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The Bible has influenced contemporary culture both positively and
negatively. The present volume is a collection of papers that were
discussed at an international colloquium on the use of the Bible in
Ethics in the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of
Sheffield in April 1995. Participants came from many parts of the
world and from different backgrounds, and the papers reflect their
varied interests and the contexts in which they work. The
contributors, in addition to the three editors, are John Barton,
Bruce Birch, Mark Brett, Mark Chapman, David Clines, Philip Davies,
Cheryl Exum, Stephen Fowl, Norman Gottwald, John Haldane, Walter
Houston, Sharon Ringe, Chrisopher Rowland, Lisa Sowle Cahill and
Gerald West.>
Marking the 60th birthday of Professor Philip R. Davies, Dr. Duncan
Burns and John W. Rogerson, his former student and colleague,
respectively, aim to do him justice. They have comprised articles
from their peers to reflect on the impact Professor Davies has made
in three particular areas of study: Hebrew Bible, Qumran, and
Paleastinian Archaeology; New Testament and Early Judaism; and
Biblical Interpretation. The breadth of this volume aims to reflect
the scope, interest, and influence of Professor Davies from the
last 30 years.
Marking the 60th birthday of Professor Philip R. Davies, Dr. Duncan
Burns and John W. Rogerson, his former student and colleague,
respectively, aim to do him justice. They have comprised articles
from their peers to reflect on the impact Professor Davies has made
in three particular areas of study: Hebrew Bible, Qumran, and
Paleastinian Archaeology; New Testament and Early Judaism; and
Biblical Interpretation. The breadth of this volume aims to reflect
the scope, interest, and influence of Professor Davies from the
last 30 years.
The remarkable thing about the Old Testament is the persistence of
its visions of a better humanity and a better world. Rather than
seek to establish what people may or may not once have believed in
ancient Israel, John W. Rogerson addresses the human condition in
todays world, asking what interpreters are doing today when they
invoke the biblical texts. He draws on the insights of modern
thinkers, including Benjamin and Bloch, Adorno and Horkheimer,
Assmann and Habermas, to explore the dynamics of cultural memory in
human communication.
W.M.L. de Wette (1780-1849) was not only one of the founders of
modern Old Testament criticism. His loss and recovery of Christian
faith, his dismissal from his post in Berlin in 1819 on political
grounds and his long subsequent exile in Basel left their mark upon
his work in New Testament ethics, dogmatics and aesthetics. This
first modern critical study of de Wette's life and work evaluates
his achievements in the context of his own times and asesses their
importance on modern biblical scholars.>
This book contains the F.D. Maurice lectures for 1992 and six
Gifford lectures of 1994. The Maurice lectures present the first
account of Maurice as an Old Testament interpreter. The lectures on
Smith concentrate upon his theological interests as an interpreter
of the Bible, as well as the first account based on unpublished
material of Smith's activity as a preacher. There is also a close
investigation of Smith's links with Germany, and the influence upon
him of Richard Rothe is investigated in some detail for the first
time. One of the aims of the book is to show how, in their
different ways, Maurice and Smith tried to relate the Old Testament
to the two different periods of Victorian Britain in which they
lived. The book also is intended as a further contribution to our
knowledge of the history of biblical criticism in Britain.
In the last two decades, there has been a resurgence of interest in
the value of the Old Testament for modern ethical questions. John
Rogerson is a scholar who has dedicated much of his academic life
to probing the possibility of the abiding significance of the Old
Testament for moral issues today. This volume brings together for
the first time many of his contributions - both published and
unpublished - to Old Testament social ethics. Rogerson's essays
cover a wide range of modern social issues including: using the
Bible in the debate about abortion; the Old Testament and nuclear
disarmament; and the use of the Old Testament with reference to
work and unemployment. Several essays examine the contribution of
philosophical ethics to the study of Old Testament. Rogerson also
offers a brief account of his pilgrimage in Old Testament ethics
and outlines the basic framework of his perspective. The
introduction by the editor provides a summary and survey of
Rogerson's work. This is volume 405 in the Journal for the Study of
the Old Testament Supplement series.
The highly popular Sheffield Old Testament Guides are being
reissued in a new format, grouped together and prefaced by one of
the best known of contemporary biblical scholars. This new format
is designed to ensure that these authoritative introductions remain
up to date and accessible to seminary and university students of
the Old Testament while offering a broader theological and literary
context for their study. John Goldingay introduces Genesis and
Exodus as a whole, illuminating their distinctive literary and
theological features and their importance for modern theological
reflection.
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