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Being At Home or Taking Up Habitation? A Verbal Aspectual Analysis of Christ's Habitation in Ephesians 3:17 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Izaak J. L. Connoway, Annang Asumang
Abstract: The prayer in Ephesians 3:16–19 is filled with syntactical oddities and the portrayal of Christ's habitation in the readers' hearts (3:17) is also quite enigmatic. Does it describe the inception of Christ's habitation or his durative habitation? The grammar seems to imply it is a request for Christ to take up habitation (inceptive), while the context (e.g., 2:22) suggests they are already
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Fire and Fire: Luke 3:7–14 and 16:19–31 in Correspondence Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Juraj Feník
Abstract: Luke's Gospel is famous for its impressive series of parallels between John the Baptist and Jesus, including a number of matching points in the ethical teaching of the two. This study, which joins the spate of works highlighting similarities between persons and texts within this Gospel, argues that John's preaching to the crowds in the vicinity of the Jordan river in 3:7–14 and Jesus's parable
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Perspectives for Reading the Epistle to the Hebrews as a Constructive Contribution to Jewish-Christian Dialogue Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Andreas-Christian Heidel
Abstract: The Epistle to the Hebrews, with its strong antithesis between the old and new covenants, has often been accused of supporting anti-Jewish polemics or even of displaying them itself. Hebrews is thus considered an obstacle to Jewish-Christian dialogue. This contribution aims to further the dialogue. It offers hermeneutical and exegetical perspectives to formulate a positive eschatological
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Jairus's Family Revisited: A Collaborative Model of Parenting (Mark 5:21–24, 35–43) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Sung Uk Lim, Amy Lindeman Allen
Abstract: The present study proposes parentist criticism as a new approach to reading the biblical text. As a test case, we revisit the healing of Jairus's daughter (Mark 5:21–24, 35–43) to reconfigure family dynamics with a focus on the role of each parent and their collaboration for the sake of their child. A review of recent scholarship reveals that the roles of Jairus and his wife as parents are
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"Go and Do Likewise": Jesus and Rhetorical Syncrisis in the Parable of the "Magnanimous" Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Louis W. Ndekha
Abstract: The article offers a reading of the parable of the good Samaritan from the perspective of the Greco-Roman progymnastic exercise of syncrisis. It argues that in its original context, Jesus's representation of the good Samaritan as a moral examplar, vis-à-vis the image of the priest and the Levite, was critical to the realisation of social harmony and camaraderie among the socially differentiated
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Antioch as a Church Planting Community: Revisiting Barnabas and Paul's Departure in Acts 13:1–4 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Erwin Ochsenmeier
Abstract: The church of Antioch is commonly taken as a model of a missional community as it supposedly sent Barnabas and Paul on their church planting endeavour (Acts 13:1–4). A close reading of the relevant texts shows that this may be a misreading of the available data. Barnabas and Paul are sent by the Spirit, not Antioch, and, as is common in Acts and the New Testament, apostleship is by divine
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Purity among the παρθένοι of Revelation 14:1–5 and the Βάκχοι of Western Asia Minor Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Daniel Charles Smith
Abstract: In this article I argue that in Revelation 14 the followers of the Lamb are presented in ways that overlap with the claims and praxis of Dionysiac groups in Western Asia Minor, thereby necessitating the formation of new lines of separation between the assemblies to which the Apocalypse is addressed and the religious networks surrounding them. Focusing on the process of group formation, I
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The History of the Religious Imagination in Christian Platonism: Exploring the Philosophy of Douglas Hedley ed. by Christian Hengstermann, and: Divine Bodies: Resurrecting Perfection in the New Testament and Early Christianity by Candida R. Moss, and: Broken Bodies: The Eucharist, Mary, and the Body in Trauma Theology by Karen O'Donnell, and: The Cappadocian Mothers: Deification Exemplified in the Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Frank England
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The History of the Religious Imagination in Christian Platonism: Exploring the Philosophy of Douglas Hedley ed. by Christian Hengstermann, and: Divine Bodies: Resurrecting Perfection in the New Testament and Early Christianity by Candida R. Moss, and: Broken Bodies: The Eucharist, Mary, and the Body in Trauma Theology by Karen
