Book Iii Of The Sibylline Oracles And Its Social Setting

Author : Rieuwerd Buitenwerf
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 454 pages
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Release : 2021-08-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004496774

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Book III of the Sibylline Oracles and its Social Setting by Rieuwerd Buitenwerf Pdf

This volume contains a thorough study of the third book of the Sibylline Oracles. This Jewish work was written in the Roman province of Asia sometime between 80 and 40 BCE. It offers insights into the political views of the author and his perception of the relation between Jews and non-Jews, especially in the field of religion and ethics. The present study consists of three parts: 1. introductory questions; 2. a literary analysis of the book, translation, and commentary; 3. the social setting of the book. It aims to further the scholarly use of the third Sibylline book and to improve our knowledge of early Judaism in its Graeco-Roman environment.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Apocryphal Books (Old Testament)
ISBN : UCLA:L0086834546

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Book III of the Sibylline Oracles and Its Social Setting by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ashley Bacchi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004426078

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Uncovering Jewish Creativity in Book III of the Sibylline Oracles by Ashley Bacchi Pdf

In Uncovering Jewish Creativity in Book III of the Sibylline Oracles, Ashley L. Bacchi reclaims the importance of the Sibyl as a female voice of prophecy, revealing intertextual references and political commentary on second-century events in Ptolemaic Egypt.

Author : Radka Fialová,Jiří Hoblík,Petr Kitzler
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110796285

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Hellenism, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity by Radka Fialová,Jiří Hoblík,Petr Kitzler Pdf

Papers collected in this volume try to illuminate various aspects of philosophical theology dealt with by different Jewish and early Christian authors and texts (e.g. the Acts of the Apostles, Philo, Origen, Gregory of Nazianzus), rooted in and influenced by the Hellenistic religious, cultural, and philosophical context, and they also focus on the literary and cultural traditions of Hellenized Judaism and its reception (e.g. Sibylline Oracles, Prayer of Manasseh), including material culture ("Elephant Mosaic Panel" from Huqoq synagogue). By studying the Hellenistic influences on early Christianity, both in response to and in reaction against early Hellenized Judaism, the volume intends not only to better understand Christianity, as a religious and historical phenomenon with a profound impact on the development of European civilization, but also to better comprehend Hellenism and its consequences which have often been relegated to the realm of political history.

Author : A. Chadwick Thornhill
Publisher : Liberty University Baptist Theological Seminary
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781303352133

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To the Jew First by A. Chadwick Thornhill Pdf

Paul's "doctrine" of election has remained a controversial and enigmatic topic for centuries. Few studies, however, have approached Paul's doctrine through the context of Second Temple Judaism. This study examines Paul's view of election through the lens of Second Temple Jewish texts written prior to 70 CE. In doing so, it is argued that the best framework through which to view Paul's discussion of election is through a primarily corporate model of election. While such a model is rooted in Judaism, Paul departs from his Jewish contemporaries in arguing that the locus of election is in God's Messiah, Jesus.

Author : Karin B. Neutel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567656841

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A Cosmopolitan Ideal by Karin B. Neutel Pdf

What did Paul mean when he declared that there is 'neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, nor male and female' (Galatians 3:28)? While many modern readers understand these words as a statement about human equality, this study shows that it in fact reflects ancient ideas about an ideal or utopian community. With this declaration, Paul contributed to the cultural conversation of his time about such a community. The three pairs that Paul brings together in this formula all played a role in first-century conceptions of what an ideal world would look like. Such conceptions were influenced by cosmopolitanism; the philosophical idea prevalent at the time, that all people were fundamentally connected and could all live in a unified society. Understanding Paul's thought in the context of these contemporary ideals helps to clarify his attitude towards each of the three pairs in his letters. Like other ancient utopian thinkers, Paul imagined the ideal community to be based on mutual dependence and egalitarian relationships.

Author : Olivia Stewart Lester
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161556517

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Prophetic Rivalry, Gender, and Economics by Olivia Stewart Lester Pdf

Olivia Stewart Lester examines true and false prophecy at the intersections of interpretation, gender, and economics in Revelation, Sibylline Oracles 4-5, and contemporary ancient Mediterranean texts. With respect to gender, these texts construct a discourse of divine violence against prophets, in which masculine divine domination of both male and female prophets reinforces the authenticity of the prophetic message. Regarding economics, John and the Jewish sibyllists resist the economic actions of political groups around them, especially Rome, by imagining an alternate universe with a new prophetic economy. In this economy, God requires restitution from human beings, whose evil behavior incurs debt. The ongoing appeal of prophecy as a rhetorical strategy in Revelation and Sibylline Oracles 4-5, and the ongoing rivalries in which these texts engage, argue for prophecy's continuing significance in a larger ancient Mediterranean religious context.

Author : Mavis M. Leung
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610972420

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The Kingship-Cross Interplay in the Gospel of John by Mavis M. Leung Pdf

Recent studies of the Christology of John's Gospel have agreed in recognizing the centrality of the concept of messianism, but differ markedly in their interpretation of its character. Alongside the traditional understanding of messiahship in terms of a kingly role related to that of David, there is a newer understanding that is related to the role of Moses and has little or no Davidic background. Despite the broad scholarly consensus regarding the Johannine connection between crucifixion and messianism, little attention has been paid to the role of crucifixion in relation to the nature of messiahship and in particular to the possibility that this may shed light on whether or not John's messianism is decisively shaped by the kingly or royal background. In The Kingship-Cross Interplay in the Gospel of John Mavis Leung contends that the cross motif plays a major role in authenticating the royal character of messiahship in John over against views that deny or play down this element.

