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‘A Chronicle of the Rebellion in Jamaica’: Pseudobiblical Style and Jamaican Proto-nationalism Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Stephen C. Russell
Jamaica’s 1865 Morant Bay rebellion, now widely recognized as a watershed in the history of the Atlantic world, fundamentally shaped discussions about Jamaica’s political and legal status within the British empire. Here, I analyze a little-known narrative of the rebellion written by Jewish newspaper editor Sidney Levien in pseudobiblical style, with almost every sentence of the account echoing the
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“Listen to Him!”: Angelic and Divine Typology in Mark’s Transfiguration Account Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Jonathan Rivett Robinson
In this study I will argue that, while Matthew and Luke’s redaction of the Markan Transfiguration present Jesus as the antitype of Moses, Mark’s own account does not. Rather, Mark uses typology to narrate Jesus into the stories of Elijah and Moses, both of whom are described in the Jewish scriptures as ascending a mountain to talk with God in narratives in which the Angel of YHWH also features. Distinctive
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The Sons of Esau and Lot: Reevaluating National States in Deuteronomy 2 Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Sophia R.C. Johnson
In an attempt to trace the tradition of nationalism back to ancient Israel, public intellectual Yarom Hazony reads Deuteronomy 2 as a representation of ancient values of land-bounded autonomy and cultural homogeny. However, he overlooks two key aspects of the passage: 1) the familial and theological reasoning behind the divine protection of the other peoples, and 2) the messy aetiologies of how those
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Do Moses and Aaron Sin at the Waters of Meribah? Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Daniel Nascimento
Num 20,1–13 apparently re-edits the water miracle of Exod 17,1–7. The outcome, however, is far more dramatic. By striking a rock in the wilderness, Moses manages again to supply water to the thirsting people, but he and Aaron receive a heavy sanction. They will not be able to lead the people into the Promised Land. The reason for this punishment is obscure, and many interpreters throughout the centuries
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“The King Whom Yahweh Your God Chooses”: Deuteronomic Kingship in a World of Sacral Kingship Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Jerry Hwang
Hebrew Bible scholars tend to dismiss Deuteronomy’s “Law of the King” (17:14–20) as a utopian construct that was never realistic and/or historical. Underlying these views, however, are certain assumptions about what is culturally plausible in a world dominated by sacral kingship. Since this is the most common form of government in human history, generalizations about the historicity of Deuteronomic
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Typology and Characterization: Reading Portraits of Identity in Mk. 1:35 and 6:46 Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Michael Glowasky
The discovery of Jesus’ identity as the Messiah is often understood to be the central driving force of the first half of Mark’s narrative (1:14–8:30). However, from the perspective of narrative continuity, it is not always clear how each of the micro-narratives within the larger narrative unit support this purpose. Particularly puzzling in this regard is the two instances where the author briefly describes
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“You Shall Not Marry a Canaanite!” Endogamy, (Canaanite) Exogamy and Theology in Genesis 12–50 Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 William Ford
In Gen 12–50 the interactions between the patriarchs and the Canaanites are more positive than in the later Hebrew Scriptures, with the exception of the ban on marriage. This article examines the relevant passages in Genesis (24; 26:34–28:9; 34 and especially 38), reading them canonically, particularly in light of the patriarchal promises which form a key underlying theme of the patriarchal narratives
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Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit: Rejecting the Sign of the Covenant Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-22 Scott N. Callaham
One of the notorious interpretive cruces within the Synoptic Gospels concerns blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. According to Jesus, this sin stands apart from and above all others as an unforgivable offense. Attempts to explain the internal logic of these sayings and their place within Jesus’s teaching have left New Testament scholarship at an impasse. The present study advances a fresh perspective:
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The Configurations of Repentance in Luke-Acts Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-22 Bart B. Bruehler
Previous studies of repentance in Luke-Acts have not adequately accounted for the various elements that the narrative repeatedly includes in its presentation of this theme. Drawing on the tools of cognitive science, this essay argues that Luke-Acts displays varying configurations of repentance that consistently include elements from four frames (prophetic, apocalyptic, priestly, and wisdom) into a
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“For I Am God, Not Man”: Divine Self-Disclosure in the Motive Statements of Hosea Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-22 J. Michael Thigpen
Commentators have long wrestled with the relationship between the emotional portrayal of YHWH and his decision not to destroy his people in Hosea 11:8–9. The key question in this text is why does YHWH act as he does? What is the basis for his decision? In addition, questions abound with regard to how the reader should understand the emotional portrayal itself. Should it be read as an anthropopathic
