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2. 1. Origen’s References to Heracleon : A Quotation-Analytical Study of the Earliest Known Commentary on the Gospel of John

   Author : Carl Johan Berglund; James Anthony Kelhoffer; Anders Ekenberg; Peter W. Martens; Tobias Nicklas; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Heracleon; Origen; Fourth Gospel; Gnosticism; Valentinianism; Quotation Analysis; Second Century; Early Christianity; Nya testamentets exegetik; New Testament Exegesis;

   Abstract : This study of Origen’s references to the second-century author Heracleon addresses two problems in previous research: Scholars have regularly presumed that every statement Origen attributes to Heracleon is equivalent to a verbatim quotation, and that Heracleon’s beliefs conform to those described in heresiological sources. The study develops a method of quotation analysis that uses variations in Origen’s attribution formulas to categorize the almost two hundred references as “verbatim quotations,” “summaries,” “explanatory paraphrases,” or “mere assertions. READ MORE

4. 2. Christianity, Generation and Narrative : Religious Conversion and Change in Sidama, Ethiopia, 1974–2012

   Author : Erik Egeland; Magnus Lundberg; Kajsa Ahlstrand; Dena Freeman; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Christianity in Ethiopia; Conversion Narratives; Religious Change; Modernity; Social Generation; Sidama; SNNPRS; Southern Ethiopia; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

   Abstract : This study presents narratives concerning religious conversion and change in Evangelical-Pentecostal Christian communities in the Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia. The study is based on narrative data collected through field research, which mainly focuses on the period 1974–2012. READ MORE

5. 3. Spirit of Christ Inculturated- A Theological Theme Implicit in Shusaku Endo's Literary Works

   Author : Emi Masé-Hasegawa; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Kristen teologi allmän; systematic and practical Christian theology; General; Christ.; religious pluralism; multiple religious affiliation; spirituality; koshinto; literature; Japanese religions; Japanese literature; Japan; Christianity; Japanese Christianity; Endo; inculturation; systematisk och praktisk ; Paleo-Siberian languages and literatures; Korean; Japanese; Koreanska; japanska och paleosibiriska språk; Non-Christian religions; Världsreligioner ej kristendom ;

   Abstract : Shusaku Endo (1923-1996) is a Roman Catholic, Japanese novelist. From 1950 to 1953, he studied French literature in Lyon, France. Returning from Lyon, Endo began his career as a novelist. His early works include: White Men, Yellow Men(1954), A Wonderful Fool(1959), The Women in the Bible(1960), Foreign Studies(1965), etc. READ MORE

6. 4. Peter's legacy in early christianity : the appropriation and use of Peter's authority in the first three centuries

   Author : John-Christian Eurell; Rikard Roitto; James A. Kelhoffer; Outi Lehtipuu; Sverige Stockholm Teologiska högskolan Stockholm Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologi; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Peter; Weber; Bourdieu; New Testament; Early Christianity; Authority; Legitimacy; Petrus; Weber; Bourdieu; Nya testamentet; Tidig kristendom; auktoritet; legitimitet; Bibelvetenskap; Nt; Biblical Studies; New testament;

   Abstract : This study combines traditional historical-critical methods with the sociological theories of Max Weber and Pierre Bourdieu in order to discuss how Peter’s authority is portrayed and used to create legitimacy in Christian texts from the first three centuries. The New Testament texts that mention Peter are discussed together with other early Christian writings that in one way or another relate to Peter as an authoritative figure. READ MORE

7. 5. Round Trips to Heaven : Otherworldly Travelers in Early Judaism and Christianity

   Author : Leif Å Carlsson; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Teologi; Theology; 3 Baruch.; death-informing; identity-providing; legitimacy; identity; Tradition Group; tradition; Christianity; Judaism; cosmology; otherworldly traveler; heavenly journey; heaven; Apocalyptic; apocalypse; Bible; Bibelvetenskap;

   Abstract : In the beginning of the Common Era, a number of religious texts were written recounting heavenly journey adventures. These narratives have come to constitute a recurring theme in research regarding ancient religions. Round Trips to Heaven features several early Jewish and Christian heavenly journey texts. READ MORE