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Gregorian & Biblical Press Be Merciful Like the Father
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Pontificio Istituto Biblico Romans, the Gospel of God
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Pontificio Istituto Biblico A Necessary Task: Essays on Textual Criticism of
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Gregorian & Biblical Press La Justice Sociale Dans Le Livre de Job: Analyse
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£44.10
Pontificio Istituto Biblico Connaitre Le Mystere Connaitre La Sagesse: La
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Pontificio Istituto Biblico Quale Pace Tra Il Ricco E Il Povero? (Sir
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£40.00
Gregorian & Biblical Press Israele Storico E Biblico: Storia, Tradizione,
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Gregorian & Biblical Press Ascensiones in Corde: Interpretacion Biblica Y/O
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Gregorian & Biblical Press Il Mistero Di Cui Ho Scritto (Ef 3,3): Un
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£29.47
Gregorian & Biblical Press Le Christ Et Les Croyants Unis Dans l'Oeuvre Du
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Gregorian & Biblical Press Chiusure E Con-Chiusure: Una Poetica Delle Doppie
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£38.41
Gregorian & Biblical Press I Farisei in Alcuni Padri Della Chiesa E in Altri
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£67.82
Gregorian & Biblical Press Alegrarse, Un Itinerario Hacia El Dios de la Paz:
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£44.46
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Cities of the Apocalypse
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Peeters Publishers Exclusivity and Variety: Perspectives on
Book SynopsisThe present state of the exegetical discipline is characterized in this book by the exploration of the concepts exclusivity and variety. There is variety not only in the numerous methods and approaches, but also in variants in methodological application, hermeneutical presuppositions, confessional and dogmatic specialization areas and the increasingly volume of scholarly literature. To escape the abyss of variety, exegetes often resort to exclusivistic claims, sometimes deliberately. The main interest of this book is methodological, with the implication that the discussion is limited to the variety of exegetical methodologies. The working hypothesis is that a multidimensional and/or integrational aproach to exegesis can evade the dangers of exclusivity and variety. Various theoretical guidelines, which should be taken into consideration in this discussion, are filtered out from previous attempsts in this regard. Two methodologies, namely a historical-critical one and a narrative one, are used as examples in this investigation. In order to investigate the practical implementation of these methodologies, the Samson Cycle (Judges 13-16) is analyzed. Subsequently, both methodologies are evaluated to the theoretical guidelines formulated earlier. The multidimensional and/or integrational possibilities of these methodologies are then scrutinized. The investigation leads to the formulation of three models which may serve as guidelines for further discussion on this topic. Preference is given to an adapted communication model which serves as a hermeneutical 'map' on which exegetical methodologies can be 'plotted'. It is proposed that the operative factor of such a communication model is a reading strategy which consists of two components,namely (I) a specialized component and (II) a competence component.
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Peeters Publishers The Designation of the Individual: Expressive
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Peeters Publishers New Testament Textual Criticism: Aufsatze und
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£45.00
Peeters Publishers A Collection of Unpublished Syriac Letters of
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Peeters Publishers De Mari a Qumran. L'Ancien Testament: Son Milieu.
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Peeters Publishers Studies on the First Letter to the Thessalonians
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Peeters Publishers Poetry of Hadewijch
Book SynopsisThe Stanzaic Poems, written by Hadewijch of Antwerp in the 13th century, are a body of 45 lyrical poems in stanzas. They are daring God-talk in the guise of courtly love songs. Hadewijch uses the linguistic style of chivalry but her poems are by no means courtly poetry. She shifts the current meaning of chivalry by transferring its context to a field of meaning focused on God. Because of the view of Minne (=love) that is embodied in them, the Stanzaic Poems are an exponent of the age old tradition of women's songs - of which the Song of Songs is the best known example - and as such they are an expression of a particular manner of keeping company with God: they celebrate a relationship of mutuality between partners equivalent in love. An introductory essay highlights some of the striking points of lovers: the raging desire of 'orewoet': the gentility of humankind's origin. This essay is followed by a rendering of the Stanzaic Poems from Middle-Dutch into Modern English prose. With an introduction by Edward Schillebeeckx.