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The Powers and “Popular Religion” in Pompeii and Paul’s Letter to the Romans Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-22 Scott C. Ryan
Readers of Romans debate how to understand Paul’s language related to sin and death. Are sin and death ontological powers that operate in the human realm? Does Paul use figurative language to describe abstract concepts? Rarely do scholars consider material evidence and popular ideas as sources for addressing such questions. This essay considers archaeological findings from Pompeii as an additional
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A Social-Scientific Re-reading of Ephesians 5:21–33 and the Problem of Patriarchy among the Igbo People of Nigeria Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-22 Kingsley Ikechukwu Uwaegbute
Eph 5:21–33, taken at face value, may be considered very dangerous to the cause of gender equality because of its supposed teaching on the headship of the husbands in the households, which perpetuate women’s subordination. This study provides a re-reading of Eph 5:21–33 vis-a-vis the problem of patriarchy among the Igbo people of Nigeria. Adopting a social-scientific approach to exegesis with gender
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Would Paul Have Written Something Like This? The Justification Clause of Philippians 3:12 and the Last Judgment Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-22 Ryan Kristopher Giffin
A reading that has Paul claiming he has not already been justified (οὐχ … ἢ ἤδη δεδικαίωμαι) appears in some important witnesses to the text of Phil 3:12 (e.g., P46, 06, Irenaeus [Latin translation], Ambrosiaster). Known as “the justification clause,” this variant reading is often dismissed as spurious based (in part) on the assumption that Paul would not have written any such thing. In this article
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The “Innards” in the Psalms and Job as Metaphors for Illness Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-30 Katherine Southwood
This article explores body and illness metaphors in the Psalms and Job. Specifically, it focuses on the various terms pertaining to the “innards” or “internal organs” of the human body. Although myriad terms for internal organs exist, the terms קֶרֶב and מֵעֶה are the particular focus of this article. Interestingly, a link between discourse and digestion emerges in the metaphors from both Job and the
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Sin and Bodily Illness in the Psalms Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-30 Simeon Zahl
Much recent Christian theology has sought to reconsider the significance of the body in theological reflection. At the same time, a number of areas of suffering traditionally associated with the experience of sin have come to be reinterpreted, for good reasons, as medical disorders without moral valence. The result is that the doctrine of sin has become increasingly dissociated from the body in contemporary
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Theologies of Illness, Now and Then: Reading Psalm 6 in Light of Personalistic Medicine Systems Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-30 Tarah Van De Wiele
This essay offers a reading of Psalm 6 and of its theology of illness that aims to be both faithful to the text and helpful to readers that use the psalm in faith settings. It identifies one’s underlying assumptions about the nature of illness as a major interpretive issue and contends that modern interpreters have been unnecessarily influenced by naturalistic medicine systems in their understanding
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Wellness in the Light of the Eschaton: Reading the Psalms with Augustine Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-30 Susannah Ticciati
This article considers wellness in terms of creaturely integrity, asking how the latter might be reconceived in the light of the eschaton. To that end, it draws on Augustine’s eschatological reading of the Psalms in his Enarrationes in Psalmos. It suggests that an eschatological vision reveals the “wholes” we habitually seek to be only partial wholes, which have a tendency to become “totalizing wholes
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Another God in the Gospel of John? A Linguistic Analysis of John 1:1 and 1:18 Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-08-02 Alexander Smarius
This article is a new study of the word θεός in the Gospel of John, especially in the cases in which it does not refer to the Father. In the Prologue, θεός is twice used to define the Word, the one close to the Father (1:1, 18). These instances are mostly understood as denoting divine quality shared by the Father and the Word. It is argued that linguistic considerations are compelling enough to consider
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Encountering Bultmann as a Biblical Theologian Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-08-02 Richard M. Blaylock
In this paper, I seek to provide insight into Rudolf Bultmann’s work by engaging with it through the lenses of biblical theology. To do so, I first describe the presuppositions behind Bultmann’s approach to biblical theology by discussing three polarities crucial to his thinking: (1) mythology versus science, (2) Historie versus Geschichte, and (3) objective knowledge versus revelation. I then explore
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Interpreting Pauline Paradox: A Response to Gorman’s Cruciformity Concept Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-08-02 B.G. White
