A new article has been added to the latest Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism. It is the third to appear in Volume 5:
5.3, Jae Hyun Lee, Against Richard B. Hays’s ‘Faith of Jesus Christ’ [PDF]
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Job Opportunity: Research Fellow (Vetus Latina Iohannes)
Watch out -- the closing date on this one is very soon:
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Job Opportunity: Research Fellow (Vetus Latina Iohannes)
A vacancy is now being advertised for a Research Fellow to assist in the preparation and publication of an edition of the Old Latin versions of the Gospel according to John.
The Vetus Latina Iohannes project has been running at the University of Birmingham for a number of years, and has already made available an electronic edition of the surviving Old Latin manuscripts of John at http://www.iohannes.com/vetuslatina/ .
The main duties of the Fellow will include assisting in the compilation of an electronic database of gospel citations in Church Fathers, the analysis of this material, and the preparation of a printed edition to be published in the 'Vetus Latina' series.
Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant subject, an excellent knowledge of Latin, the ability to learn relevant IT skills quickly, and the ability to work effectively as a member of a team. A good working knowledge of Greek, experience of database design and maintenance, and experience of working on a research project are desirable.
The post-holder will be a member of the University's Institute for Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing (www.itsee.bham.ac.uk).
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prof. D.C. Parker (D.C.Parker@bham.ac.uk) and Dr P.H. Burton (P.H.Burton@bham.ac.uk).
The advertisement for the position may be found at:
http://www.vacancies.bham.ac.uk/vacancies/furtherParticulars.htm?refNo=A31036
The starting salary is £25,888 - £28,290 a year.
Applications close on 8th August 2008.
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Job Opportunity: Research Fellow (Vetus Latina Iohannes)
A vacancy is now being advertised for a Research Fellow to assist in the preparation and publication of an edition of the Old Latin versions of the Gospel according to John.
The Vetus Latina Iohannes project has been running at the University of Birmingham for a number of years, and has already made available an electronic edition of the surviving Old Latin manuscripts of John at http://www.iohannes.com/
The main duties of the Fellow will include assisting in the compilation of an electronic database of gospel citations in Church Fathers, the analysis of this material, and the preparation of a printed edition to be published in the 'Vetus Latina' series.
Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant subject, an excellent knowledge of Latin, the ability to learn relevant IT skills quickly, and the ability to work effectively as a member of a team. A good working knowledge of Greek, experience of database design and maintenance, and experience of working on a research project are desirable.
The post-holder will be a member of the University's Institute for Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing (www.itsee.bham.ac.uk).
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prof. D.C. Parker (D.C.Parker@bham.ac.uk) and Dr P.H. Burton (P.H.Burton@bham.ac.uk).
The advertisement for the position may be found at:
http://www.vacancies.bham.ac.
The starting salary is £25,888 - £28,290 a year.
Applications close on 8th August 2008.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
BBC Passion DVD Cover and Release Date
There is now some news about the DVD release of The Passion (my coverage) including the cover (left); click to enlarge. There is no news yet on what extras will be available. This will be a UK release, already listed at Amazon.co.uk and the BBC Shop, the latter giving a release date of 6 October. The American release will presumably wait until after the broadcast on HBO, probably next year.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Codex Sinaiticus Project Countdown Begins
Several news sources are reporting the exciting news that the Codex Sinaiticus Project is to go online on Thursday this week. Deutsche Welle announces German University to Put World's Oldest Bible Online, but it looks like they are a bit confused -- the project is actually a British Library Online Project, though in collaboration with three other institutions including Leipzig, correctly today in the 24 Hour Museum:
Codex Sinaiticus Bible Reunited in British Library Online Project
ITSEE: The Codex Sinaiticus Project
British Library Press Release (2005)
And for recent blog notices, see now Progress in the Digitization of the Codex Sinaiticus on Elginism and Codex Sinaiticus to go Online this week on j. c. baker and The Codex Sinaiticus Project on Paleojudaica.
