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

Revue d'Histoire et de Philosophie Religieuses 96:1 (2016)

• Marc Philonenko, "La sainte Congrégation de Jérusalem," 3-8
• Gilbert Vincent, "Temps de l’indignation, temps de la prophétie. Lectures ricœuriennes. I. Les sources prophétiques de l’indignation," 19-55

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

Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche 113:1 (2016)

Bernd Janowski, "Der ganze Mensch: Zu den Koordinaten der alttestamentlichen Anthropologie," 1-28 (abstract)

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

Biblische Notizen 168 (2016)

• Risimati Hobyane, "Body and Space in Judith: A Greimassian Perspective,"  3-15
• Nicholas Peter Legh Allen, "Judith: Embodying Holiness in a G-dless Space," 17-44
• Sunday Paul C. Onwuegbuchulam / Nneka Okafor, "A Theoretical Investigation into the Politics of Female Body and Beauty in the Book of Judith with Special Reference to Ahebi of Igboland," 45-63
• Jan Willem van Henten, "Space, Body and Meaning in 2 Maccabees,"  65-88
• Pierre J. Jordaan, "Body, Space and Narrative in 2Macc 1:1-10a,"  89-193
• Eugene Coetzer, "A Spatial Analysis of the References to Heaven in 2 Maccabees,"  105-115
• George W.E. Nickelsburg, "Space and Time, Body and Psychē in 1 Enoch and 2 Maccabees," 117-127
• Chris L. de Wet, "Susanna’s Body," 129-145
• S. Philip Nolte, "A Politics of the Female Body. Reading Susanna (LXX Additions to Daniel) in a Brutalized South African Society," 147-161
• Joseph Jacobus de Bruyn, "In Rememberance of God’s Messiancic Vessel – ‘Body’ and ‘Space’ in Psalm 151," 163-183

Περιλήψεις / Abstracts

H πέμπτη συνἀντηση του Biblicum / The fifth meeting of Biblicum

Η πέμπτη συνάντηση της φετεινής ακαδημαϊκής χρονιάς θα γίνει την Δευτέρα 21 Μαρτίου στις 19.30΄στο Μουσείο. Ομιλητής θα είναι ο αν. καθηγητής κ. Χαράλαμπος Ατματζίδης με θέμα  "Η πρωτοχριστιανική μειονότητα της Κορίνθου λατρεύουσα τον Κύριο (Α΄ Κορ 8,6) –  Κοινωνιολογική και εκκλησιολογική προσέγγιση".

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

Recherches de Science Religieuse 103:4 (2015)

• David Meyer, "Les fondements de l’herméneutique rabbinique du contournement de la violence," 487-503 (abstract)
• Frédéric Rognon, "Bible et violence : quelles dialectiques?," 505-524 (abstract)

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

Scriptura 114 (2015)

• G. C. (Piff) Pereira, "An Evaluation of the Canonical Approach: Is It Adequate for the Task of Old Testament Thelogy in Christian Hermeneutic Endeavour?" 
• Mark W Wilson, "Barnabas or Saul: Who is Describing Saul's Conversion in Acts 9:27?"

Η ιουδαϊκή πηγή της "Συνοπτικής Αποκάλυψης" / The Jewish roots of the "Synoptic Apocalypse"

Scrinium 11 (2015)

Basil Lourié, "The 'Synoptic Apocalypse' (Mt 24–25 Par.) and Its Jewish Source," 87-108

Ένα νέο βιβλίο για την Ανάληψη Ησαΐα / A new book on The Ascension of Isaiah

Κυκλοφόρησε από τον εκδοτικό οίκο Peeters ένας συλλογικός τόμος για το απόκρυφο κείμενο Ανάληψις Ησαΐου. Πρόκειται για ένα κείμενο, το οποίο καταλαμβάνει σημαντική θέση στην αρχαία χριστιανική γραμματείας εξαιτίας της δυσκολίας προσδιορισμού της προέλευσής του αλλά και της σημασίας που έχει όσον αφορά στον αυτοπροσδιορισμό των Χριστιανών έναντι των Ιουδαίων σε αυτή την πρώιμη περίοδο. Στα πρώτα κεφάλαια του τόμου παρουσιάζονται τα προβλήματα της χρονολόγησης, προέλευσης, του φιλολογικού είδους και της ερμηνείας του έργου καθώς κι η πιθανή σχέση του με τον Μαρκίωνα. Στη συνέχεια παρουσιάζονται διάφορα χαρακτηριστικά του, όπως ο μυστικός χαρακτήρας, οι χρησμοί που περιέχει, τα στοιχεία από την ιωάννεια παράδοση, η κοσμολογία του, η κάθοδος του Χριστού, η εσχατολογία του κι η εκ παρθένου σύλληψη. Στην τελευταία μελέτη παρουσιάζεται ο P.Amh. I 1, που είναι ο ελληνικός μάρτυρας του κειμένου. 

J.N. Bremmer, T.R. Karmann, T. Nicklas, The Ascension of Isaiah. Studies on Early Christian Apocrypha, 11. Leuven: Peeters 2016
ISBN: 978-90-429-3199-2
XVI-418 p.
58 EURO

Στα δύο τελευταία τεύχη τους PRSt / In the two recent issues of PRSt

Perspectives in Religious Studies 42:3 (2015)

Eric A. Seibert, "Preaching from Violent Biblical Texts: Helpful Strategies for Addressing Violence in the Old Testament," 247–257

Many pastors and priests are uncomfortable preaching from violent Old Testament texts. Therefore, they routinely ignore them. Yet it is imperative for the clergy not only to preach from these texts, but to do so in an ethically responsible manner. This is particularly true when preaching from passages containing “virtuous” violence, where violence is portrayed positively, as something acceptable and even praiseworthy. This article discusses a number of practical strategies designed to help preachers deal more responsibly and effectively with these challenging biblical passages in their sermons. These strategies enable preachers to be honest about the problems these texts raise, and to critique the violence in them, while still preaching from these texts in ways that are positive and constructive.