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Christ, Creation and the Cosmological Goal of Redemption: A Study of Pauline Creation Theology as Read by Irenaeus and Applied to Ecotheology by J. J. Johnson Leese (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Christoph Stenschke
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Christ, Creation and the Cosmological Goal of Redemption: A Study of Pauline Creation Theology as Read by Irenaeus and Applied to Ecotheology by J. J. Johnson Leese Christoph Stenschke Leese, J. J. Johnson. 2018. Christ, Creation and the Cosmological Goal of Redemption: A Study of Pauline Creation Theology as Read by Irenaeus
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For Your Sake He Became Poor: Ideology and Practice of Gift Exchange between Early Christian Groups by Georges Massinelli (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Milan Kostrešević
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: For Your Sake He Became Poor: Ideology and Practice of Gift Exchange between Early Christian Groups by Georges Massinelli Milan Kostrešević Massinelli, Georges. 2021. For Your Sake He Became Poor: Ideology and Practice of Gift Exchange between Early Christian Groups. BZNW 251. Berlin: de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3110723885. Pp. 420
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The Fables of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke: A New Foundation for the Study of Parables by Justin D. Strong (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Eric Fields
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Fables of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke: A New Foundation for the Study of Parables by Justin D. Strong Eric Fields Strong, Justin D. 2021. The Fables of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke: A New Foundation for the Study of Parables. Schöningh: Brill. ISBN 978-3506760654. Pp. 629. $152.03 (hardcover). Many scholars believe that
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Torah, Temple, Land: Constructions of Judaism in Antiquity ed. by Markus Witte, Jens Schröter and Verena M. Lepper (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Christoph Stenschke
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Torah, Temple, Land: Constructions of Judaism in Antiquity ed. by Markus Witte, Jens Schröter and Verena M. Lepper Christoph Stenschke Witte, Markus, Jens Schröter and Verena M. Lepper, eds. 2021. Torah, Temple, Land: Constructions of Judaism in Antiquity. TSAJ 184. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck. Pp. 323. ISBN 978-3161598531. $183
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"I Received from the Lord": Assessing the Arguments Against a Pauline Claim to Revelation in 1 Corinthians 11:23 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Afetame Alabi
Abstract: This article concerns how scholars interpret Paul's claim to have received his narrative of the Last Supper "from the Lord" (1 Corinthians 11:23). Although a number of scholars maintain that Paul is describing a personal revelation from the Lord, the majority of scholars argue that Paul means that the tradition goes back to the Lord, while he himself received it from other Christ-followers
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Representing Social Actors in the Annunciation (Luke 1:26–38) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Bart B. Bruehler
Abstract: Luke's account of the annunciation to Mary (1:26-38) represents key social actors (Gabriel, God, Mary, and Jesus) through a variety of linguistic forms in a few noticeable patterns. These representations can be categorised and clarified using the social actor network developed by Theo van Leeuwen within the larger field of critical discourse analysis. Using this analytical tool, we see that
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An Ethical Reassessment of the Depictions of Violence in John's Apocalypse Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 David C. Harris
Abstract: A challenge that both ancient and modern readers have faced with regard to John's Apocalypse is the tenor of violence depicted in the book. A common response (or reaction) to its hostile tonality is to consider these aspects to be couched in the metaphorical, symbolic, and otherworldly, so as to set them into a category of unreality. This serves to make ample room for a christological reading
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Resurrection on the Day of the Omer? Interpreting 1 Corinthians 15:20 in the Light of Leviticus 23:9–15 and Menaḥot 10:2–3 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Szabolcs-Ferencz Kató
Abstract: In 1 Corinthians 15:20 and 23, Paul calls Jesus "the first fruits of those who are asleep." According to John, Jesus died on the Eve of Passover and was resurrected on the third day, which was the day of the Omer ritual, the ritual of the first fruits. There have been many attempts to prove that Paul alludes intentionally to the first fruit implicitly, remembering the chronology of Jesus's
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Making a Case for Psychological Hermeneutics as a Method in New Testament Interpretation Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 John Chijioke Madubuko
