TC / Two new articles in the current issue of TC

TC: A Journal of Textual Criticism 20 (2015)

• Rebekka Schirner, "Augustine’s Explicit References to Variant Readings of the New Testament Text: A Case Study"
• Charles Quarles, "ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΓΕΡΣΙΝ ΑΥΤΟΥ: A Scribal Interpolation in Matthew 27:53?"

RBL 27.7.2015

Robert L. Cole, Psalms 1–2: Gateway to the Psalter
Reviewed by W. Dennis Tucker Jr.

Paba Nidhani De Andrado, The Akedah Servant Complex: The Soteriological Linkage of Genesis 22 and Isaiah 53 in Ancient Jewish and Christian Writings
Reviewed by John W. Fadden

David A. Lamb, Text, Context and the Johannine Community: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of the Johannine Writings
Reviewed by Wendy E. S. North

Jennifer Houston McNeel, Paul as Infant and Nursing Mother: Metaphor, Rhetoric, and Identity in 1 Thessalonians 2:5-8
Reviewed by Thomas R. Blanton IV

Gregory Mobley, The Return of the Chaos Monsters—and Other Backstories of the Bible
Reviewed by Bernard F. Batto

Dietmar Neufeld, Mockery and Secretism in the Social World of Mark’s Gospel
Reviewed by Joshua D. Garroway

Thomas Römer, Dark God: Cruelty, Sex, and Violence in the Old Testament
Reviewed by Juan Miguel Betancourt

Laura C. Sweat, The Theological Role of Paradox in the Gospel of Mark
Reviewed by M. Geert van Oyen

Arthur P. Urbano, The Philosophical Life: Biography and the Crafting of Intellectual Identity in Late Antiquity
Reviewed by Edmund P. Cueva

H. H. Drake Williams III, Jesus Tried and True: Why the Four Canonical Gospels Provide the Best Picture of Jesus 
Reviewed by Richard A. Burridge

Ο Σατανάς στο κατά Ιωάννην / Satan in John's Gospel

Από τον εκδοτικό οίκο Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht κυκλοφόρησε ένα νέο βιβλίο με θέμα την εικόνα και το ρόλο του Σατανά στο κατά Ιωάννην ευαγγέλιο. Ο συγγραφέας της νέας αυτής μελέτης, Florian Theobald, παρουσιάζει την "προϊστορία" του Σατανά στην Παλαιά Διαθήκη, στα κείμενα του αρχαίου Ιουδαϊσμού, στις επιστολές του Παύλου καθώς και στα συνοπτικά ευαγγέλια. Στη συνέχεια υποστηρίζει ότι στο κατά Ιωάννην ευαγγέλιο ο Σατανάς πρέπει να νικηθεί σε δύο επίπεδα: σε ένα κοσμικών διαστάσεων από τον Ιησού με το θάνατό του και σε ένα ψυχολογικό στις ζωές των ανθρώπων, όπου εξακολουθεί να επιδρά μέσα από το ψέμα (γνωσιακή διάσταση), με την απομάκρυνση των ανθρώπων από τον Θεό (ηθική διάσταση) και με το μίσος, την επιθετικότητα, τον φόβο για τον θάνατο και την λύπη (συναισθηματική διάσταση). Με το Άγιο Πνεύμα ο Σατανάς μπορεί να νικηθεί σε αυτό το ψυχολογικό επίπεδο κι έτσι μπορούν κι οι μαθητές του Ιησού να συμμετέχουν στη δική του νίκη.

Florian Theobald, Teufel, Tod und Trauer. Der Satan im Johannesevangelium und seine Vorgeschichte (NTOA/StUNT 109), Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2015

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

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

• Jan G. van der Watt, "Johannine research in Africa, part 1: An anlytical survey"
• Jan G. van der Watt, "Johannine research in Africa, part 2: An annotated bibliography"

Το τρέχον τεύχος του PzB / The current issue of PzB

Protokolle zur Bibel 24:1 (2015)

• Barbara Lumesberger-Loisl, "'Ich sah in Verzückung ein Gesicht'. Zur Prophetie in der Erzähllogik der Apg am Beispiel der Petrusvision (10,9-16; 11,5-10)" 
• Steffen Jöris, "Intertextuality in 1 Cor 15:54-55. A Call for Comfort and Admonition"
• Rita Perintfalvi, "JHWH als richtender Weltkönig und barmherziger Vater ist die Hoffnung für die menschliche Hinfälligkeit. Eine intertextuelle Analyse des Psalms 103 und der prophetischen Bücher des Alten Testaments"
• Martin Stowasser, "Entscheidende Situationen - entscheidende Kriterien. Fallbeispiele aus neutestamentlicher Zeit als Orientierungshilfen für die Gegenwart"
• Stefan Fischer, "Weisheit und Schöpfung"

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

Journal of Early Christian Studies 23:2 (2015)

• Lewis Ayres, "Irenaeus vs. the Valentinians: Toward a Rethinking of Patristic Exegetical Origins," 153-187 (abstract)
• Bogdan G. Bucur, "The Early Christian Reception of Genesis 18: From Theophany to Trinitarian Symbolism," 245-272 (abstract)
• Ally Kateusz, "Ascension of Christ or Ascension of Mary?: Reconsidering a Popular Early Iconography," 273-301 (abstract)

Τρία νέα άρθρα στο τρέχον τεύχος του BAGL / Three new articles in the current issue of BAGL

Biblical and Ancient Greek Linguistics 4 (2015)

• Joseph D. Fantin, "Society and Culture: Aspects of the First-Century World for a More Contextually Driven Exegesis"
• Jonathan M. Watt, "The Living Language Environment of Acts 21:27–40"
• Hughson T. Ong, "Sociolinguistics and New Testament Exegesis: Three Approaches to Discourse Analysis Using Acts 21:27—22:5 (Paul’s Arrest in the Temple) as a Test Case"