Hector Avalos, "Circumcision as a Slave Mark," 259–274

Circumcision may be one of the most widespread forms of violence on the globe. Although the reasons for circumcision are variegated, the form best known in Abrahamic traditions probably originated in the violent institution of slavery. A master tested the loyalty of slaves by requiring them to perform an action to which one is normally adverse. Circumcision, which involves the painful removal of the foreskin of the penis, would have been a very effective test of loyalty and marker of ownership. If slaves performed that procedure, a master could be assured of absolute obedience. Children were circumcised because they were considered part of the property of the divine master, Yahweh.

Kathryn M. Lopez, "Telling and Retelling the Story of Dinah: Violent Storytelling as Social Formation," 275–282

Rewritten Torah flourished in the Second Temple period, but many details changed in the retelling. Certain stories, such as Dinah’s rape and the subsequent slaughter of the men of Shechem in Genesis 34, almost reverse themselves in the retelling. Levi shifts from the villain who placed the family of Jacob in danger to the hero whose commitment to the purity of God’s people is exemplified by his violent action against the Shechemites. This reversal is particularly apparent in those retellings that are associated with the Levi-Priestly tradition. This article explores how a story of such violence became the basis for the elevation of Levi in Second Temple period writings and operated to form the social identity of the group that stands behind the Levi-Priestly tradition.

Amanda C. Miller, "Wrestling with Rome: Imperial Violence and Its Legacy in the Synoptic Gospels," 283–294

This essay offers a foundation from which the church of the twenty-first century might construct a theology of evangelism and mission that returns it to the ancient perspective of the earliest Christians and that moves it beyond the dichotomy between evangelism and social ministry that characterized much of Christian mission in the twentieth century. This theological understanding was first articulated in 1904 by Walter Rauschenbusch and achieved its most recent expression in the document Evangelii Gaudium, written by Pope Francis I in 2013. Properly understood, it offers a holistic approach to mission that transforms not only individuals, but also the communities to which they belong.

Greg Carey, "Revelation’s Violence Problem: Mapping Essential Questions," 295–306

The book of Revelation frequently deploys language and imagery related to violence and destruction, often attributed to God and the Lamb. This theological and ethical problem preoccupies scholarly and popular interpreters alike, but few pause to articulate its various literary and theological dimensions. Readers of Revelation must navigate the questions of whether its violence is justifiable, whether Revelation attributes violence to God and to the Lamb, whether Revelation’s rhetoric solicits a desire for violence, whether the book realistically reflects its violent historical context, and whether texts can “do violence” through rhetoric and symbolism. In the end, this essay proposes that Revelation celebrates and endorses violence even as it calls its audience to abstain from violent action. Revelation models for its readers how the longing for justice often mingles with a desire for vindication and revenge.

Karen L. King, "Engaging Diverse Early Christian Responses to Violence in Persecution," 307–317

The response of early Christians to persecution under Rome is often represented in contemporary church histories as a heroic story in which martyrs willingly confess Christ and face torture and death. The evidence, however, shows that Christians struggled to understand what was happening and what they should do. In so doing, they raise foundational theological questions about the nature of God and the meaning of suffering. This essay examines three works recently discovered in Egypt which offer new perspectives and which argue variously for non-violence, pacifism, and/or withdrawal: The Testimony of Truth, The Letter of Peter to Philip, and The (First) Apocalypse of James.

Perspectives in Religious Studies 42:4 (2015)

John C. Peckham, "Theopathic or Anthropopathic? A Suggested Approach to Imagery of Divine Emotion in the Hebrew Bible," 341–355

This article critically examines the view that figurative anatomical expressions of divine emotion should be dismissed as non-descriptive of God and suggests an alternative approach. First, since all available language is human language, the dismissal of figurative language for this reason is self-defeating. Second, the interpreter should not presume what God is like independent of the biblical data. Third, attention to the idiomatic usage of figurative anatomical expressions demonstrates that such idioms are not dependent upon the anatomical referent. Therefore, the interpreter should maintain the well-known meaning of an idiom as an analogical reference to God’s emotions (theopathism).

Rebecca W. Poe Hays, "Divine Extortion and Mashal as a Polysemic Pivot: The Strategy of Complaint in Joel 2:12–17," 357–370

Joel 2:12–17 unfolds a desperate argument beginning with repentance but reinforcing this incentive by combining a description of YHWH’s character with the nations’ imagined derision. The persuasive force resides in a pivot device playing upon the two mashal roots (“be like” and “rule”). The threat is not merely that Judah will suffer mockery but that the nations will equate Judah’s situation with YHWH’s status and character. Strategically, the Joel 2:12–17 complaint utilizes extortion wherein the priests present YHWH with a threat to his character, which mashal’s polysemy enhances, as a means of incentivizing YHWH to reverse Judah’s fortunes.

David Lertis Matson, " 'Eating and Drinking Whatever They Provide' (Luke 10:5–7): Luke’s Household Mission of the Seventy(-Two) in Light of the Philip Esler/E. P. Sanders Debate," 371–389

Scholars have long noted the prominence of table fellowship in the writings of Luke. But as the Christian mission gradually expands to include Gentiles, exactly what kind of table fellowship does Luke envision taking place? In mixed eucharistic settings, do Jews eat separately from Gentiles, bring their own food, or share in common provisions with Gentiles? Against the backdrop of an intense debate in New Testament scholarship, particularly between Philip F. Esler and E. P. Sanders, this article develops a distinctively Lukan model based on the indiscriminate household mission of the Seventy(-two) that supports Esler’s definition of table fellowship as personalized eating rather than the parallel eating model assumed by Sanders. That Luke uses food to symbolize the breaking down of barriers between people groups, however, is not without its problems in this postcolonial age.

