Ierousalem or Hierosolyma - Exploring the Semitic and Hellenistic Onomastic Notions in Luke's Work

There is no doubt that Jerusalem in the Bible is a city of great historical and theological significance. However, many modern readers are unaware that authors writing in Greek used its two names, Ierousalem and Heriosolyma. Among the few who used both names simultaneously is Luke the Evangelist. Commentators of this onomastic phenomenon have tried to explain this fact in various ways, referring to Luke's literary and theological choices or denying its meaning altogether. Krzysztof Mielcarek's monograph proposes a new view and explanation of this phenomenon in a theological-historical key. In his opinion, Luke's choices may be underpinned by his deep immersion in the world and terminological richness of the Septuagint, as well as important historical events that influenced the perception of the Holy City by the Hellenistic Jewish community and later also by the early Christians.

About the author

Krzysztof Mielcarek is associate professor at the Katholic University of Lublin and a head of the Department of Exegesis of the Gospels and Apostolic Writings.

Product details

• Authors: Krzysztof Mielcarek
• Assisted by: Nicholas Adams (Editor), Ja (Editor), Marek Jagodzinski (Editor), Adam Kubis (Editor), Pawel Makosa (Editor), Nicholas Adams (Editor of the series), Marek Jagodziński (Editor of the series), Adam Kubiś (Editor of the series), Pawel Mąkosa (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2024
• EAN: 9783525500422
• ISBN: 978-3-525-50042-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 24 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 593 g
• Series: Lublin Theological Studies; Lublin Theological Studies 6
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Theologie, Lukasevangelium, auseinandersetzen, Hellenistische Ära, Hierosolyma, Jerusalem, name of