scholarly journals Messiah, King, Prophet: priestly ideology in the Jewish War by Josephus Flavius and in intertestamental literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 105-118
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Sgonnova
Keyword(s):  
Intertestamental Literature

scholarly journals Hoe kan God dit toelaat? ’n Bibliologiese verryking van die teodiseevraagstuk uit ’n vergelyking tussen Openbaring en 4 Esra

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (2/3) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Du Rand
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Human Suffering ◽  
Book Of Revelation ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intertestamental Literature

How can God allow it? A bibliological enrichment of the theodicy issue from a comparison between the Book of Revelation and 4 EzraIn the process of understanding and defining the relationship between God and man, the theodicy issue frequently floats to the surface. A long strand in the history of philosophy and theology has addressed itself to the task of reconciling God’s omnipotence and benevolence with human suffering and the existence of evil. Some of the philosophical and theological views are represented in this article. According to reformed scholarly presentation, theodicy should seriously take into account the soteriological and eschatological hermeneutical views. This is confirmed by the Old Testament, intertestamental literature and the New Testament. The purpose of this article is to draw attention to the apocryphal 4 Ezra which puts surprising views about theodicy on the table.

Did the Historical Jesus Prohibit All Oaths? Part 2

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-24
Author(s):  
John Meier
Keyword(s):  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Historical Jesus ◽  
Jewish Scriptures ◽  
The Law ◽  
Intertestamental Literature

AbstractThe total prohibition of oaths (Matt 5:34-37) come from the historical Jesus. The criterion of discontinuity argues that there is no parallel to Jesus' total prohibition of oaths in the Jewish Scriptures, the intertestamental literature prior to 70 C.E., or the NT. The Jewish Scriptures take oaths for granted and imposes them in a few cases. Apart from Jas 5:12, the NT knows of no prohibition; Paul uses oaths with abandon. The criterion of multiple attestation argues that Jas 5:12 represents an independent tradition of the prohibition; Jas 5:12 is parallel to Matt 5:34-37 in both content and structure; James has other examples of Jesus' sayings woven into his epistle without attribution; and Jas 5:12 is at odds with James' treatment of the Law in the rest of his epistle. Hence Jas 5:12 qualifies as an independent witness to an isolated stream of oral tradition preserving Jesus' prohibition. This is Part 2 of a two-part essay.

scholarly journals The Question of Anthropological Dualism in the Old Testament and Intertestamental Literature

2020 ◽  
pp. 163-190
Author(s):  
Lech Stachowiak
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Intertestamental Literature

The Question of Anthropological Dualism in the Old Testament and Intertestamental Literature

Zagadnienie starości w literaturze międzytestamentalnej

Vox Patrum ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 241-247
Author(s):  
Mirosław S. Wróbel
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Jewish Community ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Biblical Sources ◽  
Intertestamental Literature

In the present article the author describes the problem of an old age in the Jewish apo­calyptic literature and in the Qumran texts. Old persons are presented in these texts like sages and teachers. The education given by them for children and grandchildren is based on moral and religious values. They call to observe God’s commandments and to avoid all acts which are against God and other persons. The respect and authority of the old persons described in the texts of intertestamental literature can take in consideration the biblical sources. In the Old Testament the elders of Israel are described as judges who decide about all important aspects of the life in Jewish community.

A Revision of the Origin and Role of the Supporting Angels in the Gospel of Peter (10:39b)

2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo M. Edo
Keyword(s):  
Specific Role ◽  
Literary Analysis ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Synoptic Type ◽  
Biblical Sources ◽  
Intertestamental Literature

Abstract One of the striking features of the Gospel of Peter is the presence in the Resurrection account of two heavenly beings who emerge from Jesus’ tomb, supporting between them a third character. Previous attempts to explain the origin of this scene have been quite varied: inspiration in biblical sources, the author’s own creativity, a pre-canonical synoptic-type source, etc. After a literary analysis of the passage, the paper reviews the closest potential canonical and extracanonical parallels for this scene, especially in Intertestamental Literature. Analysis of these examples helps to clarify the origin and specific role of the supporting characters.

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