The History of the Jewish People

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Reconstructing Israel: Restoration Eschatology in Early Judaism and Paul's Gentile Mission

The early Jewish transmission of Psalm 16: from psalm to messianic proof text in Luke-Acts

Contrary to the widespread view that nationalism is a modern phenomenon, Goodblatt argues that it can be found in the ancient world. He argues that concepts of nationalism compatible with contemporary social scientific theories can be documented in the ancient sources from the Mediterranean Rim by the middle of the last millennium BCE. In particular, the collective identity asserted by the Jews in antiquity fits contemporary definitions of nationalism. After the theoretical discussion in the opening chapter, the author examines several factors constitutive of ancient Jewish nationalism. He shows how this identity was socially constructed by such means as the mass dissemination of biblical literature, retention of the Hebrew language, and through the priestly caste. The author also discusses each of the names used to express Jewish national identity: Israel, Judah and Zion.

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Elements of ancient Jewish nationalism

THE INFLUENCE AND USE OF DANIEL IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS

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The Influence and Use of Daniel in the Synoptic Gospels

Bread from Heaven: An Exegetical Study of the Concept of Manna in the Gospel of John and the Writings of Philo

Philo of Alexandria. A critical and synthetical survey of research since World War II

Philo of Alexandria

Philo's writings are a comprehensive and important source of late Second Temple Judaism, and illuminate the context of First Century Christianity. However, today many find them to be rather inaccessible. Professor Borgen's book provides a key to Philo's fascinating world and makes a better understanding and appreciation possible of this great Jewish exegete and philosopher of Antiquity.

Philo of Alexandria, an Exegete for His Time

Recent analyses of the Prologue of John have to a large degree centred around two questions, (1) the question of poetic and prose forms of styles, and (2) the question of unity or disunity of thought, both within the Prologue itself and between the Prologue and the rest of the Gospel. Several scholars, such as R. Bultmann, E. Kasemann, R. Schnackenburg and R. E. Brown, have reached the conclusion that the Evangelist has used and partly reshaped and supplemented a hymn.1 This hyposthesis has drawn criticism from scholars who stress that this distinction between poetry and prose is impossible to maintain. Thus E. Haenchen and W. Eltester have characterized the style as hymnic prose.

Peder Borgen

Papers

Bread from Heaven: An Exegetical Study of the Concept of Manna in the Gospel of John and the Writings of Philo

Philo of Alexandria. A critical and synthetical survey of research since World War II

Philo of Alexandria

Philo of Alexandria, an Exegete for His Time

Observations on the Targumic Character of the Prologue of John