Author
Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte
Bio: Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte is an academic researcher from VU University Amsterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Early Christianity & Judaism. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 4 publications receiving 5 citations.
Papers
More filters
TL;DR: The development of the idea of the Holy Spirit as God's presence in past and present within the social history of the developing Christian movement, and how this idea was connected to the concept of apostolic succession is discussed in this paper.
Abstract: The Trinitarian discourse of the 4th and 5th centuries grew out of earlier developments, whilst at the same time reflecting a renewal over against the language of the earliest Christian sources. This article reflects on the way in which early Christianity thought about the Holy Spirit and developed a new discourse on the basis of earlier, Jewish traditions. It situates the development of the idea of the Holy Spirit as God’s presence in past and present within the social history of the developing Christian movement, and shows how this idea was connected to the concept of apostolic succession. Thus, emerging Christianity legitimised itself and its social structures by the theology of the Holy Spirit. Its message was presented as old instead of new, as the Holy Spirit had foretold the Christ event. Its organisation was seen as divinely inspired, because its leaders were thought to be endowed with the Spirit. In this development, the narrative of Luke-Acts has thoroughly influenced the way in which Christianity developed a new discourse to present itself as old.
3 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a classification of conjectures on the text of the New Testament is presented, focusing on the types of arguments used by conjectural critics, namely the perception of a problem (or problems) in the transmitted text and the suggestion of a cause (or causes) for the supposed scribal change.
Abstract: This article presents a classification of conjectures on the text of the New Testament. It focusses on the types of arguments used by conjectural critics. The argumentation for a conjecture basically comprises (1) the perception of a problem (or problems) in the transmitted text and (2) the suggestion of a cause (or causes) for the supposed scribal change. Type (or types) of perceived problems and of supposed causes are classified, and illustrated with a range of important conjectures.
2 citations
TL;DR: Although plagues and disease do not feature prominently in the book of Revelation, specific images from the book, including the four horsemen (Rev. 6) and bowls of wrath (Rev 15−16), have been use as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Although plagues and disease do not feature prominently in the book of Revelation, specific images from the book, including the four horsemen (Rev. 6) and bowls of wrath (Rev. 15–16), have been use...
2 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse the way in which Paul emphasised the mental boundaries of the Christ communities to turn them into moral boundaries and how these boundaries affected both Gentile and Jewish believers.
Abstract: In the Pauline communities, ethics, ethos and identity were closely intertwined. This essay analyses the way in which Paul emphasised the mental boundaries of the Christ communities to turn them into moral boundaries. In this process, the fencing off of these communities over against their past and their present was a fundamental feature of Paul’s reasoning. The communities thus became fenced off from their past, because the Christ event was seen as causing a major change in history. This change affected both Gentile and Jewish believers. At the same time, Paul stressed the boundaries with the outside world: he characterised the inside world as the loyal remnant of Israel, consisting of Jews and Gentiles alike, and pointed out that this group is the group of the elect ‘saints’. The perspective with which Paul looked at ethics and morality inside this group was strongly coloured by the assumed identity of this group as ‘Israel’. Even though the Mosaic Law was no longer the focal point for the identity of this eschatological Israel, the ethical demands Paul mentioned over against the members of this new Israel were highly influenced by the morality of the law. For Paul, sanctification was a fundamental ideal, and this ideal reflected the spirituality of the Holiness Code of Leviticus. This particular ethical model was framed by the awareness that Paul (and Christ before him) was ‘sent’ by God, much in the same way the prophets of Israel themselves had been sent.
1 citations
Cited by
More filters
TL;DR: In this article, the relevance of social ethics in South Africa and its current status is investigated, and it is argued that social ethical reflection is of particular relevance for South Africa, particularly those who focus on the Old Testament, are known for their engagement with themes that can be termed social ethical.
Abstract: South African biblical scholars – particularly those who focus on the Old Testament – are known for their engagement with themes that can be termed social ethical. This impulse is used as starting point to investigate the relevance of social ethics in South Africa and its current status. It is argued that social ethical reflection is of particular relevance for South Africa. This thesis is investigated in two ways. Firstly, the applicability of social ethics as academic field is examined and it is shown that post-apartheid South African political institutions, systems and processes themselves are subjected to major changes and developments – a traditional area of focus of social ethics. Secondly, the current status of social ethical reflection in theological journals based in South Africa is investigated. The article concludes by showing that the current status of social ethical reflection in South African academic theology does not reflect the perceived need for social ethical reflection.
15 citations
Journal Article•
9 citations
TL;DR: The authors explored the origins of the conjectural emendation on 1 Cor 14.33b-35, first made in 1863 by Jan Willem Straatman, who attributed the instruction on women's silence to Jewish influence and bases his view on a reconstruction of early Christianity in which Paul and his Gentile message were opposed by Jewish adversaries.
Abstract: This article explores the origins of the conjectural emendation on 1 Cor 14.33b–35, first made in 1863 by Jan Willem Straatman. It shows that Straatman attributes the instruction on women's silence to Jewish influence and bases his view on a reconstruction of early Christianity in which Paul and his Gentile message were opposed by Jewish adversaries. This anti-Jewish tendency persisted in subsequent scholarship and has continued to characterise the understanding of this passage into the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
3 citations
2 citations
TL;DR: In this article , Hwang discussed views from 400 years ago about hallucinations in children with the plague, and it was very interesting to learn that while scientific prevention and treatment measures are being implemented in Korea to combat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), traditional prescriptions and religious opinions are also being recommended.
Abstract: In the recent editorial, Hwang discussed views from 400 years ago about hallucinations in children with the plague. It is very interesting to learn that while scientific prevention and treatment measures are being implemented in Korea to combat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), traditional prescriptions and religious opinions are also being recommended [1]. Other culture and religions also share these religious and traditional beliefs. It has been suggested that plagues, sickness, and sin have a connection in some literature. There are some who argue that transcendence is the originator of sickness, while there are those who say it originated from evil [2].