Cilliers Breytenbach

Chiara Ferella

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Paths of Knowledge

Christoph Markschies

This volume pays tribute to the diversity of Adolf Deissmann’s work as philologist, theologian and ecumenist and attempts to contextualise contemporary debates on his contribution historically. Dieser Sammelband würdigt das facettenreiche Schaffen Adolf Deissmanns als Philologe, Theologe und Ökumeniker und versucht, die zeitgenössischen Debatten um seine Leistungen historisch zu kontextualisieren.

Adolf Deissmann: Ein (zu Unrecht) fast vergessener Theologe und Philologe

Julien M. Ogereau

This book explores how the early Christians constructed, developed, and asserted their identity and authority in Asia Minor and Greece in the first five centuries CE.

Authority and Identity in Emerging Christianities in Asia Minor and Greece

Christiane Zimmermann

This work gives a survey of the rise and expansion of Christianity in ancient Lycaonia and adjacent areas, from Paul the apostle until Amphilochius. It gives special attention to forms of charity, the reception of biblical tradition, the authority and leadership of the clergy, popular theology and forms of ascetic Christianity.

From Paul to Amphilochius of Iconium

Early Christianity in Lycaonia and Adjacent Areas

Laurence L. Welborn

This volume presents five essays on the ancient rhetorical background of the First Letter of Clement. It contains reprints of classical studies by Harnack, Jaeger and van Unnik, furthermore two new essays presented by the editors C. Breytenbach and L. Welborn.

Studies on the First Letter of Clement

Encounters with Hellenism

Prof. dr. Jens Schröter

This volume - a Festschrift in honour of the renowned Acts of the Apostles-scholar Eckhard Plümacher- contains various articles on several aspects of Luke's Acts of the Apostles

Festschrift für Eckhard Plümacher zu seinem 65. Geburtstag

Die Apostelgeschichte und die hellenistische Geschichtsschreibung

How did the first Christians interpret the death of Christ? This volume sets out to construct some of the Jewish and Greco-Roman patterns of thought which were initially utilised to express the meaning of the crucifixion.

The Death of Christ in Graeco-Roman Metaphors

Grace, Reconciliation, Concord

Fabian Horn

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Spatial Metaphors

Across 22 studies the author analyses the Gospel according to Mark as a performed episodic narrative, including its early reception, text type, dependence on Jesus tradition, Galilean setting, style, use of metaphor, intertextuality, strategies of persuasion, and theology.

Cilliers Breytenbach

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