Cilliers Breytenbach's Books

Across 22 studies the author analyses the Gospel according to Mark as a performed episodic narrative, including its early reception, text type, dependence on Jesus tradition, Galilean setting, style, use of metaphor, intertextuality, strategies of persuasion, and theology.

How did the first Christians interpret the death of Christ? The answer lies within the earliest Christian documents, primarily within the Pauline letters. Before the users of a modern language could hope to come near an adequate description of what was expressed in these Greek texts of the first Christians, they have to deconstruct layers of later dogmatic interpretation. They need to keep to descriptive terminology reflecting the Greek of the sources and to trace the origin of the metaphoric language early Christians like Paul used. This volume sets out to construct some of the Jewish and Greco-Roman patterns of thought which were initially utilised to express the meaning of the death of Christ.

This work gives a detailed survey of the rise and expansion of Christianity in ancient Lycaonia and adjacent areas, from Paul the apostle until the late 4th-century bishop of Iconium, Amphilochius. It is essentially based on hundreds of funerary inscriptions from Lycaonia, but takes into account all available literary evidence. It maps the expansion of Christianity in the region and describes the practice of name-giving among Christians, their household and family structures, occupations, and use of verse inscriptions. It gives special attention to forms of charity, the reception of biblical tradition, the authority and leadership of the clergy, popular theology and forms of ascetic Christianity in Lycaonia.

Although the act of preaching may take on various forms, Johan Cilliers ? professor in Homiletics and Liturgy at Stellenbosch University?s Faculty of Theology ? takes a look at preaching as being an event in space and time. Aesthetical-theological concepts such as space and time are innovatively combined with the sensory experiences, like preaching as hearing and as seeing. A Space for Grace truly is an inspiring aesthetic combination of academic reflection, art works and sermons.ÿ

Cilliers Breytenbach stellt seine Sicht der Exegese des Neuen Testaments als historische Textwissenschaft und der darauf aufbauenden Teildisziplinen dar und zeigt verschiedene Gebrauchsweisen von Exegese auf. Er richtet Schlaglichter auf Aspekte des Werks wichtiger Fachvertreter und zeichnet die Geschichte des Faches in Berlin nach." --

How did the first Christians interpret the death of Christ? This volume sets out to construct some of the Jewish and Greco-Roman patterns of thought which were initially utilised to express the meaning of the crucifixion.

This volume focuses on the rise and expansion of Christianity in Athens, Attica, and adjacent areas, from the Pauline mission until the closing of the philosophical schools under Justinian I. It takes into account all relevant literary, epigraphical, and archaeological evidence.

Book's by Cilliers Breytenbach

The Gospel according to Mark as Episodic Narrative

The Gospel according to Mark as Episodic Narrative

Grace, Reconciliation, Concord

Grace, Reconciliation, Concord

Early Christianity in Lycaonia and Adjacent Areas

Early Christianity in Lycaonia and Adjacent Areas

A Space for Grace

A Space for Grace

Von Texten zu Geschichten

Von Texten zu Geschichten

Grace, Reconciliation, Concord

Grace, Reconciliation, Concord

Early Christianity in Lycaonia and Adjacent Areas

Early Christianity in Lycaonia and Adjacent Areas

The Gospel according to Mark as Episodic Narrative

The Gospel according to Mark as Episodic Narrative

Early Christianity in Athens, Attica, and Adjacent Areas

Early Christianity in Athens, Attica, and Adjacent Areas

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