O Daniel Boyarin για τον ιστορικό Metatron / Daniel Boyarin on historical Metatron

Στην ιστοσελίδα του Yale Divinity School έχουν "ανεβεί" οι τρεις διαλέξεις του καθηγητή Daniel Boyarin για την εμφάνιση του Μετατρόν στον ραββινικό Ιουδαϊσμό ;

"Enoch or Jesus? The Quest of the Historical Metatron" 

Συνέδριο με θέμα τη σχέση των χειρογράφων του Κουμράν και του Ελληνισμού / Conference on DSS and Hellenism

Το Ινστιτούτο του Κουμράν στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Groningen σε συνεργασία με το Πανεπιστήμιο του Leuven διοργανώνουν την πέμπτη διεθνή συνάντηση Groningen - Leuven με αφορμή τα 55 χρόνια λειτουργίας του Ινστιτούτου του Κουμράν. Το συνέδριο θα λάβει χώρα από τις 13 έως τις 14 Απριλίου 2016.

Το πρόγραμμα της συνάντησης:

Programme

Wednesday 13.4.2016

8:30h   Coffee and Tea

• 9:00     Elmer Sterken, Rector Magnificus, University of Groningen: opening of the meeting
• 9:15h   John Collins (Yale University): Workshop I: “The Impact of Hellenism in Judah”
• 10:45h Coffee Break
• 11:00h Workshop I continues
• 11:30h Short papers by Dirk Smilde Research Seminar students
• 12:20h Jürgen Zangenberg (University of Leiden): Announcement on the forthcoming publication Humbert, Chambon, and Mlynarczyk Qumran IIIA of Roland de Vaux’s excavations of Khirbet Qumran

12:30h Lunch Break

• 13:30h Vasile Babota (Pontifical Gregorian University & Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas): “The Hasmonean High Priesthood, the Opposition(s) Groups, and the Composition of Some Dead Sea Scrolls”
• 14:15h Albert I. Baumgarten (Bar-Ilan University): “Challenging the Authorities: Looking for Trouble”
• 15:30h Coffee Break
• 16:15h Justin David Strong (University of Notre Dame): “Jubilees and Hellenistic Physiognomy”
• 17:00h Dennis Mizzi (University of Malta): “Conceptualizing a ‘Library’ at Qumran: A Material Perspective on the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Light of Papyrological Evidence from the Graeco-Roman Mediterranean”

18:30h Dinner

Thursday 14.4.2016

9:00h   Coffee and Tea

• 9:15h   Benjamin Wright (Lehigh University): Workshop II: “Were the Qumran Sectarians Hellenistic Jews?”
• 10:45h Coffee Break
• 11:00h Workshop II continues
• 11:30h  Meike Christian (Georg-August Universität, Göttingen): “Lowliness and Election in 4QInstruction and the Hodayot”
• 12:15h  Francis Borchardt (Lutheran Theological Seminary Hong Kong/ Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence: Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions): “4QMMT and the Heroic Figure in Hellenistic Judaism”

13:00h Lunch Break

• 14:00h Atar Livneh (University Ben Gurion of the Negev): “Brief Accounts of Israelite History in the Qumran Scrolls: Biblical Patterns and Hellenistic Influence”

14:45h Coffee Break

• 15:00h Shira J. Golani (KU Leuven): “The Use of Lists in the Dead Sea Scrolls within their Hellenistic Post-Biblical Setting”
• 15:45h  Patrick Pouchelle (Centre Sevres, Paris): “Are there grecisms in Qumran Hebrew and how could we detect them?”
• 16:30h  Pieter B. Hartog (KU Leuven): “The Greek Bible in the Dead Sea Scrolls and The Early History of the Septuagint”
• 17:15h  Hanna Tervanotko (University of Helsinki & KU Leuven) and Mladen Popović (Qumran Institute, University of Groningen): Closing Remarks

18:00h Dinner

Οι γυναίκες στο βιβλίο της Γένεσης / Women in the book of Genesis

Στην γνωστή ιστοσελίδα The Bible and Interpretation έχει αναρτηθεί ένα σύντομο κείμενο του David J. Zucker για τις γυναίκες που εμφανίζονται στο βιβλίο της Γένεσης:

The Matriarchs of Genesis: Seven Women, Five Views

H πρόσληψη της βιβλικής εικόνας της Βαβυλώνας στην πολιτική και κοινωνική σκέψη των ΗΠΑ / The reception of the biblical image of Babylon in political and social thought of USA

Μία ενδιαφέρουσα βιβλιοκρισία του βιβλίου του Erin Runions, The Babylon Complex: Theopolitical Fantasies of War, Sex, and Sovereignty, Fordham University Press, 2014 από τον Phillip M. Sherman έχει αναρτηθεί στην γνωστή ιστοσελίδα Marginalia: 

Babylon’s Imperial Allure – By Phillip M. Sherman

Ένα νέο βιβλίο για το την εκκλησία της Dura-Europos / A new book on the Dura-Europos church

Από τις εκδόσεις του Yale University κυκλοφόρησε μία νέα μελέτη για την αρχαιότερη εκκλησία στην Dura-Europos. O συγγραφέας του, Michael Peppard, δίνει τις σχετικές ιστορικές πληροφορίες και σχολιάζει θεολογικά την εκκλησία του 3ου αι. μ.Χ. που βρέθηκε στην Dura-Europos της Συρίας. Παρέχει νέες ερμηνείες των εικονογραφικών παραστάσεων κι απομακρύνεται έτσι από τις κυριαρχούσες στην έρευνα θέσης:

Michael Peppard, The World's Oldest Church: Bible, Art, and Ritual at Dura-Europos, Syria, Sykrisis Series, New Haven / London: Yale University Press, 2016

