Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2009

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• 4QInstruction : sagesse et eschatologie

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  • Author: J.-S. Rey
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  • This volume consists of an edition, a translation and a commentary of the key fragments of 4QInstruction. The scroll combines, in a new way, the practice of Wisdom and the understanding of eschatological judgment. This study substantially illuminates our comprehension of the Wisdom movement and of its influence in the early intertestamental period.

• 4QMMT: Reevaluating the Text, the Function and the Meaning of the Epilogue

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  • Author: H. Von Weissenberg
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  • This book focuses on the third section of one of the most important documents from the Qumran library, the epilogue of 4QMMT. Although the primary focus is on the epilogue, the results of this investigation shed light on 4QMMT as a whole.

• The Alexandrian Riots of 38 C.E. and the Persecution of the Jews. A Historical Reconstruction

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  • Author: S. Gambetti
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  • An imperial adjudication against the Jews prompted the riots of 38 CE in Alexandria. The Roman prefect and the Alexandrian citizenry acted within their institutional roles to the effect that most of the Jews lost their legal residence for good.

• Ancient Mosaic Pavements

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  • Author: R. Hachlili
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  • This publication is engaged in issues, trends, and themes depicted on mosaic pavements that were the normal medium for decorating the floors of synagogues, Christian structures, as well as public and private buildings. The mosaic pavements discussed are dated to the 4th-8th centuries CE.

• Angelomorphic Pneumatology

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  • Author: B.G. Bucur
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  • This monograph on Clement of Alexandria's pneumatology supplemented by studies of Revelation, Shepherd of Hermas, Justin Martyr, and Aphrahat, shows that the complex theological articulation of angelomorphic pneumatology, binitarianism, and spirit christology constitutes a relatively widespread phenomenon in early Christianity.

• Between Two Worlds

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  • Author: L. Török
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  • This book offers a comprehensive reassessment of the evidence concerning the political, social, economic, religious and cultural connections between Ancient Nubia and Egypt from the special viewpoint of Lower Nubia, the frontier region between the First and Second Nile Cataracts.

• Biblical Translation in Chinese and Greek

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  • Author: T.S. Foley
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  • This study integrates three independent subjects—translation theory, Mandarin aspect, and Greek aspect—for the purpose of formulating a theory applicable to translating the Bible. Two passages from John 18–19 and 1 Corinthians 15 are provided as test cases.

• The Boundaries of Monotheism

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  • Editors Maria Haardt; Anna Korte
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  • From an interdisciplinary perspective the authors of this book, scholars in theology and religious studies, give an account of the problematic and promising aspects of biblically based monotheism, considered as a formative religious idea, belief, and practice in Western history and culture.

• Causing His Name To Live

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  • Editors Peter Brand; Louise Cooper
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  • Essays in memory of William J. Murnane (1945-2000) honor his life-long dedication to Egyptian epigraphy and history. Studies offered here reflect his interests in Egyptian history, especially the Amarna period, and in the epigraphic documentation and historical analysis of the monuments of ancient Thebes.

• The City Besieged

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  • Author: I. Ephʿal
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  • Exploring the military, legal, social and literary aspects of ancient warfare, this study examines the multifaceted nature of the siege phenomenon in the Ancient Near East.

• Collective and Individual Responsibility

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  • Author: Mol
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  • Following an extensive study of Ezekiel 18 and 20, this book offers a redefinition and a new theoretical basis for the concept of corporate personality. This theory is subsequently applied to Ezekiel 18 and 20 to analyze the collective and individual features.

• Conquering the World

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  • Author: B. Schultz
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  • This re-examination of the War Scroll (1QM) suggests it is a Hellenistic composition describing an eschatological, two-stage, conquest of the world, subsequently updated in order to fit the new historical realities faced by the Qumran sectarians under Roman rule.

• The Dead Sea Genesis Apocryphon

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  • Author: D. A. Machiela
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  • As part of a resurgent scholarly interest in the Genesis Apocryphon, this volume presents a fresh transcription and translation of the scroll, along with exstenive textual notes. In addition, a detailed analysis of columns 13-15 highlights several distinctive features of the Apocryphon.

• The Dyophysite Christology of Cyril of Alexandria

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  • Author: J.C. Van Loon
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  • Based on a systematic investigation of Cyril of Alexandria’s christological writings, this book claims that his christology is basically dyophysite, and that the formula ‘one incarnate nature of the Word of God’ is of minor importance to him.

• Echoes from the Caves: Qumran and the New Testament

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  • Editor Florentino García Martínez
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  • The 16 contributions of experts both in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and on the study of the New Testament analyze the relationship among the two corpora. Some of the studies propose a general understanding of the relationship, other apply it to concrete topics or texts.

• Esoteric Teaching in the Stromateis of Clement of Alexandria

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  • Author: A.C. Itter
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  • This book takes a new approach to deciphering the nature and purpose of the Stromateis of Clement of Alexandria. It provides a concise summary of current scholarship on his method and how he applies it to the transmission of esoteric doctrines.

• Essays on the Book of Enoch and Other Early Jewish Texts and Traditions

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  • Author: M.A. Knibb
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  • Twenty-one essays by Michael Knibb on the Book of Enoch and on other Early Jewish texts and traditions have been included in this collection, which illustrates some of the dominant concerns of his work throughout his career.

• Excavations at Tall Jawa, Jordan, Volume 4: The Early Islamic House

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  • Editor Michèle Daviau
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  • This book presents the fourth volume of excavations of a Late Antique house in central Jordan, with a detailed study of its construction and contents including its mosaic floors, pottery, coins, inscribed lamps in Greek and Arabic as an example of material culture during a period of cultural change; includes multimedia [data+images] on DVD.

• The Exegetical Encounter between Jews and Christians in Late Antiquity

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  • Authors: E. Grypeou; H. Spurling
  • Editors Emmanouela Grypeou; Helen Spurling
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  • This collection of essays examines exegetical encounters between Christians and Jews on the book of Genesis. Eminent scholars present outstanding studies on the subject of ‘Exegetical Encounter’ to illuminate the history of relations between Jews and Christians in Late Antiquity.

• Exile and Suffering

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  • Authors: Bob. Becking; Dirk Human
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  • The Babylonian period has often been construed as a time of distress and suffering. The essays in this volume - a selection of papers read at the 50th Anniversary of the SSOTS - discuss this theme from a variety of angles.