Codex Sinaiticus Bible Reunited in British Library Online Project
A “unique treasure” of Biblical history is to be made available online for the first time through a collaborative project between The British Library and three other major international institutions.There is a holding page on the official site in German and English. The 24 hour museum article gives a little more detail:
The Codex Sinaiticus, considered to be the world’s most important Biblical manuscript, dates from the fourth century and is thought to be the earliest, most complete Christian bible.
The manuscript is however split up and housed in four different locations - London, Sinai, St Petersburg and Leipzig. This means that pages from one book of the bible manuscript might be housed in two or more different repositories . . .
While the project intends to have all parts of the Codex Sinaiticus online by July 2009, this year’s initial launch will give access to 106 pages held by the British Library. These include the complete Book of Psalms and the Gospel of Mark.I will add a link and a notice when the time comes on Thurdsay. For more on the project see:
A further 28 fragment pages from the British Library collection will also be added. These pages enable the online completion of a further six Biblical texts when joined with the parts of the manuscript housed at Leipzig University. These texts include 1 Chronicles, Jeremiah and Lamentations.
As well as translations of some parts of the manuscript from the Greek into English and German, the website will also allow users to explore cross-referencing between both the transcription and the image of the manuscript itself. For instance, pointing at a word on the transcription will highlight the equivalent word in the image.
ITSEE: The Codex Sinaiticus Project
British Library Press Release (2005)
And for recent blog notices, see now Progress in the Digitization of the Codex Sinaiticus on Elginism and Codex Sinaiticus to go Online this week on j. c. baker and The Codex Sinaiticus Project on Paleojudaica.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Beyond Belief on Paul
More from Radio 4: Beyond Belief back on 23 June dealt with Paul. No one else on the blogs has mentioned it so far (Surely I am the only biblioblogger who listens to Radio 4). The contributors are Paula Gooder, Gerald O'Collins and Ed Kessler, all three great choices, especially Paula! You can catch it again on Listen Again from the previous link (just select 23 June St Paul from the drop down menu). If you don't yet subscribe to the podcast, you can do so at Beyond Belief: Podcast. One choice question that gets discussed: would Paul have circumcised his son if he had one?
Are e-lists dying?
In recent weeks there has been an interesting discussion on several of the e-lists relevant to our field about whether, in fact, the e-lists are now dying. Andrew Bernhard has led the charge on this one and today posts a great summary post, also looking to the future. His answer to his original question is that the e-lists are not dying but that they are going through a period of transition. If you have not been following the discussion, you may be one of the reasons for the downturn on a lot of the lists. Here's the link to Andrew's post as it appears on Xtalk:
Are e-lists dying? (Final Post)
Andrew argues that many of the e-lists are in crisis, something he demonstrates by looking at figures on the number of posts, mapping a steady decline. But he suggests that the e-lists are not dying but are in transition, and there may still be a future for them.
I don't think that that the answers to this interesting question are straightforward, but I know that for myself and other fellow bloggers, blogging is one of the reasons for the changes in the e-lists. Many of us prefer to blog than to write an email. If I were to track my own e-list participation, I reckon it would have been much higher before I began blogging in 2003.
But I don't think that the growth of blogging is the major factor. Rather, our attitudes to email in general have changed. There was a phase when email was the latest thing. It was exciting, a whole new world of communication. Remember the thrill of receiving emails in those early days? When I joined b-greek nad Xtalk back in 1996, a large part of the experience was the thrill of receiving electronic communications -- this was not like anything else I had experienced. Back then it was fun to send and receive emails, and to do your scholarship that way. Not now. When I get back from time away from the computer, I don't think, "Oh great, tons of emails!" I think, "Oh no! Email mountain! How will I ever get through all of those?" Email was once exciting but now it is oppressive. Now we do everything by email and attention to our inbox is all about finding ways to get through it as quickly as possible. We are looking for excuses to by-pass, delete as many messages as possible. E-list material has to be relegated when there are tons of personal emails to work one's way through. I suspect that the growth of email oppression is in fact the largest factor in the changing face of several of the e-lists, not least as academics receive a larger proportion of emails than many others.