£54.53
Peeters Publishers Lamentations
Book SynopsisThe Historical Commentary on the Old Testament is an international series of commentaries which devotes explicit attention to the history of interpretation of biblical tradition in all its stages, both within and without the Hebrew canon. The commentary stands in the Christian exegetical tradition. In Lamentations the treatment of every pericope is preceded by a new translation and a section called "Essentials and Perspectives" in which the author summarizes the results of the exegesis in non-technical language. The present commentary on Lamentations distinguishes itself by the fact that it is clearly and explicitly based on the songs understood as an interactive unity, one in which it would appear that the songs provide comment and explanation on one another. The result is a commentary full of exegetical surprises which frequently departs from the traditional.
£64.75
Peeters Publishers Origeniana Septima
Book SynopsisOrigeniana Septima, herausgegeben von Wolfgang A. Bienert und Uwe Kuhneweg, enthalt die Beitrage des 7. internationalen Origenes-Kolloquiums, das unter dem Thema : "Origenes in den Auseinandersetzungen des 4. Jahrhunderts" vom 25. - 29. August 1997 in Hofgeismar und Marburg stattfand. An diesem Kolloquium, das erstmals in Deutschland zusammenkam, nahmen mehr als 100 Wissenschaftler aus 18 Lander teil. Das nachste Kolloquium dieser Art fand im Jahre 2001 unter der Leitung von Prof. Lorenzo Perrone in Pisa (Italien) statt. Die Beitrage der beiden letzten Treffen, in Boston (1989) und Chantilly (1993), wurden bereits in der Reihe Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium publiziert.
£110.01
Peeters Publishers Q22: 28, 30. You Will Judge the Twelve Tribes of
Book SynopsisThe fifth volume in the series Documenta Q is concerned with the reconstruction of the Q text behind Luke 22:28, 30 par. Matt 19:28. The International Q Project's presentation of the critical text of Q 22:28, 30, together with the exhaustive history of research on which it is based, will enhance considerably research in the Sayings Gospel Q, the historical Jesus, and New Testament christology. Further, nowhere else in the Synoptic tradition is the claim of the Jesus movement regarding Israel stated more clearly than in Q 22:28, 30. The database and evaluations are an expanded and revised version of those presented and discussed at the meeting of the International Q Project in Chigaco 1994. Just prior to the bibliography at the conclusion of the volume the resultant critical text of Q 22:28, 30 is printed. This Greek text is followed by English, German and French translations. (Lucan chapter and verse numeration is used as a convenience and a mere convention.)
£66.50
Peeters Publishers Isaiah II. Volume 2 / Isaiah 28-39
Book SynopsisThe Historical Commentary on the Old Testament is an international series of commentaries which devotes explicit attention to the history of interpretation of biblical tradition in all its stages, both within and without the Hebrew canon. As the term 'Old Testament' indicates, the commentary stands in the Christian exegetical tradition. The team of those who committed themselves to contribute comprises scholars from all over the world and from many different churches and denominations. The commentary is intended not only for Old Testament scholars, but also for ministers and other interested parties. The treatment of every pericope is preceded by a new translation and a section called 'Essentials and Perspectives' in which the author summarizes the results of the exegesis in non-technical language. The primacy here is assigned to the final stage of the text. The summary should incite the user to consult the main body of the exegesis which is headed 'Scholary Expositon'. Here the approach is that of modern critical scholarship.
£55.39
Peeters Publishers Narrativity in Biblical and Related Texts. La
Book SynopsisSeventeen innovative studies are collected in this volume which has been produced under the aegis of the Centre for Biblical Studies, University of Manchester, and L'Institut des sciences bibliques, Universite de Lausanne. The majority of the studies engage with narrative through providing insightful working examples. Building on the many contributions of recent narratological research, for the most part the studies in this collection avoid the technical language of narratology as they present fresh insights at many levels. Some essays focus more on the implied author, some on the implied reader or hearer, and some on the way particular messages are constructed; some of the studies consider how author, message and reader are all interconnected. There are several creative proposals for refining genre definition, from law and wisdom to gospel and apocryphal writings. Some studies highlight the way in which narratives can contain ethical, religious, and cultural messages. Sensitivity to narrative is also shown by some contributors to expose in intruing ways the redactional processes behind the final form of texts. Students of narrative in the ancient world will find much to consider in this book, and others engaged with literary studies more generally will discover that scholars of the worlds of the Bible and Late Antiquity have much to offer them.