336 pages

ISBN: 978-0300213997

50.00 $

Ένα νέο βιβλίο για την Κυριακή Προσευχή / A new book on Lord's Prayer

Από τον εκδοτικό οίκο Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht κυκλοφόρησε στη μνήμη του πρόσφατα εκλιπόντος καθηγητή της Καινής Διαθήκης Eduard Lohse ένας ενδιαφέρων τόμος για την κατανόηση κι ερμηνεία της Κυριακής Προσευχής μέσα στην ιουδαϊκή της και αρχαία χριστιανική συνάφεια, καθώς και τις δύο εκδοχές παράδοσής της:

Florian Wilk (Ed.), Das Vaterunser in seinen antiken Kontexten: Zum Gedenken an Eduard Lohse, FRLAN, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2016

199 pages 

ISBN 978-3-525-54052-7

hardcopy 65,00 € / pdf 54,99 €

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

Journal of Ancient Judaism 6:1 (2015)

Eva Mroczek, "The Hegemony of the Biblical in the Study of Second Temple Literature," 2-35 

Despite growing recognition that early Jewish culture was far broader than the Bible, the biblical retains its hegemony in the study of early Jewish literature. Often, non-biblical materials are read either as proto-biblical, para-biblical, or biblical interpretation, assimilated into an evolutionary narrative with Bible as the telos. But ancient Jewish literature and culture are far more than proto-biblical. Through a case study of psalmic texts and Davidic traditions, this article illustrates how removing biblical lenses reveals a more vibrant picture of the resources and interests of early Jews. First, it discusses evidence showing that despite a common perception about its popularity, the “Book of Psalms” was not a concrete entity or well-defined concept in Second Temple times. Instead, we find different genres of psalm collection with widely varied purposes and contents, and a cultural consciousness of psalms as an amorphous tradition. Second, it demonstrates how David was remembered as an instructor and founder of temple and liturgy, rather than a biblical author, a notion that, despite common assumptions, is not actually attested in Hellenistic and early Roman sources. Third, it reconsiders two Hellenistic texts, 4QMMT and 2 Maccabees, key sources in the study of the canonical process that both mention writings linked with David. While their value to the study of the canon has been challenged, the assumption that they use “David” to mean “the Psalms” has remained largely unquestioned. But when we read without assuming a biblical reference, we see a new David, and the possibility that the ancient writers were alluding to other discourses associated with him – namely, his exemplary, liturgical, and calendrical legacy – that better fit their purposes. Early Jews were not marching toward the biblical finish line, but lived in a culture with diverse other traditions and concerns that cannot always be assimilated into the story of scripture. Recognizing this fact allow us to see Second Temple literature more clearly on its own terms.

Karin Finsterbusch, Norbert Jacoby, "Völkergericht und Fremdvölkersprüche," 36-57

It is well known that (the Hebrew Vorlage of) LXX-Jer and MT-Jer differ in their arrangement of the oracles against the nations and in the order of the nations. However, no attention has been paid to the fact that the communication of the oracles differs significantly in both books: in MT-Jer, the book narrator introduces the oracles. In the (Hebrew Vorlage of the) LXX-Jer it is mainly Jeremiah in the world of the book, who tells his addressees of the oracles. This presentation will argue that the structure of communication in the Hebrew Vorlage of the LXX-Jer is the original one. 

Sarit Kattan Gribetz, "The Shema in the Second Temple Period," 58-84

Atar Livneh, "The 'Beloved Sons' of Jubilees," 85-96 

This paper focuses on the Jubilean portrayal of Shem, Isaac, and Jacob as beloved sons. In all three cases, their parents’ affection for their scions is modeled on Jacob’s favoring of Joseph, thus indicating that Shem, Isaac, and Jacob were loved more than their brothers. The themes of human parental love, divine election, birthright, and inheritance being interwoven in all three cases, human parental love functions primarily to signal the status of those sons who form the heirs through whom the Israelite line will be maintained. Their characterization as “beloved” also highlights Israel’s prominence amongst the nations – their siblings, in contrast, being destined to become the fathers of the gentile nations. On basis of the fact that the biblical texts relate the image of God as father to His love for and election of His children, Jubilees also presents human parental love as following (upon) God’s election of a favored son. The combination of the motif of God as a loving father with the verse that “Because He loved your fathers, He chose their heirs after them” (Deut 4:37) appears to have led the Jubilean author to assume that the Israelites’ ancestors were the object of divine parental love. He then takes this idea one step further, presenting patriarchal parental love as paralleling God’s love/election. 

Heidi Wendt, "Iudaica Romana," 97-126

This article situates expulsions of Jews/Judeans from Rome within a broader pattern of legislation aimed at freelance experts in foreign or otherwise novel religious teachings and practices. Such experts proliferated in the early imperial period and seem to have spurred an escalation in the frequency and severity of measures issued to suppress their activities. However, whenever Judeans appear in this context, scholars tend to attribute the incidents not to the activities of individual specialists, but to concerns about Judaism or the Roman Jewish community. In this article I argue, to the contrary, that freelance experts in Judean religion were the intended recipients of these expulsions and proscriptions, an interpretation that locates some Judeans within a salient and multi-ethnic class of activity and contributes to a more diversified picture of Judean religiosity in the first century. 

Peter Kovacs, Péter Prohászka et al., "A Gold Lamella for Migraine from Aquincum," 127-142

This article reconsiders the transcription and interpretation of a gold lamella from Aquincum, Pannonia. Although the lamella was lost sometime after World War II, recent research in the Archives of the Hungarian National Museum has revealed photographs and reports from the 1930s. This newly-discovered material allows for a re-reading of the lamella and a better understanding of some of its contents. 