Are e-lists dying? (Final Post)
Andrew argues that many of the e-lists are in crisis, something he demonstrates by looking at figures on the number of posts, mapping a steady decline. But he suggests that the e-lists are not dying but are in transition, and there may still be a future for them.
I don't think that that the answers to this interesting question are straightforward, but I know that for myself and other fellow bloggers, blogging is one of the reasons for the changes in the e-lists. Many of us prefer to blog than to write an email. If I were to track my own e-list participation, I reckon it would have been much higher before I began blogging in 2003.
But I don't think that the growth of blogging is the major factor. Rather, our attitudes to email in general have changed. There was a phase when email was the latest thing. It was exciting, a whole new world of communication. Remember the thrill of receiving emails in those early days? When I joined b-greek nad Xtalk back in 1996, a large part of the experience was the thrill of receiving electronic communications -- this was not like anything else I had experienced. Back then it was fun to send and receive emails, and to do your scholarship that way. Not now. When I get back from time away from the computer, I don't think, "Oh great, tons of emails!" I think, "Oh no! Email mountain! How will I ever get through all of those?" Email was once exciting but now it is oppressive. Now we do everything by email and attention to our inbox is all about finding ways to get through it as quickly as possible. We are looking for excuses to by-pass, delete as many messages as possible. E-list material has to be relegated when there are tons of personal emails to work one's way through. I suspect that the growth of email oppression is in fact the largest factor in the changing face of several of the e-lists, not least as academics receive a larger proportion of emails than many others.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
"Gabriel's Revelation" Tablet
While I was away from the blogging machine, a major story broke and the media and the biblioblogs have been full of it, Israel Knohl's interpretation of a newly discovered text on a tablet called "Gabriel's Revelation". Syneidon has a good summary of the issues, with links, and several bibliobloggers have been on hand to provide intelligent, critical commentary of the kind that establishes a major contribution to the discussion, with up-to-date, accurate and cautious assessments that contrast with some of those from various media outlets. Particularly worthy of note are the contributions by Tyler Williams on Codex Blogspot, Knohl, "Gabriel's Revelation" Tablet and the Resurrection; The Messiah Tablet (with tons of links) and Joe Zias on the ‘Vision of Gabriel’ ‘Messiah Tablet’ Or Whatever You Wish to Call It on Jim West's blog; New Messiah Stone by Michael Bird on Euangelion; Messianism before Christ: Gabriel's Revelation by Stephen Cook on Biblische Ausbildung; The Vision of Gabriel by Ed Cook on Ralph the Sacred River; New Inscription Found: "Messiah to be Raised After 3 Days"?! and Messiah Tablet Confirms Published Dissertation by Michael Barber on Singing in the Reign. Jim Davila is on top of the news over on Paleojudaica, Vision of Gabriel, Vision of Gabriel Inscription, Vision of Gabriel, Vision of Gabriel Watch, Vision of Gabriel Watch and An Anti-Messiah. Excellent work here from the bibliobloggers, as ever up to speed and ready to provide intelligent commentary on the breaking stories of the day.
Duke Divinity School Dean on Facebooking
If you thought that your professors or deans weren't on Facebook, think again. In the Christian Century, Gregory Jones, the Dean of Duke Divinity School, has an article about Facebook:
My Facebook Friends
L. Gregory Jones
My Facebook Friends
L. Gregory Jones
Monday, July 14, 2008
Tacitus on In Our Time
Last week's In Our Time on Radio 4 dealt with Tacitus:
“The story I now commence is rich in vicissitudes, grim with warfare, torn by civil strife, a tale of horror even during times of peace”. So reads page one of The Histories by the Roman historian Tacitus and it doesn’t disappoint.You can listen again on the web, or you do what I do and download the podcast. In fact, why not subscribe while you are at it?
