The New Testament as Reception

Zusatztext "This collection of essays can be recommended as a worthy addition to research libraries..." -Casimir Bernas, Holy Trinity Abbey Informationen zum Autor Mogens Müller is Professor of New Testament Exegesis in the University of Copenhagen. Henrik Tronier is Assistant Professor at the Institute for Biblical Exegesis, University of Copenhagen. Klappentext In this book a new concept is systematically explored: that of the New Testament as a "reception" of various antecedents. Three chapters cover its reception of the Old Testament! of Second Temple Judaism and of Graeco-Roman culture. Three further chapters explore the reception of Jesus! using as examples the Synoptic parables! Matthew's Messianic Teacher! and the Christology of the Book of Revelation. Paul is considered in a chapter on his reception in Acts! and three final chapters survey broader themes: feminist reception! reception history within the New Testament (using the Annunciation as an example)! and translation. Zusammenfassung This study considers the New Testament as a "reception" of various antecedents, such as the Old Testament, Second Temple Judaism and Graeco-Roman culture. It explores the reception of Jesus, Paul's reception in Acts, feminist reception, reception history within the New Testament and translation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; The New Testament Reception of the Old Testament; The New Testament Reception of Judaism in the Second Temple Period; The Reception of Graeco-Roman Culture in the New Testament! Exemplified through an Analysis of Romans 7.7-25; The Reception of the Parables of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels; Samuel Byrskog Jesus as Messianic Teacher in the Gospel According to Matthew; Tradition History and/or Narrative Christology; The Reception of Paul in the Acts of the Apostles; In Quest of the Elevated Jesus; Reflections on the Angelomorphic Christology of the Book of Revelation within its Jewish Setting; 152 Feminist Reception of the New Testament - a Critical Reception The Annunciation - a Study in Reception History; Thor Strandenaes Translation as Interpretation ...

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• Authors: M?gens Mller, Mogens Muller, Henrik Tronier
• Assisted by: Mogens Muller (Editor), Mogens Müller (Editor), Henrik Tronier (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781841273143
• ISBN: 978-1-84127-314-3
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Journal for the Study of the N; Journal for the Study of the N; The Library of New Testament Studies; Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement S.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis