Scripture and traditions essays on early Judaism and Christianity in honor of Carl R. Holladay

Holladay, Carl R. (Added Author). Gray, Patrick, 1970- (Added Author). O'Day, Gail R., 1954- (Added Author).

Summary: Contains twenty-two essays in honor of Carl R Holladay, whose work on the interaction between early Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism had a considerable impact on the study of the New Testament. The essays featured in this work are grouped into three sections Hellenistic Judaism; the New Testament in Context; and, the History of Interpretation.

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ISBN: 9004167471 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9789004167476 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9047442016 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9789047442011 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 502 pages).
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Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

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General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	"Publications of Carl R. Holladay": pages (457-459). Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Hellenistic Judaism -- Disrespecting Dionysus : 3 Maccabees as narrative satire of the God of wine / N. Clayton Croy -- Jewish identity and Hellenism in the fragmentary Jewish writings in Greek / Lester L. Grabbe -- The constitution of compassion : political reflections on Philo's De humanitate / Walter T. Wilson -- Moses, the Exodus, and comparative chronology / William Adler -- The New Testament in context -- Turning to God : conversion in Greek-speaking Judaism and early Christianity / Gregory E. Sterling -- The messianic use of Zechariah 9-14 in Matthew, Mark, and the pre-Markan tradition / Mark Black -- Performance anxiety : the use of [hypokritēs] in Matthew 6:1-18 / Michael Joseph Brown -- Is Matthew 18:15-17 about "church discipline"? / Sharyn Dowd -- The noble and good heart : [kalokagathia] in Luke's parable of the sower / John B. Weaver -- The "word of God" and retribution theology in Luke-Acts / Scott Shauf -- "Your sons and your daughters will prophesy--" : pairings of men and women in Luke-Acts / Allen Black -- The citation of Scripture as a key to characterization in Acts / Gail R. O'Day -- Luke's "plan of God" from the Greek psalter : the rhetorical thrust of "the prophets and the Psalms" in Peter's speech at Pentecost / David P. Moessner -- Self-presentation and community construction in Philippians / Steven J. Kraftchick -- How to treat old women and old men : the use of philosophical traditions and Scripture in 1 Timothy 5 / Abraham J. Malherbe -- Proverbs 3:11-12, Hebrews 12:5-6, and the tradition of corporal punishment / John T. Fitzgerald -- The history of interpretation -- The early reception of Hebrews 6:4-6 / Patrick Gray -- The Apocalypse in Codex Alexandrinus : its singular readings and scribal habits / Juan Hernández Jr. -- Exegetical and theological presuppositions in nineteenth-century American commentaries on Acts / Thomas H. Olbricht -- Narrative criticism and translation : the case of Luke-Acts and the NRSV / Luke Timothy Johnson -- Paul and racial reconciliation : a postcolonial approach to 2 Corinthians 3:12-18 / Brad R. Braxton -- Die Judenfrage and the construction of ancient Judaism : toward a foregrounding of the backgrounds approach to early Christianity / Todd Penner.
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