Julia van Rosmalen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Oaths and Vows XI. Other uses also appear, with the final example being " the mustard seed is also used to signify belittlement or diminution. Isaiah (Book and Person) VI. There is simply so much from the Bible which has impacted literally every corner of modern life.https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/MainLemma_666, Labor (Childbirth) IV. Indeed, as he describes things, the only full-length treatment of Nehemiah is a film produced by the Jehovahs Witnesses. The depiction of the entrance to hell is characterized by a disembodied monstrous head with a large gaping mouth." Though a short article, it is nonetheless useful. These are the sorts of amazing details that come to light in the EBR. To do so, select the appropriate criterion in the search field and enter your search term(s) in the search field. Regarding the reception of Naboth in literature, Cronauer writes, "The story of Naboth is a staple of any drama or novel about Jezebel. She concludes "The mouth of hell survived well into the 20th century mostly in literature, though, which is suggestive of the potency of this theme." Klumbies draws our attention to his work on the Lords Supper, Marks Gospel, his work in the method of Redaction Criticism, and, most importantly, "Marxsens work focused on NT Christology. Mamshit) is located in the northeastern Negev Highlands in southern Israel. Modern Europe and America (Michael Harbin; Upland, Ind., USA)Year of Jubilee finds itself discussed in columns 850 and following. Berns examines and describes the archaeology of the city, from its earliest days through the 14th century. The Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception is CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE in 2010! The distinguished editorial board is headed by Constance M. Furey, Peter Gemeinhardt, Joel LeMon, Thomas Rmer, Jens Schrter, Barry Dov Walfish, and Eric J. Ziolkowski. Given his expertise on the topic its very difficult to imagine anyone better suited to write this particular entry. Andr Lemaire (Paris, France), Mediterranean Sea I. Eve-Marie Becker (Mnster, Germany), Meek, Meekness II. Levites Concubine I. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (Cynthia Edenburg; Raanana, Israel)Edenburg writes "The Levites concubine is the enigmatic figure who puts into motion the complex plot, which plays out in Judg 1921. Unable to retrieve citations for this document, Downloaded on 2.6.2023 from https://www.degruyter.com/serial/ebr-b/html?lang=en, Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Library and Information Science, Book Studies, Handbooks of the Bible and Its Reception (HBR), Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (SBR), Zeitschrift fr die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, Zeitschrift fr die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, https://www.facebook.com/degruyterreligion/, https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/MainLemma_4080, https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/MainLemma_38482, https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/key_0354a55b-d79e-4ed0-bcae-19e8d8b9fad3, https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/MainLemma_8346, https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/MainLemma_666, https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/key_7c7b9afa-2c07-4585-b7f0-bd3b652627a2, Vol. Christianity (Lynn R. Huber; Elon, N.C., USA)"Complicating the task of identifying lesbian biblical interpretation in Christian history are the questions of 1) what constitutes lesbian identity; 2) whether an interpreter must self-identify as a lesbian to engage in lesbian biblical interpretation; and 3) whether or not the content of the biblical text must reference a female same-sex relationship to constitute lesbian interpretation." Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, vol. From this launching pad she treats the intersection of films and their treatment of love in intersection with the bible. Christianity B. Eve-Marie Becker (Mnster, Germany), Meek, Meekness II. Lust IV. The entire entry is very much worth examining. Anthony Swindell writes in part, "Angels as mediators receive extensive treatment in literature, particularly after the prominence given to Michael in the Song of Roland (12th cent.). Arye Zoref (Jerusalem, Israel), Nathan (Prophet) II. