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Going Hungry for a Purpose / Stephan Witetschek in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 32.4 (2010)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 32.4 (2010) . - pp. 379-393. Titre : Going Hungry for a Purpose : On Gos. Thom. 69.2 and a Neglected Parallel in Origen Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Stephan Witetschek, Auteur Année de publication : 2010 Article en page(s) : pp. 379-393. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : Logion 69.2 of the Gospel of Thomas is quite similar to its parallels in Mt. 5.6 and Lk. 6.21a, the beatitude for the hungry, except for one detail: while in the Synoptic Gospels, the second part of the logion is a causal clause, in the Gospel of Thomas it is a purpose clause. If this twist of grammar is taken seriously, Gos. Thom. 69.2 finds material parallels in a range of early Christian texts that speak of fasting for the benefit of others. There may even be an otherwise neglected connection to a very similar macarism preserved in Origen’s Homilies on Leviticus (10.2) that is sometimes classified as an Agraphon [article] Going Hungry for a Purpose : On Gos. Thom. 69.2 and a Neglected Parallel in Origen [texte imprimé] / Stephan Witetschek, Auteur . - 2010 . - pp. 379-393. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 32.4 (2010) . - pp. 379-393. Résumé : Logion 69.2 of the Gospel of Thomas is quite similar to its parallels in Mt. 5.6 and Lk. 6.21a, the beatitude for the hungry, except for one detail: while in the Synoptic Gospels, the second part of the logion is a causal clause, in the Gospel of Thomas it is a purpose clause. If this twist of grammar is taken seriously, Gos. Thom. 69.2 finds material parallels in a range of early Christian texts that speak of fasting for the benefit of others. There may even be an otherwise neglected connection to a very similar macarism preserved in Origen’s Homilies on Leviticus (10.2) that is sometimes classified as an Agraphon

Seeing God ‘in a riddle’ or ‘face to face’ / Harm W. Hollander in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 32.4 (2010)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 32.4 (2010) . - pp. 395-403. Titre : Seeing God ‘in a riddle’ or ‘face to face’ : An Analysis of 1 Corinthians 13.12 Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Harm W. Hollander, Auteur Année de publication : 2010 Article en page(s) : pp. 395-403. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : In his praise of the attitude of loving one another in 1 Cor. 13 Paul argues that ‘now we see in a mirror and in a riddle’ but at the eschaton we will see ‘face to face’ (v. 12). The implied object of ‘seeing’ is God. By introducing the image of a mirror Paul uses a well-known Hellenistic metaphor to describe the indirect, partial and incomplete nature of man’s knowledge of God. The expressions ‘in a riddle’ and ‘face to face’ are taken from Old Testament descriptions of Moses’ unique communication with God found in Num. 12.8 and Deut. 34.10. [article] Seeing God ‘in a riddle’ or ‘face to face’ : An Analysis of 1 Corinthians 13.12 [texte imprimé] / Harm W. Hollander, Auteur . - 2010 . - pp. 395-403. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 32.4 (2010) . - pp. 395-403. Résumé : In his praise of the attitude of loving one another in 1 Cor. 13 Paul argues that ‘now we see in a mirror and in a riddle’ but at the eschaton we will see ‘face to face’ (v. 12). The implied object of ‘seeing’ is God. By introducing the image of a mirror Paul uses a well-known Hellenistic metaphor to describe the indirect, partial and incomplete nature of man’s knowledge of God. The expressions ‘in a riddle’ and ‘face to face’ are taken from Old Testament descriptions of Moses’ unique communication with God found in Num. 12.8 and Deut. 34.10.

