You wrote: I did not know that Greek had a definite article the way English does. In Greek from earliest times to today, there is usually an article in front...
Frank moloney and i supervised an excellent doctoral thesis by Martin Asiedu-Peprah on the Sabbath Conflicts in John 5 and 9. Martin had examined the rib...
Kevin, If not already mentioned, I recommend, Andrew Lincoln's book, "Truth on Trial: The Lawsuit Motif in the Fourth Gospel" by Hendrickson, Nov 2000 ISBN ...
Dear Listers, This posting is a contribution to the current "Jews" - "Judaea, Judaeans" debate. (1) The Fourth Gospel calls the Pharisee Nicodemus "a ruler of...
The notion of trial is one that I too have taken on board until very recently when Frank moloney and i supervised an excellent doctoral thesis by Martin...
Folks: The discussion of 'gods' and the meanings it may or may not have had in Judaism is interesting. The fact of the matter is, 'elohim or 'god/gods39; has...
Greetings! I just read your post on the Johannine discussion site. Francis Maloney, in the second volume of his three-volume commentary (Signs and Shadows:...
Susan, In one sense there are a number of works that highlight the points you mention, but none I am aware of that make the emphasis you do. I believe this...
To some extent, in the modern sense of the word, I find it odd that the Sadducees could be designated "religious." A group that did not believe in the...
I am sure many of you have read all possible material on this very issue and I must beg your pardon for my persistence. I find something unsettling about the...
I am brand new to this group, so don't know if this subject has ever been raised before, but my recent research has gotten me so excited, that I've got to...
Re: sour wine The available evidence for the use of sour wine as a refreshing drink in summer, as a nervous stimulant, or as an act of mockery, are all equally...
Why was vinegar offered to victims of crucifixion? Certainly not out of compassion! Having invented the most cruel of all methods of execution, why would the...
In a message dated 3/30/2001 2:21:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, george.x.brooks@... writes: << So how do we make our understanding of the phrase "the Jews"...
Jack, You wrote: "... the frequent use of "The Jews" in the NT texts should be correctly translated as "The Judeans," meaning the Temple cultus. In this light...
Ray, and everyone. Yes, I am quite happy to see Nicodemus as part of hoi Ioudaioi ... and I particularly like Jouette Bassler's "Mixed Signals" in the JBL...
Dear friends, I have just returned from a week’s vacation in Istanbul to find the substantial and interesting discussion about Martin and Raimo’s papers....
Happy to oblige, Mary. Sandra Schneiders email address is: sschneider@.... Mary Margaret Pazdan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I have just located Sandra's email address - no need to worry anyone. You may like to know that my book has just been published with Liturgical Press and so...
I am wanting to contact Prof. Sandra Schneiders and I do not have her email address. Does anyone on this list have such information and could let me know off...
I am a new member to this group. I have spent sometime trying to located older posts that addressed my forthcoming question, but have been unsuccessful. My...
... From: "Raimo Hakola" <raimo.hakola@...> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 1:40 AM Subject: [John_Lit] A response to Frank McCoy ... In ... Dear Raimo: ...
I think that Nicodemus, despite the ambiguity of his characterization in the Fourth Gospel, remains a member of hoi Iudaioi. He may not be portrayed as...
Dear Frank McCoy and other J.L. Listers, We are very close to agreement regarding your commentary on Jn. 13 (written on Feb. 25), with one significant...
Dear Professor Hakola and Other JL Listers: Near the end of your paper, you suggest that a process of supersessionism is going on in John, even though it not...
Dear Frank and other members of the group, I must first apologize that I did not reply to some of your responses earlier. We had some problems with our server...
From Martin de Boer I would like first respond to a couple of Adele Reinhartz's challenging comments on my paper and then to Raimo Hakolo's paper. 1. I thank...