Religions and Theology

Scholarly evaluations of how Paul interpreted the ‘Christ event’ within his arguments routinely compartmentalize the crucifixion and the resurrection, placing the weight of emphasis on the former. Whilst never explicitly denying the critical significance of the resurrection, the appraisals of certain commentators often seem to limit the import of the event to a vindication of Jesus’ ministry, in view of its seemingly ignominious climax. The Pauline lexicon of revivification, however, makes the validity of such a stance questionable and opens the possibility that both elements of the Christ event influenced Pauline thought in ways obscured by the tendency to undervalue the implications of Jesus’ resurrection. A consideration of the distribution and functionality of the ‘death and life’ language in the Pauline corpus, illustrates the weightiness which the apostle attaches to the concept of death reversed by life. By applying such an understanding to 2 Corinthians, this paper will cons...

... Chapter I THE JEWISH EXEGETICAL CONTEXT A. Introductory Remarks The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive analysis ... 1 ^QPlor is a fragmentary text containing several quotations from the Hebrew scriptures: 2 Samuel, Exodus, Amos, Psalms, Isaiah, Ezekiel ...

... Title: The Complete World Of The Dead Sea Scrolls (Complete). Authors: Philip R. Davies; George J. Brooke; Phillip R. Callaway. Keywords: Dead Sea Scrolls; History / Ancient / General; Qumran Site; Qumran Site (West Bank); Social Science / Archaeology. Issue Date: 2002. ...

... All this literature gives an apologetic appreciation of the antiquity and authority of Judaism and defends the Law as the product of a Moses who is Page 4. 27 ... RJH Shutt in Volume 2 of The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha edited by JH Charlesworth. ...

This article is an attempt to show from theoretical foundations how some of the aims of religious studies may be realized at an early age in the secondary school. It is offered in reply to the plea of the editorial of Learning for Living (September 1973) that now that ...