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Essays on the Sermon on the Mount

By: Hans Dieter Betz,L. L. Welborn

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Essays on the Sermon on the Mount

By: Hans Dieter Betz,L. L. Welborn

A diligent and carefully argued exercise in the historico-critical method, Hans Dieter Betz' Essays present the Sermon on the Mount (SM) as a pre-Matthean composition coming from a Jewish-Christian community engaged in the polemical process of constructing an identity vis-a-vis mainstream Jewish (Pharisaic) groups on the one hand and emerging Gentile Christianity on the other. It is this process that prompts the SM compiler(s) to rethink and rework the inherited Jesus tradition. Since the first appearance of the Essays in 1985 - the classic Hermeneia commentary on the SM by the author would be published in 1995 - they have remained essential reading for students of the New Testament and its Hellenistic and Jewish settings. Today, the exciting new ways of reading the Sermon suggested in Betz' seminal work continue to inform our search for a fuller and clearer grasp of the multi-faceted and dynamic world of nascent Christianity, as well as the ongoing quest for the historical Jesus." -Serge Ruzer Hebrew University of Jerusalem "The perspective that unifies these essays is the assertion that the Sermon on the Mount should be recognized and studied as an independent composition that was compiled prior to its incorporation into the Gospel of Matthew. . . . Betz argues that the Sermon on the Mount is an epitome, that is, a condensation of the teachings of Jesus, collected for the purpose of brevity and precision. Such a genre was useful, because it encouraged a follower or disciple to keep the teacher's entire system in mind." -Theology Today HANS DIETER BETZ is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at The Divinity School, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. He is the author of the Hermeneia.

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Fortress Press

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0800663047

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9780800663049

Antike und Christentum

By: Hans Dieter Betz

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Antike und Christentum

By: Hans Dieter Betz

Der Band enthält dreizehn Aufsätze aus den Jahren 1990-97, die teils in deutscher und teils in englischer Sprache verfaßt sind. Der Titel zeigt die schwerpunktmäßige Thematik der Einzelstudien an: die urchristliche Literatur in der Auseinandersetzung mit Antike und Christentum. Eine erste Gruppe ist der Erforschung des historischen Jesus gewidmet, eine zweite den Problemen der Entstehung des Christentums, eine dritte der nichtchristlichen religiösen Welt des Hellenismus (besonders Magie, Heroenkult, Hermetik). Im vierten Teil erörtert Hans Dieter Betz die berühmten orphischen Goldplättchen und lenkt zu Paulus zurück. Den Abschluß bildet eine grundsätzliche Darstellung der Problematik von Antike und Christentum.

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Mohr Siebeck

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3161470087

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9783161470080

Studies in Paul's Letter to the Philippians

By: Hans Dieter Betz

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Studies in Paul's Letter to the Philippians

By: Hans Dieter Betz

This volume comprises seven essays by Hans Dieter Betz dealing with contested passages or issues in Paul's most difficult and personal letter written during his imprisonment in Rome. The chapters represent exegetical investigations and apply the methods of rhetorical and literary criticism, including philological and historical analysis. As a result, Betz is able to offer new proposals for interpreting the apostle's unique last message to his churches. The proposals explore the letter's literary composition, genre and history; furthermore they examine Paul's situation prior to his presumed martyrdom, his expectations for the future and his relation to his churches.

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Mohr Siebeck

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3161531191

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Law in Paul's Thought

By: Hans Hübner

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Law in Paul's Thought

By: Hans Hübner

Points to a striking discord within Paul's view of the law and asks whether these differences should not be explained in terms of a develop-ment in Paul's theology of justification itself.

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199

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A&C Black

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0567080595

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9780567080592

Synoptische Studien

By: Hans Dieter Betz

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Synoptische Studien

By: Hans Dieter Betz

Reprints of selections from various sources.