Tacitus’ Rome is a hotbed of sex and violence, of excessive wealth and senatorial corruption. His work is a pungent study in tyranny and decline that has influenced depictions of Rome, from Gibbon’s Decline and Fall to Robert Graves’ I, Claudius.
But is it a true picture of the age or does Tacitus’ work present the tyranny and decadence of Rome at the expense of its virtues? And to what extent, when we look at the Roman Empire today, do we still see it through his eyes?
Contributors
Catharine Edwards, Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Birkbeck, University of London
Ellen O’Gorman, Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Bristol
Maria Wyke, Professor of Latin at University College London
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Biblical Studies Carnivals XXX and XXXI
I am a big fan of the "Biblical Studies Carnival", which aims to gather together highlights each month from across the blogosphere on posts broadly relevant to Biblical Studies. Two have recently been published back to back, a treat for enthusiasts for the genre:
Biblical Studies Carnival XXX (by Tyler Williams)
Biblical Studies Carnival XXXI (by James R. Getz, Jr.)
As I have commented before, the more the bibliogging world expands, the more helpful these carnivals become. Unfortunately, the more the biblioblogging world expands, the more difficult it is for the authors to gather together the relevant information. Some go searching extensively; others, quite reasonably, limit their carnivals just to the things submitted to them. I am afraid that I have never offered to do one of these, and I have twice turned down requests to do one. I know that I would simply not have time to do a decent job, something that fills me with admiration for those who continue to produce the goods. Thanks again to all concerned.
Biblical Studies Carnival XXX (by Tyler Williams)
Biblical Studies Carnival XXXI (by James R. Getz, Jr.)
As I have commented before, the more the bibliogging world expands, the more helpful these carnivals become. Unfortunately, the more the biblioblogging world expands, the more difficult it is for the authors to gather together the relevant information. Some go searching extensively; others, quite reasonably, limit their carnivals just to the things submitted to them. I am afraid that I have never offered to do one of these, and I have twice turned down requests to do one. I know that I would simply not have time to do a decent job, something that fills me with admiration for those who continue to produce the goods. Thanks again to all concerned.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
"Smite the Amalekites!" More Henry Chadwick in Lives Remembered
And still the wonderful reminiscences of Henry Chadwick are pouring in. Tomorrow's Times has the following:
Lives remembered: The Very Rev Professor Henry Chadwick
They are all worth reading, but I loved this in particular from Canon Tim Roper:
See also Death of Henry Chadwick, More on Henry Chadwick and Henry Chadwick: More Lives Remembered.
Lives remembered: The Very Rev Professor Henry Chadwick
They are all worth reading, but I loved this in particular from Canon Tim Roper:
Henry would arrive, panting, straight from the hockey field, at 4.02 for a 4pm supervision. In his rooms he used to dash behind a screen while we sat demurely. “Prophesy!” he would call, and we would read our essays to a blank screen from which emerged sounds of one changing. Finally, Henry would appear, dapper as ever, and deliver himself of learned thoughts about Bultmann, form-criticism, or whatever. Thirty years later I met him. He still remembered.And for "Smite the Amalekites", you'll have to go to the article.
See also Death of Henry Chadwick, More on Henry Chadwick and Henry Chadwick: More Lives Remembered.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Henry Chadwick: More Lives Remembered
Today's Times also has further on Henry Chadwick in its "Lives Remembered":
Lives Remembered: Henry Chadwick
See also Death of Henry Chadwick and More on Henry Chadwick
Lives Remembered: Henry Chadwick
See also Death of Henry Chadwick and More on Henry Chadwick
Christopher Stead: Times Obituary
Today's Times had its obituary of Christopher Stead:
Canon Christopher Stead: distinguished patristic scholar
For earlier obituaries, see Christopher Stead Obituary.
Canon Christopher Stead: distinguished patristic scholar
For earlier obituaries, see Christopher Stead Obituary.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Review of Biblical Literature Latest
Latest from the SBL Review of Biblical Literature under the NT and related heading (composite post of the last three announcements):
Bradford B. Blaine Jr.