Νέα άρθρα στο τρέχον τεύχος του HTS / New articles in the current issue of HTS

Hervomde teologiese studies 71:1 (2015)

• Jeremy Punt, "Teaching Mark through a postcolonial optic"
• Abiola Mbamalu, "Jesus the interceding High Priest: A fresh look at Hebrews 7:25"
• Johann Cook, "A theology of the Greek version of Proverbs"

Hervomde teologiese studies 71:3 (2015)

• Risimati S. Hobyane, "Clashing deities in the book of Judith: A Greimassian perspective"

Ένα ακόμη χειρόγραφο της Αποκάλυψης ψηφιοποιημένο / One more digitized manuscript of Revelation

Στη μεγάλη συλλογή των ψηφιοποιημένων χειρογράφων της Βρετανικής Βιβλιοθήκης προστέθηκε ένα ακόμη χειρόγραφο της Αποκάλυψης. Πρόκειται για το λατινικό χειρόγραφο Additional MS 35166 του β΄ μ. του 13ου αι. 

Στο ιστολόγιο της Βρετανικής Βιβλιοθήκης υπάρχει και σχετική ανάρτηση με σύγκριση του όσον αφορά στην εικονογράφηση του συγκεκριμένου χειρογράφου με άλλα χειρόγραφα της Αποκάλυψης στη συλλογή της Βιβλιοθήκης.

Another Apocalypse Manuscript Digitised 

O Leonard Woolley και η Ουρ / Leonard Woolley and Ur

Το αρχαιολογικό έργο του Sir Leonard Woolley στην αρχαία Ουρ κι η ανακάλυψη του μεγάλου ζιγκουράτ της πόλης αποτελεί το θέμα του σύντομου άρθρου της Harriet Crawford στη σελίδα The Bible and Interpretation. 

Sir Leonard Woolley and Ur of the Chaldees

RBL 17.7.2015

Nathan J. Barnes, Reading 1 Corinthians with Philosophically Educated Women
Reviewed by Timothy A. Brookins

Richard J. Bautch and Jean-François Racine, eds., Beauty and the Bible: Toward a Hermeneutics of Biblical Aesthetics
Reviewed by Richard Viladescu

Raffaella Cribiore, Libanius the Sophist: Rhetoric, Reality, and Religion in the Fourth Century
Reviewed by Thomas Olbricht

Roland Deines; Christoph Ochs and Peter Watts, eds., Acts of God in History: Studies Towards Recovering a Theological Historiographyhttp://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9599
Reviewed by Wil Rogan

Leann Snow Flesher, Carol J. Dempsey, and Mark J. Boda, eds., Why? … How Long? Studies on Voice(s) of Lamentation Rooted in Biblical Hebrew Poetry
Reviewed by George Savran

Greg W. Forbes, 1 Peter: Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament
Reviewed by Terrance D. Callan

Lisbeth S. Fried, Ezra and the Law in History and Tradition
Reviewed by Thomas Hieke

Martin Heide, Das Testament Abrahams: Edition und Übersetzung der arabischen und äthiopischen Versionen
Reviewed by Curt Niccum

Clayton N. Jefford, The Epistle to Diognetus (with the Fragment of Quadratus): Introduction, Text, and Commentary
Reviewed by Jonathan A. Draper

Lance Jenott and Sarit Kattan Gribetz, eds., Jewish and Christian Cosmogony in Late Antiquity
Reviewed by Steven Thompson

Hubert James Keener, A Canonical Exegesis of Psalm 8: YHWH’s Maintenance of the Created Order through Divine Reversal
Reviewed by Philippus J. Botha

Karl McDaniel, Experiencing Irony in the First Gospel: Suspense, Surprise and Curiosity
Reviewed by Glenna Jackson

Maciej M. Münnich, The God Resheph in the Ancient Near East
Reviewed by Michael S. Moore

Douglas E. Oakman, Jesus, Debt, and the Lord’s Prayer: First-Century Debt and Jesus’ Intentions
Reviewed by David A. Fiensy

Iain Provan, Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matters
Reviewed by Richard S. Briggs

Robert M. Royalty Jr., The Origin of Heresy: A History of Discourse in Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity
Reviewed by Joseph Azize

Benjamin Sargent, David Being a Prophet: The Contingency of Scripture upon History in the New Testament
Reviewed by Kenneth D. Litwak

Ched Spellman, Toward a Canon-Conscious Reading of the Bible: Exploring the History and Hermeneutics of the Canon
Reviewed by John Barton

Rivka Ulmer and Moshe Ulmer, Righteous Giving to the Poor: Tzedakah (“Charity”) in Classic Rabbinic Judaism
Reviewed by Zev Garber

Samson Uytanlet, Luke-Acts and Jewish Historiography: A Study on the Theology, Literature, and Ideology of Luke-Acts
Reviewed by Andrew W. Pitts

Δύο νέα άρθρα στο τρέχον In die Skriflig / Two new articles in the current In die Skriflig

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

• Jacobus (Kobus) Kok, "The plenipotentiary idea as Leitmotiv in John’s Gospel"
• Gert J.C. Jordaan, "The joy of seeing Christ: A thematic study of joy in the Gospel of John"

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

Hervomde teologiese studies 71:3 (2015)

• S.D. (Fanie) Snyman, "To take a second look at Malachi the book"
• Marius J. Nel, "The renouncement of possessions according to Matthew 19:16–30"

