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Rebecca Kamholz (New Haven, CT, USA), Obscenity and Euphemism III.B. New Testament. Matthew Page (Loughborough, United Kingdom), Nehemiah (Book and Person) VIII. : , . Love XI. Klumbies draws our attention to his work on the Lords Supper, Marks Gospel, his work in the method of Redaction Criticism, and, most importantly, "Marxsens work focused on NT Christology. Christianity (Kristin Merle; Tbingen, Germany)Merle provides a brief overview of internet resources for Christians in terms of online Bibles, research databases, and something she calls Bible and Practice of Piety 2.0, and the authority of Scripture. Ancient Near East (John E. Anderson; Aberdeen, S.Dak., USA)Andersons examination of the concept of deception in the ancient Near East features a survey of some of the more important literature and how those texts address the issue of lying. She then provides very intriguing examples of these usages. Ancient Near East and Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Visual ArtsNoting "By the time visual art became common in Christianity, the title Messiah (Christ) had effectively become part of Jesus name, while his function as the promised king of Israel was subsumed into the Johannine notion of the divine Logos made flesh, a universal savior and redeemer. "Rabbinic treatment of biblical texts which use language or describe imagery that could be considered obscene falls into two broad categories. Unprecedented in breadth and scope, this encyclopedia also documents the history of the Bible's . Christianity B. eight passages) and its qualities are discussed extensively in tannaitic midrashim, various later midrashic collections, and the Babylonian Talmud. Laura Battini (Paris, France), Mouth I. Moving beyond the religious realm, it further innovates by recording how biblical texts have been read, interpreted, and integrated into thought, science, and culture throughout the centuries, summarizing the most recent scholarly research on the reception of the Bible in an array of academic disciplines such as classics and archaeology as well as a wide range of cultural and humanistic fields, such as literature, visual arts, music, film, and dance. Jrg Frey (Zurich, Switzerland), Nicodemus I. Nicodemus is only named in the Gospel of John. Rmer, Jens Schrter, Barry Dov Walfish, Eric Ziolkowski, Peter Gemeinhardt, Downloaded on 2.6.2023 from https://www.degruyter.com/database/ebr/html, Dabbesheth Dreams and Dream Interpretation (Vol. Following in the tradition of earlier volumes in this highly useful and extraordinarily important series, volume 15 provides a virtual lifetime of scholarship for students of the Bible and its reception. This is an interesting contribution and it has ample examples from Scripture to illustrate the points Lemaire makes. Literature. Andrew W . In Die Botschaft Gottes, Jesus was not the "king of Israel" (John 13) but the "king of life" (Botschaft: 139); his death was interpreted as a brave "offering of life" (Botschaft: 13539)." Becker writes. Ada Taggar-Cohen (Kyoto, Japan), Neo-Hittites. Carol A. Newsom, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Old Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University), "So what must one know nowadays in order to be a biblical scholar? in the book of Genesis), no narrative focuses on a miscarrying woman." First, they devalued the Old Testament. Zoref notes "Medieval Jewish exegetes were especially troubled by the prophet Nathans behavior when David approached him about building the temple (2 Sam 7)." Noting first its geographical features, he rightly then observes, "The first chapter of the book of Jonah seems to be characteristic of the general feeling of the ancient Israelites towards the "Great Sea." Regarding the interrelation of the historical Jesus and the post-Easter proclamation of Christ, Marxsen developed the term kerygma as defined by Bultmann and distinguished between a Christ-kerygma and a Jesus-kerygma."https://doi.org/10.1515/ebr.marxsenwilli. The film, titled Nehemiah: The Joy of Jehovah Is Your Stronghold (prod. She then provides very intriguing examples of these usages. At least thats what Frey seems to suggest when he concludes his entry on Nicodemus in the New Testament with the following lines: "For reading the gospel text, the question of the historical reference of the figure remains of secondary importance. She demonstrates, in sum, that the early Church may have had a vocabulary in common with the wider world, but it also put its own stamp on many words (my words, not hers). And these details are why EBR is such an incredible, and important resource. "James Dunkly in: Theological Librarianship 2/2009. Christianity B. Anderson also notices that YHWH both condemns deception and is complicit in deception at various times. Google Scholar. Film (Free Content) (Peter T. Chattaway; Vancouver, BC, Canada).Judah (both the persons and the place) are investigated and explicated. The EBR is a must-have for every library that addresses Biblical studies, Ancient Near Eastern studies, or the . "Dianne Bergant in: Critical Review 2/2009, "It is hard to imagine how a theological library can afford to be without this resource, even at the cost of giving up another. Her very interesting and well documented essay is must reading, as is the entire entry on Mothers in which it appears. PDF 645 Menorah 646 Menorah I. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament The search form allows you to search using various search criteria. All manner of texts are included in these materials including, but not limited to liturgical texts, patristic texts, biblical texts, and many others. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter, 2019. . Other uses also appear, with the final example being " the mustard seed is also used to signify belittlement or diminution. Its quite an interesting piece.https://doi.org/10.1515/ebr.manna. They are enjoined to embrace suffering and death as a means of imitating Christ. The material the author provides is quite intriguing and makes me want to had seen the films she mentioned. "Rabbinic treatment of biblical texts which use language or describe imagery that could be considered obscene falls into two broad categories. Logia (Dagmar Winter; Newcastle, United Kingdom)The very brief contribution of Winter describes the meaning and use of the word Logia and its implications for reconstruction of the life of Jesus. Love XI. There is much to learn here. What does art have to tell us about the reception and comprehension of oaths and vows? Page remarks "Compared to most major biblical stories, filmmakers have largely overlooked the book of Nehemiah and its hero." He observes "Christian Nubia had a rich literary culture, testament to which are 4,000 entries in the internet Database of Medieval Nubian Texts (DBMNT)." Matthew Page (Loughborough, United Kingdom), Nehemiah (Book and Person) VIII. The series of essays extends nearly 100 columns (50 pages) and could easily be a book in their own right. [] With the publication of the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, it is now possible to respond to the intellectual challenge of that insight. Firstly, it comprehensively renders the current state ofknowledge on the origins and development of the Bible. He moves from particular texts to specific eras in a contribution that, to be fair, attempts to cover too much in too small a space due to the generic nature of an encyclopedic entry. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (Antony Perrot; Begnins, Switzerland)Perrot concludes his entry which examines lying in the Hebrew Bible in the following fashion: "One can observe that the boundaries between ruse, falsehood, and lie are not always easy to determine, and that each case must be examined closely." As is the case of so many of the EBRs entries, a little goes a very long way. Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, Vol. Bloggers Choice - Articles recommended by biblioblogger Jim West (https://zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com). Matthew Page (Loughborough, United Kingdom), Nehemiah (Book and Person) VIII. Christianity B. All manner of texts are included in these materials including, but not limited to liturgical texts, patristic texts, biblical texts, and many others. Secondly, it documents the history of the Bible's reception, not only . Very much appreciated is her succinct summary of the tales of the Nephilim: "In the fullest form of this story, angels mated with human women and produced giant children who caused destruction, while the angels themselves caused sin by teaching humans illicit knowledge. Visual Arts. 26 Rosh* Septuagint*, December 2025. She then delineates the path this notion took in artistic renderings. EBR Online is one of only 11 digital resources chosen. Brand notes that in texts from the Second Temple period and the Hellenistic era "The Nephilim play a central role in a popular Second Temple era story regarding the origin of evil: the myth of the Watchers." This hypothesis is related to a (disputed) onomastic analysis according to which the element melech in some Hebrew names refers to a human king (e.g., Abimelech would mean My father is king not The [divine] Father is king)." "(Stephen Pisano, S.J., Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome), "[] the Bible is not just a 6th5th century BCE or a 1st2nd century CE document. Kennicott, Benjamin (Anselm C. Hagedorn; Osnabruck, Germany)Hagedorns very concise biography of Kennicott presents a lot of information in a short entry. New Testament (Paul Middleton; Chester, United Kingdom)After a cogent and helpful foray into the New Testaments various mentions of martyrdom, Middleton concludes "The NT portrays, and perhaps also reflects, situations of persecution and danger for the followers of Jesus. When the physical bodies of these giants were destroyed, they became evil spirits that plagued the earth.". Medieval Times and Reformation Era (George Ferzoco; Bristol, United Kingdom)With respect to the Books of Lamentations in the Reformation and Post-Reformation periods, Ferzoco remarks, It is not surprising that given this powerful presence in Christian spirituality, Lamentations has clear resonances in medieval literature. 1882, Rathgar, Ireland d. 1941, Zurich) was also a voracious reader and true polymath, extraordinarily well informed about the leading biblical scholarship of his day, as well as about various more recondite and delinquent byways. Swindell then demonstrates through numerous examples what scholarship was as Joyce encountered it.https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/MainLemma_38482. Whilst this is not a lengthy entry it nonetheless includes everything relevant to any modern discussion of the Revolt that saw the destruction of Jerusalem in the First Century CE.https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/MainLemma_4080. Volume 3 Athena - Birkat ha-Minim - De Gruyter Perrot is a bright young rising scholar and his work here and elsewhere is certainly worthy of consultation. Anna Tchitcherine (Utrecht, The Netherlands), Mouth of Hell II. 17, Lotus - Masrekah. Christianity (Lynn R. Huber; Elon, N.C., USA)"Complicating the task of identifying lesbian biblical interpretation in Christian history are the questions of 1) what constitutes lesbian identity; 2) whether an interpreter must self-identify as a lesbian to engage in lesbian biblical interpretation; and 3) whether or not the content of the biblical text must reference a female same-sex relationship to constitute lesbian interpretation." Julia van Rosmalen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Oaths and Vows XI. She believes, "For the Jesus Quest, the logia offer the possibility of accessing authentic Jesus tradition. He concludes "By connecting Jesus to Moses, the early Christians were able to maintain continuity with their Jewish roots while demonstrating that Jesus surpasses Moses in glory, honor, and authority.". The comprehensive Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (2009-2021) endeavours . Anthony Swindell (Llanidloes, United Kingdom), Mediator V. LiteratureOne of the more extensive entries is Mediator. Written by a range of scholars, and covering many aspects of the words usage both in and out of Scripture, one of the more interesting sections is its treatment in literature. Bodners essay is a study of the city of Nazareth in the visual arts. If you need assistance, please write us at ebr@degruyter.com. So, he observes, "The biblical warnings and prohibitions against lust (Deut 5:2; Matt 5:28; 1 John 2:1517), together with such admonitory tales as those of Joseph and Potiphars Wife, David and Bathsheba, Judith, and Susanna make clear the destructive effects of lust for those who succumb to its promptings. Wolfgang Zwickel (Mainz, Germany) Moab, Moabite I. Anne Killigrews painting and poetry voice a heroic female world alien to libertinism. Another example of a person with whom I was not familiar and yet now find myself very intrigued by: a strong woman in a time when being such was both unique and potentially hazardous. Christianity B. Lie, Lying II. Judith R. Baskin (Eugene, OR, USA), Misogyny III. 1000) goes to some lengths to create a binary opposition between the culpability of Holofernes in his lust and the moral purity of Judith in a version in which she attends a banquet at which Holofernes has already got himself drunk before he meets Judith and which excises the biblical passage in which the heroine adorns herself with jewelry in order to entice the warrior." Sarah E. G. Fein (Waltham, MA, USA) Mother, Mothers, Motherhood VIII. Project MUSE - Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception 18: Mass Kiss VIII. Bulletin for Biblical Research (2016) 26 (1): 150-152. Marxsen, Willi (Paul-Gerhard Klumbies; Kassel, Germany)Marxsen is one of the most important, yet virtually forgotten today, biblical scholars of the 20th century. Levi (Son of Jacob) VI. Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception - Google Books The results list of a browse search can be further searched via the search form as described above. 