New Testament Studies 56/3 (July 2010)

Articles
Naître de mourir: la mort de Jésus dans l'Évangile de Matthieu (Mt 27.51-56)
Serge WüthrichNew Testament Studies, Volume 56, Issue 03, July 2010, pp 313 - 325
doi:10.1017/S0028688510000044 Published online by Cambridge University Press 28 May 2010
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What is the meaning of the apocalyptic events related in the Gospel of Matthew after the death of Jesus? The issue is treated in two stages, beginning with a short review of current interpretations (historical, causal, and semiologic). In a second step, the spatial and temporal disruptions that cross the story are explored. The hypothesis is made, with consideration of the figures the firstborn from the dead chain corresponds to the birth of a believing subject.
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The Accommodations of Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem: Κατάλυμα in Luke 2.7
Stephen C. CarlsonNew Testament Studies, Volume 56, Issue 03, July 2010, pp 326 - 342
doi:10.1017/S0028688509990282 Published online by Cambridge University Press 28 May 2010
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The identity of the in Luke 2.7 has been debated among Western scholars for over five hundred years. Proposals have ranged from an inn to a guest room. This article argues that the term has a generic sense of and that the final clause of Luke 2.7 should be rendered . Moreover, three clues in the context suggest that the accommodations presupposed by Luke are a marital chamber too small for giving birth.
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The Narrative Structures of Glory and Glorification in the Fourth Gospel
Jesper Tang NielsenNew Testament Studies, Volume 56, Issue 03, July 2010, pp 343 - 366
doi:10.1017/S0028688510000019 Published online by Cambridge University Press 28 May 2010
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This article takes part in the reopened discussion of the Johannine / by interpreting the concept in light of the narrative structures in the Fourth Gospel. On the basis of Aristotle's definition of a whole and complete and in the Fourth Gospel should be understood within the normal narrative sequence.
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Israel and the Mercy of God: A Re-reading of Galatians 6.16 and Romans 9–11
Susan Grove EastmanNew Testament Studies, Volume 56, Issue 03, July 2010, pp 367 - 395
doi:10.1017/S0028688510000056 Published online by Cambridge University Press 28 May 2010
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Noting the conjunction of and in Galatians 6.16 and Romans 9 Israel 11, he draws on both Scripture and his own experience of mercy to revisit the question of Israel's destiny, discerning therein a providential pattern of a divine call that is interrupted by obduracy under the law, and ultimately fulfilled in Christ.
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Can the Messiahship of Jesus Be Read off Paul's Grammar? Nils Dahl's Criteria 50 Years Later
Matthew V. NovensonNew Testament Studies, Volume 56, Issue 03, July 2010, pp 396 - 412
doi:10.1017/S0028688510000020 Published online by Cambridge University Press 28 May 2010
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It is half a century since Nils A. Dahl wrote his important essay t Jesu bei Paulus in Paul is effectively a proper name, not a title, on the basis of four negative philological observations: it is never a general term; it is never a predicate of the verb ; it never takes a genitive modifier; and it characteristically lacks the definite article. The purpose of this article is to reconsider what each of these observations entails about the messiahship of Jesus. My thesis is that, while all four observations are significant for understanding Paul's thought, they do not constitute proper criteria for assessing the role of the messiahship of Jesus therein.
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The Hermeneutical Significance of Chapter Divisions in Ancient Gospel Manuscripts
James R. EdwardsNew Testament Studies, Volume 56, Issue 03, July 2010, pp 413 - 426
doi:10.1017/S0028688510000032 Published online by Cambridge University Press 28 May 2010
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The study commences with the five major ways of dividing the gospels in Christian history, after which the focus falls on the hermeneutical significance of the Old Greek Divisions. The most defining characteristic of the Divisions is their tendency to demarcate chapters on the basis of the miracles and parables of Jesus. In lieu of miracles or parables, major units of Jesus' teaching also determine Old Greek Divisions. The Synoptic passion narratives, and particularly Matthew's, display the greatest precision and organization among the Divisions. Titles of divisions aided in locating specific passages, identified corresponding material in the gospels by the same title, and when read or memorized in sequence offered an overview of the gospel narratives.
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Short Study
Papias as Rhetorician: Ekphrasis in the Bishop's Account of Judas' Death
Christopher B. ZeichmannNew Testament Studies, Volume 56, Issue 03, July 2010, pp 427 - 429
doi:10.1017/S0028688510000068 Published online by Cambridge University Press 28 May 2010
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Despite this renewed attention, scholars have avoided situating their analyses of this pericope within the major debates about Papias' work. The question of whether Papias employed the methods of Greek rhetoric sits as the most relevant issue for this discussion. Though many scholars champion rhetorical readings of Papias, detractors contend that they overstate his ostensibly technical vocabulary (e.g., , such as the Sayings Gospel Q, a proto-Matthew, and the oral transmission of Jesus' life depends on their interpretation. Opposition primarily disputes the meaning of individual words in the context Papias provides them, so that his rhetorical forms and flourishes remain relatively unscathed from criticism. Papias' death of Judas has never figured into this discussion, but it nonetheless points in favor of a rhetorical backdrop.
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