Adolf Deissmann: Ein (zu Unrecht) fast vergessener Theologe und Philologe

Adolf Deissmann: Ein (zu Unrecht) fast vergessener Theologe und Philologe
Author: Cilliers Breytenbach
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2019-01-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004392270

The chapters in this volume cover all aspects of the work of Adolf Deissmann (1866–1937). Following his main works, the authors highlight crucial aspects and impulses from his philological work on the New Testament, including the interpretation of Paul, Light from the Ancient East, the social status of the first Christians, and the lexicography of the New Testament. His background in the Lutheran Church of Hessen-Nassau, his contribution to the ecumenical movement together with Nathan Söderblom and through the Evangelische Wochenbriefe during World War II, and his role as rector of the Berlin University in 1930/1931 are also discussed. The contributions illustrate that notwithstanding his ecumenical engagement, Deissmann never gave up his scholarly work. The essays trace the influence of his philological and historical work among his students and place contemporary debates on Deissmann as philologist and theologian in their historical context. Dieser Band widmet sich in neun Einzelbeiträgen der gesamten Breite des Schaffens von Adolf Deissmann (1866–1937). Entlang der Hauptwerken werden wesentliche Aspekte und Impulse aus seiner philologisch orientierten Arbeit am Neuen Testament neu gewürdigt (Interpretation der Paulusbriefe, Licht vom Osten, „Unterschichtenthese“, neutestamentliche Lexikographie etc.). Daneben geht es um seine Herkunft aus der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen-Nassau, um sein Wirken in der Ökumene am Beispiel der Beziehung zu Nathan Söderblom und der Arbeit an den Evangelischen Wochenbriefen im Ersten Weltkrieg sowie um seine Rolle als Rektor der Berliner Universität von 1930 bis 1931. Die Beiträge zeigen, dass Deissmann trotz seines ökumenischen Engagements seine wissenschaftliche Arbeit nicht aufgegeben hat. Die Aufsätze gehen den Wirkungen seiner philologisch-historischen Arbeit unter seinen Schülern nach und stellen die zeitgenössischen Debatten um den Philologen und Theologen Deissmann in ihren historischen Kontext.

Alfred Loisy and the Making of History of Religions

Alfred Loisy and the Making of History of Religions
Author: Annelies Lannoy
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2020-08-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110584352

This monograph studies the professionalization of History of religions as an academic discipline in late 19th and early 20th century France and Europe. Its common thread is the work of the French Modernist priest and later Professor of History of religions at the Collège de France, Alfred Loisy (1857-1940), who participated in many of the most topical debates among French and international historians of religions. Unlike his well-studied Modernist theology, Loisy’s writings on comparative religion, and his rich interactions with famous scholars like F. Cumont, M. Mauss, or J.G. Frazer, remain largely unknown. This monograph is the first to paint a comprehensive picture of his career as a historian of religions before and after his excommunication in 1908. Through a contextual analysis of publications by Loisy and contemporaries, and a large corpus of private correspondence, it illuminates the scientification of the discipline between 1890-1920, and its deep entanglement with religion, politics, and society. Particular attention is also given to the role of national and transnational scholarly networks, and the way they controlled the theoretical and institutional frameworks for studying the history of religions.

Material Aspects of Reading in Ancient and Medieval Cultures

Material Aspects of Reading in Ancient and Medieval Cultures
Author: Anna Krauß
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2020-05-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110636034

This publication seeks to endeavour the relationship between material artefacts and reading practices in ancient and medieval cultures. While the acts of reception of written artefacts in former times are irretrievably lost, some of the involved artefacts are preserved and might comprise hints to the ancient reading practices. In form of case studies, the contributions to this volume examine various forms of written artefacts as to their implications on modes of reading. Analyzing different Qumran scrolls, codices, Tefillin, Mezuzot, magical texts, tablets, bricks, and statues as well as meta-textual and iconographic aspects, the articles inquire the possibilities of how to correlate material aspects to assumed modes of reception and practices of reading. The contributions stem from Egyptology, Papyrology, Qumran Studies, Biblical Studies, Jewish Studies, Ancient Christianity, and Islamic Studies. In total, this volume contributes to the research on practices of reception in times past and demonstrates the potential hidden in text-bearing artefacts.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Author: Andrew Louth
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 4474
Release: 2022-02-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0192638157

Uniquely authoritative and wide-ranging in its scope, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church is the indispensable reference work on all aspects of the Christian Church. It contains over 6,500 cross-referenced A-Z entries, and offers unrivalled coverage of all aspects of this vast and often complex subject, from theology; churches and denominations; patristic scholarship; and the bible; to the church calendar and its organization; popes; archbishops; other church leaders; saints; and mystics. In this new edition, great efforts have been made to increase and strengthen coverage of non-Anglican denominations (for example non-Western European Christianity), as well as broadening the focus on Christianity and the history of churches in areas beyond Western Europe. In particular, there have been extensive additions with regards to the Christian Church in Asia, Africa, Latin America, North America, and Australasia. Significant updates have also been included on topics such as liturgy, Canon Law, recent international developments, non-Anglican missionary activity, and the increasingly important area of moral and pastoral theology, among many others. Since its first appearance in 1957, the ODCC has established itself as an essential resource for ordinands, clergy, and members of religious orders, and an invaluable tool for academics, teachers, and students of church history and theology, as well as for the general reader.

The New Testament in the Graeco-Roman World

The New Testament in the Graeco-Roman World
Author: Marius Nel
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2015
Genre: History
ISBN: 3643906323

Born in Pretoria, South Africa, Abraham (Abe) J. Malherbe (1930-2012) taught Theology of New Testament and Early Christianity at Abilene Christian University and was Buckingham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Literature Emeritus at Yale Divinity School. A member of The Society of Biblical Literature for over 50 years, Abe was a highly productive scholar who made major contributions in several areas. This festschrift in honor of Prof. Abe Malherbe is the product of South African and international scholars honoring the memory of a great New Testament scholar. (Series: Theology in Africa - Vol. 4) [Subject: Religious Studies, Christianity]

Determined by Christ: The Pauline Metaphor ‘Being in Christ’

Determined by Christ: The Pauline Metaphor ‘Being in Christ’
Author: Barbara Beyer
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2024-01-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004686193

What does it mean that the believers are ‘in Christ’ (Rom 8:1; 2 Cor 5:17 etc.)? The phrase has become so common to Christian discourse that it obscures the original meaning. By analysing key passages and stripping back the interpretive layers, this book portrays ‘in Christ’ in the light of Greek language usage. Insights from metaphor theory, onomastics, and ritual theory further the investigation. The book also addresses prepositional phrases like ‘with Christ’ and how ‘in Christ’ developed in the deutero-Pauline letters. This comprehensive perspective illuminates a crucial early-Christian phrase and how believers viewed their relationship to Christ.

Classical Philology and Theology

Classical Philology and Theology
Author: Catherine Conybeare
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2020-09-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108494838

Explores for the first time the deep and significant interactions between classical philology and theology.

Sacred Scripture and Secular Struggles

Sacred Scripture and Secular Struggles
Author: David Vincent Meconi S.J.
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2015-09-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004304568

Twelve leading scholars have collaborated on this unique volume, bringing their biblical and patristic expertise together to show how the first followers of Jesus used their own canonical scriptures to address concerns central to life in the Roman Empire. Sacred Scripture and Secular Struggles offers an overview of how early Christians approached and appropriated biblical texts in addressing wider societal issues of imperial power, slavery, the use of wealth, suicide and other fundamental issues brought about by the convergence of empire and ecclesia.