£86.39
Peeters Publishers About the Idol Offerings: Rhetoric, Social
Book SynopsisPaul's exposition "About the Idol Offerings" in chapters 8-10 of his 'First Letter to the Corinthians' is a fascinating text. Rhetoric is the first reason for this. Sustained attention to the disposition of this apparently rambling text reveals a coherent and persuasive discourse. It comes as a surprise and a pleasure, then, to see an able communicator at work and to find oneself as a partner in the discussion. The social context is the second reason why Paul's exposition is such an interesting subject. The real point at issue is the position which the nascent Christian community should take within the urban society of the city of Corinth. Paul and the believers at Corinth are engaged in a dispute concerning social seclusion or integration. We hear their different voices and listen in to their discussion. Theology forms the third clue to the interest of this text. Here we encounter an unmistakably Jewish Paul, for whom the Shema is his basic rule of faith: Hear Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. In the same breath, however, he adds to this the confession of Jesus Christ as the One Lord. The resulting tension between Jews and Christians has brought about a tragic history. We still have to learn how to live this relationship in a positive way.
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Peeters Publishers Portrait of a Villain: Laban the Aramean in
Book SynopsisThis book attempts to answer the question of why Laban the Aramean, a rather harmless character as presented in the biblical text, is generally portrayed in rabbinic literature as a major enemy of Jacob and Israel. It is argued that the portrait of Laban as a villain developed as a result of rabbinic hermeneutics, and that the characteristics which are attributed to him in rabbinic literature were not arbitrarily chosen due to a particular interest in his person or a wish to endow him with a certain set of negative characteristics. It rather derives from interaction between the rabbis and the biblical text in a process where the rabbis filled in gaps that they perceived in the biblical text and explained inconsistencies with material provided by the Bible itself and by material taken from their ideological code. The book draws attention to the role that exegesis of the Bible played in the formation of the opinions and world view of the rabbis as well as the inseparability of exegesis and ideology.
£41.93
Peeters Publishers Bedudinghe Op Cantica Canticorum . Vertaling En
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Peeters Publishers Q 7, 1-10: The Centurion's Faith in Jesus' Word
Book SynopsisThis seventh volume in the Documenta Q series is concerned with the reconstruction of the Q text behind Luke 7:1-10 par. Matt 7:28a, 8:5-13. The Centurion's Faith has always been a key passage for theories of the development and transmission of gospel sayings traditions. The International Q Project's presentation of the critical text of Q 7:1-10, together with the exhaustive history of research on which it is based, will considerably enhance research in the Sayings Gospel Q, the historical Jesus, and New Testament christology. The database and evaluations are a fully expanded and revised version of those presented and discussed at the meeting of the International Q Project in Claremont, CA 1994. Just prior to the bibliography, at the conclusion of the volume, the resultant critical text of Q 7:1-10 is printed. This Greek text is followed by English, German, and French translations. (Lukan chapter and verse numeration is used only for convenience.)
£81.16
Peeters Publishers Autour de Théodoret de Cyr: La «Collectio
Book SynopsisCette publication mène à son terme l'édition de la «Collectio Coisliniana». Comme les «Questions» de Théodoret qui en sont l'axe, la «Collection» se prolonge en effet jusqu'à la fin des livres de Règnes. Cette dernière section contient des fragments inédits de Théodore de Mopsueste. La «Collection» a sa tradition propre, mais elle a en outre été absorbée par une partie de la tradition caténique. Pour l'Octateuque, il s'agit de la chaîne du type III, base de la célèbre édition de Nicéphore (Leipzig, 1772-1773). Pour les Règnes, il s'agit d'une chaîne différente. Procope a lui aussi, pour les Règnes, axé son «Commentaire» sur les «Questions» de Théodoret. Indépendamment de la «Collection», il a élaboré une compilation analogue; les textes nouveaux qu'il a joints à sa source principale sont d'un intérêt aussi grand que ceux de la «Collection». Ils sont anonymes, mais certains ont pu être identifiés.