Peter in the Gospel of John: The Making of an Authentic Disciple
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6111
Reviewed by Stephan Witetschek
Markus Bockmuehl and Donald A. Hagner, eds.
The Written Gospel
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=5285
Reviewed by David C. Sim
Sebastian Brock
The Bible in the Syriac Tradition
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=5853
Reviewed by H. F. van Rooy
Gregory W. Dawes
Introduction to the Bible
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6043
Reviewed by Randall L. McKinion
Jane DeRose Evans
The Coins and the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Economy of Palestine
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6191
Reviewed by Mark A. Chancey
Victor Paul Furnish
1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6202
Reviewed by Eduard Verhoef
Paul M. Hoskins
Jesus as the Fulfillment of the Temple in the Gospel of John
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6241
Reviewed by Mary L. Coloe
Reviewed by Nicholas H. Taylor
Ã…dna Jostein, ed.
The Formation of the Early Church
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6032
Reviewed by Markus Oehler
Bart J. Koet
Dreams and Scripture in Luke-Acts: Collected Essays
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6036
Reviewed by David L. Tiede
Jerome H. Neyrey
Give God the Glory: Ancient Prayer and Worship in Cultural Perspective
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6113
Reviewed by Tony Costa
Birger A. Pearson
Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions and Literature
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6053
Reviewed by James F. McGrath
Calvin J. Roetzel
2 Corinthians
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6204
Reviewed by Frank J. Matera
Karl Friedrich Ulrichs
Christusglaube: Studien zum Syntagma pistis Christou und zum paulinischen Verständnis von Glaube und Rechtfertigung
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6022
Reviewed by Günter Röhser
Ward Blanton
Displacing Christian Origins: Philosophy, Secularity, and the New Testament
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6059
Reviewed by Claire Clivaz
Brian Brock
Singing the Ethos of God: On the Place of Christian Ethics in Scripture
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6049
Reviewed by Jan G. van der Watt
Albert Eichhorn; trans. Jeffrey Cayzer
The Lord's Supper in the New Testament
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6154
Reviewed by Sakari Hakkinen
Volker Gäckle
Die Starken und die Schwachen in Korinth und in Rom: Zu Herkunft und Funktion der Antithese in 1Kor 8,1-11,1 und in Röm 14,1-15,13
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6018
Reviewed by Stephan Witetschek
Mike Graves and David M. May
Preaching Matthew: Interpretation and Proclamation
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6164
Reviewed by Craig S. Keener
Fredrik Lindgard
Paul's Line of Thought in 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6015
Reviewed by Thomas Schmeller
Mark Roncace and Patrick Gray, eds.
Teaching the Bible through Popular Culture and the Arts
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6192
Reviewed by Leonard Greenspoon
Brian S. Rosner
Greed as Idolatry: The Origin and Meaning of a Pauline Metaphor
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6103
Reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams III
John H. Elliott
Conflict, Community, and Honor: 1 Peter in Social-Scientific Perspective
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6127
Reviewed by Pheme Perkins
Cristina Grenholm and Daniel Patte, eds.
Gender, Tradition and Romans: Shared Ground, Uncertain Borders
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=5208
Reviewed by Angela Standhartinger
John Paul Heil
Ephesians: Empowerment to Walk in Love for the Unity of All in Christ
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=5930
Reviewed by Timothy Gombis
Lieve M. Teugels and Rivka Ulmer, eds.
Midrash and Context: Proceedings of the 2004 and 2005 SBL Consultation on Midrash
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6008
Reviewed by Alex P. Jassen
Joseph B. Tyson
Marcion and Luke-Acts: A Defining Struggle
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6126
Reviewed by Dieter T. Roth
Bradford B. Blaine Jr.
Peter in the Gospel of John: The Making of an Authentic Disciple
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Stephan Witetschek
Markus Bockmuehl and Donald A. Hagner, eds.