Paul and the Law / Brian S. Rosner in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 32.4 (2010)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 32.4 (2010) . - pp. 405-419. Titre : Paul and the Law : What he Does not Say Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Brian S. Rosner, Auteur Année de publication : 2010 Article en page(s) : pp. 405-419. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : As Betz observed in 1979, Paul never says that Christians are supposed to ‘do’ the Torah. This article seeks to develop the argument of omission in relation to Paul and the law. What else does he not say? According to Rom. 2.17-29, Jews ‘rely on’ the law, ‘boast’ in the law, know God’s will through the law, are educated in the law, have light, knowledge and truth because of the law, are to ‘do’, ‘observe’ and ‘keep’ the law, on occasions ‘transgress’ the law, and possess the law as a ‘written code’. Not only does Paul not say these things about Christians vis-à-vis the law, he shifts the focus from the law to something else using the same words and concepts. Such omission and substitution suggests that the Law of Moses holds a very different place for Jews than for Christians in Paul’s thought. [article] Paul and the Law : What he Does not Say [texte imprimé] / Brian S. Rosner, Auteur . - 2010 . - pp. 405-419. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 32.4 (2010) . - pp. 405-419. Résumé : As Betz observed in 1979, Paul never says that Christians are supposed to ‘do’ the Torah. This article seeks to develop the argument of omission in relation to Paul and the law. What else does he not say? According to Rom. 2.17-29, Jews ‘rely on’ the law, ‘boast’ in the law, know God’s will through the law, are educated in the law, have light, knowledge and truth because of the law, are to ‘do’, ‘observe’ and ‘keep’ the law, on occasions ‘transgress’ the law, and possess the law as a ‘written code’. Not only does Paul not say these things about Christians vis-à-vis the law, he shifts the focus from the law to something else using the same words and concepts. Such omission and substitution suggests that the Law of Moses holds a very different place for Jews than for Christians in Paul’s thought.

Susannah Heschel’s The Aryan Jesus: / Peter Head in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 32.4 (2010)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 32.4 (2010) . - pp. 421-430. Titre : Susannah Heschel’s The Aryan Jesus: : A Response Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Peter Head, Auteur Année de publication : 2010 Article en page(s) : pp. 421-430. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : This appreciative and critical review briefly summarizes the contents of Susannah Heschel’s book, The Aryan Jesus and probes four areas of engagement and disagreement with Heschel: the incomplete portrayal of Grundmann, the question of the influence of Grundmann and his Institute, the question of the common elements of anti-Judaism shared by the Confessing Church and the German Christians, and the nature of Christianity itself. [article] Susannah Heschel’s The Aryan Jesus: : A Response [texte imprimé] / Peter Head, Auteur . - 2010 . - pp. 421-430. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 32.4 (2010) . - pp. 421-430. Résumé : This appreciative and critical review briefly summarizes the contents of Susannah Heschel’s book, The Aryan Jesus and probes four areas of engagement and disagreement with Heschel: the incomplete portrayal of Grundmann, the question of the influence of Grundmann and his Institute, the question of the common elements of anti-Judaism shared by the Confessing Church and the German Christians, and the nature of Christianity itself.

Susannah Heschel’s Aryan Grundmann / Robert Morgan in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 32.4 (2010)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 32.4 (2010) . - pp. 431-494. Titre : Susannah Heschel’s Aryan Grundmann Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Robert Morgan, Auteur Année de publication : 2010 Article en page(s) : pp. 431-494. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : This discussion of The Aryan Jesus (2008) welcomes its combating all antisemitism but questions whether it sufficiently distinguishes that from an also deplorable theological anti-Judaism. Heschel’s account of the Eisenach Institute (1939—42), which aimed to de-Judaize German Christianity, provides a one-sided impression of 1930s German church history. The book’s broader thesis that Christianity is racist depends on a failure to distinguish clearly between the churches and the völkisch movement that stands behind Nazi antisemitism. Criticisms made of individual biblical scholars confirm the responsibility to counter an anti-Judaism that was bound to fuel modern secular antisemitism. Both are different from the Christian antisemitism prevalent in the Middle Ages. [article] Susannah Heschel’s Aryan Grundmann [texte imprimé] / Robert Morgan, Auteur . - 2010 . - pp. 431-494. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 32.4 (2010) . - pp. 431-494. Résumé : This discussion of The Aryan Jesus (2008) welcomes its combating all antisemitism but questions whether it sufficiently distinguishes that from an also deplorable theological anti-Judaism. Heschel’s account of the Eisenach Institute (1939—42), which aimed to de-Judaize German Christianity, provides a one-sided impression of 1930s German church history. The book’s broader thesis that Christianity is racist depends on a failure to distinguish clearly between the churches and the völkisch movement that stands behind Nazi antisemitism. Criticisms made of individual biblical scholars confirm the responsibility to counter an anti-Judaism that was bound to fuel modern secular antisemitism. Both are different from the Christian antisemitism prevalent in the Middle Ages.