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, was produced only as recently as 2020. EBR 19 2021 "Midrash and Aggadah | Judaism | Medieval Judaism". OR: Searches for entries including at least one of the terms connected by this operator. CHOICE is a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. The Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception is CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE in 2010! This is an interesting contribution and it has ample examples from Scripture to illustrate the points Lemaire makes. Bloggers Choice - Articles recommended by biblioblogger Jim West (https://zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com)The entry in the 14th volume of the Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception which best represents the quality of scholarship and the range of reception of historical issues covered is the first article in the volume - on Jesus. The first are depictions of oaths that occur within the biblical narrative; the second, of oaths sworn by Christians; and the third, of oaths from non-Christian narratives but depicted by Christian artists for a Christian audience." For instance, the use made of it in the York Cycle of Mystery Plays and in the poetry of William Dunbar. John of the Cross (Terence OReilly; Cork, Ireland)Scholars and students who appreciate mysticism and mystical theologians will enjoy OReillys entry on St John of the Cross. Of the articles I read, I think I learned the most from this one. In this connection, she observes "The two mothers associated with the New Testament most popular in visual reception, especially Byzantine art, are Anne, the mother of Mary, and Mary, the mother of Jesus." And these details are why EBR is such an incredible, and important resource. As its foundation, the encyclopedia contains the most up-to-date information on the origins and development of the Bible in the canons of Judaism and Christianity. Summary: "EBR offers a comprehensive and in-depth rendering of the current state of knowledge on the origins and development of the Bible according to its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity. Andrew W . Medieval Times and Reformation Era (George Ferzoco; Bristol, United Kingdom)With respect to the Books of Lamentations in the Reformation and Post-Reformation periods, Ferzoco remarks, It is not surprising that given this powerful presence in Christian spirituality, Lamentations has clear resonances in medieval literature. Historian Eduard Meyer (1855-1930) argued that the OT's "historical writing arose during the Davidic-Solomonic period in literature that was unequaled in . Page remarks "Compared to most major biblical stories, filmmakers have largely overlooked the book of Nehemiah and its hero." Ada Taggar-Cohen (Kyoto, Japan), Neo-Hittites. Robert W. Yarbrough Search for other works by this author on: This Site. We read Beginning with the premise that the biblical Jubilee was a year in which slaves were freed and debts were forgiven, America especially experienced two distinct movements viewed as manifestations of the Jubilee. Jozabad (Jean-Franois Landolt; Lausanne, Switzerland)Landolt informs us: (MT Yzbd; LXX , , or ) occurs several times in the Bible (1 Chr 12:5, 21; 2 Chr 31:13; 35:9; Ezra 8:33 LXX= 2 Esd 8:33; Ezra 10:22, 23 LXX= 2 Esd 10:22, 23) as the name of a number of different figures (Col 843). Jrg Frey (Zurich, Switzerland), Nicodemus I. Nicodemus is only named in the Gospel of John. Christianity B. As one example Julia illustrates with a picture title "Mary nullifies the pact between the clergyman Theophilus and the Devil" (ca. All manner of texts are included in these materials including, but not limited to liturgical texts, patristic texts, biblical texts, and many others. 24 Pithom* Qumran, Khirbet*, December 2024, Vol. Nicodemus as Rorschach test. Logia (Dagmar Winter; Newcastle, United Kingdom)The very brief contribution of Winter describes the meaning and use of the word Logia and its implications for reconstruction of the life of Jesus. AND: Searches for entries including all the terms connected by this operator (default search function). Feedback on Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Online from the academic community has been resoundingly positive: It has been selected as CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of 2020. 1882, Rathgar, Ireland d. 1941, Zurich) was also a voracious reader and true polymath, extraordinarily well informed about the leading biblical scholarship of his day, as well as about various more recondite and delinquent byways. Swindell then demonstrates through numerous examples what scholarship was as Joyce encountered it.https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/MainLemma_38482. Perrot is a bright young rising scholar and his work here and elsewhere is certainly worthy of consultation. Adams contribution to the EBR makes it extremely clear that Christian traditions outside of Europe and North America have as much, if not more, to teach us than our own Eurocentric inclinations would have us believe. Brand notes that in texts from the Second Temple period and the Hellenistic era "The Nephilim play a central role in a popular Second Temple era story regarding the origin of evil: the myth of the Watchers." This essay takes the entries on the Gospel of Matthew and Messiah/Messianism in the latest volume of the multi-volume Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception as its point of departure for a few reflections on the history of the reception of the Bible in Africa and the challenges involved in studying it.. The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) pursues a twofold task. Amongst early literary treatments of Judith, the Old English poem Judith (ca. The way art depicts the Bible is truly one of the more fascinating aspects of the reception of the Bible. 