This volume presents a batch of incisive new essays on the relationship between Roman imperial power and ideology and Christian and Jewish life and thought within the empire. Employing diverse methodologies that include historical criticism, rhetorical criticism, postcolonial criticism, and social historical studies, the contributors offer fresh perspectives on a question that is crucial for our understanding not only of the late Roman Empire, but also of the growth and change of Christianity and Judaism in the imperial period.

Die Reihe Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZNW) ist eine der renommiertesten internationalen Buchreihen zur neutestamentlichen Wissenschaft. Seit 1923 publiziert sie wegweisende Forschungsarbeiten zum fruhen Christentum und angrenzenden Themengebieten. Die Reihe ist historisch-kritisch verankert und steht neuen methodischen Ansatzen, die unser Verstandnis des Neuen Testaments befoerdern, gleichfalls offen gegenuber.

The relationship between Paul and Torah is often discussed in terms of Paul's theology of salvation. However it is also important in Pauline ethics. Whilst some scholars dismiss this because of a paucity of Old Testament quotations in Paul, others hint at the consensus between Paul and early Jewish tradition concerning the content of single commands. Each of these positions holds consequences for describing the relationship between Paul and Judaism in general. In order to clarify the discussion the contributors to this volume distinguish strictly between various levels of Pauline theology: the correspondence of single demands within Pauline and early Jewish ethics concerning the content, the rationale of these single demands in comparison, and the general hermeneutic basis of ethics. This is done in the context of essays on the key Pauline passages pertaining to the debate. As such this volume presents an up-to-date window into the current European debate surrounding Paul, Torah and Ethics - and into the state of discussion surrounding Paul's place within Judaism.

English summary: JUDAS ISCARIOT: One of UsJudas Iscariot has engraved himself in the collective memory of Christianity and occidental culture through a single deed. He has become the embodiment of betrayal and disloyalty, of avarice and falseness. Judas - he is the other, yet he is also a part of me.This volume presents Judas in the context of our historic knowledge of Jesus of Nazareth and the circle of his disciples, followed by the history of how the figure of Judas was interpreted in the course of time up to the present day (beginning with the texts of the New Testament). German text. German description: Judas Iskariot hat sich durch eine einzige Tat tief in das kollektive Gedachtnis der Christenheit und der abendlandischen Kultur eingegraben. Er ist zum Sinnbild geworden fuer Verrat und Treulosigkeit, fuer Habgier und Falschheit. Judas, das ist der andere - und zugleich ein Teil von mir, die Gefahr von aussen - und zugleich das, wozu ich selbst fahig bin. Der Band stellt Judas in den Zusammenhang dessen, was wir historisch ueber Jesus von Nazareth und seinen Juengerkreis wissen konnen, und zeichnet dann die Geschichte der Deutung der Judasgestalt bis zum heutigen Tag nach, die bereits bei den neutestamentlichen Texten beginnt und auch problematische antijuedische Zuege enthalt.

The relationship between Paul and Torah is often discussed in terms of Paul's theology of salvation. However it is also important in Pauline ethics. Whilst some scholars dismiss this because of a paucity of Old Testament quotations in Paul, others hint at the consensus between Paul and early Jewish tradition concerning the content of single commands. Each of these positions holds consequences for describing the relationship between Paul and Judaism in general. In order to clarify the discussion the contributors to this volume distinguish strictly between various levels of Pauline theology: the correspondence of single demands within Pauline and early Jewish ethics concerning the content, the rationale of these single demands in comparison, and the general hermeneutic basis of ethics. This is done in the context of essays on the key Pauline passages pertaining to the debate. As such this volume presents an up-to-date window into the current European debate surrounding Paul, Torah and Ethics - and into the state of discussion surrounding Paul's place within Judaism.

Der Band versammelt neue Forschungsbeitrage zu Marcion, dem bedeutendsten Ketzer der christlichen Antike, und setzt sich dabei insbesondere mit Adolf von Harnacks epochaler Marcioninterpretation auseinander. Harnacks Bild von Marcion als eines biblizistischen Theologen und treuen Paulusschulers, der den theologischen Entwicklungen des 2. Jahrhunderts fremd gegenubersteht, hat sich als historisch fragwurdige Modernisierung erwiesen. Die einzelnen Beitrage des Bandes ordnen Marcion und die marcionitische Kirche wieder in ihren historischen Kontext ein. Erstmals werden auch die theologiegeschichtlichen Hintergrunde der Marciondeutung Harnacks und ihre Rezeption im 20. Jahrhundert grundlicher beleuchtet.