Search for dissertations about: "Ancient Philosophy"

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  2. 16. Crucifixion in Antiquity : An Inquiry into the Background of the New Testament Terminology of Crucifixion

    Author : Gunnar Samuelsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; crucifixion; cross; death of Jesus; Bible; New Testament; church; Christianity; philology; semantics; Jesus; execution; death sentence; impaling; suspension punishment; Golgotha; Calvary; ancient language; classical languages; Classical Greek; Latin; Hebrew Aramaic; ancient Greece; Roman empire; Roman world; Jerusalem;

    Abstract : This study investigates the philological aspects of how ancient Greek, Latin and Hebrew/Aramaic texts, including the New Testament, depict the practice of punishment by crucifixion. A survey of the ancient text material shows that there has been a too narrow view of the “crucifixion” terminology. READ MORE

  4. 17. Jesus the Only Teacher: Didactic Authority and Transmission in Ancient Israel, Ancient Judaism and the Matthean Community

    Author : Samuel Byrskog; Bibelvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between the understanding of Jesus as the only teacher and the transmission of the Jesus tradition in the community behind the Gospel of Matthew.... READ MORE

  5. 18. The Third Gospel for the First Time: Luke within the Context of Ancient Biography

    Author : Maria Ytterbrink; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; intertextuality.; life cycle; Septuagint; Acts; repertoire; vacancies; gaps; Iser; aesthetic response; Philo; Xenophon; Isocrates; ancient biography; genre; life of Jesus; Luke; Bible; Third Gospel; Bibelvetenskap;

    Abstract : If Luke’s first audience understood the Gospel as a biography, what would their experience of the text have been? This book invites the reader to accompany the first readers or hearers of Luke’s Gospel and to experience the narrative about the life of Jesus alongside them. It utilises Wolfgang Iser’s theory about reading and readers and focuses on gaps and vacancies in the text. READ MORE

  6. 19. Jesus the True Leader : The Biographical Portrait of Jesus as Leader in the Gospel of Matthew

    Author : Daniel Hjort; Bibelvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Jesus; Gospel of Matthew; leader; ancient biography; genre; portrait; biographical-narrative method; virtues; character; leadership; influence; model; imitation; leadership roles; characterization; narrative criticism; leadership terms; Isocrates; Xenophon; Philo; Plutarch; Evagoras; Agesilaus; Moses; Numa;

    Abstract : The purpose of the present study is to understand and clarify how Jesus is presented as a leader in the Gospel of Matthew. The usage of common leadership terms in reference to Jesus early in the story, the biographical genre of Matthew, and the consistently negative portrayal of other leaders in the story give good reasons for the inquiry. READ MORE

  7. 20. Drought, Death and the Sun in Ugarit and Ancient Israel : A Philological and Comparative Study

    Author : Ola Wikander; Bibelvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bible; Old Testament; Ugarit; Baal Cycle; Aqhat; Kirta; drought; sun; Shapshu; Shapsh; Shapash; Mot; death; 1 Kings 17-18; Jeremiah 14; Malachi 3; Psalm 84; Psalm 102; Job 28:4;

    Abstract : The sun and its heat are two of the most universal symbols known to humanity, yet their supposed meanings vary greatly. The sun can be thought of as a giver of life, but its hot and scorching rays can also be associated with drought and the powers of destruction. READ MORE