Author : Mark B. Stephens
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Bible
ISBN : 3161508386

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Annihilation Or Renewal? by Mark B. Stephens Pdf

Slightly rev. version of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Macquarie University, 2009.

Author : Meron M. Piotrkowski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110593358

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Priests in Exile by Meron M. Piotrkowski Pdf

Priests in Exile is the first comprehensive scholarly opus in English to reconstruct the history of the mysterious Temple of Onias, a Jewish temple built by a Jerusalemite high priest in his Egyptian exile that functioned in parallel with the Temple of Jerusalem. Piotrkowski’s book addresses a topic that is mysterious, important and anomalous: a Jewish community of mercenary priests in the (Egyptian) Diaspora in which the priestly sacrificial ritual was carried out daily over a period of more than two hundred years until the first century CE, outlasting the Jerusalem Temple by about three years. Although the book focuses on the very circumscribed topic of the parallel Temple it casts a wide net, placing the story in the context of Jewish Diaspora life in ancient times. Ancient topics and texts are brought to bear, including papyri, epigraphy, archaeology, as well as the modern literature. Piotrkowski throws new light on a fascinating episode of ancient Jewish history that is usually left in the dark.

Author : William Loader
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802866660

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The Pseudepigrapha on Sexuality by William Loader Pdf

The Pseudepigrapha on Sexuality is the third of five volumes by William Loader exploring attitudes toward sexuality in Judaism and Christianity during the Greco-Roman era. In this volume Loader investigates in detail a large, diverse collection of more than forty Jewish apocryphal and pseudepigraphal writings and fragments composed between the third century b.c.e. and the end of the first century c.e. Judith, Tobit, 2 Enoch, Susannah these and many other writings reveal a complex and fascinating amalgam of attitudes and mores related to sexuality in early Jewish culture. Loader analyzes each book or fragment in its own literary context and draws out significant trends and themes that run through the entire corpus, offering a rich smorgasbord of reflection on sexuality during that period.

Author : Julien Smith
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Bible
ISBN : 3161509749

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Christ the Ideal King by Julien Smith Pdf

A central rhetorical strategy of Ephesians involves the portrayal of Christ as an ideal king who reunites a fractured cosmos and humanity through his reign. In this comprehensive study, Julien Smith shows how this literary characterization unifies the letter's major themes: reconciling humanity with God, uniting Jew and gentile, establishing ecclesiastical harmony, and defeating hostile powers arrayed against the church. The author grounds his analysis in a thorough account of the kingly ideal's powerful contemporary cultural resonance, which was rooted in the widespread yearning within both Greco-Roman and Jewish thought for a golden age inaugurated by a divinely ordained monarch. For Ephesians' author and audience, only Christ the ideal king has power to form identity and transform behavior.

Author : Charles Lee Irons
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3161535189

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The Righteousness of God by Charles Lee Irons Pdf

Advocates of the New Perspective on Paul appeal to the view that "righteousness" in biblical theology is a Verhaltnisbegriff (relational concept). This is the view that "righteousness" does not mean conformity to a norm, nor is it an essentially legal concept; rather, "righteousness" denotes the fulfillment of the demands of a relationship, since the relationship itself is the norm. This relational interpretation of "righteousness" was first put forward by Hermann Cremer in 1899 and exercised a profound influence in biblical scholarship throughout the 20th century. It lies at the root of the New Perspective claim that "the righteousness of God" in Paul is a cipher for God's saving faithfulness to his covenant, a view defended by N. T. Wright, among others. Charles Lee Irons provides a critical examination of Cremer's chief arguments for the relational, covenant-faithfulness interpretation. The author argues instead for the view that "the righteousness of God" in Rom 1:17; 3: 21-22; 10:3; 2 Cor 5:21; and Phil 3:9 is the status of righteousness that comes from God as a gift.

Author : John J. Collins
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802872852

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Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigraphy by John J. Collins Pdf

A highly regarded expert on Jewish apocalyptic texts, John J. Collins has written extensively on the subject. Nineteen of his essays written over the last fifteen years, including several previously unpublished contributions, are brought together for the first time in Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigraphy. After an introductory essay that revisits the problem of defining Apocalypse as a literary genre, Collins deals with a number of different topics, including the relationship between apocalypse and prophecy and the troubling ethical issues raised by apocalyptic texts. Collins also examines several specific examples to show the themes and variation present in the genre. Organized in five sections, these thematic essays complement and enrich Collinss well-known bookThe Apocalyptic Imagination.

Author : Arjen F. Bakker,René Bloch,Yael Fisch,Paula Fredriksen,Hindy Najman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004505155

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Protestant Bible Scholarship: Antisemitism, Philosemitism and Anti-Judaism by Arjen F. Bakker,René Bloch,Yael Fisch,Paula Fredriksen,Hindy Najman Pdf

Published in Open Access with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation Historical criticism of the Bible emerged in the context of protestant theology and is confronted in every aspect of its study with otherness: the Jewish people and their writings. However, despite some important exceptions, there has been little sustained reflection on the ways in which scholarship has engaged, and continues to engage, its most significant Other. This volume offers reflections on anti-Semitism, philo-Semitism and anti-Judaism in biblical scholarship from the 19th century to the present. The essays in this volume reflect on the past and prepare a pathway for future scholarship that is mindful of its susceptibility to violence and hatred.