1: Aaron-Aniconism. When it comes to the appearance of the theme of the mustard seed in literature, Gibson observes, "the mustard seed passages found in Matt 17 and Luke 17 have been alluded to in literature by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Bret Harte, and Washington Irving to play on the idea that a lot can be achieved with even the smallest amount of faith, which is often associated with the notion of moving mountains." Love I. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Ancient Near East (Thomas Rmer; Paris, France)This entry on love in the Hebrew Bible/ Ancient Near East begins "Contrary to many modern languages, biblical Hebrew does not make a distinction in vocabulary between love and friendship. The same root hab is used for both terms (Wallis)." "The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception" (EBR) pursues a twofold task. It is possible to filter by "Licensed content", "Open Access", "Publicly available" as well as "All available content". The first resulted from Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation promulgated on January 1, 1863. This illustrates, I think, the extent to which biblical notions have infiltrated even our world. The results list of a browse search can be further searched via the search form as described above. Jacobs Ladder III. I certainly enjoyed it a great deal. Interpretation, History of I. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament; Jemimah; Jeshua (Place) (Choon-Leong Seow; Nashville, Tenn., USA)Seows contributions are excellent examples of the descriptive art and lend themselves to serve as models of contributions to the genre of biblical encyclopedia. Unprecedented in breadth and scope, this encyclopedia also documents the history of the Bible's . Visual Arts. What does art have to tell us about the reception and comprehension of oaths and vows? After commencing her contribution thusly, Huber cites various studies and monographs which attempt to demonstrate lesbian protagonists within NT texts (like Mary and Martha, one such study opines). Rebecca Kamholz (New Haven, CT, USA), Obscenity and Euphemism III.B. In Die Botschaft Gottes, Jesus was not the "king of Israel" (John 13) but the "king of life" (Botschaft: 139); his death was interpreted as a brave "offering of life" (Botschaft: 13539)." Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (Antony Perrot; Begnins, Switzerland)Perrot concludes his entry which examines lying in the Hebrew Bible in the following fashion: "One can observe that the boundaries between ruse, falsehood, and lie are not always easy to determine, and that each case must be examined closely." Joyce, James (Free content) (Anthony Swindell; Llanidloes, United Kingdom)James Joyce is introduced thusly and his presence in a volume devoted to Biblical Reception history is justified fully by Anthony Swindell, One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, James Joyce (b. 1000) goes to some lengths to create a binary opposition between the culpability of Holofernes in his lust and the moral purity of Judith in a version in which she attends a banquet at which Holofernes has already got himself drunk before he meets Judith and which excises the biblical passage in which the heroine adorns herself with jewelry in order to entice the warrior." "Dianne Bergant in: Critical Review 2/2009, "It is hard to imagine how a theological library can afford to be without this resource, even at the cost of giving up another. Instead, it is the literary ambivalence of the figure that has stimulated readers up to the present to create their own image of Nicodemus." Visual Arts. Its appearance in the Old and New Testaments as well as in Hellenistic Judaism and rabbinic Judaism and Christianity makes up the extent of the article. Nicodemus as Rorschach test. Jacobs Ladder III. In particular, what do the visual arts have to teach us about the reception of these concepts? In Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception. Overview Volumes The Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception is CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE in 2010! Lazy, Idle VI. Claudia Lepp (Munich, Germany), National Socialism/Nazism II. Medieval Times and Reformation Era (George Ferzoco; Bristol, United Kingdom)With respect to the Books of Lamentations in the Reformation and Post-Reformation periods, Ferzoco remarks, It is not surprising that given this powerful presence in Christian spirituality, Lamentations has clear resonances in medieval literature. We read Beginning with the premise that the biblical Jubilee was a year in which slaves were freed and debts were forgiven, America especially experienced two distinct movements viewed as manifestations of the Jubilee. As one example Julia illustrates with a picture title "Mary nullifies the pact between the clergyman Theophilus and the Devil" (ca. Younghwa Kim (Decatur, GA, USA) Millennium, Millennialism III. Lambert, Wilfred George (Alan Millard; Leamington Spa, United Kingdom)Wilfred George Lambert (19262011), a leading Assyriologist, was born in Birmingham, England, studied at Cambridge University, moving from Classics to Hebrew and Akkadian under D. Winton Thomas and C. P. T. Winckworth, to graduate in 1950. Lambert was a giant in the field and a fixture at the annual meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study. Google. Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, vol. You can also sort by date ("New to old" or "Old to new") or by title ("A to Z" or "Z to A").Furthermore, instead of the default 10 results per page, you can also display 20, 50 or 100 results per page. Zoref notes "Medieval Jewish exegetes were especially troubled by the prophet Nathans behavior when David approached him about building the temple (2 Sam 7)." Julia van Rosmalen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Oaths and Vows XI. Literature (Seth Ehorn; Edinburgh, United Kingdom)Ehorn articulates the usefulness of applying intertexual tools to an examination of Shakespeares and Miltons use of the Bible. After clicking on "Search" you will see 10 out of 36 hits in the results list. Length depends completely on the Reception History of the word or term.https://doi.org/10.1515/ebr.maadai, Mampsis (Tali Erickson-Gini; Omer, Israel/No David Michael; Rehovot, Israel)Utterly unfamiliar with the word, I was keen to discover that "Mampsis (Ar. Visual Arts. Regarding the interrelation of the historical Jesus and the post-Easter proclamation of Christ, Marxsen developed the term kerygma as defined by Bultmann and distinguished between a Christ-kerygma and a Jesus-kerygma."https://doi.org/10.1515/ebr.marxsenwilli. As is true of every volume in this projected 30-volume set, this one contains articles on a wide range of topics related to how the Bible has been received since the appearance of its various partsitself a disputed question. She also observes, quite interestingly that "Manna is also viewed as an educational instrument for Israel in the wilderness." Create a second search field via "Add row". Film (Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch; St. Davids, Pa., USA)In her discussion of Levi in Film, Burnette-Bletsch observes that "Jacobs son Levi is a common, but largely undifferentiated character in most Joseph films." : , . Herv Gonzalez (Lausanne, Switzerland) Miscarriage I. Bible in National Socialism. Rmer then leads readers on a journey through the literature related to love and marriage, homosexual love, dangerous love, divine love and human love, YHWHs love for Israel, other depictions of YHWHs love, and finally love and loyalty. The first concerns the significance of passages in the Bible The second concern is the great incidence of maternal and infant death in childbirth. Her description in what follows is incredibly informative. Also included is a very thorough bibliography. Ancient Near East (John E. Anderson; Aberdeen, S.Dak., USA)Andersons examination of the concept of deception in the ancient Near East features a survey of some of the more important literature and how those texts address the issue of lying. Its an engaging and informative overview of what is certainly an extremely important topic. Jerusalem II. And thus he illustrates lust in literature by use of numerous other examples. Julia van Rosmalen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Oaths and Vows XI. The angel Raphael becomes in literature a sort of living extra-biblical extension of the Book of Tobit in texts extending from works connected with the medieval Guild of St. Raphael to Sally Vickers novel, Miss Garnets Angel (2000)." The site covers ca. Manna III. Who he was seems less important than the portrayals foisted on him by the readers of that Gospel. He observes "Christian Nubia had a rich literary culture, testament to which are 4,000 entries in the internet Database of Medieval Nubian Texts (DBMNT)." Matthew Page (Loughborough, United Kingdom), Nehemiah (Book and Person) VIII. This entry is both interesting and well written. Worth quoting in full are the opening lines of Baskins contribution: "Medieval Judaism expanded negative biblical and rabbinic views of women. Jacob Cerone (Munich, Germany) Moses III. Bulletin for Biblical Research (2016) 26 (1): 150-152. Brand notes that in texts from the Second Temple period and the Hellenistic era "The Nephilim play a central role in a popular Second Temple era story regarding the origin of evil: the myth of the Watchers." Here is some of what biblioblogger Jim West recommends for you to read in the current volume of EBR: Adam ajtar (Warsaw, Poland) Nubia II. The depiction of the entrance to hell is characterized by a disembodied monstrous head with a large gaping mouth." Adam ajtar (Warsaw, Poland) Nubia II. ISBN: 978-3-11-031333-8 Christoph StenschkeBiblisch-Theologische Akademie Wiedenest, Germany; University of South Africa, Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies, South AfricaCorrespondenceStenschke@wiedenest.de https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0009-8461 She also observes, quite interestingly that "Manna is also viewed as an educational instrument for Israel in the wilderness." "With the publication of the first two volumes of de Gruyter's new Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (EBR) the year 2009 marks a major milestone in biblical scholarship. These are just some of the other entries which fill this volume with the kind of helpful historical information so invaluable to researchers of the biblical text today. Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, vol. The EBR is an indispensable tool for anyone whose work touches the Bible and its reception even remotely. Jacob and Joseph are depicted here as two in a line of Muslim prophets, while Judah who once again takes the lead in trying to kill Joseph when hes younger privately declares at the end of the series that it is his descendants, rather than Josephs, that will determine the fate of their clan: The children of Israel will be called Judaists, not Josephists, he says ominously.https://www.degruyter.com/view/EBR/key_0354a55b-d79e-4ed0-bcae-19e8d8b9fad3. Josephus, Titus Flavius (Zuleika Rodgers; Dublin, Ireland/Tessa Rajak, Oxford, United Kingdom/Gerbern S. Oegema, Montreal, Que., Canada/ Bernhard Lang; Berlin, Germany/Ori Z. Soltes; Washington, D.C., USA)Josephus receives a fair bit of attention, the entry discussing him covering twenty columns. Killigrew, Anne (Rafael Vlez Nnez; Cadiz, Spain)Anne Killigrew (16601685) was an English Restoration poet and painter. Adams contribution to the EBR makes it extremely clear that Christian traditions outside of Europe and North America have as much, if not more, to teach us than our own Eurocentric inclinations would have us believe. and it is situated on a slope, 479 m above sea level, overlooking the steep gorge of Nahal Mamshit, a few kilometers southeast of the modern town of Dimona. Maadai (Lisbeth S. Fried; Ann Arbor, Mich., USA)Liz Fried writes "Maadai (MT Maday; LXX ) is one of the sons of Bani who agreed to divorce his foreign wife (Ezra 10:34). First, they devalued the Old Testament. Film (Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch; St. Davids, Pa., USA)In her discussion of Levi in Film, Burnette-Bletsch observes that "Jacobs son Levi is a common, but largely undifferentiated character in most Joseph films." Its an engaging and informative overview of what is certainly an extremely important topic. [] With the publication of the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, it is now possible to respond to the intellectual challenge of that insight. With its unparalleled combination of historical critical and reception historical articles, the EBR reconfigures the very conception of what it means to do biblical studies and invites a veritable paradigm shift in the discipline."(Dr. De Gruyter provides you with an array of publications in the area of Bible and biblical Reception: The EBR print edition was launched in Rome on July 1, 2009, with the publication of the first two volumes. He deserves the immortalization he herein receives. Lamentations, Book of III. What we do know, however, is all described by Frey in his helpful entry. Victor Hugo mentions the mustard seed in a diminutive manner, comparing a mustard seed under a grindstone to animals under Gods power in his collection of poems, La Lgende des sicles (1877: 188)." And these details are why EBR is such an incredible, and important resource. Rabbinic Judaism was no stranger to the use of obscenity, according to Kamholz. Zwickels essay focuses on Moab and the Moabites in the Hebrew Bible. He concludes "By connecting Jesus to Moses, the early Christians were able to maintain continuity with their Jewish roots while demonstrating that Jesus surpasses Moses in glory, honor, and authority.". Literature. The encyclopedia acknowledges that biblical texts not only have their own particular genetic background and setting, but also have been received, interpreted, and exerted their influence on. The series of essays extends nearly 100 columns (50 pages) and could easily be a book in their own right. Lazy, Idle VI. Die Herausgeber und der Verlag knnen auf das bisher Erreichte jedenfalls stolz sein, whrend die scientific community es ihnen zu danken wei. The search results can be further restricted under "Filter Results". They are enjoined to embrace suffering and death as a means of imitating Christ. "Can a prophet lie or be mistaken?" Thats simple: everything from the text itself through the Dead Sea Scrolls, Christian Scripture, Origen, Augustine, Rashi, Abarbanel, Calvin, Spinoza, Wellhausen, etc., etc., right up to the contributions of feminist and postcolonial criticism, queer studies, Bible and mass media whatever happens to be on someones scholarly agenda. 