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Mohr Siebeck

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3161459369

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The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells, Volume 1

By: Hans Dieter Betz

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The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells, Volume 1

By: Hans Dieter Betz

The Greek magical papyri" is a collection of magical spells and formulas, hymns, and rituals from Greco-Roman Egypt, dating from the second century B.C. to the fifth century A.D. Containing a fresh translation of the Greek papyri, as well as Coptic and Demotic texts, this new translation has been brought up to date and is now the most comprehensive collection of this literature, and the first ever in English. The Greek Magical Papyri in Transition is an invaluable resource for scholars in a wide variety of fields, from the history of religions to the classical languages and literatures, and it will fascinate those with a general interest in the occult and the history of magic. "One of the major achievements of classical and related scholarship over the last decade."—Ioan P. Culianu, Journal for the Study of Judaism "The enormous value of this new volume lies in the fact that these texts will now be available to a much wider audience of readers, including historians or religion, anthropologists, and psychologists."—John G. Gager, Journal of Religion "[This book] shows care, skill and zest. . . . Any worker in the field will welcome this sterling performance."—Peter Parsons, Times Literary Supplement

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University of Chicago Press

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0226826953

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9780226826950

Religious Context of Early Christianity

A Guide To Graeco-Roman Religions

By: Hans-Josef Klauck

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Religious Context of Early Christianity

A Guide To Graeco-Roman Religions

By: Hans-Josef Klauck

This is a uniquely well-informed and comprehensive guide to the world of religion in the Graeco-Roman environment of early Christianity. Drawing on the most up-to-date scholarship, the volume paints a carefully nuanced portrait of the Christians' religious context. Besides describing ordinary domestic and civic religion and popular belief (including astrology, divination and 'magic'), there is extended discussion of mystery cults, ruler and emperor cults, the religious dimensions of philosophy, and Gnosticism. A valuable textbook for advanced students, as well as an authoritative reference work for scholars.

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0567089436

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9780567089434

Theology in a Global Context

The Last Two Hundred Years

By: Hans Schwarz

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Theology in a Global Context

The Last Two Hundred Years

By: Hans Schwarz

In this book, Hans Schwarz leads us into the web of Christian theology's recent past from Kant and Schleiermacher to Mbiti and Zizoulas, pointing out all the theologians of the last two hundred years who have had a major impact beyond their own context. With an eye to the blending of theology and biography, Schwarz draws the lines of connection between theologians, their history, and wider theological movements. - Publisher.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802829864

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9780802829863

Shimaji Mokurai and the Reconception of Religion and the Secular in Modern Japan

By: Hans Martin Krämer

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Shimaji Mokurai and the Reconception of Religion and the Secular in Modern Japan

By: Hans Martin Krämer

Religion is at the heart of such ongoing political debates in Japan as the constitutionality of official government visits to Yasukuni Shrine, yet the very categories that frame these debates, namely religion and the secular, entered the Japanese language less than 150 years ago. To think of religion as a Western imposition, as something alien to Japanese reality, however, would be simplistic. As this in-depth study shows for the first time, religion and the secular were critically reconceived in Japan by Japanese who had their own interests and traditions as well as those received in their encounters with the West. It argues convincingly that by the mid-nineteenth century developments outside of Europe and North America were already part of a global process of rethinking religion. The Buddhist priest Shimaji Mokurai (1838–1911) was the first Japanese to discuss the modern concept of religion in some depth in the early 1870s. In his person, indigenous tradition, politics, and Western influence came together to set the course the reconception of religion would take in Japan. The volume begins by tracing the history of the modern Japanese term for religion, shūkyō, and its components and exploring the significance of Shimaji’s sectarian background as a True Pure Land Buddhist. Shimaji went on to shape the early Meiji government’s religious policy and was essential in redefining the locus of Buddhism in modernity and indirectly that of Shinto, which led to its definition as nonreligious and in time to the creation of State Shinto. Finally, the work offers an extensive account of Shimaji’s intellectual dealings with the West (he was one of the first Buddhists to travel to Europe) as well as clarifying the ramifications of these encounters for Shimaji’s own thinking. Concluding chapters historicize Japanese appropriations of secularization from medieval times to the twentieth century and discuss the meaning of the reconception of religion in modern Japan. Highly original and informed, Shimaji Mokurai and the Reconception of Religion and the Secular in Modern Japan not only emphasizes the agency of Asian actors in colonial and semicolonial situations, but also hints at the function of the concept of religion in modern society: a secularist conception of religion was the only way to ensure the survival of religion as we know it today. In this respect, the Japanese reconception of religion and the secular closely parallels similar developments in the West.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824857216

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9780824857219

Philo of Alexandria's Exposition on the Tenth Commandment

By: Hans Svebakken

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Philo of Alexandria's Exposition on the Tenth Commandment