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Peeters Publishers Bible and Midrash: The Story of the Wooing of
Book SynopsisLesage n'a pas ecrit une "Histoire de Gil Blas", mais trois, qui se completent a dix puis vingt ans de distance. Les auteurs de ce volume ont fait le pari qu'on pouvait lire separement la premiere, celle de 1715. Ils ont voulu rendre compte de l'hesitation des critiques devant un des rares romans du 18e siecle a etre reste populaire: en reperant ce qui autorise des lectures contradictoires, jeu de defausse ou suspension indefinie du sens, mais aussi en retrouvant les intentions litteraires de cette ecriture avec la notion de sublime comique ou d'ingeniosite postcritique. Ce projet historique dans sa visee a donc une ambition poetique: les interpretations de Gil Blas ici proposees sont une contribution a la reconnaissance des proprietes du roman d'Ancien Regime et une quete des outils critiques qui leur sont adaptes.Les travaux de ce volume ont d'abord ete presentes lors de deux journees d'etudes, l'une tenue en decembre 2002 a l'universite de Paris 3-Sorbonne nouvelle et organisee par le Cerlav 18, en collaboration avec les collegues de l'universite de Grenoble, et la seconde en janvier 2003 a l'ENS de la rue d'Ulm. Y ont ete joints deux textes inedits de Rene Demoris et de Marc Escola.
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Peeters Publishers L'Europe De L'exegese Au XVIe Siecle:
Book SynopsisCet ouvrage est au croisement de deux disciplines: l'histoire et l'exegese. En matiere d'exegese, il entreprend de suivre a la trace les interpretations qui ont ete donnees a la parabole des ouvriers de la onzieme heure (Mt 20,1-16) tout au long du 16e siecle. Pour permettre une comparaison adequate des differentes interpretations, a ete mise au point une grille de lecture (inspiree de T. Todorov et de P. Ricoeur), dans laquelle sont reprises de maniere systematique toutes les operations que peut impliquer l'interpretation d'un texte. On y trouve en particulier les dispositifs formels de l'interpretation (langue, plan, langage methodologique...); les operations elaborant le sens direct ou litteral du texte (mise en oeuvre des codes lexicaux, narratifs, historiques, litteraires...); et les operations elaborant son sens indirect ou symbolique (mise en oeuvre des symbolismes lexical et propositionnel, des contextes paradigmatique et syntagmatique, de l'intertextualite, de la reappropriation du lecteur, du monde du texte...). L'application de cette methode aux differents commentaires permet de voir les operations que chacun favorise et comment il fait parler le texte biblique en lui donnant sens. Cela nous interpelle par rapport a notre propre construction du sens, dans l'exegese actuelle. En matiere historique, j'analyse d'abord la publication du texte de Mt 20,1-16 dans ses differentes editions (textes grecs, syriaques et latins) et ses multiples traductions (en latin, allemand, neerlandais, francais, italien, espagnol...). Des tableaux des variantes textuelles permettent de suivre l'evolution des traductions et de reperer leurs choix methodologiques. On decouvre ensuite les grands commentateurs du debut du 16e siecle: Erasme et Lefevre d'Etaples, tetes de file d'une exegese centree sur les codes lexicaux; Luther et Melanchthon, tetes de file d'une exegese basee sur le but du texte, dans laquelle brillent Bucer, Cajetan, Zwingli, Valdes, Bullinger. Puis on voit apparaitre une generation d'auteurs pratiquant des ponts entre les ecoles (Musculus, Titelman, Estienne) ou relancant l'ecole humaniste (Calvin, Beze) et, enfin, des ecoles tres marquees au niveau confessionnel, mais integrant les elements provenant d'autres confessions (Jansenius de Gand, Arias Montanus, Aretius, Piscator, Maldonado, Salmeron). Apparait ainsi une Europe de l'exegese: les pionniers du debut du siecle entament une revolution culturelle en matiere d'interpretation, qui franchit toutes les frontieres nationales ou confessionnelles; elle se repercute au cours du siecle en d'innombrables variations et approfondissements, qui touchent tous les pays europeens et determinent les courants d'un vaste echange d'idees. On decouvre ainsi un chapitre important de l'histoire des idees, qui se diffusent de Salamanque a Wittenberg, de Rome a Paris, de Varsovie a Londres, de Louvain a Strasbourg, de Geneve a Naples, bref un fondement de l'Europe actuelle.