Abstract: Scholarly reading of the New Testament, as differing from the popular reading, or misreading as the case may be, demands and involves expertise. Such expertise is aware that certain settings and circumstances gave rise to the articulations that became scriptural texts. Making the age-old text understandable to today's audience is vitally important. Exegesis has become interdisciplinary, presenting
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Manly Suffering: Trauma, Masculinity and Paul Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Jeremy Punt
Abstract: Using a trauma lens to read 2 Corinthians 11:23-27, at the intersections of imperial discourse, masculine rhetorical claims as well as forms of imperially induced subaltern masculinity, illustrates their complex and intricate connections. The Roman Empire, which permeated the context of the Pauline letters, embodied and pervasively inscribed trauma on the vast majority of its subjects. Masculinity
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Contested Domains and Enabling Conditions in the Conflicts between the Early Christian Mission and Non-Jews according to the Book of Acts Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Christoph Stenschke
Abstract: While at first sight the early Christian proclamation of Jesus of Nazareth as God's Messiah seems to have been the contentious issue between the Christian missionaries and some of those who heard and experienced them, a close reading of the book of Acts indicates that other contested domains were involved and more prominent. While Paul and his travel companions face Jewish resistance regularly
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Growth or Contamination? The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven and the Hidden Transcript Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 J. Gertrud Tönsing
Abstract: This article provides an interpretation of the parable doublet of the mustard seed and the leaven based on the concept of the "public" and the "hidden" transcript. It argues that on a surface level this is a parable about the growth of the Jesus movement, while at another, more subtle level this parable is a critique of the religious system based on purity and exclusion, and as such is humorous
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Linguistics and New Testament Greek: Key Issues in the Current Debate ed. by David Alan Black and Benjamin L. Merkle (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Cornelia van Deventer
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Linguistics and New Testament Greek: Key Issues in the Current Debate ed. by David Alan Black and Benjamin L. Merkle Cornelia van Deventer Black, David Alan, and Benjamin L. Merkle, eds. 2020. Linguistics and New Testament Greek: Key Issues in the Current Debate. Grand Rapids: Baker. ISBN 978-1493426928. E-book. Kindle: $20
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The Hope of Israel: The Resurrection of Christ in the Acts of the Apostles by Brandon D. Crowe (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Annelie van der Bank
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Hope of Israel: The Resurrection of Christ in the Acts of the Apostles by Brandon D. Crowe Annelie van der Bank Crowe, Brandon D. 2020. The Hope of Israel: The Resurrection of Christ in the Acts of the Apostles. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. ISBN 978-0801099472. Pp. 256. $21.48. In this recently published monograph, Crowe
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First and Second Timothy and Titus by Christopher R. Hutson (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Gertrud Tönsing
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: First and Second Timothy and Titus by Christopher R. Hutson Gertrud Tönsing Hutson, Christopher R. 2019. First and Second Timothy and Titus. Paideia Commentaries on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. ISBN 978-0801031939. Pp. 336. $22.78. This is a commentary on the three Pastoral Epistles, described in its opening
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Philippians 1:1–2:18 and Philippians 2:19–4:23 by Mark J. Keown (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Christoph Stenschke
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Philippians 1:1–2:18 and Philippians 2:19–4:23 by Mark J. Keown Christoph Stenschke Keown, Mark J. 2017. Philippians 1:1–2:18 and Philippians 2:19–4:23. 2 vols. Evangelical Exegetical Commentary. Bellingham: Lexham. ISBN 978-1577997443 and 978-1683590262. Pp. 800 and 624. $39.99 and $34.55. Substantial multi-volume commentaries
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Christ, Shepherd of the Nations: The Nations as Narrative Character and Audience in John's Apocalypse by Jon Morales (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Christoph Stenschke
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Christ, Shepherd of the Nations: The Nations as Narrative Character and Audience in John's Apocalypse by Jon Morales Christoph Stenschke Morales, Jon. 2018. Christ, Shepherd of the Nations: The Nations as Narrative Character and Audience in John's Apocalypse. Library of New Testament Studies 577. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark
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Paul's Large Letters: Paul's Autobiographic Subscription in the Light of Ancient Epistolary Conventions by Steve Reece (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Christoph Stenschke
