دانلود کتاب Jesus, Gospel Tradition and Paul in the Context of Jewish and Greco-Roman Antiquity: Collected Essays II

فهرست مطالب :

Cover
Preface
Table of Contents
I. Jesus of Nazareth and Gospel Traditions
1. The Meaning of Εὐαγγέλιον in the Inscriptiones of the Canonical Gospels
Introduction
Εὐαγγέλιον in Early Christian Literature
A Lexical Overview
Ευαγγέλιον in Paul
Εὐαγγέλιον in Mark
Εὐαγγέλιον in Second Century Christianity
The Gospel Subscriptiones and Inscriptiones
The Development of the Fourfold Gospel
Conclusions
2. Genre Theory and the Genre-Function of Mark and Matthew
Introduction
The Beginnings of Genre Criticism in Biblical Studies
Relevant Aspects of Modern Genre Theory for the Toolkits of New Testament Scholars
Paratextual Features of the Gospels
Introduction
Subscriptiones and Superscriptiones
The Title of Mark
The Genre-Function of Mark
Genre-Salient Features
The Macro-Genre of Mark
Mark as a Parody of Biography
The Genre-Function of Matthew
Matthew’s Transformation of Mark
The Title of Matthew
Matthew’s Deconstruction of Q
Concluding Summary
3. The Forgiveness Petition in the Lord’s Prayer: First Century Literary, Liturgical and Cultural Contexts
Introduction
The Forgiveness Petition in the Context of the Lord’s Prayer
Meanings and Functions of the Forgiveness Petition
The Meaning of the Forgiveness Petition in Matthew
The Meaning of the Forgiveness Petition in Luke
The Meaning of the Forgiveness Petition in the Didache
The Forgiveness Maxim
Reading the Forgiveness Petition in a Greek Cultural Context
Concluding Summary
4. Apocalyptic and the Lord’s Prayer
Introduction
Constructing a Profile of Apocalyptic
Reading the Matthaean Lord’s Prayer in the Context of Apocalyptic Eschatology
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name
Your kingdom come
Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily [epiousion] bread
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors
And do not bring us to the time of trial [peirasmon], but rescue us from the evil one
5. “The Spirit is Willing, but the Flesh is Weak” (Mark 14:38b and Matthew 26:41b)
Introduction
The Form and Function of the Dominical Proverb
Spirit and Flesh in the Hebrew Bible and Judaism
Analogous Hellenistic Anthropological Dualities
Πνεῦμα and Σάρξ in Pauline Anthropology
Early Christian Appropriations of Mark 14:38 and Matt 26:41
Concluding Summary
6. Luke 1:1–4: Historical or Scientific Prooimion?
1.
2.
3.
4.
7. Luke 20:34–36: A “Gnosticized” Logion of Jesus?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
8. Dualism in the Fourth Gospel and the Dead Sea Scrolls: A Reassessment of the Problem
Introduction
Methodological Considerations
The Problem of Dualism
Johannine Dualism
Dualism in Qumran Literature
The Spirit-Paraclete and the Spirit of Truth
Comparing Dualisms in John and Qumran
Concluding Reflections
9. Christian Beginnings and Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Introduction
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Testing the “Failed Prophecy” Aspect of Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Failed prophecy in the Lubavitcher Chabad
Christian Beginnings in the Light of Dissonance Theory and Rumor Theory
The Jesus Movement as a Millenarian Movement
Jesus in the Disciples’ Belief System
The Mutual Social Reinforcement of Jesus’ Disciples
Rumor Theory and the Empty Tomb
Wider Social Reinforcement through Mass Proselytism
Conclusions
10. Assessing the Historical Value of the Apocryphal Jesus Traditions: A Critique of Conflicting Methodologies
Introduction
Assessing the Methodology of John P. Meier
The Methodology of John Dominic Crossan
Methodological Reflections
11. Jesus and Cynics in First-Century Palestine: Some Critical Considerations
Introduction
Relevant Aspects of Cynicism
Problematic Features of the Hypothesis
Conclusions
12. Prolegomena to the Study of Oral Tradition in the Hellenistic World
Introduction
Defining Oral Tradition
Memorized Speech
Accounts of Events
Epic
Tales, Proverbs, and Sayings
The Oral-formulaic Theory
Travel Guides and Local Oral Traditions
The Fountain of the Sun
First and Second Century Travel Guides
Pausanias, Periegetes
Oral Tradition and Hellenistic Historiography
Oral Traditions and Religious Cults
Memory and Rhetoric
Oral Tradition in Philosophical Schools
The βίος of the Hero
Chreiai or Anecdotes
Stories
Conclusions
13. Oral Tradition and the Aphorisms of Jesus
Introduction
The Function of Aphorisms
Identifying Aphorisms
Methodological Considerations
Morphology of the Aphorism
Types and Forms of Aphorisms
Makarisms or Beatitudes
“Whoever,” or “the one who” sayings