Οι Ιουδαίοι στην ΚΔ και στους Πατέρες / Jews in NT and Church Fathers

Στην ιστοσελίδα The Bible and Interpretation έχει αναρτηθεί το κείμενο του Charles David Isbell (Louisiana State University) σχετικά με τον τρόπο που η ΚΔ και οι Πατέρες της Εκκλησίας παρουσιάζουν τους Ιουδαίους αξιοποιώντας το υλικό της ΠΔ:

Emic or Etic? Interpreting the Hebrew Scriptures

Το τρέχον τεύχος του BiblInt / The current issue of BiblInt

Biblical Interpretation 23:3 (2015)

• Daniel Pioske, "Retracing a Remembered Past: Methodological Remarks on Memory, History, and the Hebrew Bible," 291-315 (abstract)
• Nathan Dwight Frank, "Recrafting Israel: Toward an Ethnotechnical Conception of the Nation," 316-339 (abstract)
• Greg Schmidt Goering, "Intersecting Identities and Persuasive Speech: The Cases of Judah and Esther," 340-368 (abstract)
• Timothy Stanley, "The Early Codex Book: Recovering Its Cosmopolitan Consequences," 369-398 (abstract)
• Luis Menéndez-Antuña, "Is There a Room for Queer Desires in the House of Biblical Scholarship?
 A Methodological Reflection on Queer Desires in the Context of Contemporary New Testament Studies," 399-427 (abstract)
• Frederick S. Tappenden, "Embodiment, Folk Dualism, and the Convergence of Cosmology and Anthropology in Paul’s Resurrection Ideals
," 428-455 (abstract)

Το τρέχον τεύχος του Lectio difficilior / The current issue of Lectio difficilior

Lectio difficilior 1 (2015)

• Cecilia Haendler, "Trees as Male and Female: A Biblical Metaphor and its Rabbinic Elaboration" 
• Sara Kipfer und Silvia Schroer, "Der Körper als Gefäß. Eine Studie zur visuellen Anthropologie des Alten Orients"
• Angela Standhartinger, "Words to Remember - Women and the Origin of the 'Words of Institution'"

Δύο νέα άρθρα βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο HTS / New articles of biblical interest in the current issue of HTS

Hervomde teologiese studies 71:1 (2015)

• Pieter F. Craffert, "What does it mean to be possessed by a spirit or demon? Some phenomenological insights from neuro-anthropological research"
• Wilhelm J. Wessels, "Prophetic sensing of Yahweh’s word"

Marginalia: Η σιωπή στην χριστιανική παράδοση / Marginalia: silence in the Christian tradition

Στη σελίδα Marginalia έχει αναρτηθεί η βιβλιοκρισία Sarah Coakley στο βιβλίο του Diarmaid MacCulloch, Silence: A Christian History (2013):

The Scandal of Silence – By Sarah Coakley

Το τρέχον τεύχος του RSB / The current issue of RSB

Ricerche storico bibliche 27:1 (2015)

• Gian Luigi Prato, "Israele fra le genti in epoca ellenistica : un popolo primogenito cittadino del mondo," 5-16
• Lucio Troiani, "Le linee della ricerca attuale sulle interconnessioni tra il mondo ellenistico e il mondo giudaico," 17-25,
• Lucia Criscuolo, "Fonti documentarie per la conoscenza dei nuovi "cittadini del mondo" ellenistico," 27-40
• Laura Boffo, "Il mondo ellenistico degli imperi sopra-locali e delle dinastie regionali : seleucidi e asmonei," 41-70
• Federicomaria Muccioli, "Elementi per una riconsiderazione delle etnie minoritarie nel regno dei seleucidi," 71-89
• Anna Passoni Dell'Acqua, "La produzione letteraria giudaica e la rilevanza del fattore linguistico," 91-131
• Cristina Termini, "La traduzione greca della Torah nel contesto dei canoni letterari alessandrini," 133-155
• Luca Mazzinghi, "Testi autorevoli di epoca ellenistica in analogia con gli scritti biblici : un'esempio illustre: il libro della Sapienza," 157-176
• Caterina Moro, "Miti di fondazione e priorità etnico-culturale giudaica : l'esempio di Mosè," 177-192
• Flavio Dalla Vecchia, "Il Dio Altissimo : la supremazia religiosa come fattore di identità giudaica,"193-209
• Nicola Bonacasa, "Alessandria antica e le recenti ricerche archeologiche," 211-235

Το τρέχον τεύχος του NT / The current issue of NT

Novum Testamentum 57:3 (2015)

• Bärbel Bosenius, "Kann man die neutestamentlichen Briefe der Gattung „Apostelbrief“ zuordnen?," 227-250 (abstract)
• Christoph W. Stenschke, "“Your Obedience is Known to All” (Rom 16:19): Paul’s References to Other Christians and Their Function in Paul’s Letter to the Romans," 251-274 (abstract)
• Julien M. Ogereau, "A Survey of Κοινωνία and Its Cognates in Documentary Sources," 275-294 (abstract)
• Ron Guzmán and Michael W. Martin, "Is Hebrews 5:11-6:20 Really a Disgression?," 295-310 (abstract)
• Christophe Guignard, "0323: A Forgotten 4th or 5th Century Greek Fragment of the Gospel of John in the Syrus Sinaiticus," 311-319 (abstract)

RBL 7.7.2015

Bob Becking, ed., Reflections on the Silence of God: A Discussion with Marjo Korpel and Johannes de Moor
Reviewed by Ulrich Berges

Kathryn D. Blanchard and Jane S. Webster, eds., Lady Parts: Biblical Women and The Vagina Monologues
Reviewed by Janet Everhart

Judy Fentress-Williams, Ruth
Reviewed by Mary Joan Leith

Bernd Janowski, Arguing with God: A Theological Anthropology of the Psalms
Reviewed by Walter Moberly

John MacGinnis, The Arrows of the Sun: Armed Forces in Sippar in the First Millennium BC
Reviewed by Russell Mack

Amy L. B. Peeler, You Are My Son: The Family of God in the Epistle to the Hebrews
Reviewed by Scott D. Mackie

Jerry L. Sumney, The Bible: An Introduction
Reviewed by Ryan Bonfiglio

Graham H. Twelftree, Paul and the Miraculous: A Historical Reconstruction
Reviewed by Clare K. Rothschild

Geza Vermes, The True Herod
Reviewed by John Painter

Jason A. Whitlark, Resisting Empire: Rethinking the Purpose of the Letter to “the Hebrews”
Reviewed by Arie W. Zwiep

4Q208–4Q209: ένα αστρονομικό κείμενο; /4Q208–4Q209: an astronomical text?