The Written Gospel
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by David C. Sim
Sebastian Brock
The Bible in the Syriac Tradition
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by H. F. van Rooy
Gregory W. Dawes
Introduction to the Bible
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Randall L. McKinion
Jane DeRose Evans
The Coins and the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Economy of Palestine
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Mark A. Chancey
Victor Paul Furnish
1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Eduard Verhoef
Paul M. Hoskins
Jesus as the Fulfillment of the Temple in the Gospel of John
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Mary L. Coloe
Reviewed by Nicholas H. Taylor
Ã…dna Jostein, ed.
The Formation of the Early Church
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Markus Oehler
Bart J. Koet
Dreams and Scripture in Luke-Acts: Collected Essays
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by David L. Tiede
Jerome H. Neyrey
Give God the Glory: Ancient Prayer and Worship in Cultural Perspective
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Tony Costa
Birger A. Pearson
Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions and Literature
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by James F. McGrath
Calvin J. Roetzel
2 Corinthians
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Frank J. Matera
Karl Friedrich Ulrichs
Christusglaube: Studien zum Syntagma pistis Christou und zum paulinischen Verständnis von Glaube und Rechtfertigung
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Günter Röhser
Ward Blanton
Displacing Christian Origins: Philosophy, Secularity, and the New Testament
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Claire Clivaz
Brian Brock
Singing the Ethos of God: On the Place of Christian Ethics in Scripture
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Jan G. van der Watt
Albert Eichhorn; trans. Jeffrey Cayzer
The Lord's Supper in the New Testament
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Sakari Hakkinen
Volker Gäckle
Die Starken und die Schwachen in Korinth und in Rom: Zu Herkunft und Funktion der Antithese in 1Kor 8,1-11,1 und in Röm 14,1-15,13
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Stephan Witetschek
Mike Graves and David M. May
Preaching Matthew: Interpretation and Proclamation
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Craig S. Keener
Fredrik Lindgard
Paul's Line of Thought in 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Thomas Schmeller
Mark Roncace and Patrick Gray, eds.
Teaching the Bible through Popular Culture and the Arts
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Leonard Greenspoon
Brian S. Rosner
Greed as Idolatry: The Origin and Meaning of a Pauline Metaphor
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams III
John H. Elliott
Conflict, Community, and Honor: 1 Peter in Social-Scientific Perspective
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Pheme Perkins
Cristina Grenholm and Daniel Patte, eds.
Gender, Tradition and Romans: Shared Ground, Uncertain Borders
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Angela Standhartinger
John Paul Heil
Ephesians: Empowerment to Walk in Love for the Unity of All in Christ
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Timothy Gombis
Lieve M. Teugels and Rivka Ulmer, eds.
Midrash and Context: Proceedings of the 2004 and 2005 SBL Consultation on Midrash
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Alex P. Jassen
Joseph B. Tyson
Marcion and Luke-Acts: A Defining Struggle
http://www.bookreviews.org
Reviewed by Dieter T. Roth
Journal of Biblical Literature Latest
Latest from the Journal of Biblical Literature, Volume 127, Number 2 / 2008 under the New Testament heading:
A Ghost on the Water? Understanding an Absurdity in Mark 6:49-50
p. 345
Jason Robert Combs
http://jbl.metapress.com/content/b0240723l4414652/
Moral Vision and Eschatology in Mark's Gospel: Coherence or Conflict?
p. 359
David J. Neville
http://jbl.metapress.com/content/u7jptt416546277t/
"Will the Wise Person Get Drunk?" The Background of the Human Wisdom in Luke 7:35 and Matthew 11:19
p. 385
Thomas E. Phillips
http://jbl.metapress.com/content/9107420177g1r32l/
Ioynian (Romans 16:7) and the Hebrew Name Yêunnī
p. 397
Al Wolters
http://jbl.metapress.com/content/1q77gj0251166117/
A Ghost on the Water? Understanding an Absurdity in Mark 6:49-50
p. 345
Jason Robert Combs
http://jbl.metapress.com
Moral Vision and Eschatology in Mark's Gospel: Coherence or Conflict?