Arnon Atzmon, "'In the Third Month'," 143-156 

The question of the Sitz im Leben of Pesikta de-Rav Kahana and how it affected its redaction and formulation is one of the most fascinating issues in the study of the aggadic midrashim. In this article, I conduct a detailed analysis of the piska referred to as “In the Third Month,” elucidating its character and nature primarily by comparing it to passages found in parallel midrashim. This analysis reveals that the extant piska was created in a two-stage process. First, the original darshan or redactor created midrashic material pertaining to the Shavuot Torah reading from Exod 19–20, the revelation of the Torah at Sinai which had recently replaced the older Shavuot reading connected to the agricultural aspect of the festival. Subsequently a later redactor of the Pesikta augmented the original piska by adding two midrashic passages drawn from the Tanhuma literature. Analysis of the dynamics involved in the creation and redaction of this particular piska sheds light not only on this text but on the connection between the liturgical and literary processes at work in this period as a whole. Most importantly, it affords us a glimpse into the link between the midrashim and actual synagogue life in the amoraic period. 

Απεικονίσεις της βίας στην αρχαιότητα / Representations of violence in antiquity

Διαβάστε το ενδιαφέρον σύντομο άρθρο της Laura Nasrallah σχετικά με τις αναπαραστάσεις της βίας κατά την αρχαιότητα στην ιστοσελίδα Ancient Jew Review: 

Laura Nasrallah, "What Violence Does: Representing Bia in Antiquity" 

Το τρέχον τεύχος του JSOT / The current issue of JSOT

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 40:3 (2016)

• Jonathan Vroom, "A Cognitive Approach to Copying Errors: Haplography and Textual Transmission of the Hebrew Bible," 259-279 (abstract)
• Edward Bridge, "An Audacious Request: Abraham's Dialogue with God in Genesis 18," 281-296 (abstract)
• Katie M. Heffelfinger, "From Bane to Blessing: The Food Leitmotif in Genesis 37–50," 297-320 (abstract)
• Richard J. Bautch, "The Altar Not Destroyed in Deuteronomy 16.21," 321-336 (abstract)
• Joshua Berman, "Law Code as Plot Template in Biblical Narrative (1 Kings 9.26–11.13; Joshua 2.9–13)," 337-349 (abstract)
• Anne W. Stewart, "Wisdom's Imagination: Moral Reasoning and the Book of Proverbs," 351-372 (abstract)

Το τρέχον τεύχος του JSPs / The current issue of JSPs

Journal for the Study of Pseudepigrapha 25:3 (2016)

• Andrei Orlov, "Glorification through Fear in 2 Enoch," 171-188 (abstract)
• Tavis A. Bohlinger, "The Akedah in Pseudo-Philo: A Paradigm of Divine–Human Reciprocity," 189-227 (abstract)
• Phillip Muñoa, "Raphael the Savior: Tobit's Adaptation of the Angel of the Lord Tradition," 228-243 (abstract)

Pompeii: New Secrets Revealed (BBC 2016)

Παρακολουθείστε την γνωστή καθηγήτρια του Πανεπιστημίου του Cambridge στο εξαιρετικά ενδιαφέρον ντοκυμαντέρ του BBC για την Πομπηία:

Pompeii: New Secrets Revealed with Mary Beard BBC Documentary 2016

Το τρέχον τεύχος του BBR / The current issue of BBR

Bulletin of Biblical Research 25:4 (2015)

• J. Daniel Hays, "The Persecuted Prophet and Judgment on Jerusalem: The Use of LXX Jeremiah in the Gospel of Luke," 453-474
• Craig S. Keener, "Miracle Reports and the Argument from Analogy," 475-496
• Preston Sprinkle, "Paul and Homosexual Behavior: A Critical Evaluation of the Excessive-Lust Interpretation of Romans 1:26–27," 497-518
• Caryn Reeder, "1 Peter 3:1–6: Biblical Authority and Battered Wives," 519-540

Το τρέχον τεύχος του JSJ / The current issue of JSJ

Journal for the Study of Judaism 47:1 (2016)

• Reinhard Pummer, "Was There an Altar or a Temple in the Sacred Precinct on Mt. Gerizim?," 1-21 (abstract)
• David Lambert, "How the “Torah of Moses” Became Revelation: An Early, Apocalyptic Theory of Pentateuchal Origins," 22-54 (abstract)
• Benedikt Eckhardt, "The Hasmoneans and their Rivals in Seleucid and Post-Seleucid Judea," 55-70 (abstract)
• Francis Borchardt, "Reading Aid: 2 Maccabees and the History of Jason of Cyrene Reconsidered," 71-87 (abstract)
• Kimberley Czajkowski, "Lost and Stolen Property at Qumran: The 'Oath of Adjuration'," 88-103 (abstract)
• Shayna Sheinfeld, "The Euphrates as Temporal Marker in 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch," 104-118 (abstract)
• Nicholas A. Elder, "On Transcription and Oral Transmission in Aseneth: A Study of the Narrative’s Conception," 119-142 (abstract)

Το τρέχον τεύχος του BZ / The current issue of BZ

Biblische Zeitschrift 60:1 (2016)

Στο τρέχον τεύχος του RestQ / The current issue of RestQ

Restoration Quarterly 57:4 (2015)

• James W. Thompson, " 'Strangers on the earth' : philosophical perspective on the promise in Hebrews," 193-212
• Bryan A. Nash, "Point of view and the women's silence : a reading of Mark 16:1-8,"  225-232

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

Theologische Zeitschrift 71:3 (2015)

• Martin Ebner, "Die Stefanusleute in Antiochia (Apg 11,19f.) und Paulus auf dem Areopag (Apg 17,16-34)," 241-255 (abstract)
• Michael Pietsch, "Schuld und Geschichte. Schriftprophetische Identitätskrise im Ezechielbuch," 308-325 (abstract)
• Hans-Peter Mathys, «Erinnere dich meiner, mein Gott, mir zum Guten (Neh 13,31)," 326-362 (abstract)

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

Journal of Early Christian Studies 24:1 (2016)

