Frances Flannery - Colleen Shantz - Rodney A. Werline (εκδ.), Experientia, Volume 1: Inquiry into Religious Experience in Early Judaism and Christianity, (Symposium Series 40), ISBN 9781589833685, $32.95 (χαρτόδετο)
Στο οπισθόφυλλο του βιβλίου διαβάζουμε: "This collection investigates the phenomenon of religious experience in early Judaism and early Christianity. The essays consider such diverse phenomena as scribal inspiration, possession, illness, ascent, theurgy, and spiritual transformation wrought by reading, and recognize that the texts are reflective of the lived experiences of ancient religious peoples, which they understood to be encounters with the divine. Contributors use a variety of methodologies, including medical anthropology, neurobiology, and ritual and performance studies, to move the investigation beyond traditional historical and literary methodologies and conclusions to illuminate the importance of experience in constructions of ancient religion."
Brad E. Kelle - Frank Ritchel Ames (εκδ.), Writing and Reading War: Rhetoric, Gender, and Ethics in Biblical and Modern Contexts (Symposium Series 42), ISBN 9781589833548, $34.95 (χαρτόδετο)
Στο οπισθόφυλλο διαβάζουμε: "War is not only waged on the battlefield, but is written and read in contexts that influence meaning and reception. The essays in this collection examine how ancient Israelites wrote about war and how war-related texts in the Hebrew Bible have been read in ancient and modern contexts. They explore writing and reading war in contexts ranging from ancient Israel to early Judaism to contemporary Christianity. The contributors—both established and newer voices—apply a variety of historical, literary, and comparative methods to biblical texts and present new perspectives on the rhetoric, gender, and ethics of war. A foreword by Susan Niditch and introduction by Victor H. Matthews offer a literature review of recent major works in this field and orient readers to past research and future directions for the study of the discourse and realities of war."
Huub Van De Sandt - Juergen K. Zangenberg (εκδ.), Matthew, James, and Didache: Three Related Documents in Their Jewish and Christian Settings (Symposium Series 45), ISBN 9781589833586, $54.95
Στο οπισθόφυλλο: "Sharing many traditions and characteristics, the Gospel of Matthew, the letter of James, and the Didache invite comparative study. In this volume, internationally renowned scholars consider the three writings and the complex interrelationship between first century Judaism and nascent Christianity. These texts likely reflect different aspects and emphases of a network of connected communities sharing basic theological assumptions and expressions. Of particular importance for the reconstruction of the religious and social milieu of these communities are issues such as the role of Jewish law, the development of community structures, the reception of the Jesus tradition, and conflict management. In addition to the Pauline and Johannine “schools,” Matthew, James, and the Didache may represent a third religious milieu within earliest Christianity that is especially characterized through its distinct connections to a particular ethical stream of contemporary Jewish tradition."
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