Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00346373231173867
Colin Antony Green
The notion that, in the Christian Scriptures, the term κοινωνία (koinōnia) can mean “fellowship” has been challenged on philological grounds. Scholars argue that, in ancient non-Christian sources, meanings such as fellowship with fellow humans and with God are absent and that mundane meanings of participation and alliances are to be preferred. Discussion of this subject has suffered from a dichotomy between whether usage in classical sources trumps Christian theology in reading texts. Attention to Philo and revisiting philological patterns in Scripture suggest, however, the word had evolved to mean fellowship in the hands of Paul.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00346373231171782g
Thomas G. Doughty
differing conclusions. Two specific strengths merit mentioning for their acute insights. First, his essay on prostitution and vows paints a helpful portrait of Israelite women who engaged in religious activities (e.g., vows). Second, for those unaware of the larger realm of divinity in the ANE, the essays in part 3 will be edifying. From the outset, van der Toorn explains that he is not providing any substantive revision to previously published essays. Although his rationale is reasonable and typically standard for a collection of essays, several essays could have been revised to provide an up-to-date treatment of the subject matter. One example will suffice. In chapter 1, van der Toorn provides a wonderful summary and analysis of the scholarly development of the Israelite religion. The original essay was published in 2002. Several significant developments have occurred in the field of study since the publication of the original essay, and van der Toorn could have chosen to provide readers with an excellent updated summary of the field from 1870 to 2018. While working through the immense depth of many essays, readers may grow frustrated with the poor editing of the book. Throughout the monograph are several misspelled words and typos (e.g., on pp. 45, 52, 71, 110, 158, 161, and 245). Spelling and typos aside, Mohr Seibeck and van der Toorn should be applauded for collecting, arranging, and publishing these essays into one volume. Scholars interested in the religion of the ANE, scribes and scribal traditions, and deities and demons will return to the riches of this volume several times over.
不同的结论。有两个特别的优势值得提及，因为他们有敏锐的洞察力。首先，他关于卖淫和许愿的文章描绘了一幅从事宗教活动(如许愿)的以色列妇女的有益肖像。其次，对于那些不了解ANE中更大的神性领域的人来说，第三部分的文章将是有益的。从一开始，范德图恩就解释说，他不会对以前发表的文章进行任何实质性的修改。虽然他的理论基础是合理的，并且是典型的散文集的标准，但有几篇散文集本可以被修改，以提供对主题的最新处理。举一个例子就足够了。在第一章中，van der Toorn对以色列宗教的学术发展进行了精彩的总结和分析。原文发表于2002年。自最初的文章发表以来，研究领域发生了几项重大发展，van der Toorn本可以选择为读者提供1870年至2018年该领域的优秀更新摘要。在阅读大量文章的同时，读者可能会对这本书糟糕的编辑感到沮丧。在整个专著中有几个拼写错误和拼写错误(例如，在第45、52、71、110、158、161和245页)。除了拼写和拼写错误，莫尔·塞贝克和范德图恩收集、整理和出版这些文章应该受到赞扬。学者感兴趣的宗教的ANE，抄写员和抄写员的传统，以及神灵和恶魔将返回到这一卷的财富几次。
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00346373231178006
David G. Garber
Teaching the legal materials in the Old Testament, particularly the Ten Commandments, within the context of seminary classrooms or local congregations can often become overly abstract and philosophical. I found this to be the case within my own teaching context until I began teaching in a Certificate of Theological Studies program at a state prison for women. Not only were some of the women in the program serving sentences for crimes of murder or manslaughter, one of the past graduates of the program, Kelly Gissendaner, was executed by the State of Georgia on September 30, 2015. Five days before her first scheduled date for execution, the class I was teaching discussed the implications of the sixth commandment, “you shall not murder.” Teaching this commandment within a classroom context in which one of their peers was facing capital punishment forever transformed the way I teach the decalogue and this commandment in particular. The experience serves as a constant reminder of the responsibility theological educators and ministers have when teaching and interpreting scripture with those within our sphere of influence.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00346373231161597
J. Barnes
The goal of creating welcoming and inclusive communities within the corporate and higher education sectors has existed for several decades through efforts of diversity, equity, and inclusion. A more recent focus on “belonging,” however, is shifting the conversation toward deeper, more systemic questions. While multiracial and multicultural churches have grown in numbers during this timeframe, a growing realization is that simply having representation within congregations is not sufficient to address the deep inequalities and injustices present in the United States and the world. The important shift of focus to “belonging” can serve to challenge how Christians think about inclusion in the church.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00346373231177056
S. Weir