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Paul's Large Letters: Paul's Autobiographic Subscription in the Light of Ancient Epistolary Conventions by Steve Reece Christoph Stenschke Reece, Steve. 2017. Paul's Large Letters: Paul's Autobiographic Subscription in the Light of Ancient Epistolary Conventions. Library of New Testament Studies 561. London: Bloomsbury T&T
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Handbook on Acts and Paul's Letters by Thomas R. Schreiner (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Gertrud Tönsing
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Handbook on Acts and Paul's Letters by Thomas R. Schreiner Gertrud Tönsing Schreiner, Thomas R. 2019. Handbook on Acts and Paul's Letters. Handbooks on the New Testament Series. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. ISBN 978-1540960177. Pp. 480. $34.49. This volume is a commentary on Acts and all the Pauline letters. It explains that
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While, When, Before, and After: Verbal Aspect in Prepositional Infinitives Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Felipe A. Chamy
Abstract: Traditionally, the academy understands that the infinitive’s temporal reference in prepositional constructions depends on the combination of tense form and the preposition itself. However, this does not explain the many cases in which different temporal contexts use the same tense form, even with prepositions often assumed to function in specific time relations. This study applies verbal
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A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Revelation 2:18–29 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Kayle B. de Waal
Abstract: This article enlists socio-rhetorical interpretation to analyse and interpret Revelation 2:18–29. The constructs of inner texture, visual texture, intratexture, cultural intertexture, ideological texture and sacred texture are used. New markers, namely, visual, ideological and theological, are introduced to aid in the study of different textures. The inner texture reveals the extensive use
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After the Fig Tree: The Literary and Cultural Structuring of the Monastic Curse in the Narratives of Syrian Monks by Theodoret and John of Ephesus Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Chris L. de Wet
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how the early Christian curse tradition, which we find as early as Jesus’s cursing of the fig tree, developed in the early Christian hagiographical literature of late antique Syria and Mesopotamia, with reference, specifically, to Theodoret of Cyrus and John of Ephesus. The study begins by providing some background of the issues and authors, after
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Paul's Charge in 1 Corinthians 11:27 (". . . Guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord"): Failure of Sacrifice or Disregard for Meal Etiquette? Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Petra Dijkhuizen
Abstract: Central to the Pauline teaching on the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 10–11 are the two food elements, bread and wine (the "cup"), signifying the body and blood of the Lord. Two interpretive stances are dominant among exegetes. In respect of the referent "body," adherents to the ecclesiological view interpret it as the group of assembled eaters, whereas those who hold the christological view
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The Speeches in Acts and the Ideological Agenda of the Work Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 John-Christian Eurell
Abstract: It is widely recognised that the speeches of Acts play a significant part in its composition. In this article, I argue that the speeches of Acts are a key to understanding the ideological agenda of the book of Acts and its construction of the spread and development of early Christianity. Acts uses a rhetoric from below, arguing that Christianity is a religion for regular people rather than
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Johannine Magical Realism: A Trigger for Sacramental Realism in John 6:26–58 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Robert Falconer
Abstract: In this article, it is argued that magical realism, a contemporary literary genre, may be used to understand Jesus turning water into wine (John 2:1–11) and the feeding of the five thousand (John 6:1–15) as a catalyst for interpreting John 6:26–58 as sacramental realism. I employ New Testament narrative criticism to highlight the rhetoric, setting, character, point of view and plot of John
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Jesus's Inverse Transfiguration in John 13 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Juraj Feník, Róbert Lapko
Abstract: By revisiting the foot-washing scene in John 13, this study proposes to regard Jesus’s action that precedes and follows the foot-washing proper as an instance of transfiguration achieved by an exchange of clothing. The laying down of the outer garment followed by the putting on of the linen cloth signify an alteration in Jesus’s external appearance—his transfiguration into the form of a slave