By: Hans Svebakken

In his comprehensive exposition of the Tenth Commandment (Spec. 4.79–131), Philo considers the prohibition “You shall not desire”: what sort of desire it prohibits (and why) and how the Mosaic dietary laws collectively enforce that prohibition. This volume offers the first complete study of Philo’s exposition, beginning with an overview of its content, context, and place in previous research. In-depth studies of Philo’s concept of desire and his concept of self-control provide background and demonstrate Philo’s fundamental agreement with contemporary Middle-Platonic moral psychology, especially in his theory of emotion (pathos). A new translation of the exposition, with commentary, offers a definitive explanation of Philo’s view of the Tenth Commandment, including precisely the sort of excessive desire it targets and how the dietary laws work as practical exercises for training the soul in self-control.

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Society of Biblical Lit

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1589836197

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9781589836198

The New Day of Atonement

A Matthean Typology

By: Hans M. Moscicke

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The New Day of Atonement

A Matthean Typology

By: Hans M. Moscicke

In this work, Hans M. Moscicke investigates the influence of the Day of Atonement on Matthew's passion narrative. He argues that Matthew portrays Jesus as both goats of the Leviticus 16 ritual in his Barabbas episode (Matt 27:15-26), Roman-abuse scene (Matt 27:27-31), and death-resurrection narrative (Matt 27:50-54)." --back cover

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Mohr Siebeck

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3161593936

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9783161593932

Ancient Letters and the New Testament

A Guide to Context and Exegesis

By: Hans-Josef Klauck,Daniel P. Bailey

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Ancient Letters and the New Testament

A Guide to Context and Exegesis

By: Hans-Josef Klauck,Daniel P. Bailey

This volume places the New Testament letters squarely in the middle of all the important letter corpora of antiquity. Chapters cover the basic letter formula, papyrus and postal delivery, non-literary and diplomatic correspondence, Greek and Latin literary letters, epistolary theory, letters in early Judaism, and all the letters of the New Testament. Part I of each chapter surveys each corpus, followed by detailed exegetical examples in Part II. Comprehensive bibliographies and 54 exercises with answers suit this guide to student and scholar alike."--Publisher's website.

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Baylor University Press

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1932792406

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9781932792409

Encyclopedia of Protestantism

4-volume Set

By: Hans J. Hillerbrand

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Encyclopedia of Protestantism

4-volume Set

By: Hans J. Hillerbrand

This Encyclopedia is the definitive reference to the history and beliefs that continue to exert a profound influence on Western thought.

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Routledge

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1135960283

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9781135960285

The Axial Age and Its Consequences

By: Robert N. Bellah,Hans Joas

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The Axial Age and Its Consequences

By: Robert N. Bellah,Hans Joas

This book makes the bold claim that intellectual sophistication was born worldwide during the middle centuries of the first millennium bce. From Axial Age thinkers we inherited a sense of the world as a place not just to experience but to investigate, envision, and alter. A variety of utopian visions emerged and led to both reform and repression.

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Harvard University Press

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0674067401

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9780674067400

Studies in Paul's Letter to the Philippians

By: Hans Dieter Betz

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Studies in Paul's Letter to the Philippians

By: Hans Dieter Betz

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Essays on the Sermon on the Mount

Essays on the Sermon on the Mount

Antike und Christentum

Antike und Christentum

Studies in Paul's Letter to the Philippians

Studies in Paul's Letter to the Philippians

Law in Paul's Thought

Law in Paul's Thought

Synoptische Studien

Synoptische Studien

The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells, Volume 1

The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells, Volume 1

Religious Context of Early Christianity

Religious Context of Early Christianity

Theology in a Global Context

Theology in a Global Context

Shimaji Mokurai and the Reconception of Religion and the Secular in Modern Japan

Shimaji Mokurai and the Reconception of Religion and the Secular in Modern Japan

Philo of Alexandria's Exposition on the Tenth Commandment

Philo of Alexandria's Exposition on the Tenth Commandment

The New Day of Atonement

The New Day of Atonement

Ancient Letters and the New Testament

Ancient Letters and the New Testament

Encyclopedia of Protestantism

Encyclopedia of Protestantism

The Axial Age and Its Consequences

The Axial Age and Its Consequences

Studies in Paul's Letter to the Philippians

Studies in Paul's Letter to the Philippians

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