Michael Gorman’s ‘cruciformity’ concept (recently re-articulated as ‘resurrectional cruciformity’) is commonly used to interpret Paul’s paradox of strength in weakness (e.g., 2 Cor. 4:7, 12:9–10). However, Gorman never discusses the current conceptions of Pauline paradox. An analysis and summary of this literature – with reference to 2 Cor. 12:9–10 – reveals that Gorman’s approach fails to produce
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Intertextuality and Hermeneutic Phenomenology: Finding Hermeneutical Clarity in the Diversity of New Testament Scholarship Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-08-02 Dain Alexander Smith
The field of intertextuality in biblical and theological scholarship is theoretically complex and diverse. The prevailing differences among intertextual interpreters produce this question: is there a hermeneutical theory that can clarify the diverse field of intertextuality? In order to answer this question, this essay interacts with hermeneutic phenomenology to demonstrate a common hermeneutical thread
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Biblical Theology, in History and Otherwise Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Brandon R. Grafius
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Empire, the British Museum, and the Making of the Biblical Scholar in the Nineteenth Century: Archival Criticism, written by Gregory L. Cuéllar Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Erin J. Beall
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The Earth Is the Lord’s: Essays on Creation and the Bible in Honor of Ben C. Ollenburger, edited by Ryan D. Harker and Heather L. Bunce Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Timothy J. Sandoval
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The Theology of the Books of Haggai and Zechariah, written by Robert L. Foster Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Warner M. Bailey
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The Contribution of the Structuring of the Canon to Debate about the Place of Wisdom in Biblical Theology Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Gregory Goswell
Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs are routinely juxtaposed (in different orders and combinations) in the Hebrew and Greek OT canons. The implication of their propinquity is that the books were viewed by early readers as belonging together and mutually enriching. The regular collation of these five books means that they were treated as primary conversation partners, whose interaction
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The Ethics of Lament: Dereliction, Theodicy, Embodiment, and Discipleship Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Charles Ridlehoover
One of the most important sets of texts for the church is the Passion narrative. A question of particular interest is the message behind Jesus’s words upon the cross: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” By considering the shape and theology of Ps 22 as a lament, the reader becomes aware of the parallels between this psalm and Jesus’s crucifixion. These shared theological arcs give an intimate
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How Is It Written? Mark 9:12, Heavenly Writ, and the King of the Jews Inscription Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Nicholas J. Schaser
Scholars offer various scriptural precedents for how the Son of Man’s suffering is “written” according to Mark 9:12. This article proposes that Jesus’ suffering is written in heaven, and that it appears, ultimately, as the “King of the Jews” inscription (15:26). The use of γέγραπται in 9:12 does not preclude future application, so that Mark’s grammar allows for past writing to remerge during the Passion
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Psalm 115 and the Logic of Blessing Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Stephen B. Chapman
Although not a well-known biblical psalm, Psalm 115 offers significant insights into the character of blessing in Second Temple piety. The psalm’s structure and catchword technique highlight a fundamental contrast between Israel’s God and the idols of the nations. The intangibility and apparent absence of Israel’s God are actually markers of this deity’s superiority and involvement in the world. God
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White Evangelicals, White Supremacy, and the ‘Born Again’ Identity in a Post-Trump America: A Latino Reading of John 3:1–8 Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Rodolfo Galvan Estrada
This essay seeks to provide a Latino rereading of the ‘born again’ identity in John 3:1–8. It argues that being ‘born again’ is not a religious identity as popularly understood in American evangelicalism but an anti-racist identity that rejects all notions of racial superiority through the negation of birthing privileges. To champion or support racist policies toward Latin American migrants (or any
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Christian Mission in the Contemporary World: A Dialogue between 1 Peter and Postcolonial Critics Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Josiah D. Hall
The modern missions movement’s relationship with colonialism has brought to light many problems with contemporary conceptions of Christian mission. For many, the Bible often becomes, in the words of Tinyiko Sam Maluleke, the “colonial text par excellence.” This paper seeks to highlight – in dialogue with postcolonial critics – how 1 Pet 2:9–17 can instead provide the foundation for a theology of mission
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Exodus in Matthew’s Looking Glass: Jesus’s Flight to Egypt (Matt 2:13–18) as a Reflection Story Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Linda Stargel
Matthew’s placement of Hosea 11:1 – “Out of Egypt I called my son” – following the arrival of Jesus in Egypt has been largely misinterpreted by scholars as a “premature quotation.” The Old Testament’s expanded portrayal of a symbolic Egypt, the interpretative framework of the Social Identity Approach, and the recognition of Matthew 2:13–18 as a “reflection story” add the necessary keys for understanding