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Peeters Publishers Jesu Heilsbotschaft Und Die Kirche: Studien Zur
Book SynopsisJe 4 der 18, erstmals zwischen 1983 und 2003 veroffentlichten Artikel behandeln eschatologische und ekklesiologische Aspekte im MkEv (1,21-28; 9,1; 13; 16,1-8) und MtEv (Krankenheilungen; Mt 7,13f; Stellenwert Galilaas; Israel und die Heiden) und 2 im LkEv (Eigentum; Verantwortung und Heilsvollendung). Es zeigt sich: Christen leben im endzeitlichen Heil, dessen Vollendung vom Einzelnen im Tod erreicht wird (Mk 13,13). Im Unterschied zu einzelnen Christen lassen neutestamentliche Autoren den Parusietermin offen (vgl. z.B. 1Thess 4,13-18). Die christliche Taufe knupft religionsgeschichtlich an die Johannestaufe an, unterscheidet sich aber zugleich von ihr: Als Wasser- "und" Geisttaufe ist sie ein Initiationsritus, der Gemeinschaft mit Christus und den Mitgetauften stiftet. 6 Beitrage zu 1Petr befassen sich mit dessen Theozentrik, der Taufe und ihren Auswirkungen auf das christliche Leben (1,22-2,3), dem Wesen und der missionarischen Dimension der Gemeinde (2,4-10), dem christlichen Leben in der Fremde als Zeichen eschatologischer Existenz (2,11-17), der Heilszuversicht fur alle Menschen und der gegenwartigen christlichen Heilserfahrung (3,18-22) und mit Christi Leiden, verstanden als Signum seines ganzen Lebens, samt seinen soteriologischen Auswirkungen (4,1-6).
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Peeters Publishers Ein Held Des Glaubens?: Rezeptionsgeschichtliche
Book SynopsisBibelauslegung - das wird von Theologen manchmal vergessen - ist nicht das Privileg von Gelehrten innerhalb der Mauern der Universitat oder von Predigern auf der Kanzel, sondern geschieht ebenso am Schreibtisch des Romanschreibers, des Poeten, des Librettisten und Komponisten, im Atelier des bildenden Kunstlers und in den Filmstudios von Hollywood. Die Bibelauslegung nahm einst ihren Anfang, aber ist keineswegs an ihr Ende gekommen. Schon bevor die Grenzen der Bibelbucher festgelegt waren, fand Auslegung statt. Sobald die Grenzen der Bucher fixiert waren, wurden sie die Quelle eines immer breiter anschwellenden Stroms der Auslegung in unterschiedlichen Formen, die zusammen eine faszinierende, sich noch immer weiter ausbreitende Welt bilden. Anhand der herausfordernden Erzahlungen uber den Helden Simson, wie er in den Kapiteln 13-16 im Bibelbuch Richter beschrieben wird, wird der Leser in diesen Studien in die Welt der Interpretation eingefuhrt und ihm ein Eindruck der vielgestaltigen und reich schattierten Formen der Auslegung vermittelt.
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Peeters Publishers Hamam - Commentary on the Book of Proverbs:
Book SynopsisThis is the first translation of the late ninth-century Armenian commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Hamam, who is better known for his commentary on grammar. Armenian biblical exegesis is a little explored field, and this is one of the earliest surviving examples of the commentary genre. The text survives in a single manuscript, first published in Erevan in 1994. The Armenian text presented here is re-edited on the basis of a new reading of Matenadaran 1151. In the introduction Professor Thomson places this commentary in the context of Armenian theological tradition, contrasting Hamam's approach with the few surviving earlier Armenian biblical commentaries. He also notes the differences between Hamam and the previous major Greek and Syrian patristic commentators. The notes to the English translation elucidate textual and other problems. Two later Armenian commentaries on Proverbs exist, by Nerses of Lambron and Grigor of Tat'ev. Parallels and differences between the three texts are highlighted and discussed. This is a significant contribution to an aspect of Armenian theological tradition which has been little studied, but is now attracting increasing attention.
£48.03
Peeters Publishers 1 Chronicles
Book SynopsisDuring the last few decades there has been a growing scholarly interest in the Book(s) of Chronicles, which resulted in a respectable number of commentaries in various languages. Yet, the book remains inviting for further study and research. The present commentary is a result of it. It attempts to understand the Book of Chronicles as an expression of the author's religious conviction and piety in the context of the late Persian period, which provided him with the reason and stimulans for writing this work as a religious appeal to his readers. His (assumed) intention is determinative of both the contents and the structure of the work, and in a number of cases contributes to a better understanding of smaller textual units. An extensive introduction deals among others with the writer's purpose and with some themes which occur throughout the book.
£38.40
Peeters Publishers Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible
Book SynopsisThe Hebrew Bible abounds in metaphors and other figurative speech. The present volume collects fifteen essays on this fascinating aspect of biblical language, written by specialists in the field. Attention is paid both to the recent methodological developments in the study of metaphor and to the importance of metaphor studies for the interpretation of biblical texts.