• Julia Kelto Lillis, "Paradox in Partu: Verifying Virginity in the Protevangelium of James," 1-28 
• Paul Linjamaa, "The Female Figures and Fate in the Interpretation of Knowledge, NHC XI,1," 29-54
• Dylan M. Burns, "Providence, Creation, and Gnosticism According to the Gnostics," 55-79
• Geoffrey S. Smith, "A Manichaean Hymn at Oxyrhynchus: A Reevaluation of P.Oxy. 2074," 81-97

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

Expository Times 127:6 (2016)

• Zachary J. Cole and Elijah Hixson, "A Majuscule Lectionary Manuscript of John's Gospel at the University of Edinburgh," 261-268 (abstract)
• Bradly S. Billings, "The apistoi and idiotes in 1 Corinthians 14:20?25: The Ancient Context and Missiological Meaning," 277-285 (abstract)

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

Harvard Theological Review 109:1 (2016)

• Malka Z. Simkovich, "Echoes of Universalist Testament Literature in Christian and Rabbinic Texts," 1-32 (abstract)
• Christopher A. Frilingos, "Parents Just Don't Understand: Ambiguity in Stories about the Childhood of Jesus," 33-55 (abstract)
• Oded Yisraeli, "Cain as the Scion of Satan: The Evolution of a Gnostic Myth in the Zohar," 56-74 (abstract)
• Todd S. Berzon, "Known Knowns and Known Unknowns: Epiphanius of Salamis and the Limits of Heresiology," 75-101 (abstract)

Το ζήτημα του Δευτερονομιστή / The Deuteronomistic debate

Στη σελίδα The Bible and Interpretation δημοσιεύεται η μελέτη του Hans Ausloos σχετικά με το ζήτημα του Δευτερονομιστή και της πιθανής επίδρασής του στα πρώτα τέσσερα βιβλία της Πεντατεύχου: 

Hans Ausloos, "Who Invented the Deuteronomist – and Why?"

Το τρέχον τεύχος του NTS / The current issue of NTS

New Testament Studies 62:2 (2016)

• Judith M. Lieu, "Letters and the Topography of Early Christianity," 167-182 (abstract)
• Kelly R. Iverson, "Oral Fixation or Oral Corrective? A Response to Larry Hurtado," 183-200 (abstract)
• Larry W. Hurtado, "Correcting Iverson's Correction," 201-206
• Alan Garrow, "Streeter's ‘Other’ Synoptic Solution: The Matthew Conflator Hypothesis," 207-226 (abstract)
• James R. Edwards, "‘Public Theology’ in Luke-Acts: The Witness of the Gospel to Powers and Authorities," 227-252 (abstract)
• Matthew R. Crawford, "The Diatessaron, Canonical or Non-canonical? Rereading the Dura Fragment," 253-277 (abstract)
• Camille Focant, "La portée de la formule τὸ εἶναι ἴσα θεῷ en Ph 2.6," 278-288 (abstract)
• Jean-René Moret, "Le rôle du concept de purification dans l’Épître aux Hébreux : une réaction à quelques propositions de David M. Moffitt," 289-307 (abstract)
• David M. Moffitt, "The Role of Jesus' Resurrection in the Epistle to the Hebrews, Once Again: A Brief Response to Jean-René Moret," 308-314
• Jermo Van Nes, "On the Origin of the Pastorals' Authenticity Criticism: A ‘New’ Perspective," 315-320 (abstract)

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

Theologische Zeitschrift 71:2 (2015)

• Edgar Kellenberger, "Der schweigende Mose in Lev 10,16-20," 136-143 (abstract)
• Michael Avioz, "The Philistines in Josephus’ Writings," 144-155 (abstract)

Το τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού Revue de Qumran / The current issue of Revue de Qumran

Revue de Qumran 27:2 (2016)

• Hanna Tervanotko, "Members of Levite Family and Ideal Marriages in Aramaic Levi Document, Visions of Amram, and Jubilees," 155-176 (abstract)
• Gerhard Karner, "Ben Sira Ms A fol. I recto and fol. VI verso (T-S 12.863) Revisited," 177-203 (abstract) 
• Paul Heger, "The Husband's or Father's Authority to Annul his Wife's or Daughter's Vows Introduction," 205-223 (abstract) 
• Todd Scacewater, "The Literary Unity of 1QM and its Three-Stage War," 225-248 (abstract)
• Lydia Lee, "Fiery Sheol in the Dead Sea Scrolls," 249-270 (abstract) 
• Jesper Hoegenhaven, "The Language of the Copper Scroll: A Renewed Examination," 271-301 (abstract) 
• Garrick V. Allen, "The Reuse of Scripture in 4QCommentary Genesis C (4Q254) and 'Messianic Interpretation' in the Dead Sea Scrolls," 303-317 (abstract) 

Ένα φοιτητικό περιοδικό: Studia antiqua / A students' journal: Studia antiqua

Studia antiqua 14:1 (2016)

• Andy Mickelson, "An Improbable Inn: Texts and Tradition Surrounding Luke 2:7" 
• Juan D. Pinto, "Lexical Variation in the Understanding of ברא: Homonymy or Polysemy?," 
• Stuart Bevan, "Proskynesis in the Synoptics: A Textual Analysis of προσκυνέω and Jesus" 

Studia antiqua 14:2 (2016)

• Haley Wilson, "A Survey of the "Son of Man" from Daniel to Jesus, Part 1: A Reevaluation of Daniel 7 and Its Subsequent Implications on the "Son of Man" Debate" 

Τέσσερα σημαντικά λεξικά στο διαδίκτυο / Four useful lexica online

Το TLG Project έχει ψηφιοποιήσει και διαθέσει δωρεάν στο διαδίκτυο τέσσερα πολύ σημαντικά λεξικά της αρχαίας ελληνικής γλώσσας:

Liddell-Scott-Jones (LSJ)

Cunliffe's Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect

Powell's Lexicon to Herodotus

Lexikon zur Byzantinischen Gräzität (LBG)

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

Lectio Difficilior 2 (2015)

