Troubling texts in the New Testament : essays in honour of Rob van Houwelingen / Myriam Klinker-De Klerck, Arco den Heijer, Jermo van Nes (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Houwelingen, P. H. R. van (Pieter Harry Robert), 1955- Honoree.

Klinker-De Klerck, Myriam, Editor, Contributor.

Heijer, Arco den, 1989- Editor, Contributor.

Van Nes, Jermo, Editor, Contributor.

Series:

Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology ; 0926-6097 113.

Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology, 0926-6097 ; 113

Language:

English

Physical Description:

xv, 481 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Peeters, 2022.

Summary:

"This volume offers a collection of twenty-two essays on 'troubling texts' in the New Testament. They are troubling for several reasons, ranging from linguistic problems to a clash of worldviews. Each author studies one troubling text from a New Testament document that is close to their own area of scholarly expertise. Authors explain why they regard the chosen text as troubling, deal with possible textual problems, and highlight relevant historical and/or theological contexts. All essays conclude with a fresh interpretation of the text and a reflection on its contemporary significance." --Provided by publisher

Contents:

Preface

Introduction / Myriam Klinker-De Klerck ; Arco den Heijer ; Jermo van Nes

Thunderbolt From the Open Sky: Jesus' Claim on Revelation / Henk Bakker

A Troubling Instruction from Jesus in Matthew 23:3? / Francois Viljoen

An Uncomfortable Story from the New Testament: About Making Friends with the Mammon (Luke 16:1-13) / Bart J. Koet

Thinking Twice: Reconsidering the Johannine Presentation of the Temple Incident (John 2:13-15) / Roelof Alkema

Hapax Legomena in the Pericope Adulterae (John 7:53-8:11): A Linear Regression Analysis of Johannine Vocabulary / Jermo van Nes

Was John's Jesus anti-Jewish and anti-Semitic? Fresh Perspectives on John 8:44 / Jacobus Kok

The Outpouring of the Spirit "On All People": Acts 2:17-18 as Key to Explicating Inclusive Language / Erik A. de Boer

An Unbearable Yoke? The View of the Law in the Last Words of Peter in Acts (Acts 15:7-11 Arco den Heijer

Acts 23:27 and Acts 16:6: Two Problem Passages that Require Better Explanations / Stanley E. Porter

How to Inherit the Kingdom of God? First Corinthians 6:1-11 and Kenotic Suffering Through the Lens of Honour Discourse / Myriam Klinker-De Klerck

Unavoidable haireseis in the Church: 1 Corinthians 11:19 in Patristic Reception between 350 and 450 AD / Riemer Roukema

God's Election of the ἐκκλησία in Ephesians 1:4 / Mark Grundeken

Gender Trouble in 1 Timothy 2:8-15 / Peter-Ben Smit

Saving Wealthy Ephesian Women from a Self-centerd Way of Life (1 Tim 2:15): Salvation by Childbearing in the Context of Ancient Arguments against Sexual Intercourse, Pregnancy, and Child-rearing / Armin Baum

Paul's Plea to Philemon: The Societal and Rhetorical Context of an Unstated Request / Michael Mulder

"About to Disappear": Hebrews 8:13 and the Destruction of the Temple / William den Hollander "Through the Eternal Spirit" (Heb 9:14): The Arguments for and Implications of Interpreting the Phrase as a Reference to the Holy Spirit / Albert Coetsee

Imagery, Intratextuality and Sexual Impurity in Jude 22-23 / Riemer A. Faber

Coping with Revelation 2:20-23 / Jan Willem van Henten

Who can this be? Reconsidering the Rider on the White Horse (Revelation 6:2) / Pieter J. Lalleman

Death as the Ultimate Enemy of God and Creation: The Key to the Interpretation of the Four Horsemen in Revelation 6:1-8 / Pieter G.R. de Villiers

Identity Matters in the Book of Revelation: The Rhetorical Device of σύγκρισις as a Key to Its Structure and Message / Arie W. Zwiep

Indices

Tabula gratulatoria

Personalia - About the authors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9789042948488

9042948485

OCLC:

1334419803