Και πάλι στη σελίδα The Bible and Interpretation η Helen  R. Jacobus (University College London) συζητά τον αστρονομικό χαρακτήρα του 4Q208–4Q20:

Reconstructing 4Q208–4Q209 as an Astronomical Artefact

Ιησούς και Εσσαίοι / Jesus and the Essenes

Στη σελίδα The Bible and Interpretation έχει αναρτηθεί ένα σύντομο άρθρο του Simon J. Joseph (California Lutheran University) σχετικά με τις πιθανές σχέσεις μεταξύ Ιησού και Εσσαίων: 

On Jesus, the Essenes, and the Anxiety of Influence

Το τρέχον τεύχος του EC / The current issue of EC

Early Christianity 6:2 (2015)

• Stanley Stowers, "Paul and the Terrain of Philosophy," 141-156 (abstract)
• John T. Fitzgerald, "The Derveni Papyrus and Its Relevance for Biblical and Patristic Studies," 157-178 (abstract)
• L. Michael White, "Epistolarity, Exhortation, and Apologetics in the Epistle of Aristeas," 179-219 (abstract)
• James B. Prothro, "Rhetorical Questions in Romans 3 and 10: A Critique of Douglas Campbell's Rereading," 220-229 (abstract)
• Robert Matthew Calhoun, "The D-Text of Acts 17:27 (μάλιστα ζητεῖν τὸ θεῖόν ἐστιν)," 230-234 (abstract)
• Martin Wallraff, Patrick Andrist, "Paratexts of the Bible: A New Research Project on Greek Textual Transmission," 237-243 (abstract)

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του HIPHIL Novum / In the current issue of HIPHIL Novum

HIPHIL Novum 2:1 (2015)

• Philip Sumpter, "The Nature of Scripture According to Brevard S. Childs," 1-23
• Christiaan Erwich, "The Conflict between Israelite Prophecy and Babylonian Astronomy in Isaiah 44:25 and 47," 24-36
• Harold A. Kime, "Mastery Learning - A Pedagogy for Leveraging Technology in Teaching NT Greek Grammar," 37-55

Άρθρα βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον HTS / Articles of biblical interest in the current HTS

Hervomde teologiese studies 71:1 (2015)

• Llewellyn Howes, "‘Cut in two’, Part 2: Reconsidering the redaction of Q 12:42−46"
• Paul Foster, "The Spirituality of Q"
• Jonathan A. Draper, "‘If those to whom the W/word of God came were called gods ...’– Logos, wisdom and prophecy, and John 10:22–30"
• Jan Willem van Henten, "Josephus, fifth evangelist, and Jesus on the Temple" 
• Lilly Nortjé-Meyer, "Ancient art, rhetoric and the Lamb of God metaphor in John 1:29 and 1:36"

Ο "Ηρώδης" στο κατά Λουκάν και στις Πράξεις / "Herod" in Luke-Acts

Στην ιστοσελίδα The Bible and Interpretation έχει δημοσιευθεί το κείμενο του καθ. της ΚΔ Frank Dicken σχετικά με το πρόσωπο του Ηρώδη, όπως αυτό εμφανίζεται στο κατά Λουκάν και στις Πράξεις. Ο συγγραφέας εξετάζει τις μαρτυρίες στα Λκ 1,5 και Πραξ 12,1-23 και τις συγκρίνει με ανάλογες μαρτυρίες από άλλες αρχαίες πηγές. Υποστηρίζει ότι στην περίπτωση του διπλού έργου του Λουκά πίσω από το όνομα Ηρώδης κρύβονται τρεις διαφορετικές ιστορικές προσωπικότητες:

Composite “Herod” in Luke-Acts

RBL 27.6.2015

Herbert W. Bateman IV, Interpreting the General Letters: An Exegetical Handbook
Reviewed by Brian C. Small

Maurice Casey, Jesus: Evidence and Argument or Mythicist Myths?
Reviewed by James F. McGrath

L. Juliana Claassens and Klaas Spronk, eds., Fragile Dignity: Intercontextual Conversations on Scriptures, Family, and Violence
Reviewed by Marta Høyland Lavik

Michael Coogan, The Ten Commandments: A Short History of an Ancient Text
Reviewed by Ralph K. Hawkins
Reviewed by Zev Garber

Walter Farber, Lamaštu: An Edition of the Canonical Series of Lamaštu Incantations and Rituals and Related Texts from the Second and First Millennia B.C.
Reviewed by Michael S. Moore

Jack J. Gibson, Peter between Jerusalem and Antioch: Peter, James and the Gentiles
Reviewed by Timothy P. Henderson

Oliver Glanz, Understanding Participant-Reference Shifts in the Book of Jeremiah: A Study of Exegetical Method and Its Consequences for the Interpretation of Referential Incoherence
Reviewed by Kelly A. Whitcomb

Philip Goodwin, Translating the English Bible: From Relevance to Deconstruction
Reviewed by Clement Tong

Ryan Leif Hansen, Silence and Praise: Rhetorical Cosmology and Political Theology in the Book of Revelation
Reviewed by Shane J. Wood

Mark Harris, The Nature of Creation: Examining the Bible and Science
Reviewed by Graham B. Walker Jr.