• Shelly Matthews, "A feminist Analysis of the Veiling Passage (1 Corinthians 11:2–16): Who really cares that Paul was not a Gender Egalitarian after all?" 
• Adele Reinhartz, "'E.T. nach Hause telefonieren': Exil und Gender in Erzählungen der nachexilischen Zeit"
• Peter-Ben Smit, "Are all Voices to be heard? Considerations about Masculinity and the Right to be heard in Philippians"

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

Vigiliae Christianae 70:2 (2016)

• Kevin J. Kalish, "The Apple among the Trees: To Abraham (PBodmer 30) and the Apple at the Sacrifice of Isaac," 134-154 (abstract)
• Benjamin Garstad, "Nebuchadnezzar’s Siege of Tyre in Jerome’s Commentary on Ezekiel," 175-192 (abstract)

To τρέχον τεύχος του RB / The current issue of RB

Revue Biblique 123:1 (2016)

• Paolo Garuti, "La cohérence des images physiques dans le Miserere (Ps 51 et Ml 2,15),"  5-28 (abstract)
• Émile Puech, "Le Cantique des Cantiques dans les manuscrits de Qumrân 4Q106, 4Q107, 4Q108 et 6Q6," 29-53
• Paul Carbonaro, "Le Siracide dans la Septante," 54-78
• Peter-Ben Smit, "A Question of Discipleship: Remarks on Matthew 8:18-23," 79-92
• Wim Hendriks, "Marc 6:3: Celui-là n'est-il pas le charpentier?," 91-115
• Kevin Trehuedic, "Exit Yehud 17.7(?): Un timbre de l'âge du Fer en provenance de Battir," 116-117
• Ronny Reich / Yuval Baruch, "The Meaning of the Inscribed Stones at the Corners of the Herodian Temple Mount," 118-124

Η συνάντηση του Biblicum για τον μήνα Φεβρουάριο / Biblicum colloquium in February

Η τέταρτη συνάντηση για την τρέχουσα ακαδημαϊκή χρονιά θα γίνει την Δευτέρα 29 Φεβρουαρίου στις 19.30΄στο Μουσείο. Ομιλητής θα είναι ο επ. καθηγητής κ. Μόσχος Γκουτζιούδης με θέμα  "Η διήγηση της βάπτισης του Ιησού και η πρόσληψή της από τη λατρεία της Εκκλησίας". 

H συνάντηση του Exegeticum για τον μήνα Φεβρουάριο / The Exegeticum colloquium in February

Η συνάντηση του EXEGETICUM για τον μήνα Φεβρουάριο θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Τετάρτη 24 Φεβρουαρίου 2016 και ώρα 6:0 0 μμ. στην Αίθουσα Συνεδριάσεων του 1ου ορόφου της Θεολογικής Σχολής 

Εισηγητής: Σωτήριος Δεσπότης, Καθηγητής της Καινής Διαθήκης και Πρόεδρος του Τμήματος Κοινωνικής Θεολογίας της Θεολογικής Σχολής Ε.Κ.Π.Α. 

Θέμα: «Το χριστιανικό πολίτευμα σύμφωνα με το Φιλ. 3:20 - 21»

Το τρέχον τεύχος του JSNT / The current issue of JSNT

Journal for the Study of the New Testament 38:3 (2016)

• David G. Horrell and 
• Wei Hsien Wan, "
Christology, Eschatology and the Politics of Time in 1 Peter," 263-276 (abstract)
• Benjamin Schliesser, "'Christ-Faith’ as an Eschatological Event (Galatians 3.23-26): A ‘Third View’ on Πίστις Χριστοῦ," 277-300 (abstract)
• J.P. Davies, "What to Expect when you’re Expecting: Maternity, Salvation History, and the ‘Apocalyptic Paul’," 301-315 (abstract)
• Michal Beth Dinkler, "Suffering, Misunderstanding, and Suffering Misunderstanding: The Markan Misunderstanding Motif as a Form of Jesus’ Suffering," 316-338 (abstract)
• David B. Sloan, "The τίς ἐξ ὑμῶν Similitudes and the Extent of Q," 339-355 (abstract)
• Scott D. Charlesworth, "The Use of Greek in Early Roman Galilee: The Inscriptional Evidence Re-examined," 356-395 (abstract)

Το τρέχον τεύχος του ZNW / The current issue of ZNW

Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft 107:1 (2016)

• Hans Förster, "Überlegungen zur Grammatik von Joh 8,25 im Lichte der handschriftlichen Überlieferung," 1-29 (abstract)
• Gregory E. Sterling, "'A Law to Themselves': Limited Universalism in Philo and Paul," 30-47 (abstract)
• James B. Prothro, "The Strange Case of Δικαιόω in the Septuagint and Paul: The Oddity and Origins of Paul’s Talk of 'Justification'," 48-69 (abstract)
• Loretta H.Y. Man, "The Textual Significance of Corrected Readings in the Evaluation of the External Evidence: Romans 5,1 as a Test Case," 70-93 (abstract)
• Will Timmins, "Romans 7 and Speech-In-Character: A Critical Evaluation Of Stowers’ Hypothesis," 94-115 (abstract)
• T.J. Lang, "Disbursing the Account of God: Fiscal Terminology and the Economy of God in Colossians 1,24–25," 116-136 (abstract)

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

James D. Dvorak, "'Prodding with Prosody': Persuasion and Social Influence through the Lens of Appraisal Theory"

To τρέχον τεύχος του περιοδικού CBR / The current issue of CBR

Currents in Biblical Research 14:2 (2016)

• Barry A. Jones, "The Seventh-Century Prophets in Twenty-first Century Research," 129-175 (abstract)
• Susan E. Haddox, "Masculinity Studies of the Hebrew Bible: The First Two Decades," 176-206 (abstract)
• Daniel Lynwood Smith, "The Uses of ‘New Exodus’ in New Testament Scholarship: Preparing a Way through the Wilderness," 207-243 (abstract)
• Chris Kugler, "ΠΙΣΤΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ: The Current State of Play and the Key Arguments," 244-255 (abstract)
• Matthew R. Malcolm, "The Structure and Theme of First Corinthians in Recent Scholarship," 256-269 (abstract)