Conditional sayings
Aphorisms in synonymous couplets
Antithetical and paradoxical aphorisms
The wisdom admonition
Aphoristic sentences
Statements of reciprocity
Compositional Tendencies in Aphorisms
Conclusions
Appendix: Inventory Of Aphorisms Of Jesus
14. Jesus Tradition and the Pauline Letters
Introduction
The Project of Birger Gerhardsson
The Problem of Paul and Oral Tradition
Birger Gerhardsson
Werner Kelber
Traugott Holtz
John D. Harvey
Paul and the Jesus Tradition
Paul’s Letters as “aides-mémoire” and “lieux de mémoire”
II. Pauline Studies
15. Two Pauline Models of the Person
Introduction
The Problem of Pauline Anthropology
Ancient Monistic and Dualistic Views of Human Nature
Pauline Anthropological Dualism
The Irrational Behavior Model in Hellenistic Psychology
The Irrational Behavior Model in Paul
Human Nature and the Macrocosm-Microcosm Analogy in Antiquity
Hellenistic Macrocosm-Microcosm Homologies
The Spatial Macrocosm-Microcosm Homology
The Temporal Macrocosm-Microcosm Analogy
The Systemic Macrocosm-Microcosm Analogy
Paul’s Apocalyptic Macrocosm-Microcosm Homology
Theological Reflections
16. Anthropological Duality in the Eschatology of 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:10
1. Introduction
2. Apocalyptic and Hellenistic Eschatologies
3. Approaches to 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:10
4. Interpreting Selected Themes in 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:10
The Outer Person and the Inner Person (4:16)
From an Earthly House to a Heavenly House (5:1)
Though Unclothed, We Shall Not Be Found Naked (5:3)
At Home or Away from Home (5:6–10)
5. Concluding Arguments
17. Human Nature and Ethics in Hellenistic Philosophical Traditions and Paul: Some Issues and Problems
Introduction
Complexities in Hellenistic Views of Human Nature
Pauline Perspectives on Human Nature
Paul and the Hellenistic Philosophical “Practice of Death”
18. The Judgment Seat of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:10)
The Problem
The Immediate Context: 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:10
The Thematic Context: Judgment in Paul
Τὸ βῆμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ and / or τὸ βῆμα τοῦ θεοῦ?
Judgment Scenarios in Jewish Apocalyptic
Conclusions
19. Paul, Ritual Purity and the Ritual Baths South of the Temple Mount (Acts 21:15–27)
Introduction
What Do We Know about the Nazirite Vow?
The Biblical Evidence
Post-Biblical Evidence
Interpretations of Acts 21:15–27
The View of Paul Billerbeck
The Proposal of Ernst Haenchen
The Proposals of Michael Bachmann and Friedrich Horn
The Proposal of Volker Stolle
Did Paul Contract Corpse Impurity by Traveling Abroad?
Summary Observations
Purification through Ritual Immersion in Miqwā᾿ôt
The Meaning of Ἁγνίζεσθαι in Acts 21:24, 26; 24:18
The Relevance of Miqwā᾿ôt
Why Did Paul Purify Himself?
Reinterpreting Acts 21:15–28
Appendix: Early Christian References to Miqwā᾿ôt
20. Romans as a Logos Protreptikos in the Context of Ancient Religious and Philosophical Propaganda
Introduction
Προτρέπειν and Cognates in Rhetoric and Philosophy
Generic Features of the λόγος προτρεπτικός
The History of the λόγος προτρεπτικός
Judaism and Christianity as “Philosophies”
The Problem of the Genre of Romans
The Protreptic Character of Romans
Conclusions
Appendix: Seneca Ep. 90 and Rom 1:18–2:16
21. Recent Readings of Paul Relating to Justification by Faith
Introduction
The Hellenistic Paul or the Jewish Paul?
Paul’s Damascus Experience and Justification by Faith
Conversion or Calling?
Paul’s “Conversion” and his Mission to the Gentiles
Christological Implications: Recognizing Jesus as the Messiah
Soteriological Implications: Recognizing the Limitations of the Law
Origin of Paul’s Theology?
Particularism and Universalism in Pauline Thought
The “New Perspective” on Paul
The “New View” of Paul
Justification by Faith
Aspects of the Lutheran-Catholic Debate
Justification and the New Perspective
The Evangelical Debate on Imputation
Justification and the Center of Pauline Thought
The πίστις [Ἰησοῦ] Χριστοῦ Debate
Conclusions
22. Galatians 3:28 and the Problem of Equality in the Church and Society
Introduction
Jesus of Nazareth and Human Rights
Pauline Conceptions of Equality and Their Influence
“There is neither Jew nor Greek”
“There is neither slave nor free”
“There is neither male nor female”
Summary
Indices Sources
Old Testament
New Testament
Early Christian Literature
Nag Hammadi Library
Early Jewish Literature
Dead Sea Scrolls
Josephus
Philo of Alexandria
Greek and Latin Sources
Papyri
Inscriptions
Index of Authors
Index of Subjects