Carl R. Holladay, John T. Fitzgerald, Gregory E. Sterling, and James W. Thompson, eds., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 1959–2012, by Abraham J. Malherbe
Reviewed by Matthew V. Novenson

S. R. Llewelyn and J. R. Harrison, eds., New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity: Greek and Other Inscriptions and Papyri Published 1988–1992
Reviewed by Thomas J. Kraus

Marvin W. Meyer, The Gospels of the Marginalized: The Redemption of Doubting Thomas, Mary Magdalene, and Judas Iscariot in Early Christian Literature
Reviewed by Arie W. Zwiep

Christopher T. Paris, Narrative Obtrusion in the Hebrew Bible
Reviewed by Karolien Vermeulen
Reviewed by Benjamin J.M. Johnson

Robert F. Stoops, The Acts of Peter
Reviewed by Jason Sturdevant

Alexa F. Wilke, Die Gebete der Propheten: Anrufungen Gottes im ‘corpus propheticum’ der Hebräischen Bibel
Reviewed by Gert Kwakkel

Jacob L. Wright, David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory
Reviewed by A. Graeme Auld
Reviewed by Bob Becking

To τρέχον τεύχος του NTS / The current issue of NTS

New Testament Studies 61:3 (2015)

• Simon Gathercole, "The Gospel of Jesus' Wife: Constructing a Context," 292-313
• Christian Askeland, "A Lycopolitan Forgery of John's Gospel," 314-334
• Andrew Bernhard, "The Gospel of Jesus' Wife: Textual Evidence of Modern Forgery," 335-355
• Myriam Krutzsch and Ira Rabin, "Material Criteria and their Clues for Dating," 356-367
• Christopher Jones, "The Jesus' Wife Papyrus in the History of Forgery," 368-378
• Gesine Schenke Robinson, "How a Papyrus Fragment Became a Sensation," 379-394

• J. R. C. Cousland, "Toxic Tares: The Poisonous Weeds (ζιζάνια) in Matthew's Parable of the Tares (Matthew 13.24–30, 36–43)," 395-410 (abstract)
• John Duncan, "The Hope of Creation: The Significance of ἐφ’ ἑλπίδι (Rom 8.20c) in Context," 411-427 (abstract)

Eduard Lohse (1924 - +2015)

Στις 23 Ιουνίου 2015 έφυγε από τη ζωή ένας μεγάλος βιβλικός θεολόγος, ο Eduard Lohse. Δίδαξε την Καινή Διαθήκη σε πολλά πανεπιστήμια της Γερμανίας, όπως του Mainz, του Kiel και του Göttingen. Στο διάστημα 1971-1988 διατέλεσε επίσκοπος της λουθηρανικής Εκκλησίας και από το 1988 κι εξής και για αρκετά χρόνια επικεφαλής των Ηνωμένων Βιβλικών Εταιριών. Επί της προεδρίας του στη Γερμανική Βιβλική Εταιρία έγινε η αναθεώρηση της μετάφρασης του Λουθήρου. Επιπλέον ήταν ένας από τους κύριους συνομιλητές με την Ρωμαιοκαθολική Εκκλησία στο διάλογο μεταξύ Προτεσταντών και Ρωμαιοκαθολικών.

Η συμβολή του στη μελέτη της Καινής Διαθήκης είναι πολύ μεγάλη. Το συγγραφικό του έργο καλύπτει ένα μεγάλο εύρος αντικειμένων. Σταχυολογώ μερικά από τα γνωστά του βιβλία: Grundriß der neutestamentlichen Theologie (έχει μεταφραστεί και από τον ΑΡΤΟ ΖΩΗΣ), Umwelt des Neuen Testaments, Die Briefe an die Kolosser und Philemon, Der Brief an die Römer, Das Vaterunser. Im Licht seiner jüdischen Voraussetzungen.

Σταχυολογώ από τη νεκρολογία που δημοσιεύτηκε στην Süddeutsche Zeitung: 

Er wurde ein angesehener Theologie-Professor und 1971 Bischof der lutherischen Landeskirche Hannover, ein Konservativer, der sich für die Ostverträge aussprach, Pfarrerinnen förderte und für einen anständigen Umgang mit Homosexuellen eintrat. Weise und klug nannte ihn sein Freund, der ehemalige Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt. Nun ist Eduard Lohse gestorben. Er wurde 91 Jahre alt. 

Μελέτες για τον ελληνορωμαϊκό κόσμο ελεύθερες για καταφόρτωση / Studies on the Graeco-Roman world free downloadable

Acta Classica - Supplements

• Supplementum II: Cilliers, L. (ed. 2008) Asklepios: Studies on Ancient Medicine. Pretoria: V&R Printing Works
• Supplementum III: Bosman, P. R. (ed. 2009) Mania: Madness in the Greco-Roman World. Pretoria: V&R Printing Works
• Supplementum IV: Bosman, P. R. (ed. 2012), Corruption and Integrity in Ancient Greece and Rome. Pretoria: V&R Printing Works

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

Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 10 (2014)

James M. Petitfils, "Martial Moses in Flavian Rome: Josephus's Antiquities 2-4 and Exemplary Roman Leadership"

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

Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 15 (2015)

Gary N. Knoppers, "The Construction of Judean Diasporic Identity in Ezra–Nehemiah"

This essay explores how Ezra–Nehemiah partially inverts the traditional paradigm of exile found in other biblical writings. When one community is formed at some distance from another in antiquity, the derivative community normally appears as a dependent community (or colony). Yet, in Ezra–Nehemiah the homeland repeatedly experiences renewal through initiatives undertaken by diaspora Judeans. Particular attention is given to how the vertical alliances forged within the Achaemenid administration by two diaspora leaders—Ezra and Nehemiah—are deployed to benefit Yehud. The commendation of Ezra and Nehemiah raises fascinating issues about developing notions of Judean ethnicity and identity in a world dominated by imperial interests.