Το τρέχον τεύχος του JSJ / The current issue of JSJ

Journal for the Study of Judaism 46:4/5 (2015)

• Ari Mermelstein, "Constructing Fear and Pride in the Book of Daniel: The Profile of a Second Temple Emotional Community," 449-483 (abstract)
• Esther G. Chazon, "Prayer and Identity in Varying Contexts: The Case of the Words of the Luminaries," 484-511 (abstract)
• Eva Mroczek, "How Not to Build a Temple: Jacob, David, and the Unbuilt Ideal in Ancient Judaism," 512-546 (abstract)
• Meir Ben Shahar, "When was the Second Temple Destroyed? Chronology and Ideology in Josephus and in Rabbinic Literature," 547-553 (abstract)
• Pieter W. van der Horst, "“India” in Early Jewish Literature," 574-579 (abstract)

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

Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 11 (2015)

David J. Fuller, "From Prophet to Waiter: Habakkuk's Cameo Appearance in the Apocryphal Additions to Daniel,"  35-50

Το τρέχον τεύχος του ETL / The current issue of ETL

Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 91:4 (2015)

• Christopher M. Tuckett, "'For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free' (Gal 5,1) Freedom and Constraints in Paul's Hermeneutics and Ethics," 547-567 (abstract)
• Geert van Oyern / Pattu van Cappelen, "Mark 15,34 and the Sitz im Leben of the Real Reader," 569-599 (abstract) 
• Armin D. Baum, "Das Verhältnis der Apostelgeschichte zu Epos und 'Roman' aus der Perspektive der antiken Literaturtheorie," 601-626 (abstract)

Notes and Comments 

• Adela Yabro Collins, "New Perspectives on the Book of Revelation Report on the 64th Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense (July 23-25, 2015)," 627-635 (abstract)
• David Lincicum, "Εφφατα (Mark 7,34): An Apocalyptic Trope?," 649-653 (abstract)

Η βάση δεδομένων για μαγικά φυλακτήρια της συλλογής του Campbell Bonner / The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database

Mία χρήσιμη σελίδα που φιλοξενεί τη βάση δεδομένων για τα μαγικά φυλακτήρια της συλλογής του Campbell Bonner δίνει πρόσβαση σε ένα ιδιαίτερα ενδιαφέρον υλικό που σχετίζεται με την θρησκευτική ζωή του ελληνορωμαϊκού κόσμου:

The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database

Gorgias Book Grant

Gorgias Press is pleased to announce that applications may now be submitted for the Gorgias Book Grant. Every year, Gorgias chooses two graduate students to receive an award of $500 worth of Gorgias titles (each) for demonstrating excellence in their fields.

2015-2016 Grant Field: Any field within the scope of Gorgias Publications 

Application Deadline April 6, 2016

Grant Date May 6, 2016

Eligibility

1. Candidate must be enrolled in a graduate program (Master's or Ph.D.) in an accredited university or an institution of learning in the field of the grant. 

2. Candidate must have the equivalent of a GPA of 3.0 or higher. 

Application Process

To apply, please email the following to Jeff Haines mailto:jeff@gorgiaspress.com)

1. A letter indicating your interests in your field and plans for the future. 

2. A two-page description of your thesis, or a one-page description of your course work in the case of course-based programs. 

Send the following items by mail to: Gorgias Press LLC, Book Grants Program, 954 River Rd., Piscataway, NJ 08854. 

3. Official transcripts of the previous 2 years of university education. If the institutions you come from do not give out transcripts, please contact us to make alternative arrangements to satisfy this requirement. 

4. Two letters of recommendations from professors familiar with your work (one must be your current supervisor in the field of the grant).

Please bear in mind that all documents, except for official transcripts, should be in English. 

In order to be considered for the grant, please submit all documents by April 6 (snail-mail documents should be postmarked by the due date). We’ll announce the lucky winners at the beginning of May. 

To view the Book Grant website, click here: http://gorgiaspress.com/bookshop/t-grants.aspx

e-Clavis: βάση δεδομένων για τα απόκρυφα / e-Clavis: bibliographical database for the apocrypha

Ένα εξαιρετικά χρήσιμο εργαλείο για όσους ασχολούνται με τη μελέτη των αποκρύφων έχει σχεδιασθεί από μέλη της North Americal Society for the Study of Christian Apocryphal Literature (NASSCAL) και διατίθεται δωρεάν στο διαδίκτυο. Κάθε λήμμα αφορά σε ένα συγκεκριμένο απόκρυφο κείμενο και περιλαμβάνει εκτενή περιγραφή, πληροφορίες για τη χειρόγραφη παράδοση, ψηφιοποιημένο υλικό (εάν υπάρχει), εκτενή βιβλιογραφία και πληροφορίες για τη χρήση του κειμένου στην εικονογραφία και στο λαϊκό πολιτισμό. 

e-Cavis: Christian Apocrypha

Το τρέχον τεύχος του BTB / The current issue of BTB

Biblical Theology Bulletin 46:1 (2016)

• Nina L. Collins, "Did the Israelites Leave Egypt with Unleavened Bread? The Historical Significance of the Israelites' Food," 3-11 (abstract)
• Peter-Ben Smit, "Crucifiction? The Reimagination of Crucifixion as Failed Imperial Ritual in Philippians 2:5–11," 12-24 (abstract)
• Lee A. Johnson, "Paul's Letters as Artifacts: The Value of the Written Text among Non-Literate People," 25-34 (abstract)
• Arthur J. Keefer, "The Use of the Book of Proverbs in Systematic Theology," 35-44 (abstract)