There is no evidence that Ecclesiastes, either the body of the book or the epilogue, is interested in the question of its relation to the book of Proverbs. The epilogue does not quote or allude to Proverbs. Qoheleth’s use of proverbs is not derived from the book of Proverbs but must be studied in its own right in the expectation that it will throw light on this author’s method and message. The Epilogist in 12:9 specifically comments on Qoheleth’s use of proverbs, and 7:1–12 provide an extended example of how he handles proverbs. His use of proverbs shows that his teaching is in the mainstream of the wisdom movement, for he works in much the same way as the author of Proverbs. Qoheleth places proverbs in a certain order, adjusts their wording, and adds his own comments to them. The contents of 7:1–12 serve the positive purpose of teaching readers how to handle proverbs, and by means of proverbs, Qoheleth teaches people to look more deeply at the issues of life.
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This article offers the editio princeps and translation of the Armenian invocational prayer of a homily on Jonah and the Ninevites that was probably translated from Syriac. The homily was likely written by Jacob of Serugh and as such the prayer is the only remnant of what was once a full Armenian translation of a full Syriac text, both of which have been lost. In the prayer Jacob compares Jonah’s conversation with the sailors to Pilate’s trial of Christ. This critical edition takes into account five witnesses that are extant in four manuscripts. One other manuscript was inaccessible. A sixth manuscript, which may have contained the full text, is lost and presumed destroyed.
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In the Hebrew Bible, there are 14 similes of a woman in labour. Thirteen of these similes describe a crisis in which the uncontrollable pregnant female body is used to depict death, crisis, destruction, and even annihilation. However, when YHWH is like a woman in labour (Isa. 42:14), the pregnant body in labour is described as controlled, restrained, and, one could say, desirous. Rather than interpret this image in light of the simile of YHWH as a warrior in the preceding verse (Isa. 42:13), I argue that the image is purposefully in opposition. Rather than a display of warrior-like strength, YHWH as a woman in labour is calm and controlled. To support my argument, I look at the simile through the lens of the experience of the female body. Using examples of women in labour in ancient texts and current women’s narratives, I show how ancient writers draw upon the pregnant female bodily experience of being in labour to communicate YHWH’s complete control over humanity’s relationship with him.
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This article offers the editio princeps and translation of the Armenian invocational prayer of a homily on Jonah and the Ninevites that was probably translated from Syriac. The homily was likely written by Jacob of Serugh and as such the prayer is the only remnant of what was once a full Armenian translation of a full Syriac text, both of which have been lost. In the prayer Jacob compares Jonah’s conversation with the sailors to Pilate’s trial of Christ. This critical edition takes into account five witnesses that are extant in four manuscripts. One other manuscript was inaccessible. A sixth manuscript, which may have contained the full text, is lost and presumed destroyed.
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In the Hebrew Bible, there are 14 similes of a woman in labour. Thirteen of these similes describe a crisis in which the uncontrollable pregnant female body is used to depict death, crisis, destruction, and even annihilation. However, when YHWH is like a woman in labour (Isa. 42:14), the pregnant body in labour is described as controlled, restrained, and, one could say, desirous. Rather than interpret this image in light of the simile of YHWH as a warrior in the preceding verse (Isa. 42:13), I argue that the image is purposefully in opposition. Rather than a display of warrior-like strength, YHWH as a woman in labour is calm and controlled. To support my argument, I look at the simile through the lens of the experience of the female body. Using examples of women in labour in ancient texts and current women’s narratives, I show how ancient writers draw upon the pregnant female bodily experience of being in labour to communicate YHWH’s complete control over humanity’s relationship with him.
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{"title":"The Origins of Early Christian Literature: Contextualizing the New Testament within Greco-Roman Literary Culture. By Robyn Faith Walsh","authors":"Christopher W Skinner","doi":"10.1093/jts/flad077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/flad077","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":213560,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Theological Studies","volume":"360 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140470615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Search of Jonathan: Jonathan between the Bible and Modern Fiction. By Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer","authors":"William J Kennedy","doi":"10.1093/jts/flad092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/flad092","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":213560,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Theological Studies","volume":"73 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139604217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Books of Joel, Obadiah, and Jonah. By James D. Nogalski","authors":"L. Tiemeyer","doi":"10.1093/jts/flad093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/flad093","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":213560,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Theological Studies","volume":"6 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139525722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Solomonic Corpus of ‘Wisdom’ and its Influence. By Katharine J. Dell","authors":"Simon C C Cheung","doi":"10.1093/jts/flad094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/flad094","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":213560,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Theological Studies","volume":"10 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139387523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Early Martyr Narratives: Neither Authentic Accounts nor Forgeries. By Éric Rebillard","authors":"Paul Middleton","doi":"10.1093/jts/flad084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/flad084","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":213560,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Theological Studies","volume":" 93","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139144850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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