£76.01
Peeters Publishers Evangelium Iohannis Aethiopicum: T.
Book SynopsisIn this volume is presented, for the first time, a critical edition of the earliest retrievable text (i.e., the "Versio Antiqua") of the Gospel of John in Classical Ethiopic (Ge'ez). Altogether 21 manuscripts have been collated, representing four different text types and, for the first two of these, three and four sub-types respectively. The "Versio Antiqua" is represented by the first text type, of which, for the most part, the important Mss Abba Garima I and III, dated to 1270 or earlier, have been employed for the basic text. Five appendices are also included, in the last of which is supplied a collation of the "Versio Antiqua" with the critical apparatus of the 27th edition of "Novum Testamentum Graece". This volume, consequently, should prove useful to anyone interested in textual criticism of the New Testament, the textual history of the Ethiopic Gospel of John, or Ge'ez literature generally.
£78.00
Peeters Publishers Interpreting Translation: Studies on the LXX and
Book SynopsisThe 30 essays by some of the most prominent scholars on the field of Septuagint studies collected in this volume deal with the Septuagint in general and with the Septuagint of Ezekiel in particular, but also with text-critical, philological, lexicographical and theological topics, faithfully reflecting the wide range of interests of Professor Johan Lust. Edited by F. Garcia Martinez and Marc Vervenne.
£87.64
Peeters Publishers Paul and God's Temple
Book SynopsisPaul addresses his readers as God's Temple in his Letters to the Corinthians, which are among the earliest documents of Christianity. This volume provides a synthesis of the historical and exegetical dimensions to Paul's cultic imagery. Previous theories (spiritualisation, substitution, comparative religions approach) cannot stand in view of the analysis of the broader historical context as well as reconsideration of Paul's theological perspective. This historical interpretation integrates relevant Qumran texts published since the 1990's, insights about the early Jesus-movement's Jewish origins, and canonical as well as extra-canonical Gospels in the discussion about cultic imagery. "Paul and God's Temple" sheds new light on Paul's relation to contemporary Judaism and temple-theological traditions, while putting Paul's cultic imagery in a rhetorical-critical and reader-oriented perspective.
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Peeters Publishers Severe D'Antioche: Fragments Grecs Tires Des
Book SynopsisCette publication complete celle des fragments de Severe d'Antioche relatifs a l'Exode (TEG 9). Sa nouveaute reside dans les nombreux extraits qu'elle revele de la "Correspondance" de Severe. Ils sont presque aussi nombreux que les emprunts aux "Homelies cathedrales" et proviennent surtout de la chaine des Regnes. Severe y repond aux questions, parfois tres concretes, de ses correspondants, echange revelateur des preoccupations religieuses de l'epoque. Autre nouveaute, plus modeste: la decouverte d'une hymne, qui en outre a permis l'identification de deux pieces analogues, attestees dans la chaine de l'evangile de Matthieu.Dans le cas de Severe, la tradition syriaque revet une particuliere importance. Elle ne peut etre traitee superficiellement mais impose une analyse fine. Lucas Van Rompay a bien voulu se charger entierement de cet aspect du travail. Son glossaire des correspondances entre le grec et le syriaque constitue pour les orientalistes un instrument dont ils reconnaitront le prix.
£90.37
Peeters Publishers Die Adam- und Seth-Legenden im Syrischen Buch
Book SynopsisDas syrische "Buch der Schatzhohle" stellt ein relativ spates Apokryphon dar, das lange Zeit nur marginale Aufmerksamkeit beanspruchen konnte. Thema dieser Untersuchung sind die in den ersten sieben Kapiteln der "Schatzhohle" aufbewahrten Adam- und Seth-Legenden. Diese werden quellenkritisch behandelt und auf ihre Ursprunge in der alteren judischen und christlichen Literatur zuruckgefuhrt. Dabei wird deutlich, das viele Motive zwar judische Wurzeln haben, dem Verfasser der "Schatzhohle" aber erst durch christliche Vermittlung zugekommen sind. Insbesondere ist es nicht moglich, innerhalb der mit Adam und Seth befasten Passagen eine zugrundeliegende Quellenschrift zu rekonstruieren. Die Adam- und Seth-Legenden im "Buch der Schatzhohle" mussen daher als eigenstandige Kompilation eines unter orthodox-christlichem Gesichtspunkt schreibenden Autors aufgefast werden.
