Novum TestamentumPub Date : 2021-12-13DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341711
M. Dormandy
{"title":"“Works of the Law” in the Perspective of Second-Century Reception, written by Matthew J. Thomas","authors":"M. Dormandy","doi":"10.1163/15685365-12341711","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-12341711","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19319,"journal":{"name":"Novum Testamentum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42083729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Novum TestamentumPub Date : 2021-12-13DOI: 10.1163/15685365-bja10003
Thomas Tops
{"title":"A Philological Study of the Reflexive-Possessive Use of Personal Pronouns in the Fourth Gospel","authors":"Thomas Tops","doi":"10.1163/15685365-bja10003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-bja10003","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000This study provides a philological analysis of all the occurrences of personal pronouns with reflexive-possessive meaning in the Gospel of John. Here, the author argues that the Gospel highly conforms to the rule of Classical Greek that the deictic force of the article suffices to identify the possessor when it is clear in the literary context who the possessor is. This high conformity enables the author to specify in which cases personal pronouns are strictly necessary to indicate the possessor and where they are redundant. Exegetical case studies (e.g., John 6:52) illustrate the implications of this study for the interpretation of the Gospel.","PeriodicalId":19319,"journal":{"name":"Novum Testamentum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46787731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Novum TestamentumPub Date : 2021-12-13DOI: 10.1163/15685365-bja10009
B. Blackburn
{"title":"The Meaning of a Matthean Redaction","authors":"B. Blackburn","doi":"10.1163/15685365-bja10009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-bja10009","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000In Matt 26:64 the evangelist redacts Mark 14:62 by adding the phrase ἀπ’ ἄρτι prior to Mark’s ὄψεσθε τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐξ δεξιῶν καθήµενον τῆς δυνάµεως καὶ ἐρχόµενον µετὰ τῶν νεφελῶν τoῦ οὐρανοῦ. The present study attempts to demonstrate (1) that this addition does not negate a reference to the parousia, as argued, inter alios, by John P. Meier and R.T. France, and (2) that ἀπ’ ἄρτι in Matt 26:64 functions to draw a sharp contrast between the humiliation of Jesus’ passion and his glorious parousia, which would happen in the near future.","PeriodicalId":19319,"journal":{"name":"Novum Testamentum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47170817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Novum TestamentumPub Date : 2021-09-09DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341702
S. Llewelyn, W. Robinson
{"title":"“If Your Hand Causes You to Stumble, Cut It Off”","authors":"S. Llewelyn, W. Robinson","doi":"10.1163/15685365-12341702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-12341702","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000A number of Jesus’ sayings have been taken to be instances of hyperbole. Mark 9:43–47 is so construed by many. The present article uses Relevance Theory and other work on hyperbole to define its scalar nature and expressive function. The encoded meanings of language and the roles of co-text (discursive factors) and context (non-discursive factors) in inferring meaning are investigated in relation to Mark 9:43–47 and its synoptic parallels. It is concluded that considerations of language and co-text provide no evidence that Mark 9:43–47 is hyperbolic; if it was construed as hyperbolic by the Markan audience, the reason for this lies in its now unknown context of utterance. The opposite is the case with Matthew’s treatments of the saying. He provides a co-text that prompts for a spiritualised and thus metaphorical interpretation of it.","PeriodicalId":19319,"journal":{"name":"Novum Testamentum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41367026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Novum TestamentumPub Date : 2021-09-09DOI: 10.1163/15685365-bja10001
John-Christian Eurell
{"title":"Reconsidering the John of Revelation","authors":"John-Christian Eurell","doi":"10.1163/15685365-bja10001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-bja10001","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000The historical context of the Revelation of John is a much-debated issue. This article discusses the most popular theories concerning the dating and authorship of Revelation and finds them wanting. Rather than being a composition of an otherwise unknown prophet named John in the late first century, it is argued that Revelation should be regarded as one of many pseudonymous apocalypses that are composed in the early second century.","PeriodicalId":19319,"journal":{"name":"Novum Testamentum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42974199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Novum TestamentumPub Date : 2021-09-09DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341709
J. K. Elliott
{"title":"Textual History of the Bible. Vol. 2: The Deuterocanonical Scriptures, edited by Armin Lange","authors":"J. K. Elliott","doi":"10.1163/15685365-12341709","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-12341709","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19319,"journal":{"name":"Novum Testamentum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42779177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Novum TestamentumPub Date : 2021-09-09DOI: 10.1163/15685365-bja10004
Bryan R. Dyer
{"title":"The Wordplay μαθεῖν-παθεῖν in Hebrews 5:8","authors":"Bryan R. Dyer","doi":"10.1163/15685365-bja10004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-bja10004","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000This article examines the use and history of the wordplay μαθεῖν-παθεῖν in Greco-Roman literature in order to assess its use in the Epistle to the Hebrews. First, two important studies on the wordplay from the mid-twentieth century are examined in addition to recent Hebrews scholarship. Second, the article surveys Greco-Roman literature, including several texts not previously included in previous scholarship, to explore how this wordplay was used and developed. Finally, the use of μαθεῖν-παθεῖν in Heb 5:8 is investigated in light of its prior use in Greek literature. It is argued that in these two words, the author of Hebrews is able to memorably demonstrate that Jesus participated in the full human condition. This supports the larger argument regarding Jesus’ qualifications for the high priesthood and is put in conversation with his status as the divine Son.","PeriodicalId":19319,"journal":{"name":"Novum Testamentum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48925614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Novum TestamentumPub Date : 2021-09-09DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341687
J. K. Elliott
{"title":"Supplement IV to J.K. Elliott, A Bibliography of Greek New Testament Manuscripts (Third Edition)","authors":"J. K. Elliott","doi":"10.1163/15685365-12341687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-12341687","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19319,"journal":{"name":"Novum Testamentum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45265233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Novum TestamentumPub Date : 2021-09-09DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341718
C. Breytenbach, J. Thom
{"title":"Note from the Editors","authors":"C. Breytenbach, J. Thom","doi":"10.1163/15685365-12341718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-12341718","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19319,"journal":{"name":"Novum Testamentum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43706358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}