The Book of Revelation is the last book in the canon of the New Testament, and its only apocalyptic document, though there are short apocalyptic passages in various places in the gospels and the epistles. This second of two volumes on Revelation offers a systematic and thorough …
"Essays on biblical texts including the New Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls, with a focus on the history of interpretation and the work of James H. Charlesworth"--
Are the Thomas references in the Gospel of John, the Thomas compositions, and the early Thomas traditions in northwestern and southern India purely legendary as biblical scholars have assumed or do they preserve unexamined historical traditions intermittently as the Thomas Chris…
Bible and Bedlam first critically questions the exclusion and stereotyping of certain biblical characters and scholars perceived as 'mad', as such judgements illustrate the 'sanism' (prejudice against individuals who are diagnosed or perceived as mentally ill) perpetuated within…
What do people know about the Bible, and how much do they know? The media often discusses the worrying 'decline' in biblical literacy, but what does this really mean, and how can we measure this assumed 'decline'? How can we go about teaching 'biblical literacy', and about teach…
This book examines the talmudic writings, politics, and ideology of Y.I. Halevy (1847-1914), one of the most influential representatives of the pre-war Eastern European Orthodox Jewish community. It analyzes Halevy's historical model of the formation of the Babylonian Talmud, wh…
Methods. Dress and anthropology / Lynne Hume -- Materials. Greek dress from the inscriptional evidence / Laura Gawlinski -- Meanings. Clothes make the Jew : was there distinctive Jewish dress in the Greco-Roman period? / Joshua Schwartz. "Explores methodological issues, materia…
"Explores methodological issues, materials, and a variety of contexts for the study of dress and religion within Mediterranean antiquity"--
Foreword Part I. Setting the Stage 1. Overture 2. Options Part II. Historical-Critical Studies 3. Formulae and Confessions 4. Appearances and Christophanies 5. The Story of the Tomb: Friday -- 6. The Story of the Tomb: Sunday -- 7. Resurrected Holy Ones? -- 8. Rudolf Pesch Rediv…
"The earliest traditions around the narrative of Jesus' resurrection are considered in this landmark work by Dale C. Allison, Jr, drawing together the fruits of his decades of research into this issue at the very core of Christian identity"--
Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- 1. The Household Setting of Paul's Pastoral Practice and its Biblical and Jewish Roots / Brian S. Rosner -- 2. Paul as Pastor in Acts: Modelling and Teaching Perseverance in the Faith / Alan J. Thompson -- 3. Paul as Pastor in …
"Paul as Pastor demonstrates the critical nature of Paul's pastoral care to his identity and activities. Despite the fact that Paul never identifies himself as a pastor, there is much within the Pauline letters that alludes to this as a possible aspect of Paul's vocation and com…
"The infancy narratives represent some of the most beautiful and intriguing passages in the Gospels. The stories they relate are also arguably the most well-known in the Christian tradition, from the child in the manger to the Magi paying homage to the infant Jesus. However ther…
Explores the literary and theological frameworks that lie behind the various quotations from and allusions to the Old Testament in the New. Moyise takes a series of case studies from Mark, Romans, Galatians, 1 Peter and Revelation to raise questions about the author's hermeneuti…
The four kingdoms motif enabled writers of various cultures, times, and places, to periodize history as the staged succession of empires barrelling towards an utopian age. The motif provided order to lived experiences under empire (the present), in view of ancestral traditions a…
