Conceptions of “Gospel” and Legitimacy in Early Christianity
WUNT 324. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2014.
Abstract: Struggles to define what “gospel” was and to bolster a leader’s or a group’s legitimacy amidst inter-ecclesial competitors are hallmarks of much early Christian literature. Commencing with the author’s inaugural lecture at Uppsala University, this volume makes available sixteen revised and updated articles, […]
Abstract: Struggles to define what “gospel” was and to bolster a leader’s or a group’s legitimacy amidst inter-ecclesial competitors are hallmarks of much early Christian literature. Commencing with the author’s inaugural lecture at Uppsala University, this volume makes available sixteen revised and updated articles, […]
Persecution, Persuasion and Power
Readiness to Withstand Hardship as a Corroboration of Legitimacy in the New Testament. WUNT 270. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2010.
Abstract: This monograph examines an often-overlooked aspect of New Testament constructions of legitimacy, namely the “value” of Christians’ withstanding persecution as a means of corroborating their religious identity as Christ’s […]
Abstract: This monograph examines an often-overlooked aspect of New Testament constructions of legitimacy, namely the “value” of Christians’ withstanding persecution as a means of corroborating their religious identity as Christ’s […]
The Diet of John the Baptist: “Locusts and Wild Honey” in Synoptic and Patristic Interpretation
WUNT 176. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2005.
Abstract: Much scholarly attention has been devoted to four of John the Baptist’s actions – most famously, his baptizing in the Jordan River, but also his preaching a message of repentance, having disciples and wearing clothing made of camel’s hair. Considerably less attention […]
Abstract: Much scholarly attention has been devoted to four of John the Baptist’s actions – most famously, his baptizing in the Jordan River, but also his preaching a message of repentance, having disciples and wearing clothing made of camel’s hair. Considerably less attention […]
Miracle and Mission
The Authentication of Missionaries and Their Message in the Longer Ending of Mark. WUNT 2.112. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2000.
Abstract: The Longer Ending of the Gospel of Mark (Mark 16:9–20) was appended to the earliest Christian Gospel in the first half of the second century. This book offers a […]
Abstract: The Longer Ending of the Gospel of Mark (Mark 16:9–20) was appended to the earliest Christian Gospel in the first half of the second century. This book offers a […]