The volume presents the results of a joint research project run by the Universities of Bonn and Oxford.

In this newly translated volume, Michael Wolter (University of Bonn, Germany) outlines the architecture of the Apostle's theology. Wolter contends that it is indeed possible to discover Paul's core theological commitments, despite the fact that the sources for Paul's theology - his letters - are diverse, contextually dependent snapshots of the Apostle's thinking at a particular moment in time. Wolter frames Paul's enterprise as a theology of mission and conversion - a mission that accounts for the life and preaching of Paul and a conversion that highlights the experience of Christ shared by all believers. Pauline theology finds expression in the phrase ""faith in Christ,"" which refers to the complete reorientation and exclusive new identity of the Christian. Wolter places Paul's theology into a narrative context, often referred to by Paul himself, that emphasizes the time before Paul's conversion, Paul's encounter with the risen Christ, and the complex events leading to the Antioch incident. Wolter then explores the theology of Paul's Gospel and the response to this good news - faith - before detailing eleven interlocking and overlapping elements of Paul's thought. Wolter's outline successfully delineates a theology common to all of Paul's letters, and does so without collapsing the texts into a timeless whole. By using the language of Paul himself, Wolter reveals the unity of Paul's theology while simultaneously unpacking it via categories drawn from modern scholarship. Wolter's Paul is as vibrant as it is careful - as compelling as it is relevant.

As a sequel to the hugely successful Jesus and the Heritage of Israel, this book brings together fourteen internationally acclaimed scholars in antiquities studies and experts on Paul and Luke. The contributors provoke new approaches to the troubled relation of the Lukan Paul by re-configuring the figure and impact of Paul upon nascent Christianity, with the two leading questions as a driving force. First, 'Who is "Israel" and the "church" for Luke and Luke's Paul' and secondly 'Who is Jesus of Nazareth and who is Paul in relation to both?' The contributors provide challenging new perspectives on approaches to the figure of Paul in recent scholarship as well as in the scholarship of previous generations, 're-figuring' Paul by examining both how he is portrayed in Acts, and how the Pauline figure of Acts may be envisioned within Paul's own writings. Paul and the Heritage of Israel thus accomplishes what no other single volume has done: combining both the 'Paul of Paul' and the 'Paul of Luke' in one seminal volume.

As a sequel to the hugely successful Jesus and the Heritage of Israel this book brings together fourteen internationally acclaimed scholars in antiquities studies and experts on Paul and Luke. The contributors provoke new approaches to the troubled relation of the Lukan Paul by re-configuring the figure and impact of Paul upon nascent Christianity, with the two leading questions as a driving force. First, 'Who is "Israel" and the "church" for Luke and Luke's Paul' and secondly 'Who is Jesus of Nazareth and who is Paul in relation to both?' The contributors provide challenging new perspectives on approaches to the figure of Paul in recent scholarship as well as in the scholarship of previous generations, 're-figuring' Paul by examining both how he is portrayed in Acts, and how the Pauline figure of Acts may be envisioned within Paul's own writings. Paul and the Heritage of Israel thus accomplishes what no other single volume has done: combining both the 'Paul of Paul' and the 'Paul of Luke' in one seminal volume. >

The papers in this volume revolve around the history of the influence exerted by the person of Moses and the traditions associated with him. They deal not only with the function of the figure of Moses in the Pentateuch, the salvation in the Red Sea and the final day of Mosesa (TM) life, but also with the way Moses was received in the Deuteronomic history, the Psalms, the Book of Jeremiah, the Septuagint, in Qumran, early Jewish extra-biblical literature, the New Testament and the Early Church.

The theological question of "universal reconciliation" is a highly controversial and sometimes heatedly discussed matter

Die Reformation, die in erster Linie auf eine umfassende kirchlich-theologische Erneuerung zielte, brachte zugleich tiefgreifende Wirkungen in Kultur, Gesellschaft und Politik hervor. Insofern war sie fur Europa ein einschneidendes Ereignis. Als ausschlaggebendes Datum gilt das Jahr 1517, in dem mit der Veroeffentlichung der 95 Thesen Martin Luthers nicht nur das Nachdenken uber zentrale theologische Fragen, sondern auch der Ruf nach Erneuerung von Kirche und Gesellschaft neue, kraftvolle Impulse erhielt. Dem standen gesellschaftliche und politische Entwicklungen sowie weitere reformatorische Ansatze in Europa zur Seite, die mit der 1517 von Wittenberg ausgehenden Bewegung in Interaktion traten. Fur die Reformatoren war die konsequente Orientierung an den Ausschliesslichkeit beanspruchenden Grundsatzen sola scriptura, solus Christus, sola gratia und sola fide leitend, was sich in Glauben und Lehre, Froemmigkeit und Ritus niederschlug und zugleich das Leben des Einzelnen und der Gesellschaft tiefgreifend veranderte.Das Buch versucht, die Prozesse der Etablierung und Entfaltung der Reformation im Spannungsfeld der politischen Entwicklungen in Europa nachzuzeichnen. Ein kurzer Blick auf die spatmittelalterlichen Strukturen in Politik, Gesellschaft und kirchlichem Leben dient dazu, das Substrat zu skizzieren, auf dem sich die Reformation entfaltete und von dem sie sich abgrenzte. Nicht nur Wittenberg und die von dort ausgehende Reformation kommen zur Sprache, sondern auch weitere reformatorische Zentren und ihre herausragenden Akteure.

Es gibt nur wenige Menschen, die die Geschichte unseres Kulturkreises in vergleichbarer Weise beeinflusst und gepragt haben wie Jesus von Nazaret. Michael Wolter unternimmt es in diesem Buch, eine konzentrierte historische Darstellung des Wirkens Jesu und seines Geschicks zu geben. Dafur schaut der Autor nicht nur auf biblische Quellen, sondern auch in ausserbiblische und nimmt den zeitgeschichtlichen Kontext in den Blick. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Darstellung des theologischen Programms, mit dem Jesus aufgetreten ist.

In this fifth volume of the Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity series, Michael Wolter provides a detailed, verse-by-verse interpretation of the Third Evangelist's Gospel (Luke 9:51-24). Wolter's commentary fully complements the great tradition of "Handbooks of the New Testament" published by Mohr Siebeck. Replacing the third edition of Erich Klostermann's commentary on Luke, Wolter's volume rightly joins those by Conzelmann (Acts), Kasemann (Romans), and Lietzmann (1 Corinthians) in this venerable series.Wolter's approach to a sustained reading of Luke's Gospel is comprehensive. He carefully places Luke's narrative of Jesus in its cultural context, paying close attention to the relationship of the Gospel with its Jewish and Greco-Roman environment. Wolter performs form-critical and narrative analysis of the specific stories; however, Wolter also emphasizes Luke as a theologian and his Gospel as a work of theology. Centrally, Wolter recognizes how Luke's narrative of Jesus forms the first part of a unified work-the Acts of Apostles being the second-that represents a new moment in Israel's history. But in surprising new ways, Wolter makes clear that it is God alone who works in and through the words and deeds of Jesus to bring salvation to Israel. His commentary shows that Luke succeeds in preserving the history of Jesus and its theological impact and that this history stands on equal footing with the history of early Christianity. Wolter's thorough, careful reading follows Luke as the Evangelist seeks to explain how the fulfillment of the Old Testament promises of God for Israel results in a parting of the ways between the Christian church on the one side and Judaism on the other. Scholars and students alike will benefit from access to new German scholarship now available to English-language audiences.

In this fifth volume of the Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity series, Michael Wolter provides a detailed, verse-by-verse interpretation of the Third Evangelist's Gospel (Luke 9:51-24). Wolter's commentary fully complements the great tradition of "Handbooks of the New Testament" published by Mohr Siebeck. Replacing the third edition of Erich Klostermann's commentary on Luke, Wolter's volume rightly joins those by Conzelmann (Acts), K?nsemann (Romans), and Lietzmann (1 Corinthians) in this venerable series. Wolter's approach to a sustained reading of Luke's Gospel is comprehensive. He carefully places Luke's narrative of Jesus in its cultural context, paying close attention to the relationship of the Gospel with its Jewish and Greco-Roman environment. Wolter performs form-critical and narrative analysis of the specific stories; however, Wolter also emphasizes Luke as a theologian and his Gospel as a work of theology. Centrally, Wolter recognizes how Luke's narrative of Jesus forms the first part of a unified work - the Acts of Apostles being the second - that represents a new moment in Israel's history. But in surprising new ways, Wolter makes clear that it is God alone who works in and through the words and deeds of Jesus to bring salvation to Israel. His commentary shows that Luke succeeds in preserving the history of Jesus and its theological impact and that this history stands on equal footing with the history of early Christianity. Wolter's thorough, careful reading follows Luke as the Evangelist seeks to explain how the fulfillment of the Old Testament promises of God for Israel results in a parting of the ways between the Christian church on the one side and Judaism on the other. Scholars and students alike will benefit from access to new German scholarship now available to English-language audiences. Not for sale in Europe.

Auf der Suche nach authentischer religioeser Erfahrung richten sich viele Erwartungen auf Mystik". Schaufele gibt eine Einfuhrung in die Geschichte der christlichen Mystik von den biblischen Anfangen bis zur Gegenwart. Er zeigt, dass mystische Religiositat stets eine Option christlicher Froemmigkeit war, aber unter bestimmten historischen und sozialen Bedingungen besondere Bedeutung gewann: im Altertum unter dem Einfluss von Neuplatonismus und Moenchtum, im Gefolge der Kirchenreform und Laienfroemmigkeit des Hochmittelalters und unter den Bedingungen konfessioneller Spaltung in der Fruhen Neuzeit.

