Biblical Theology Bulletin articles

Recent articles from Biblical Theology Bulletin

The book of Job and the origins of Judaism.(Critical essay)
May 1, 2009... Abstract Recently developed tools of intertextual analysis show that the dialogues in the Book of Job were in effect echoes of major debates in the early to middle Persian Period about the worth and responsibility of the individual in the new Judaism scattering throughout the empire. They...

Marcan love, sotto voce.
May 1, 2009... Abstract Mark's community was heir to preaching about Jewish Scriptures concerning love. Homilists, catechists and the final Evangelist used these as well as Paul's hymn to love as interpretative lenses through which to present the Jesus tradition. They suggested in a subtle manner that...

Tabitha: the gazelle of Joppa (Acts 9:36-41).(Critical essay)
May 1, 2009... Abstract The article argues that the name Tabitha (Acts 9:36), which means "gazelle," when read as a metaphor for a proselyte in the Acts narrative, highlights the issue of boundaries in some early Christian communities. It also suggests that Joppa, the town in which Tabitha lived, might...

A rhetorical gem in a rhetorical treasure: the origin and significance of 1 Corinthians 13:4-7.(Critical essay)
May 1, 2009... Abstract This essay argues that 1 Cor 13:4-7 is a rhetorical set piece developed in the wisdom school Paul assembled in Ephesus in the years immediately following his departure from Corinth. Paul might have composed it himself, but its vocabulary and structure suggest that a colleague...

Death and the Afterlife in the New Testament.(Book review)
May 1, 2009... Death and the Afterlife in the New Testament. By Jaime Clark-Soles. New York, NY: T & T Clark, 2006. Pp. x + 261. Paper, $29.95. Jaime Clark-Soles's treatment of death and the afterlife in the New Testament attempts to "revel in snapshots of the individuals and [is] less interested in the...