Dear All, Prof. Herbert Basser requested that I post this to the various lists. (My apologies for cross-posting.) Lisbeth S. Fried Ann Arbor The Mind Behind...
Bob and all, In what follows I want to simply highlight key samples of the proclamation of "Good News" from Jesus' time up through Luke/ Acts. I'll do this...
Well, I am still hoping for more feedback on my Peter thesis. But I am still intrigued by it. Acts 4:5 begins, "The day after they had arrested Peter and John...
there are a few out but Peter Head's is the most complete. http://evangelicaltextualcriticism.blogspot.com/2009/07/graham-stanton.html others are collected...
Just a note to wish one of our members -- Gordon Raynal -- a very happy birthday. Jeffrey -- Jeffrey B. Gibson, D.Phil. (Oxon) 1500 W. Pratt Blvd. Chicago,...
Has anyone here taught courses on 1 Peter? If so, I'd be grateful to know what books you used in teaching the course and to see the syllabi you drew up for...
I am curious. Is anyone aware of an Eng. Translation of Verisimilia. Laceram conditionem Novi Testamenti exemplis illustrarunt et ab origine repetierunt by...
here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/5811664/Professor-Martin-Hengel.html -- ++++++ Jim West http://jwest.wordpress.com...
I too am sad to hear of Professor Hengel's death. Unfortunately I never had the honour of meeting him in person, but I have greatly valued his writings. RIP ...
Einer der weltweit bedeutendsten Experten für die Literatur des Urchristentums und antiken Judentums, Prof. Martin Hengel, ist am Donnerstag in Tübingen...
Sorry to cross post and trouble all of you- but I'm conducting a survey about funding for academic conferences and would be very, very grateful if you could...
List -- In A Marginal Jew, Volume 4, John Meier argues that the prohibition against oaths found in Mt 5:34-37 and Jas 5:12 goes back to the historical Jesus....
Hello crosstalk(2) group- I just wanted to announce that I have officially relaunched gospels.net. As many of you know, I've been running this site since the...
Hi Bob, Thanks to Ed Tyler for posting the link to Pliny letter. I particularly like this translation (hence the subject line). Here ca. 112 in Bithynia we...
Mark 14: 26? Given the use of Psalms in contemporary Jewish worship and Pliny's reference to Christians "singing hymns to Christ as a god", along with all the...
Bob and all interested, The Nature of a Network: We find what Jesus asked others to do in Q 1 (and its redactions Q 2 and Q3), Thomas, Mark, Matthew and Luke....
Over on Synoptic-L, Jack Kilmon wrote today, ... Now, I don't want necessarily to get bogged down in minutiae about whether Jack is right about this or that...
Hi Bob and John and all, A friend, thinking about these notes, sent a note about music and song. In that note is the following line from some correspondence ...
I am not certain if this statement is an insightful take on the accepted text, or alot of projecting on to the text. It is a damn good idea though. Unfortunate...
Bob and all, Finally to get to the kergymatic messaging about Jesus as the crucified and risen Christ and a note about Psalm/ hymn singing and poetic verse...
Hi Bob and all interested, I started with the table fellowship singing of Psalms in Jesus' lifetime. This note offers suggested Psalms that may have been sung...
Hi Bob and all, As you start with the message of Peter in Acts, I want to write an addendum note about an important facet about how the kerygmatic message came...
I can't help thinking, Gordon, that there is a whole lot of wishful thinking in your reconstruction. You're not on your own. Kathy Ehrensperger trying to row...
Hi Bob and all, Yesterday I wrote an introduction to this "part three" note. Now to proceed on to talk about the increased roles and their ordering from Paul,...
In a message dated 20/05/2009 02:18:58 GMT Standard Time, crosstalk2@yahoogroups.com writes: <<A favorite coin is one where Gordian III is on the obverse and...
Hi Bob and all interested, These next notes will focus on the development from Jesus and friend's time in the late 20's up to what we find Paul talking about ...
Hi Bob and all, In my last note I said, "in the beginning" there was a network. The goer's to form it were "the apostle, 2 by 2, pairs." The stay-er's were...
Hi Bob (and all interested), As I noted to John, I'll be out of pocket today and tomorrow, but I want to write a brief note about Question(s) 4: What were the...
Actually, Gordon, I do think Jesus was a life-long Jew, who was preaching a radical re-interpretation of Judaism, Not the only one to do that, of course. But a...