In diesem Buch reflektieren vorrangige Experten des Fachgebietes der Budopadagogik, wie dessen Begrunder, seine ausgebildeten Master und etablierte Budopadagoginnen und Budopadagogen die Theorie und Praxis der fernostlichen Kampfkunste (Budo) als einen erzieherischen, selbsterzieherischen und auch therapeutisch wirksamen Weg des Lernens, Wachsens und Reifens sowie eine neue Methode professionellen Handelns. Es ist somit eine aktuelle und bedeutsame Grundlage fur Interessierte und Anwender, um Budo als originare Kunst und modernes Kunsthandwerk" in fordernden und heilsamen Prozessen richtig zu verstehen und einzusetzen.

In this fourth volume of the Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity, Michael Wolter provides a detailed, verse-by-verse interpretation of the Third Evangelist. Wolter's commentary fully complements the great tradition of "Handbooks of the New Testament" published by Mohr Siebeck. Replacing the third edition of Erich Klostermann's commentary on Luke, Wolter's volume rightly joins those by Conzelmann (Acts), K?nsemann (Romans), and Lietzmann (1 Corinthians) in this venerable series. Wolter's approach to a sustained reading of Luke's Gospel is comprehensive. He carefully places Luke's narrative of Jesus in its cultural context, paying close attention to the relationship of the Gospel with its Jewish and Greco-Roman environment. Wolter performs form-critical and narrative analysis of the specific stories; however, Wolter also emphasizes Luke as a theologian and his Gospel as a work of theology. Wolter recognizes how Luke's narrative of Jesus forms the first part of a unified work - the Acts of Apostles being the second - that represents a new moment in Israel's history. But in surprising new ways, Wolter makes clear that it is God alone who works in and through the words and deeds of Jesus to bring salvation to Israel. His commentary shows that Luke succeeds in preserving the history of Jesus and its theological impact and that this history stands on equal footing with the history of early Christianity. Wolter's thorough, careful reading follows Luke as the Evangelist seeks to explain how the fulfillment of the Old Testament promises of God for Israel results in a parting of the ways between the Christian church on the one side and Judaism on the other. Scholars and students alike will benefit from access to new German scholarship now available to English-language audiences. Not for sale in Europe.

Der Dreiklang von Geben, Annehmen und Erwidern durchzieht nicht nur die biblischen Texte, sondern auch die Theologie- und Kirchengeschichte: Gottes Gabe wird nicht nur gegeben, sondern zugleich vom Menschen angenommen und schlieAlich erwidert. JBTh 27 (1212) entfaltet diese Thematik ausfA"hrlich unter dem Titel "Theologie der Gabe". Im Jahr 1925 erschien der bis heute einfl ussreiche Aufsatz "Die Gabe" von M. Mauss (1872-1950), dem BegrA"nder der franzAsischen Ethnologie. Mauss hatte darin nicht nur eine Sozialtheorie der Gabe, sondern auch eine Gabentheorie der Kultur entworfen: Indem, so der Tenor, eine Gabe nicht nur gegeben, sondern auch angenommen und erwidert wird, ist sie "ein fait social total, das alle und alles involviert" (I. DArmann, Theorien der Gabe, Hamburg 2010, 26). Bis hinein in die gegenwArtigen Debatten A"ber die Prinzipien des Zusammenlebens bildet Mauss einen Dreh- und Angelpunkt. JBTh 27 (2012) greift diese Diskussion auf, weil nicht nur die biblischen Texte, sondern auch die Theologieund Kirchengeschichte vom Dreiklang Geben, Annehmen und Erwidern durchzogen sind. Um dabei den Anschluss an die kultur- und literaturwissenschaftliche Diskussion herzustellen, werden BeitrAge von J. Anderegg und St. Moebius an den Anfang gestellt, die der Semantik und der Soziologie der Gabe gewidmet sind. Darauf folgen biblisch-theologische BeitrAge von A. Grund, Chr. Eberhart, I. Fischer, M. Theobald, H. LAhr und K.-H. Ostmeyer zum Gabetheorem im Alten und Neuen Testament sowie kirchen- und theologiegeschichtliche BeitrAge von V. Leppin, G. Schneider-Ludorff und B. Hamm zum Thema vom SpAtmittelalter bis zum 17. Jahrhundert. Weitere Aspekte kommen in den systematisch-theologischen BeitrAgen von M. Wendte, V. Hoffmann, O. Bayer und U. Link-Wieczorek hinzu. Den Schluss bilden die praktisch-theologischen BeitrAge von N. Peter und A. Odenthal sowie der judaistische Beitrag von M. Morgenstern. Zielgruppe Studierende und Lehrende der Theologie und ReligionspAdagogik, an Biblischer Theologie Interessierte, PfarrerInnen, ReligionslehrerInnen, LehrerInnen.