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Peeters Publishers Dreams and Scripture in Luke-acts: Collected
Book SynopsisThe studies (seven articles in English and two in German) presented in this volume will give some insight into Luke's way of dealing with certain literary traditions available to him and to his audience. They try to determine something of the relation between the Luke-Acts in general or a special passage in particular and the biblical associations in his Hellenistic environment. Such is the limited goal of this collection of essays; nothing more, nothing less. If one theme should prevail in this volume, it might be the connection between interpretation of Scripture and the phenomenon of dreams. In some of the articles, the author deals quite explicitly with the combination of dream and Scripture, in others only with the interpretation of Scripture. When dealing with the interpretation of Scripture in other articles, the connection with other types of divine communication is sometimes mentioned in passing. The essays collected here help readers find their way through the endless fabric of Luke's interpretation of the events concerning Jesus and his disciples in the light of biblical and classical wisdom traditions.
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Peeters Publishers The Trial and Death of Jesus
Book SynopsisWhat is the significance of the trial and death of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark? In its annual meetings the Mark Group of the Society of Biblical Literature studied the trial of Jesus in 2003 and the death of Jesus in 2004. Both speakers and audience expressed the desire to bring some of the papers together in book form. The current volume fulfills this wish. The contributions presented here represent an up to date expression of one of the most important themes in Markan exegesis. The editors use the metaphor of a prism to illustrate the two sections of the book. Like a concave prism spreading light, the first section presents a range of understandings of the meaning of the death of Jesus. Like a convex prism focusing light, the second section uses multiple methodologies to focus attention on the trial of Jesus, particularly the charge of blasphemy. The papers together raise questions, challenge common views, and interrelate themes that push Markan scholarship forward.
£47.63
Peeters Publishers Nerses of Lambron. Commentary on the Revelation
Book SynopsisNerses of Lambron (1153-1198) is one of the most significant figures in Armenian literature and ecclesiastical history. As author of numerous biblical commentaries and translator of legal and other texts he is noted as a prolific scholar, and as Archbishop of Tarsus he played a major role in the religious life of Cilician Armenia. In 1179 he made a new translation of the Book of Revelation, not unknown earlier in Armenia but not yet integrated into the Armenian canon of scripture. In the same year he adapted the Greek "Commentary on Revelation" by Andreas of Caesarea with appropriate additions and changes to reflect Armenian tradition.In this first translation of the Armenian text (based on the 1855 edition with a comparison of the copy made in 1284 by the noted Esayi Nc'ec'i), R.W. Thomson emphasizes the differences between Nerses' adaptation and the original Greek, and places this reworking in the context of the Armenian-Byzantine discussions on possible reunion of the churches. In the Introduction he studies the use of the Book of Revelation in Armenia prior to Nerses, reviews Nerses' career, and highlights the theological characteristics of the adaptation.
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Peeters Publishers Les Sources Judaiques Du Nouveau Testament:
Book SynopsisCe livre presente un recueil des principaux articles de l'auteur, qui est Dominicain depuis 1959 et Professeur a la Faculte de Theologie de Louvain-la-Neuve depuis 1976. Les articles sont regroupes selon 4 themes qui representent les domaines de recherches de l'auteur: 1. Les miracles evangeliques compares aux miracles grecs et rabbiniques; 2. L'eucharistie avec un essai de reconstitution du texte primitif de la Cene; 3. L'origine du monotheisme biblique; 4. L'arriere-fond judaique du Nouveau Testament.
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Peeters Publishers On the Trail of the Septuagint Translators:
Book SynopsisThe essays of this revised and expanded collection were written by Prof. Anneli Aejmelaeus over a period of 25 years. The thread that runs through all these essays and holds the collection together is translation technique, which is characterized as a central aspect of methodology rather than an object of study. Only by tracing the trail of the Septuagint translators is it possible to gain a reliable picture of the different translators and of the Hebrew Vorlage their work was based on. The themes dealt with in the individual essays range from the study of syntactical features of the Greek language used in the Septuagint to the quest for the correct understanding of the underlying Hebrew, from the overall description of the translation character of certain biblical books to the application of translation technical data in textual criticism of the Hebrew text, and from methodological questions to the discussion of theological interpretation by the translators, reflecting the ongoing discussion in the international field of Septuagint studies and representing a significant and distinctive critical position in it.
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