p. 359
David J. Neville
http://jbl.metapress.com
"Will the Wise Person Get Drunk?" The Background of the Human Wisdom in Luke 7:35 and Matthew 11:19
p. 385
Thomas E. Phillips
http://jbl.metapress.com
Ioynian (Romans 16:7) and the Hebrew Name Yêunnī
p. 397
Al Wolters
http://jbl.metapress.com
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Christopher Stead Obituary
I missed this one a couple of weeks ago in the Telegraph:
Canon Christopher Stead
Patristic scholar who wrote about the philosophy of the early Christian Church– and trains
I have only ever known him as a Patristics scholar, but the obituary carries the delightful additional information of his love of trains -- with a picture -- and this gem:
The Rev Professor Christopher Stead: Scholar of patristic thought who was the last Ely Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University
Lionel R. Wickham
Canon Christopher Stead
Patristic scholar who wrote about the philosophy of the early Christian Church– and trains
I have only ever known him as a Patristics scholar, but the obituary carries the delightful additional information of his love of trains -- with a picture -- and this gem:
At 89 he published The Birth of the Steam Locomotive, a scholarly study reflecting a life-long interest.Although he died on 28 May, The Times does not yet appear to have published an obituary. Today's Independent, though, has the following:
When living at the 13th-century Black Hostelry, the former monastic infirmary at Ely, he used to maintain an O-gauge model layout in the attic, which had a branch line that went through a hole in the wall to deliver Christmas presents to his oldest son's bedroom.
The Rev Professor Christopher Stead: Scholar of patristic thought who was the last Ely Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University
Lionel R. Wickham
More on Henry Chadwick
I noticed the obituaries in The Times, The Guardian, the Telegraph, the Church Times and Cambridge University on Thursday (Death of Henry Chadwick). There are several more to mention. The Times has more personal memories in Lives Remembered,
Henry Chadwick, Scholar of Early Christianity, Dies at 87
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
And on Saturday, The Independent published an obituary by Andrew Louth, from which I will excerpt the last paragraph:
The Rev Professor Henry Chadwick: Historian of the early Church who held the Regius Chairs of Divinity at both Oxford and Cambridge
Andrew Louth
“There are only two types of young man to whom I would refuse admission to the House,” he said (with a clear glint in the eye). “The first is the young man who, by the tender age of 17, claims to have read the complete works of Dostoevsky.” After a beautifully timed pause for thought, he continued: “The second is the young man who, by the tender age of 17, actually has read the complete works of Dostoevsky!”The New York Times has an obituary too:
Henry Chadwick, Scholar of Early Christianity, Dies at 87
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
And on Saturday, The Independent published an obituary by Andrew Louth, from which I will excerpt the last paragraph:
The Rev Professor Henry Chadwick: Historian of the early Church who held the Regius Chairs of Divinity at both Oxford and Cambridge
Andrew Louth
. . . . He was a tall man, with a slight stoop that gave him a somewhat Olympian air, enhanced by his habitual courtesy. He did not so much speak as pronounce, though this did not diminish the warmth of his conversation. In lectures, however, he performed, and, a born rhetorician, gave impeccable scholarship elegant expression. In a story he told against himself, he used to relate how, when giving some lectures in America, he was struck by three girls who came faithfully to his lectures and listened without taking notes; towards the end of the series he asked them how they had liked his lectures, and they replied saying they had no interest in what he was saying but just loved listening to his voice. He was an adornment to the world of academe; we may never see his like again.
SBL Secret Mark Session
As Stephen Carlson (Hypotyposeis) and Loren Rosson (The Busybody) have mentioned, we have a session on Secret Mark in the Synoptics Section this year. The SBL On-line program has recently been updated so that it includes the following details:
SBL 24-97 Synoptic GospelsMore from the SBL program in due course.
