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The phrase "and so they went out" is often used to describe the
departure of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Yet it also
aptly describes the many versions of the stories of Adam and Eve as
they began to circulate about the turn of the Common Era: they too
"went out", and the appearance of these stories in multiple
versions and languages attests both to their widespread popularity
and to their ongoing appeal in the ancient world. Nor is their
appeal confined to antiquity-these stories continue to fascinate,
and the various versions of the apocryphal "Books of Adam and Eve"
have begun to command considerable attention in the academic world.
Thus far, the scholarly community has concentrated principally on
the complex tradition-history of these texts, their date,
provenance and language. But the process of the reshaping and
transformation of the stories within the "Books of Adam and Eve"
has not yet been thoroughly studied. This book sets out to redress
this imbalance by focusing primarily upon conceptual, literary, and
thematic issues. By making use contemporary critical methods such
as literary-critical analysis, ritual theory, and social-scientific
taxonomy, the book explores how these stories represent a profound
transformation and reshaping of ancient attitudes to gender, body,
sexuality, sin, social hierarchies, and human aspirations.
The role of human sacrifice in the ancient Mediterranean world and
its implications continue to be topics that fire the popular
imagination and engender scholarly discussion and controversy. This
volume provides balanced and judicious treatments of the various
facets of these topics from a cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural
perspective. It provides nuanced examinations of ancient ritual,
exploring the various meanings that human sacrifice held for
antiquity, and examines its varied repercussions up into the modern
world. The book explores evidence to shed new light on the origins
of the rite, to whom these sacrifices were offered, and by whom
they were performed. It presents fresh insights into the social and
religious meanings of this practice in its varied biblical
landscape and ancient contexts, and demonstrates how human
sacrifice has captured the imagination of later writers who have
employed it in diverse cultural and theological discourses to
convey their own views and ideologies. It provides valuable
perspectives for understanding key cultural, theological and
ideological dimensions, such as the sacrifice of Christ,
scapegoating,self-sacrifice and martyrdom in post-biblical and
modern times.
The role of human sacrifice in the ancient Mediterranean world and
its implications continue to be topics that fire the popular
imagination and engender scholarly discussion and controversy. This
volume aims to advance the discussion by providing balanced and
judicious treatments of the various facets of these topics from a
cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural perspective. It provides
nuanced examinations of ancient ritual, exploring the various
meanings that human sacrifice held for antiquity, and examines its
varied repercussions up into the modern world. The book explores
evidence to shed new light on the origins of the rite, to whom
these sacrifices were offered, and by whom they were performed. It
presents fresh insights into the social and religious meanings of
this practice in its varied biblical landscape and ancient
contexts, and demonstrates how human sacrifice has captured the
imagination of later writers who have employed it in diverse
cultural and theological discourses to convey their own views and
ideologies. It provides valuable perspectives for understanding key
cultural, theological and ideological dimensions, such as the
sacrifice of Christ, scapegoating, self-sacrifice and martyrdom in
post-biblical and modern times.
The process of the reshaping and transformation of the Adam and Eve
stories within the "Books of Adam and Eve" has not yet been studied
as thoroughly as it warrants. This book sets out to help redress
this imbalance. The phrase 'and so they went out' is often used to
describe the departure of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Yet
it also aptly describes the many versions of the stories of Adam
and Eve as they began to circulate about the turn of the Common
Era: they too 'went out', and the appearance of these stories in
multiple versions and languages attests both to their widespread
popularity and to their ongoing appeal in the ancient world. Nor is
their appeal confined to antiquity-these stories continue to
fascinate, and the various versions of the apocryphal "Books of
Adam and Eve" have begun to command considerable attention in the
academic world. Thus far, the scholarly community has concentrated
principally on the complex tradition-history of these texts, their
date, provenance and language. But the process of the reshaping and
transformation of the stories within the "Books of Adam and Eve"
has not yet been thoroughly studied. This book sets out to redress
this imbalance by focusing primarily upon conceptual, literary, and
thematic issues. By making use contemporary critical methods such
as literary-critical analysis, ritual theory, and social-scientific
taxonomy, the book explores how these stories represent a profound
transformation and reshaping of ancient attitudes to gender, body,
sexuality, sin, social hierarchies, and human aspirations.
The contributors to this book pursue three important lines of
inquiry into parable study, in order to illustrate how these
lessons have been received throughout the millennia. The
contributors consider not only the historical and material world of
the parables’ composition, and focusing on the social, political,
economic, and material reality of that world, but also seek to
connect how the parables may have been seen and heard in ancient
contexts with how they have been, and continue to be, seen and
heard. Intentionally allowing for a “bounded openness” of
approach and interpretation, these essays explore numerous
contexts, encounters and responses. Examining topics ranging from
ancient harvest imagery and dependency relations to contemporary
experience with the narratives and lessons of the parables, this
volume seeks to link those very real ancient contexts with our own
varied modern contexts.
The contributors to this book pursue three important lines of
inquiry into parable study, in order to illustrate how these
lessons have been received throughout the millennia. The
contributors consider not only the historical and material world of
the parables’ composition, and focusing on the social, political,
economic, and material reality of that world, but also seek to
connect how the parables may have been seen and heard in ancient
contexts with how they have been, and continue to be, seen and
heard. Intentionally allowing for a “bounded openness” of
approach and interpretation, these essays explore numerous
contexts, encounters and responses. Examining topics ranging from
ancient harvest imagery and dependency relations to contemporary
experience with the narratives and lessons of the parables, this
volume seeks to link those very real ancient contexts with our own
varied modern contexts.
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas (or Paidika) is one of the most
unusual gospels in the Christian tradition. Instead of revealing
the compassionate Jesus so familiar to us from the biblical
Gospels, it confronts its readers with a very different Jesus - a
child who sometimes acts like a holy terror, killing and harming
others for trifling faults. So why is Jesus portrayed as acting in
such an 'unchristian' fashion? To address this question, Cousland
focuses on three interconnected representations of Jesus in the
Paidika: Jesus as holy terror, as child, and as miracle-working
saviour. Cousland endeavours to show that, despite the differing
character of these three roles, they present a unified picture.
Jesus' unusual behaviour arises from his 'growing pains' as a
developing child, who is at the same time both human and divine.
Cousland's volume is the first detailed examination of the
Christology of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and provides a fresh
and engaging approach to a topic not often discussed in
representations of Jesus.
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas (or Paidika) is one of the most
unusual gospels in the Christian tradition. Instead of revealing
the compassionate Jesus so familiar to us from the biblical
Gospels, it confronts its readers with a very different Jesus - a
child who sometimes acts like a holy terror, killing and harming
others for trifling faults. So why is Jesus portrayed as acting in
such an 'unchristian' fashion? To address this question, Cousland
focuses on three interconnected representations of Jesus in the
Paidika: Jesus as holy terror, as child, and as miracle-working
saviour. Cousland endeavours to show that, despite the differing
character of these three roles, they present a unified picture.
Jesus' unusual behaviour arises from his 'growing pains' as a
developing child, who is at the same time both human and divine.
Cousland's volume is the first detailed examination of the
Christology of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and provides a fresh
and engaging approach to a topic not often discussed in
representations of Jesus.
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