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

Hervomde Teologiese Studies 71:1 (2015)

Llewellyn Howes, "‘Cut in two’, Part 1: Exposing the Seam in Q 12:42−46"

Το τρέχον τεύχος του BN / The current issue of BN

Biblische Notizen 165 (2015)

• Benjamin Kilchör,  "„An jedem Ort“ oder „am ganzen Ort“ (Ex 20,24b)? Eine Antwort an Jan Joosten," 3-27
• Herbert Migsch, "Jeremia 42LXX,18-19 und die hebräische Vorlage," 19-34
• Ilan Abecassis, "'He put to the sword all his brothers' (2Chr 21,4)?," 35-42
• Bertrand Pinçon, "Quoi de nouveau sous le soleil? L’épreuve du temps chez le sage Qohélet," 43-53
• Serge Frolov / Alexander Frolov, "Sisera Unfastened: On the Meaning of Judges 4:21 aβ-γ," 55-61
• Kyunggoo Min, "Die neue Tora als der neue Bund in Jer 31,31-34," 63-82
• Heiko Wojtkowiak, "Unter der Herrschaft Christi. Ernst Käsemanns Paulusverständnis: Konstanten und Entwicklungen – Teil 2," 83-99
• Thomas Witulski, "Ein Evangelium ohne Epiphanieerzählungen?! Mk 16,1-8 als ursprünglicher Schluss des Markusevangeliums – Teil 2," 101-120
• Friedrich-Emanuel Focken, "Joschijas Gesetzesschrift. Eine literarkritische und redaktionsgeschichtliche Analyse von 2Kön 22,1-23,3; 23,21-30 – Teil 2,"121-137

Περιλήψεις / Abstracts

Ο David Carr για τις τάσεις στην παλαιοδιαθηκική έρευνα στην Αμερική και στην Ευρώπη / David Carr on the trends in the study of the Hebrew Bible in the States and Europe

Στην σελίδα Marginalia έχει αναρτηθεί το ενδιαφέρον κείμενο του David Carr, ο οποίος με αφορμή την έκδοση δύο βιβλίων από τους Reinhard Müller, Juha Pakkala και Bas ter Haar Romeny συζητά τις εξελίξεις στην έρευνα της εβραϊκής Βίβλου στις ΗΠΑ και την Ευρώπη.

David M. Carr on Reinhard Müller, Juha Pakkala, and Bas ter Haar Romeny’s Evidence of Editing and Juha Pakkala’s God’s Word Omitted

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

Verbum et ecclesia 36:1 (2015)

• Dirk van der Merwe, "Reading the Bible in the 21st century: Some hermeneutical principles: Part 1"
• Dirk van der Merwe, "Reading the Bible in the 21st century: Some hermeneutical principles: Part 2"

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

Hervomde teologiese studies 71:3 (2015)

Anneke Viljoen, "The structuring considerations of a Ricoeurian hermeneutic employed in a reading of Proverbs 14:2"

O P. van der Horst για τις προσευχές της συναγωγής / P. van der Horst on the synagogal prayers

Στη γνωστή σελίδα The Bible and Interpretation έχει αναρτηθεί ένα σύντομο κείμενο του Pieter van der Horst, ομότιμου καθ. του Παν/μίου της Ουτρέχτης σχετικά με τις προσευχές της συναγωγής και τις πιθανές φιλοσοφικές επιδράσεις σε αυτά.  Ως κείμενα αναφοράς ο συγγραφέας χρησιμοποιεί τις έξι προσευχές που διασώζονται στις Αποστολικές Διαταγές 7:33-38 κι οι οποίες σήμερα θεωρούνται χριστιανικές επεξεργασίες των επτά προσευχών για την ευλογία του Σαββάτου. O van der Horst εξετάζει τις πιθανές επιδράσεις της ελληνικής φιλοσοφικές σκέψης στις συγκεκριμένες προσευχές κι υποστηρίζει, χωρίς, ωστόσο, να αποκλείσει εντελώς την πιθανότητα να οφείλονται εδώ στη χριστιανική επεξεργασία των κειμένων, ότι υπήρχαν στο ιουδαϊκό πρωτότυπο. Κάτι τέτοιο μαρτυρεί την έντονη επίδραση της ελληνορωμαϊκής κουλτούρας στον Ιουδαϊσμό της εποχής αμέσως μετά την καταστροφή του Ναού. 

The Bible and Ancient Philosophy in Greek Synagogal Prayers

Ένας νέος τόμος για τη βιβλική λεξικολογία / A new volume on biblical lexicology

Κυκλοφόρησε από τον εκδοτικό οίκο de Gruyter ένας νέος συλλογικός τόμος με μελέτες σχετικά με την βιβλική λεξικολογία. Σύμφωνα με την σύντομη περιγραφή στη σχετική σελίδα του εκδοτικού οίκου σκοπός των επιμέρους αυτών μελετών είναι η ανάδειξη της σχέσης μεταξύ της μελέτης των λέξεων και της μελέτης των κειμένων. Για αυτό χρησιμοποιούνται παραδείγματα από την εβραϊκή Βίβλο και τη μετάφραση των Ο΄. Μεταξύ των άλλων στις μελέτες του τόμου εξετάζονται θέματα ετυμολογίας, σημασιολογίας, ιστορίας των λέξεων, νεολογισμοί και άλλα. 