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"The Judeans" for οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι? Contested Ethnicity in the Fourth Gospel Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Rex Fortes
Abstract: Despite its apparent geographical restriction, the translation "the Judeans" for the Johannine expression οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι has gained many supporters in the past decade. This trend may have been influenced by the view of Steve Mason (2007) that the translation "the Judeans" is not limited to a geographical meaning but is inclusive of religious and political connotations as well. Subsequently,
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The Healing of Simon's Mother-in-Law in Mark 1:29–31: An Ideological-Critical Reading in the Light of the Role of the Understanding of Sickness in Its Cure Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 John Chijioke Madubuko
Abstract: The healing of Simon‘s mother-in-law in Mark’s Gospel, while presenting us with the shortest of the miracle stories in the Gospels, contains all the necessary elements of its Gattung. For the critical 21st-century reader, given today’s medical understanding of the nature of the "sickness" in question—fever—as well as the issues of the healing process, the text may leave much to be desired
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"God's Sanctuary in Heaven Was Opened": Judgment, Salvation, and Cosmic Cultus in Revelation Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Nicholas J. Moore
Abstract: Both Revelation’s apocalyptic opening of heaven, and its portrayal of heavenly space in cultic terms, have been extensively studied by scholars. The intersection of these two features, however, has not received significant attention. This article examines references to the opening of the heavenly sanctuary in Revelation, arguing that they relate primarily, though not only, to judgment. It
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"Is This Not the Τέκτων?": Revisiting Jesus's Vocation in Mark 6:3 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Matthew K. Robinson
Abstract: The term τέκτων in Mark 6:3 has received various interpretations, with "carpenter" and "woodworker" being the most prominent. However, a brief survey of the use of τέκτων in the LXX, Graeco-Roman, and early Jewish literature reveals that this term is more ambiguous than scholars have often argued and requires contextual clues for precise translation. Because of this, one must look to the
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The Interrelationship between Paul's Apostolic Defence, His Gospel and the Identity of the Galatians Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Vuyani Stanley Sindo
Abstract: The aim of this article is to demonstrate that there is an interrelationship between Paul’s apostolic defence, his gospel and his identity formation agenda in Galatians 1. The article will argue that Paul, in his apostolic defence, is establishing himself as a group prototype. This is important because group prototypicality is a necessary quality in a leader if they seek to influence the
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Double–Triple Witness Framework: A Matthean Rhetorical Device Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Joshua Joel Spoelstra
Abstract: Repetition in the Gospel of Matthew—to the extent that it is described as seeing double or having double vision—is well recognised; and theories have arisen to explain this phenomenon. Contributing to this discussion, the present article theorises that Matthew’s double and triple accounts as well as dual characters and sayings is part of a Matthean rhetorical device based on the law of two
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New Testament Texts and the Construction of Christ-Believing Group(s) Identity: The Case of Matthew 5:13–16 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Kingsley I. Uwaegbute, Paulinus O. Agbo
Abstract: The micro-narrative of Matthew 5:13–16 was an identity defining text for the community of Matthew. By analysing the social and immediate contexts of the text, which reveal a conflict situation, this article applies the social identity approach (SIA) as a methodology of reading the text. As a result it is argued that, although not expressly dealing with group norms, the text contributed to
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How to Read Theology: Engaging Doctrine Critically and Charitably by U. Anizor (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Jose de Carvalho
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: How to Read Theology: Engaging Doctrine Critically and Charitably by U. Anizor Jose de Carvalho Anizor, U. 2018. How to Read Theology: Engaging Doctrine Critically and Charitably. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1493414321. Pp. 183. £13.00. Uche Anizor is an associate professor of theology at Talbot
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Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception 18: Mass–Midnight ed. by C. M. Furey et al. (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Christoph Stenschke
