In this study, Glancy paints a grim picture of ancient slavery as she delves through various ancient sources, and explains what the normal dynamics between slave and slaveholder were like. Above all else, her sympathies and interest lie mainly with the circumstances of the slaves themselves. Taking into consideration that slavery was an established fact of life, Glancy investigates the early Christian texts to analyze their impact on the early church. What emerges is an understanding of the subject which is at the same time illuminating, and to our modern (Christian) sensibilities, quite alarming.

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Slavery in Early Christianity

THE INFLUENCE AND USE OF DANIEL IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS

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The Influence and Use of Daniel in the Synoptic Gospels

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Theoretical thesis.%%%%%%%%Bibliography: pages 341-408.%%%%Chapter One. Introduction  – Chapter Two. Disability methodology  – Chapter Three. Landscape of disability : the Greco-Roman world  – Chapter Four. The landscape of disability : the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism  – Chapter Five. Banqueting and disability in the ancient world : reconsidering the parable of the great banquet (Luke 14:15-24)  – Chapter Six. The woman with the flow of blood (Mark 5:25-34) : an example of a ‘disabled’ woman in antiquity  – Chapter Seven. Physical and sensory disability in the Gospel of John : an exegesis of John 5:1-18 and 9:1-41  – Chapter Eight. Conclusion.%%%%The New Testament gospels feature numerous social exchanges between Jesus and people with various physical and sensory disability. Yet, traditional biblical scholarship has considered these exchanges as merely incidental. For many scholars addressing the gospels, people with disability described therein have not been considered agents in their own right but exist only to highlight the actions of Jesus as a miracle worker. The aim of this study is to use disability as a lens through which to explore a number of these passages anew. Although these pericopae have been examined at length by numerous scholars, they have rarely been figured specifically in relation to disability. Using the cultural model of disability as the theoretical basis for this examination, we contend that ancient authors use disability as a means of understanding, organising, and interpreting the experiences of humanity. In much the same way that different cultures have their own unique interpretations and expectations of the body based on gender, ethnicity, or sexuality, so it is also the case with human ability/disability. In this way, every body, whether deemed able-bodied or ‘deviant’, is assigned meaning within the context of its own social, cultural, and religious milieu. This study examines both the Greco-Roman and Jewish background of the gospels prior to assessing the New Testament gospels themselves through three case studies, each addressing different aspects of human ability/disability within the framework of Jesus’ ministry. These investigations highlight the ways in which the gospel writers reinforce and reflect, as well as subvert, culturally-driven constructions of disability in the ancient world. We contend that the use of disability as a tool for reading the New Testament will afford us the opportunity to evaluate the gospel material from a new and illuminating perspective and thus contribute to the growing field of disability and biblical studies.%%%%%%%%1 online resource (xvi, 408 pages) illustrations (some colour)

The Poor, the Crippled, the Blind, and the Lame: Physical and Sensory Disability in the Gospels of the New Testament

................................................................................................................................... i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................ iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................ iv A NOTE ON TRANSLATIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................... vii LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................... ix INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1 INITIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING JESUS’ (IM)POLITENESS ......................... 4 1. (Im)politeness from different viewpoints: Contributions ................................................. 4 1.1. (Im)politeness from a biblical and historical viewpoint .................................................. 4 1.1.1. Luke Timothy Johnson ............................................................................................. 4 1.1.2. Benjamin Thomas and Johan Coetzee ...................................................................... 6 1.1.3. Edward Bridge ........................................................................................................ 11 1.1.4. Ludwig Köhler and Konrad Ehlich ......................................................................... 15 1.1.5. Marina Terkourafi ................................................................................................... 18 1.1.6. Andrew Wilson ....................................................................................................... 20 1.2. (Im)politeness in specific Matthean texts ...................................................................... 22 1.2.1. (Im)politeness and the Canaanite woman ............................................................... 23 1.2.2. (Im)politeness in Matt 23 ........................................................................................ 26 1.2.3. (Im)politeness and verbal violence ......................................................................... 31 2. Filling in the gap: Purpose ................................................................................................. 32 CHAPTER 2 METHODOLOGY, PRESUPPOSITIONS AND DEFINITIONS ......................................... 33 1. Methodology and presuppositions ..................................................................................... 33 1.1. Presuppositions: Locating myself .................................................................................. 34 1.2. Methodology .................................................................................................................. 36 1.2.1. Inner texture: The text and the reader ..................................................................... 37 1.2.2. Intertexture: Ancient texts and the reader ............................................................... 39 1.2.3. Social and cultural texture: A reading model ......................................................... 41 2. (Im)politeness from a theoretical viewpoint ..................................................................... 44 2.1. First-order politeness ..................................................................................................... 44 2.2. Second-order politeness ................................................................................................. 47 3. The term (im)politeness in this research ........................................................................... 56 4. Summary .............................................................................................................................. 57

The (Im)Polite Jesus: An Analysis of Jesus' Verbal Rudeness in Matthew's Gospel

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Hear Then the Parable: A Commentary on the Parables of Jesus

A review of the book Connect and Involve: How to Connect with Students and Involve Them in Learning by Robert Martin. 180 pp. Rowman & Littlefield. 

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Hear Then the Parable: A Commentary on the Parables of Jesus

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