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Re-reading 1 Kings 21:1-16 Between Community-based Activism and University-based Pedagogy [PDF]

Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, 2020
Biblical studies in the School of Religion, Philosophy, and Classics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa has been partially constituted by the community-based activism of the Ujamaa Centre for Community Development and Research over a ...
Gerald O. West, Sithembiso Zwane
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Activism in the Classroom: A Case Study on De-Patriarchalising Biblical Studies for Future Generations [PDF]

Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, 2020
Efficient activism in the classroom and beyond is contingent upon the ability to identify and understand ideological principles, to express opposition to injustice, to challenge and de-centre authority and privilege, and to redistribute power to those ...
Sarah Nicholson & Zanne Domoney-Lyttle, Zanne Domoney-Lyttle   +1 more
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Jael Is Non-binary; Jael Is Not a Woman [PDF]

Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, 2020
In this article I suggest that the non-binary identity of Jael (Judg 4–5) has been erased or overlooked due to dominant discourses of heteronormativity and binary gender.
Aysha W. Musa
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There’s Nothing about Mary: The Insignificance of Mary in the Gospel of Thomas 114 [PDF]

Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, 2019
Feminist approaches to early Christian texts have consistently evaluated female characters as the primary focus of analysis. Yet in doing so, placing the spotlight on the female figure inevitably pushes male figures, and by extension, the broader context
Anna Cwikla
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The Hebrew Bible in Ancient Jewish Education

Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, 2023
After the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple and the end of the sacrificial service in 70 CE rabbis made Torah study and observance the basis of Jewish identity.
Catherine Hezser
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Motif-Semantic Differences in Paul?: A Question to Advocates of the Pastorals’ Plural Authorship in Dialogue with Michaela Engelmann

Tyndale Bulletin, 2017
New Testament scholarship is witnessing a growing number of studies advocating the plural authorship of the Pastoral Epistles (PE) on the basis of their mutual differences. Among them is the recent study by Michaela Engelmann highlighting ‘motif-semantic’
Jermo van Nes, Harro Koning
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En paideia som ger förstånd och kunskap: Bibelns relation till antik utbildning

Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, 2023
Artikeln utgör en kort introduktion till ämnet antik utbildning och dess förhållande till Bibeln. De olika termerna för utbildning på latin, grekiska och hebreiska diskuteras och deras semantiska innehåll förklaras.
Tobias Hägerland
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Why Did Jesus’ Disciples Fail to Cast Out the Deaf and Mute Spirit? (Mark 9:14–29)

Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, 2023
On the basis of a close reading of the pericope of the healing of the boy with a mute spirit as it is recorded in Mark 9:14–29, I argue that Mark intended Jesus’ enigmatic answer “this kind can can come out only through prayer and fasting” (Mark 9:29 ...
Torsten Löfstedt
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“Locating Meister Eckhart’s Interpretation in Indonesia”

Old Testament Essays
This article presents a compelling case for the transformative potential of Meister Eckhart's spiritual interpretation in the context of Indonesian biblical studies. It sets out to accomplish two primary objectives.
Yan Kalampung
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The Greek Hat: 2 Maccabees 4:12 as a Euphemism for Reverse Circumcision

Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies
Biblical Hebrew is known for its creative avoidance of mentioning intimate body parts. Did such euphemisms continue in Greek-speaking Judaism? This article proposes that the “Greek hat” in 2 Maccabees 4:12 is not (or at least not only) a literal hat or a
Sara Parks
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