22 Og (King of Bashan) Parnach*, December 2023, Vol. Jrgen K. Zangenberg, Jens Schrter (Main Editor for New Testament), Barry Dov Walfish (Main Editor for Judaism), Constance M. Furey (Main Editor with Brian Matz for Christianity), Eric Ziolkowski (Main Editor for Reception History), Aren M. Maeir (Area Editor for Archaeology), Benjamin G. Wright, III (Area Editor for Second Temple and Hellenistic Judaism), George D. Chryssides (Area Editor for New Christian Churches and Movements), Nils Holger Petersen (Area Editor for Music). EBR Editorial Platform - Notes for Editors, EBR Editorial Platform - Notes for Authors. Length depends completely on the Reception History of the word or term.https://doi.org/10.1515/ebr.maadai, Mampsis (Tali Erickson-Gini; Omer, Israel/No David Michael; Rehovot, Israel)Utterly unfamiliar with the word, I was keen to discover that "Mampsis (Ar. This entry is both interesting and well written. Moving beyond the religious realm, it further innovates by recording how biblical texts have been read, interpreted, and integrated into thought, science, and culture throughout the centuries, summarizing the most recent scholarly research on the reception of the Bible in an array of academic disciplines such as classics and archaeology as well as a wide range of cultural and humanistic fields, such as literature, visual arts, music, film, and dance. Page remarks "Compared to most major biblical stories, filmmakers have largely overlooked the book of Nehemiah and its hero." Filtering by certain filter options excludes further certain filter options if there are no entries which match both options. Anthony Swindell writes in part, "Angels as mediators receive extensive treatment in literature, particularly after the prominence given to Michael in the Song of Roland (12th cent.). $300.00 cloth. Judaism B. Rabbinic Judaism (Yael Wilfand; Raanana, Israel)When manna appears in Rabbinic Literature, according to Wilfand, it " is only mentioned once in the Mishnah and three times in the Jerusalem Talmud, it appears more often in the Tosefta (ca. four ha. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter, 2016. . 26 Rosh* Septuagint*, December 2025. Within the third quest John is no longer viewed as a somewhat isolated predecessor, who prepares the way for Jesus, but as a prophet of eschatological restoration in the context of Second Temple Judaism. His piece then goes on to show why John deserves discussion and examination in his own right. Carol A. Newsom, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Old Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University), "So what must one know nowadays in order to be a biblical scholar? "Can a prophet lie or be mistaken?" Robert W. Yarbrough. Artwork is an important resource included in the Encyclopedia and such resources are immensely helpful for illustrative purposes for students and classes. It teaches much with both wisdom and profundity. The way art depicts the Bible is truly one of the more fascinating aspects of the reception of the Bible. Nicole Rupschusebr@degruyter.comWalter de Gruyter GmbHGenthiner Strae 1310785 BerlinGermanyFax: +49 (0)30 260 05-330Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/degruyterreligion/Twitter: @DeGruyter_TRSVisit our new Subject Page. In Die Botschaft Gottes, Jesus was not the "king of Israel" (John 13) but the "king of life" (Botschaft: 139); his death was interpreted as a brave "offering of life" (Botschaft: 13539)." Then, they attempted to purge the New Testament of Jewish influence, even going so far as to suggest that Jesus himself was an Aryan and not a Jew. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (Eckart Otto; Munich, Germany)Otto brings readers a genuinely helpful overview of the history of Jerusalem during the period of occupation related in the era of the Hebrew Bible. 06), Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Library and Information Science, Book Studies, https://www.facebook.com/degruyterreligion/, Essential resource for scholars in Biblical, Cultural, and Religious Studies and related fields, Regular updates of over 1,500 articles per year, Access to ahead-of-print articles, i.e., not yet available in the print version, Vol. And thus he illustrates lust in literature by use of numerous other examples. Bodners essay is a study of the city of Nazareth in the visual arts. The sages consider manna as a real food that indicates Gods benefaction toward Israel and as a supernatural substance." Also included is a very thorough bibliography. Adams contribution to the EBR makes it extremely clear that Christian traditions outside of Europe and North America have as much, if not more, to teach us than our own Eurocentric inclinations would have us