Eberhard Bons / Jan Joosten / Regine Hunziker-Rodewald  (eds.) -in collab. with Romina Vergari, Biblical Lexicology: Hebrew and Greek. Semantics – Exegesis – Translation (BZAW 443), de Guyter, Berlin 2015

ISBN: x + 393 pp.

€ 129.95

Πίνακας περιεχομένων / Table of contents

Δύο νέα άρθρα στο τρέχον τεύχος του HTS / Two new articles in the current issue of HTS

Hervomde Τeologiese Studies 71:1 (2015)

• Kyu Seop Kim, "Reframing Paul’s sibling language in light of Jewish epistolary forms of address"
• Evangelia G. Dafni, "Euripides’s Helena and Pentateuch traditions: The Septuagint from the perspective of Ancient Greek Tragedies"

Ένα νέο άρθρο στο τρέχον τεύχος του In die Skriflig / A new article in the current In die Skriflig

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

Francois P. Viljoen, "Matthew and the Torah in Jewish society"

RBL 19.6.2015

Peter Bing and Regina Höschele, Aristaenetus, Erotic Letters
Reviewed by Richard I. Pervo

David E. Briones, Paul’s Financial Policy: A Socio-theological Approach
Reviewed by Julien M. Ogereau

Brandon D. Crowe, The Obedient Son: Deuteronomy and Christology in the Gospel of Matthew
Reviewed by Don Garlington

Philip R. Davies, On the Origins of Judaism
Reviewed by Daniel Boyarin

Patricia Dutcher-Walls, Reading the Historical Books: A Student’s Guide to Engaging the Biblical Text
Reviewed by Iain Provan

J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays, Living God’s Word: Discovering Our Place in the Great Story of Scripture
Reviewed by James W. Thompson

Jörg Frey and Angela Standhartinger, eds., Neues Testament und frührabbinisches Judentum
Reviewed by Judith M. Lieu

Joel B. Green and Tim Meadowcroft, eds., Ears That Hear: Explorations in Theological Interpretation of the Bible
Reviewed by Craig L. Blomberg

Martin Hengel, Between Jesus and Paul: Studies in the Earliest History of Christianity
Reviewed by Timothy P. Henderson

Pieter W. van der Horst, Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity
Reviewed by Matthew J. Grey

Alexander Kyrychenko, The Roman Army and the Expansion of the Gospel: The Role of the Centurion in Luke-Acts
Reviewed by James M. Morgan

Clemens Leonhard and Hermut Lohr, eds., Literature or Liturgy?
Reviewed by Thomas Bergholz

Jared L. Miller, Royal Hittite Instructions and Related Administrative Texts
Reviewed by Michael S. Moore

Birger Olsson, A Commentary on the Letters of John: An Intra-Jewish Approach
Reviewed by Daniel R. Streett

Stanley E. Porter and Cynthia Long Westfall, eds., The Church, Then and Now
Reviewed by Nijay Gupta

Rafael Rodríguez, Oral Tradition and the New Testament: A Guide for the Perplexed
Reviewed by Werner H. Kelber

Michael Tuval, From Jerusalem Priest to Roman Jew: On Josephus and the Paradigms of Ancient Judaism
Reviewed by Jonathan Klawans

David R. Wallace, Election of the Lesser Son: Paul’s Lament-Midrash in Romans 9–11
Reviewed by A. Chadwick Thornhill

Matt Waters, Ancient Persia: A Concise History of the Achaemenid Empire, 550–330 BCE
Reviewed by Jason Silverman

Ola Wikander, Drought, Death, and the Sun in Ugarit and Ancient Israel: A Philological and Comparative Study
Reviewed by Laura Quick

Το τρέχον τεύχος του Biblica online / The current issue of Biblica online

Biblica 96:1 (2015)

Van Seters John, "Dating the Yahwist’s History: Principles and Perspectives," 1-25

In order to date the Yahwist, understood as the history of Israelite origins in Genesis to Numbers, comparison is made between J and the treatment of the patriarchs and the exodus-wilderness traditions in the pre-exilic prophets and Ezekiel, all of which prove to be earlier than J. By contrast, Second Isaiah reveals a close verbal association with J’s treatments of creation, the Abraham story and the exodus from Egypt. This suggests that they were contemporaries in Babylon in the late exilic period, which is confirmed by clear allusions in both authors to Babylonian sources dealing with the time of Nabonidus.

Eichler Raanan, "Cherub: A History of Interpretation," 26-38 

The cherub is a type of creature mentioned some 90 times in the Hebrew Bible, where it is portrayed as a predominant motif in Israelite iconography. This paper surveys the attempts to determine the form of the cherub, in both textual and iconographic sources, from the fourth century to the twentyfirst. The cherub has been interpreted as a winged human (child or adult), a bird, a winged bovine, a griffin, a winged sphinx, and a composite creature in general. The last two identifications, which prevail in contemporary scholarship, are rejected, and a path to a correct identification is proposed.

Ramond Sophie, "La voix discordante du troisième livre du Psautier (Psaumes 74, 80, 89),"39-66

In the neo-Babylonian period, ideologically antagonistic literary circles propose various conceptions of the relationship between God and his people. The aim of this article is to examine which of the Psalms of collective laments in Book III could be classified as dissident texts, refuting the mainstream opinion that justifies the actions of God and thus places the blame on the people for the situation of devastation and exile. More specifically, Psalms 74, 80 and 89 are analysed to find out whether they present a theological strand different from the dominant deuteronomistic line of thinking.