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception 18: Mass–Midnight ed. by C. M. Furey et al. Christoph Stenschke Furey, C. M., B. Matz, S. L. McKenzie, T. Römer, J. Schröter, B. D. Walfish and E. Ziolkowski, eds. 2020. Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception 18: Mass–Midnight. Berlin: de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3110313352. Pp. xxviii
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Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception 19: Midrash and Aggadah–Mourning ed. by C. M. Furey et al. (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Christoph Stenschke
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception 19: Midrash and Aggadah–Mourning ed. by C. M. Furey et al. Christoph Stenschke Furey, C. M., B. Matz, S. L. McKenzie, T. Römer, J. Schröter, B. D. Walfish and E. Ziolkowski, eds. 2021. Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception 19: Midrash and Aggadah–Mourning. Berlin: de Gruyter
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Muted Voices of the New Testament: Readings in the Catholic Epistles and Hebrews ed. by K. M. Hockey, M. N. Pierce and F. Watson (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Pieter J. J. Botha
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Muted Voices of the New Testament: Readings in the Catholic Epistles and Hebrews ed. by K. M. Hockey, M. N. Pierce and F. Watson Pieter J. J. Botha Hockey, K. M., M. N. Pierce and F. Watson, eds. 2017. Muted Voices of the New Testament: Readings in the Catholic Epistles and Hebrews. Library of New Testament Studies 565. London:
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Christobiography: Memory, History, and the Reliability of the Gospels by C. S. Keener (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Magdalena Vytlačilová
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Christobiography: Memory, History, and the Reliability of the Gospels by C. S. Keener Magdalena Vytlačilová Keener, C. S. 2019. Christobiography: Memory, History, and the Reliability of the Gospels. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0802876751. Pp. 743. $49.75. Most current NT scholars hold the consensus view that the canonical
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Revelation: An Introduction and Commentary by I. Paul (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Izaak J. L. Connoway
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Revelation: An Introduction and Commentary by I. Paul Izaak J. L. Connoway Paul, I. 2018. Revelation: An Introduction and Commentary. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0830843008. Pp. 387. $20.11. Ian Paul, a freelance theologian and adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary
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Borderline Virginities: Sacred and Secular Virgins in Late Antiquity by S. Undheim (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Chris L. de Wet
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Borderline Virginities: Sacred and Secular Virgins in Late Antiquity by S. Undheim Chris L. de Wet Undheim, S. 2018. Borderline Virginities: Sacred and Secular Virgins in Late Antiquity. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0367495985. Pp. 238. $49.99. The notion of virginity in the ancient world has received a great deal of attention
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New Testament Texts and the Construction of Christ-Believing Group(s) Identity: The Case of Matthew 5:13–16 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Kingsley I. Uwaegbute, Paulinus O. Agbo
Abstract: The micro-narrative of Matthew 5:13–16 was an identity defining text for the community of Matthew. By analysing the social and immediate contexts of the text, which reveal a conflict situation, this article applies the social identity approach (SIA) as a methodology of reading the text. As a result it is argued that, although not expressly dealing with group norms, the text contributed to
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"God's Sanctuary in Heaven Was Opened": Judgment, Salvation, and Cosmic Cultus in Revelation Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Nicholas J. Moore
Abstract: Both Revelation’s apocalyptic opening of heaven, and its portrayal of heavenly space in cultic terms, have been extensively studied by scholars. The intersection of these two features, however, has not received significant attention. This article examines references to the opening of the heavenly sanctuary in Revelation, arguing that they relate primarily, though not only, to judgment. It
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The Healing of Simon's Mother-in-Law in Mark 1:29–31: An Ideological-Critical Reading in the Light of the Role of the Understanding of Sickness in Its Cure Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 John Chijioke Madubuko
Abstract: The healing of Simon‘s mother-in-law in Mark’s Gospel, while presenting us with the shortest of the miracle stories in the Gospels, contains all the necessary elements of its Gattung. For the critical 21st-century reader, given today’s medical understanding of the nature of the "sickness" in question—fever—as well as the issues of the healing process, the text may leave much to be desired
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A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Revelation 2:18–29 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Kayle B. de Waal