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The Lord of Angel Armies and the Centurion of Capernaum in Matthew 8:5–13 Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 David H. Wenkel
This study of Jesus’ healing of the centurion’s servant (Matthew 8:5–13) draws attention to some neglected Christological details. This study offers a fresh explanation of how Matthew uses ambiguity and clarity about who Jesus is in various levels of narrative context. Specifically, Matthew’s characterization of the centurion uses the ambiguous title of ‘Lord’ alongside clear actions of faith to reveal
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan: Two Theological Readings in the Victorian Church of England Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Cole William Hartin
Taking seriously the reality that theological interpretation of Scripture is not a monolithic enterprise but rather a varied discussion, this paper outlines two historical contributions to the theological reading of Scripture in the Victorian Church of England. By examining the way Richard Chenevix Trench and John Keble interpret the parable of the good Samaritan, this essay shows that though both
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When Is a Moabite a Moabite? Selectivity, Stereotypes, and Identity in the Gemeindegesetz, Deut. 23:2–9 [Eng 1–8] Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Daniel C. Timmer
This article argues that the Gemeindegesetz’s exclusion of Ammonites and Ammonites from the qahal-YHWH, like its inclusion of Edomites and Egyptians, is not based on ethnobiology or essentialist ethnicity. It draws on social identity and stereotyping theory to explore the text’s characterization of these different groups, and proposes that the salience of moral-behavioral features subordinates but
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Reading Scripture Canonically: Theological Instincts for Old Testament Interpretation, written by Mark S. Gignilliat Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Andrew J. D. Myers
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Friendship and Virtue Ethics in the Book of Job, written by Patricia Vesely Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 James Harding
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Rhetoric and Hermeneutics: Approaches to Text, Tradition, and Social Construction in Biblical and Second Temple Literature, written by Carol A. Newsom Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Brandon R. Grafius
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Romans Disarmed: Resisting Empire/Demanding Justice, written by Sylvia C. Keesmaat and Brian J. Walsh Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Annelies Moeser
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Searching for Sarah in the Second Temple Era: Images in the Hebrew Bible, the Septuagint, the Genesis Apocryphon, and the Antiquities, written by Joseph McDonald Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Brandon R. Grafius
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For Theirs Is the Kingdom: Inclusion and Participation of Children in the Gospel according to Luke, written by Amy Lindeman Allen Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Russell W. Dalton
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The Book of Ezekiel: A Help or a Hindrance for Environmental Ethics? Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-04-16 Michael A. Lyons
In this essay, I examine how the book of Ezekiel has been employed or criticized as a resource for environmental ethics, and I explore the hermeneutical strategies behind these efforts. To do this, I make use of David Horrell’s critique and taxonomy of how the Bible has been used to inform attitudes about the environment. I conclude by arguing that while the book of Ezekiel is not as ecologically dangerous
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The Comic Frame of Mark’s Passion Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-04-16 Stephen B. Hatton
This article uses narrative criticism and a study of the word neaniskos in Greek culture to argue that the Gethsemanic young man and the young man in Jesus’ open tomb are linked by comedy. It demonstrates that the naked young man pericope utilizes comic imitation and the word neaniskos to connote comic behavior. With the naked young man as a model, the article proceeds to show that the speech of the
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Flipping Tables and Building Temples: An Intertextual Reading of Psalm 68:10 LXX in John 2:17 Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-04-16 Matthew J. Klem
John 2:17 quotes Ps 68:10: “Zeal for your house will consume me.” Interpreters disagree about whether consume portrays Jesus’s zeal overwhelming him during the temple incident or leading to his death. They also disagree about whether John alludes metaleptically to the whole psalm, especially the rebuilding of Jerusalem in Ps 68:36–37. This article argues that consume portrays Jesus’s death. It substantiates
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Negativity in Luke’s Rich Fool and the Abyss of the Cross Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-04-16 Adam F. Braun
This paper argues that the operative force in Luke’s parable of The Rich Fool is negativity. Moreover, negativity is as common in Lukan parables as status reversals. As the parable warns against securing the future, this paper reads Lee Edelman’s No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive to show how negativity, towards reproductive futurism in particular, activates Luke’s pessimism. This pessimism
