Jesus, Paul, and early Christianity : : studies in honour of Henk Jan de Jonge / / edited by Rieuwerd Buitenwerf, Harm W. Hollander, Johannes Tromp.

• Superior document: Supplements to Novum Testamentum, Volume 130
• TeilnehmendeR: Buitenwerf, Rieuwerd,; Hollander, Harm W.,; Tromp, Johannes,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2008.; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; Volume 130.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (472 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This collection of essays by leading experts in New Testament scholarship addresses core themes in the study of early Christianity. The topics addressed include text-critical issues relating to the New Testament, the historical situation in which the earliest Christian documents were composed, early Christian rituals, historical questions concerning Jesus and Paul, and the origin and development of important theological ideas in the early Church. This volume is dedicated to Henk Jan de Jonge (Emeritus Professor in the New Testament, Leiden University) in honour of his important contributions to the field of New Testament Studies.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / R. Buitenwerf , H.W. Hollander and J. Tromp -- Wie kommt es zum Bekenntnis zu Jesus? / Klaus Berger -- \'Reconcile yourselves to God.\' An unusual interpretation of 2 Corinthians 5:20 in its context / Reimund Bieringer -- The new preachers in Galatia. Their identity, message, aims, and impact / Martinus C. De Boer -- Acts 9: 1-25. Narrative history based on the letters of Paul / Rieuwerd Buitenwerf -- Ignatius, letter to the Magnesians 8:2 once again / Boudewijn Dehandschutter -- Matthew 2: 16 and Josephus’ portrayals of Herod / Jan Willem Van Henten -- Mark 16:8 as a satisfying ending to the Gospel / Matthijs J De Jong -- Studies On the historical Jesus in the Netherlands and Flanders 1950-2000 / Marinus De Jonge -- The parable of the prodigal son and deeds of gift / John S. Kloppenborg -- Die Eucharistischen Gebete von Didache 9 und 10 und das Rätsel von Didache 10:6 / Dietrich-Alex Koch -- Image, form and transformation. A semantic taxonomy of Paul’s \'morphic\' language / George H. Van Kooten -- Attitudes to the Sabbath in three apostolic fathers: Didache, Ignatius, and Barnabas / Pierluigi Lanfranchi -- Paul and the practice of Paideia / Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte -- Paulus und die Jesustradition / Andreas Lindemann -- Matthäus in der Kritik. Beobachtungen am Thomas- und am Mariaevangelium / Dieter Lührmann -- \'Born of God\' or \'begotten by God\'? A Translation problem in the Johannine writings / Maarten J.J . Menken -- Making editions of the New Testament today / David C. Parker -- Night and day. A propos acts 20:7 / Johannes Tromp -- Gospels and communities. Was Mark written for a suffering community? / Christopher Tuckett -- The violators of the Kingdom of God. Struggling with Q polemics in Q 16:16-18 / Joseph Verheyden -- Probleme und Möglichkeiten einer Theologie des neuen Testaments / Michael Wolter -- Observations on the function, character and localization of the New Testament TOPONY ΓΕΝΝΗΣΑΡΕΤ (Mark 6:53 ; Matthew 14:34) / Jürgen K. Zangenberg.