Eschatologies of work, even in the micro field of the theology of work, are in a minority. How human work has any relation to the coming new creation takes some careful theologizing. This article seeks to correct one of my own theological decisions from my main contribution to the field thus far, The Good Work of Non-Christians, Empowerment, and the New Creation. The scholastic move to designate grace in human beings according to their faith status in Christ is typical of the Western Christian tradition. Commensurate with this tradition, a previous argument for a pneumatology of work with a strong eschatological trajectory followed the Western tradition’s splicing of grace in two. This article heeds aspects of the Eastern Sergius Bulgakov’s critique of such a separation of grace and finds common ground in his universal pneumatology with its connectivity to “the final age.” Even with clear eschatological points of departure from Bulgakov, his account of human synergy with God is fertile ground for the eschatology of work.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00346373231165957
Judith A. Skeen
This article sets in context the contemporary conversation about humans relating to non-human animals and the larger ecosphere they inhabit. It explores the foundation for how humanity got to the current crises of human and environmental dis-ease as well as the debate over the role of people of faith, specifically Christians in the West, in the world as they experience it now. A survey of biblical material presents what might have been overlooked in the potential for learning from animals. The article explores new possibilities for experiential and intellectual learning from animals, attempting to glean avenues for human spiritual growth and sustainable life for all creatures.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00346373231175659
Wendell L. Griffen
Relief from the vast debt due to racial injustice associated with slavery requires prophetic intervention and interactions concerning reparations such as Jesus took with Zacchaeus. Those interventions and interactions require that prophetic people reject “rich ruler” religon, and not view the beneficiaries of the racial injustices associated with slavery as moral monsters incapable of repentance. The issue is whether followers of Jesus trust God to do through us concerning reparations for racial injustice what God did through Jesus with Zacchaeus.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00346373231163468
R. Rosell
The prophetic image of a peaceable kingdom is a hopeful vision of justice for the oppressed, peace between nations, harmony between humanity and other living creatures, and the flourishing of creation. Today, the climate crisis poses new threats to these hopes. Because raising animals for food contributes to the climate crisis, I propose plant-based eating as a spiritual practice for the peaceable kingdom. This practice involves eating in ways that produce the least amount of greenhouse gases, as well as reduce greatly the suffering and killing of animals. Climate scientists report that eating such a plant-rich diet is one of the most effective ways individuals and communities can address the climate crisis. Support for such a practice is found in the Genesis origin narratives and the Christian priority of love.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00346373231174839
Thomas B. Slater
The book of Revelation/John’s Apocalypse employs two parallel phrases, “the word of God” and “the witness of Jesus” to establish a sacred universe. As Christ Jesus is trustworthy and true to the word of God, Christians must be faithful and true in their witness to Christ Jesus to maintain the link between themselves, on one hand, and God Almighty and Christ, on the other (6:9; 12:11, 17; 19:11; 21:5; 22:6). In this way, Jesus connects the heavenly and earthly realms. This study argues that these phrases, not previously studied as a group, identify those persons who have faithfully followed Jesus and have the right to enter into the sacred cosmos, the New Jerusalem.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1177/00346373231171782f
Jeffrey G. Audirsch
Hamilton considers the Scriptures concerning marriage and how they typify the “relationship that God will enter into with his people” (p. 305). Hamilton’s Typology is sure to be a standard reference in biblical studies for years to come. The sheer amount of textual evidence that Hamilton brought to the table in support of his arguments is remarkable. One of the most fascinating, and commendable, aspects of the book is how he arranged it as a chiasm. Biblical authors often used this design in their writings, and Hamilton’s usage of the chiasm structure helps to reveal how important it is to scriptural understanding. One of the book’s shortcomings is that it is written on an academic level, giving it less appeal to those on the popular level. Anyone who desires to better understand Scripture would be remiss in not adding it to their reading list.
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