25 Quo vadis* Rosenzweig, Franz*, June 2025, Vol. "Interpretations of NT texts from a lesbian perspective appear less frequently than similar readings of Hebrew Bible traditions," she asserts. It teaches much with both wisdom and profundity. The newest volume of EBR continues the tradition of excellence, thoroughness, and scholarly acumen that readers of this expansive and ever expanding indispensable reference work have come to expect. It is a well-crafted piece and quite informative. These are the sorts of amazing details that come to light in the EBR. Luthers Hermeneutics (Johann Anselm Steiger; Hamburg, Germany/Heinrich Assel; Greifswald, Germany)Steigers and Assels work focuses on the key interpretive tool utilized by Luther: Sola Scriptura. ISSN: 2330-6270 Overview Volumes The series Handbooks of the Bible and Its Reception ( HBR) provides comprehensive introductions to individual topics in biblical reception history. She then investigates the character in the Hebrew Bible in a thoroughly engaging fashion. Kataphatic Theology I. Christianity (Christophe Chalamet; Geneva, Switzerland)Kataphatic theology affirms something about God, on the basis of Gods condescending movement or as an attempt to bring God down to the level of human language. Chalamet then describes that dogma as it manifests itself in Christian theology in a quite accessible way. Bodners essay is a study of the city of Nazareth in the visual arts. The first is euphemism, avoidance, or restatement; the second is emphasizing and even increasing the obscenity of the original text." The sages consider manna as a real food that indicates Gods benefaction toward Israel and as a supernatural substance." Marxsen, Willi (Paul-Gerhard Klumbies; Kassel, Germany)Marxsen is one of the most important, yet virtually forgotten today, biblical scholars of the 20th century. The projected thirty-volume Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) is intended to serve as a comprehensive guide to the current state of knowledge on the background, origins, and development of the canonical texts of the Bible as they were accepted in Judaism and Christianity. Other texts speak of the mouth in a symbolic way, concerning international relations on one hand and religion on the other"; and in "iconography." She goes on to describe and explain these occurrences. If it is a shortened form of Maadiah (Neh 12:5: Maady), the name means YHWH is my refuge." As happens from time to time, some entries are just that brief. Please note: The search is not case sensitive. 24 Pithom* Qumran, Khirbet*, December 2024, Vol. It has to be said that this is one of the more interesting ancient festivals which, apparently, was never actually celebrated. From this launching pad she treats the intersection of films and their treatment of love in intersection with the bible. Judaism, C. Medieval Judaism. Rosmalen asserts "When considering oaths and vows in the visual arts within the context of Bible reception, images can be roughly divided in three categories. Given his expertise on the topic its very difficult to imagine anyone better suited to write this particular entry. Victor Hugo mentions the mustard seed in a diminutive manner, comparing a mustard seed under a grindstone to animals under Gods power in his collection of poems, La Lgende des sicles (1877: 188)." The first are depictions of oaths that occur within the biblical narrative; the second, of oaths sworn by Christians; and the third, of oaths from non-Christian narratives but depicted by Christian artists for a Christian audience." At least thats what Frey seems to suggest when he concludes his entry on Nicodemus in the New Testament with the following lines: "For reading the gospel text, the question of the historical reference of the figure remains of secondary importance. Matthew Page (Loughborough, United Kingdom), Nehemiah (Book and Person) VIII. Literature (Anthony Swindell; Llanidloes, United Kingdom)Swindells efforts center on the appearance of the concept of Lust in literature. The sole action attributed to her is related at the outset of the story, when she is angry with her husband and leaves his home in Mount Ephraim to return to her fathers house in Bethlehem." Dass Verbesserungen auf dem Weg dorthin immer mglich und auch wnschenswert sind, ist jedem mit der Materie Befassten klar. "Moses ben Shem-Tov De Len," Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, vol. Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Midrash-Mourning . She then delineates the path this notion took in artistic renderings. 53 Views 0 CrossRef citations to date 0 Altmetric Book Reviews Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception. If it is a shortened form of Maadiah (Neh 12:5: Maady), the name means YHWH is my refuge." As happens from time to time, some entries are just that brief. "(Alan Cooper, Professor of Bible at Union Theological Seminary and at Jewish Theological Seminary), "So wchst hier ein Werk heran, das schon jetzt seinesgleichen sucht und das, wenn es so weitergeht, einmal konkurrenzlos sein wird. Fein finely delineates the idea of motherhood in the visual arts. The newest volume of EBR continues the tradition of excellence, thoroughness, and scholarly acumen that readers of this expansive and ever expanding indispensable reference work have come to expect. Herv Gonzalez (Lausanne, Switzerland) Miscarriage I. Manna III. eight passages) and its qualities are discussed extensively in tannaitic midrashim, various later midrashic collections, and the Babylonian Talmud. Anthony Swindell writes in part, "Angels as mediators receive extensive treatment in literature, particularly after the prominence given to Michael in the Song of Roland (12th cent.).
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