believe. Fein finely delineates the idea of motherhood in the visual arts. Her very interesting and well documented essay is must reading, as is the entire entry on Mothers in which it appears. Firstly, it comprehensively renders the current state of knowledge on the origins and development of the Bible according to its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity. Jerusalem II. Access: This option filters the search results according to who can access them. In what can only be described as a fascinating essay on the problem of miscarriage in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East, we read "Despite a great number of stories about pregnancy and birth in the HB/OT (esp. That was the question which occupied the rabbis. Christianity (Kristin Merle; Tbingen, Germany)Merle provides a brief overview of internet resources for Christians in terms of online Bibles, research databases, and something she calls Bible and Practice of Piety 2.0, and the authority of Scripture. I certainly enjoyed it a great deal. Though a short article, it is nonetheless useful. Joyce, James (Free content) (Anthony Swindell; Llanidloes, United Kingdom)James Joyce is introduced thusly and his presence in a volume devoted to Biblical Reception history is justified fully by Anthony Swindell, One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, James Joyce (b. And thus he illustrates lust in literature by use of numerous other examples. He was and has been a polarizing figure and the authors of the subsections of his entry are able to overcome bias and present him as he has been presented in Judaism, Christianity, literature, and the visual arts with equity and charity. Its interdisciplinary approach thus transcends a purely theological or religious perspective.With 38 editors and more than 4,000 authors working in over 55 countries, EBR is truly an international enterprise. Of course no one can know all of that stuff. Interpretation, History of I. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament; Jemimah; Jeshua (Place) (Choon-Leong Seow; Nashville, Tenn., USA)Seows contributions are excellent examples of the descriptive art and lend themselves to serve as models of contributions to the genre of biblical encyclopedia. OR: Searches for entries including at least one of the terms connected by this operator. Jozabad (Jean-Franois Landolt; Lausanne, Switzerland)Landolt informs us: (MT Yzbd; LXX , , or ) occurs several times in the Bible (1 Chr 12:5, 21; 2 Chr 31:13; 35:9; Ezra 8:33 LXX= 2 Esd 8:33; Ezra 10:22, 23 LXX= 2 Esd 10:22, 23) as the name of a number of different figures (Col 843). Of course no one can know all of that stuff. The first is euphemism, avoidance, or restatement; the second is emphasizing and even increasing the obscenity of the original text." Instead, it is the literary ambivalence of the figure that has stimulated readers up to the present to create their own image of Nicodemus." Richard R. Viladesau (Seaford, N.Y., USA), Messiah VIII. Lust IV. Rosmalen asserts "When considering oaths and vows in the visual arts within the context of Bible reception, images can be roughly divided in three categories. Bloggers Choice - Articles recommended by biblioblogger Jim West (https://zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com)The entry in the 14th volume of the Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception which best represents the quality of scholarship and the range of reception of historical issues covered is the first article in the volume - on Jesus. And her essay demonstrates, as though such were needed, the incredibly important contributions to biblical studies and religion that women are making and have made.https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/key_7c7b9afa-2c07-4585-b7f0-bd3b652627a2. And these details are why EBR is such an incredible, and important resource. These are the sorts of amazing details that come to light in the EBR. Thats simple: everything from the text itself through the Dead Sea Scrolls, Christian Scripture, Origen, Augustine, Rashi, Abarbanel, Calvin, Spinoza, Wellhausen, etc., etc., right up to the contributions of feminist and postcolonial criticism, queer studies, Bible and mass media whatever happens to be on someones scholarly agenda. 1882, Rathgar, Ireland d. 1941, Zurich) was also a voracious reader and true polymath, extraordinarily well informed about the leading biblical scholarship of his day, as well as about various more recondite and delinquent byways. Swindell then demonstrates through numerous examples what scholarship was as Joyce encountered it.https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/MainLemma_38482.

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