Abstract: This article enlists socio-rhetorical interpretation to analyse and interpret Revelation 2:18–29. The constructs of inner texture, visual texture, intratexture, cultural intertexture, ideological texture and sacred texture are used. New markers, namely, visual, ideological and theological, are introduced to aid in the study of different textures. The inner texture reveals the extensive use
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Borderline Virginities: Sacred and Secular Virgins in Late Antiquity by S. Undheim (review) Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Chris L. de Wet
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Borderline Virginities: Sacred and Secular Virgins in Late Antiquity by S. Undheim Chris L. de Wet Undheim, S. 2018. Borderline Virginities: Sacred and Secular Virgins in Late Antiquity. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0367495985. Pp. 238. $49.99. The notion of virginity in the ancient world has received a great deal of attention
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Double–Triple Witness Framework: A Matthean Rhetorical Device Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Joshua Joel Spoelstra
Abstract: Repetition in the Gospel of Matthew—to the extent that it is described as seeing double or having double vision—is well recognised; and theories have arisen to explain this phenomenon. Contributing to this discussion, the present article theorises that Matthew’s double and triple accounts as well as dual characters and sayings is part of a Matthean rhetorical device based on the law of two
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The Interrelationship between Paul's Apostolic Defence, His Gospel and the Identity of the Galatians Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Vuyani Stanley Sindo
Abstract: The aim of this article is to demonstrate that there is an interrelationship between Paul’s apostolic defence, his gospel and his identity formation agenda in Galatians 1. The article will argue that Paul, in his apostolic defence, is establishing himself as a group prototype. This is important because group prototypicality is a necessary quality in a leader if they seek to influence the
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"Is This Not the Τέκτων?": Revisiting Jesus's Vocation in Mark 6:3 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Matthew K. Robinson
Abstract: The term τέκτων in Mark 6:3 has received various interpretations, with "carpenter" and "woodworker" being the most prominent. However, a brief survey of the use of τέκτων in the LXX, Graeco-Roman, and early Jewish literature reveals that this term is more ambiguous than scholars have often argued and requires contextual clues for precise translation. Because of this, one must look to the
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Jesus's Inverse Transfiguration in John 13 Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Juraj Feník, Róbert Lapko
Abstract: By revisiting the foot-washing scene in John 13, this study proposes to regard Jesus’s action that precedes and follows the foot-washing proper as an instance of transfiguration achieved by an exchange of clothing. The laying down of the outer garment followed by the putting on of the linen cloth signify an alteration in Jesus’s external appearance—his transfiguration into the form of a slave
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The Speeches in Acts and the Ideological Agenda of the Work Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 John-Christian Eurell
Abstract: It is widely recognised that the speeches of Acts play a significant part in its composition. In this article, I argue that the speeches of Acts are a key to understanding the ideological agenda of the book of Acts and its construction of the spread and development of early Christianity. Acts uses a rhetoric from below, arguing that Christianity is a religion for regular people rather than
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Paul's Charge in 1 Corinthians 11:27 (". . . Guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord"): Failure of Sacrifice or Disregard for Meal Etiquette? Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Petra Dijkhuizen
Abstract: Central to the Pauline teaching on the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 10–11 are the two food elements, bread and wine (the "cup"), signifying the body and blood of the Lord. Two interpretive stances are dominant among exegetes. In respect of the referent "body," adherents to the ecclesiological view interpret it as the group of assembled eaters, whereas those who hold the christological view
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After the Fig Tree: The Literary and Cultural Structuring of the Monastic Curse in the Narratives of Syrian Monks by Theodoret and John of Ephesus Neotestamentica (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Chris L. de Wet
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how the early Christian curse tradition, which we find as early as Jesus’s cursing of the fig tree, developed in the early Christian hagiographical literature of late antique Syria and Mesopotamia, with reference, specifically, to Theodoret of Cyrus and John of Ephesus. The study begins by providing some background of the issues and authors, after