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The Politics of Race and Ethnicity in Matthew’s Passion Narrative, written by Wongi Park Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-04-16 Greg Carey
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Toward a Latino/a Biblical Interpretation, written by Francisco Lozada Jr. Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-04-16 Wongi Park
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Victor Frankl and the Book of Job: A Search for Meaning, written by Marshall H. Lewis Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-04-16 Barbara J. McClure
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We Have Heard, O Lord: An Introduction to the Theology of the Psalter, written by Robert L. Foster Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-04-16 Brandon R. Grafius
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The Fourfold Gospel: a Theological Reading of the New Testament Portraits of Jesus, written by Francis Watson Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-04-30 Alexander P. Thompson
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Reading Genesis: a Literary and Theological Commentary, written by Julie Galambush Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-04-30 Brandon R. Grafius
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Atonement and Martyrdom in the Gospel of John Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-04-30 Jason Ripley
Does the Gospel of John portray Jesus’ death as an atoning sacrifice? This paper offers a new approach to the revelation vs. sacrifice impasse in scholarship, arguing that Jesus’ atoning death in John should be understood with reference to the non-cultic atoning deaths of the Jewish martyrdom traditions. After critically engaging scholarship, I contextualize John within post-biblical debates regarding
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Contracts and Care of Oneself in the Book of Ruth Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-04-30 Jennifer Johnson Williams
This essay utilizes Foucault’s concept of the “technology of the self” to argue the ethical content of Ruth’s actions. In this way, my essay challenges reading the book of Ruth in a way that supports the Western and Christian technology of self and moral principle of self-sacrifice. Paying careful attention to the three episodes of contract-making in the book of Ruth (1:16-17, 3:9-13, 4:1-12), it is
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Goldingay on God: Addressing the Distinction between Biblical and Dogmatic Theology Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-04-30 Steven J. Duby
In modern descriptions of biblical theology, attempts to distinguish it from dogmatic or systematic theology have often focused on the latter’s use of extrabiblical or “philosophical” concepts and categories in expounding Christian doctrine. In his recent volume entitled Biblical Theology: The God of the Christian Scriptures, John Goldingay initially affirms this method of distinguishing between the
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Mariological Developments in the New Testament Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-04-30 John-Christian Eurell
The Christian views on the significance of Mary have developed over a long time. This article studies what Mariological developments can be detected in the canonical New Testament and what they might tell us concerning the significance of Mary in early Christian theology.
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Paul’s Map and Territory: Rethinking the Work of the Apostle in Light of Ancient Cartography Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-04-30 Eric Smith
Paul had a clear understanding of how his calling and his work mapped onto geography. In contexts where he felt that others were encroaching on his territory, as in Galatians and 2 Corinthians, Paul could be very angry and defensive. Likewise, when Paul was writing to people in territories that he did not consider part of his purview, such as in Romans, he was deferential and submissive. In all three
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Reading Rahab with Larsen: towards a New Direction in African American Biblical Hermeneutics Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-04-30 Kimberly D. Russaw
This article explores what it might look like to read the biblical story of Rahab alongside literature from the African American literary canon. Specifically, the article examines the biblical account of Rahab found in Joshua 2 through the lens of identity and argues that, like characters in Harlem Renaissance author Nella Larsen’s novels Quicksand and Passing, Rahab is passing in Joshua 2. The characters
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De-coding Hermeneutics Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2019-09-13 A. K. M. Adam
A significant body of literature rests on the premise that the most propitious way of characterizing the way we interpret linguistic signs corresponds to the practices of encoding and decoding. A sender conceives a message, encodes it in linguistic signs, transmits the message (by voice, or in handwriting, or print, or digital media) and the recipient of the message decodes it. This model itself impedes
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God’s Gift in Ephesians: Dwelling in the Space of Divine Transcendence in the Face of Hopelessness and Dislocation Horizons In Biblical Theology (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2019-09-13 Margaret Y. MacDonald
With a focus on Eph 4:7-16, the article highlights the significance of the concept of “gift” in Ephesians. John Barclay’s work helps to situate the Paul of Ephesians among Jewish theologians of grace, especially the perspective of the Qumran Hodayot with respect to the incongruity of divine mercy. Moreover, the results of recent analyses of Ephesians within the Roman Imperial context, including civic