11/24/2008
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: Room TBD - Hotel TBD
Theme: Secret Mark after Fifty Years
Mark Goodacre, Duke University, presiding
Birger A. Pearson, University of California, Santa Barbara, "The Secret Gospel of Mark: A Twentieth-Century Fake" (20 min)
Stephen C. Carlson, Duke University, "Can the Academy Protect Itself from One of Its Own? The Case of Secret Mark" (20 min)
Allan J. Pantuck, UCLA, "Can Morton Smith's Archival Writings and Correspondence Shine Any Light on the Authenticity of Secret Mark?" (20 min)
Scott G. Brown, University of Toronto, "Fifty Years of Befuddlement: Ten Enduring Misconceptions about the 'Secret' Gospel of Mark" (20 min)
Charles Hedrick, Missouri State University, Respondent (20 min)
Bart Ehrman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Respondent (20 min)
Discussion (30 min)
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Death of Henry Chadwick
I was sorry to hear of the death of Henry Chadwick on Tuesday, also mentioned by Rob Bradshaw on Earlychurch.org.uk. Today's Times has the obituary:
The Very Rev Professor Henry Chadwick: priest and scholar
The end of the obituary mentions his college sermons. That was the only time I met him, when he came to preach at Exeter College when I was an undergraduate there. I still remember the topic, the Good Samaritan, and our discussion afterwards, which was about jazz and the Beatles.
Rob Bradshaw mentions the obituaries in the Telegraph and The Guardian. Tomorrow's Times has a piece in Lives Remembered, which, as usual, raises a smile:
The Very Rev Professor Henry Chadwick: priest and scholar
The end of the obituary mentions his college sermons. That was the only time I met him, when he came to preach at Exeter College when I was an undergraduate there. I still remember the topic, the Good Samaritan, and our discussion afterwards, which was about jazz and the Beatles.
Rob Bradshaw mentions the obituaries in the Telegraph and The Guardian. Tomorrow's Times has a piece in Lives Remembered, which, as usual, raises a smile:
. . . . Towards the end of his time as Master of Peterhouse, he confided to me that he had concerns about moving his books from the Master’s Lodge to his rather smaller house in St John’s Street, Oxford. “Do you have many books?” I fatuously asked. “About 20,000,” he replied, without any apparent perception that this was unusual.There are also pages at the University of Cambridge tomorrow (though it wrongly gives his age as 88) and tomorrow's Church Times. The latter also has an obituary but it is subscription only.
When he was kind enough to sponsor my application for a reader’s ticket for the Bodleian Library, he signed off the necessary form as “Henry Chadwick, Master of Peterhouse”; but, clearly concerned that this style might not cut much ice at Oxford, he added “and sometime Dean of Christ Church”. There was not much space left after that but, evidently still uneasy, he found room to add “and Curator of Bodley”. In his covering letter to me, he wrote: “I hope the enclosed does the trick . . . ” It did.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
How do you make a Pharisee?
The Pharisäer got its name, according to legend, like this:
A peasant by the name of Peter Georg Johannsen celebrated the baptism of his seventh child in 1872. Amongst the guests was the reverend Bleyer, who had strictly forbidden that his fold should imbibe alcohol. No true baptism was complete without some alcohol to celebrate the baptised, however, so the cheeky farmer had an idea: he mixed rum with sugar, poured hot coffee on the mixture and put whipped cream on top, thus preventing the rum from evaporating and giving this neat trick away through its aromatic smell. The reverend just got plain coffee with the whipped cream on top. The guests got merrier and merrier by the minute, and a good deal noisier, too. Fate took its due course, and eventually the reverend got hold of a 'wrong' cup. On realising what had been going on, he exclaimed:This version of the legend is told on a nice BBC page, Pharisee - a Coffee with Spirit that also tells one how to make a Pharisäer. And the same page links too to the birthplace of the drink, in Nordstrand -- see Pharisäerhof Nordstrand.
Oh ihr Pharisäer!
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