Peters Janelle, "Crowns in 1 Thessalonians, Philippians, and 1 Corinthians," 67-84

The image of the crown appears in 1 Thess 2,19, Phil 4,1, and 1 Cor 9,25. However, the crowns differ. While the community constitutes the apostle’s crown in 1 Thessalonians and Philippians, the crown in 1 Corinthians is one of communal contestation. In this paper, I compare the image of the crown in each of the letters. I argue that the crown in 1 Corinthians, available to all believers even at Paul’s expense, is the least hierarchical of the three crowns.

Tack Laura, "A Face Reflecting Glory. 2 Cor 3,18 in its Literary Context (2 Cor 3,1 – 4,15)," 85-112

This contribution investigates the translation of the hapax legomenon katoptrizo/menoi in 2 Cor 3,18; in addition to philological and religionhistorical arguments, in particular the article takes into account the broader literary context (2 Corinthians 3–4). The main theme of that context, embodied proclamation, turns out to be an important justification of the translation “to reflect as a mirror”. Especially the link between 2 Cor 3,18 and the whole of 2 Corinthians 4, which describes Paul’s somatic identification with and manifestation of Christ, results in understanding 2 Cor 3,18 as describing the unveiled face that reflects the divine glory as a mirror.

Gilbert Maurice, "L’interpretazione di SiracideVL-Vg 24,6a," 113-118

The addition in SirVL-VG 24,6a (“I [Wisdom personified] made the light arise that does not set”) has been understood by C. Kearns as the light that illuminates the righteous in the afterworld. In this short note, we propose to see in this “light” that of the Torah, which arose before the creation of the universe.

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

Revue des études augustiniennes et patristiques 60:2 (2014)

Martin Dulaey, "Heber or Abraham ? Ambrosiaster and Augustine on Language History," 175-212

David is generally considered as a prefigurement of Christ, and early Christian scholars endeavoured to bring this out in the many accounts about him in the two Books of Kings. This first article examines the beginning of David’s story. His anointment by the prophet Samuel shows he is the one whom God has chosen. His heroic combat against Goliath foreshadows the Passion of Christ and the Resurrection. The harp he plays to expel the evil spirit tormenting Saul symbolises the cross and the songs of the Scriptures.

Sébastien Morlet, "Mentions et interprétations du tétragramme chez Eusèbe de Césarée," 213-252

Eusebius of Caesarea appears to be the ancient Christian writer who most often alludes to the tetragrammaton. This paper offers all the texts in Greek with translation. Eusebius attests to a few Jewish traditions about the divine name. It also informs us about witnesses of the biblical text – which cannot always be identified easily – where the tetragrammaton was written in Hebrew. Eusebius has a specific way of interpreting the tetragrammaton: either as an indication of the Father as opposed to the Son, or of the Son’s divinity as opposed to the angels. Eusebius here breaks with the Jewish interpretation but also with Origen, though the latter seems to be his main source. The Alexandrian indeed appears to hold the tetragrammaton above all, if not exclusively, as a name of God as such, that is to say, of the Father.

Olga Nesterova, "La figure de la corbeille de Moïse chez Origène et chez Grégoire d’Elvire," 253-268

The paper deals with a lacunal passage in the treatise of Gregory of Elvira († after 404) on the birth of Moses (Ex. 2), where the author is unexpectedly skipping from the image of the infant Moses’ basket to the theme of two kinds of fire, a tormenting one and a salutary one. The examination of a number of echoing and concurrent typological motives involved by Gregory in his other treatises, as well as of corresponding texts of Origen, permits to propose a reconstruction of the missing logical link between two above-mentioned subjects.

Sébastien Grignon, "L’apport des recueils de testimonia à une édition critique : l’exemple des Catéchèses baptismales de Cyrille de Jérusalem," 269-289

Cyril of Jerusalem’s Baptismal Catecheses provide a fairly wide range of biblical testimonia, the study of which can be of some philological interest, as can be seen from the example of Micah 5:1. A thorough examination of the printed editions and a survey of the manuscript tradition, together with a brief study of the indirect tradition of the verse, has permitted us to draw two conlusions: first, that the modern editors have proved exceedingly dependent on the editio princeps and have wrongly reproduced the reading of a late and overcorrected manuscript; second, that the textual variant provided by that manuscript and those editions is part of an Antiochian testimonial tradition which is probably fairly remote from that in use in fourth century Jerusalem. That critical approach of the testimonial tradition therefore seems to permit us not only to draw attention to the modern editors’ choices, but also to amend the text. We have thus applied it to a larger corpus, namely that of the testimonia concerning the Incarnation (Cat. 12) and the Passion (Cat. 13), in order to check more consistently its relevance. This study, which of course doesn’t solve all the issues of the Catecheses’ critical edition, sheds a interesting light on a work in which the biblical quotations and allusions are uncommonly frequent, even for Patristic litterature.

Josef Eskhult, "The primeval language and Hebrew ethnicity in ancient Jewish and Christian thought until Augustine," 291-347

This article deals with the topics of the primeval language and Hebrew ethnicity in ancient Jewish and Christian thought. After a survey of these topics in the Old Testament (chapter 2), I proceed to explore the historical development of the same topics in ancient Judaism (chapter 3) and in ancient patristic exegesis and apologetics (chapter 4 and 5). I demonstrate how and, to some extent, why the primordial language was identified with Hebrew in Hellenistic Judaism and describe how this idea was adopted by Greek and Latin patristic authors until the end of late antiquity with main emphasis on Augustine’s views. The article also charts the development of the accompanying concept of Hebrew ethnicity in ancient thought, primarily with regard to the question how the term Hebrew was etymologized as an ethnic term and how it was utilized as a religious term in Christian apologetics of late antiquity. This article is based on a wide range of primary sources in antiquity.

Κοινωνικό φύλο και Βίβλος / Gender and the Bible

The Bible and Interpretation 

Amy Kalmanofsky, "Gender-bending in the Bible"