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Biblical Theology Bulletin
Journal Prestige (SJR): 0.184

Number of Followers: 25

Hybrid journal (It can contain Open Access articles)
ISSN (Print) 0146-1079 - ISSN (Online) 1945-7596
Published by Sage Publications

[1176 journals]

Presenting the Issue: Widening the Scope of Biblical Interpretation
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  Authors: David Bossman
  Pages: 2 - 2
  Abstract: Biblical Theology Bulletin, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 2-2, February 2023.
  
  Citation: Biblical Theology Bulletin
  PubDate: 2023-02-10T08:18:16Z
  DOI: 10.1177/01461079231155956
  Issue No: Vol. 53, No. 1 (2023)
The Darkness at Golgotha (Mark 15.33): Exorcizing the Demonic From the
Evangelist’s Imagery
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  Authors: Olegs Andrejevs
  Pages: 3 - 15
  Abstract: Biblical Theology Bulletin, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 3-15, February 2023.
  In this article, my goal is to survey the two principal backgrounds for the darkness in Mark 15:33–39, examining the existing objections against their use by the evangelist and reinforcing their likelihood. In discussing the Greco-Roman parallels an attempt will be made to refine the existing pool of parallels, identifying the accounts that are most relevant to Mark 15:33–39. Then, it will be possible to ask whether Joel Marcus’s interpretation of the darkness as demonic (Anchor Bible Commentaries on Mark 1-8 [2000]; Mark 8-16 [2009]) is compatible with these likely backgrounds.
  Citation: Biblical Theology Bulletin
  PubDate: 2023-02-10T08:18:17Z
  DOI: 10.1177/01461079231154588
  Issue No: Vol. 53, No. 1 (2023)
Feeding the Dead as a Complementary Practice to Worshipping Yahweh:
Deuteronomy 26:14 Revisited
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  Authors: Robert Setio
  Pages: 16 - 23
  Abstract: Biblical Theology Bulletin, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 16-23, February 2023.
  Within Christian tradition, particularly Protestant, the ritual of making offerings to the dead (i.e., feeding the dead) is often seen as contrary to Christian faith. Justification for this view is often taken from Deuteronomy 26:14. This verse details a pledge to avoid making offerings to the dead out of loyalty to Yahweh. Thus, I review the academic literature on the rationale behind this pledge to explore whether feeding the dead is contrary to the worship of Yahweh. To this end, I will discuss several studies regarding the ritual of feeding the dead in ancient Israelite society that use archaeological and textual evidence. This paper concludes that feeding the dead and worship of Yahweh are not mutually exclusive, but complementary.
  Citation: Biblical Theology Bulletin
  PubDate: 2023-02-10T08:18:17Z
  DOI: 10.1177/01461079231154589
  Issue No: Vol. 53, No. 1 (2023)
Isaiah 62:5: Who is Zion’s Husband'
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  Authors: Philip Suciadi Chia
  Pages: 24 - 30
  Abstract: Biblical Theology Bulletin, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 24-30, February 2023.
  Who is the husband of Zion in Isaiah 62:5' English modern translations are divided into three different primary readings: ‘your builder’ or ‘God’, ‘your builders’ or ‘foreigners’, and ‘your sons’. This article will weigh on each translation with textual criticism as its tool to seek out this answer.
  Citation: Biblical Theology Bulletin
  PubDate: 2023-02-10T08:18:16Z
  DOI: 10.1177/01461079231154591
  Issue No: Vol. 53, No. 1 (2023)
Newborn Babies and Nursing Jesus (1 Peter 2:2-3): The Petrine Metaphor’s
Disruption of Patriarchal Renderings of God and the Child
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  Authors: Sally Douglas
  Pages: 31 - 41
  Abstract: Biblical Theology Bulletin, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 31-41, February 2023.
  In 1 Peter 2 the author utilizes a curious metaphor: “Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation–if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good” (2.2-3). When this metaphor is disentangled from Pauline and patriarchal assumptions, it can be recognized on its own terms. This article demonstrates that here, despite repetitive obfuscation, the author invites Jesus communities to imagine themselves as newborn babies who nurse from Christ Jesus. Significant implications unfold from this first-century metaphor. While stubbornly resisted for centuries, the implications of the biblical metaphor of nursing from Jesus continue to flow with provocative challenge and sustenance.
  Citation: Biblical Theology Bulletin
  PubDate: 2023-02-10T08:18:15Z
  DOI: 10.1177/01461079231154592
  Issue No: Vol. 53, No. 1 (2023)
Waters that Witness: How the Bible’s Rivers Help Convey its Message
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  Authors: Peter William Goodman
  Pages: 42 - 56
  Abstract: Biblical Theology Bulletin, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 42-56, February 2023.
  The rivers mentioned in the Bible are often significant. This narrative-exegetical study focuses on the Mesopotamian rivers, along with the Nile and the Jordan, with the latter leading from the Hebrew Bible on into the New Testament. The paper explores the ways in which these rivers convey divine revelation and mission, asking what the rivers say in expressing that revelation and also what the rivers do as part of its drama. A rich mixture of themes emerge: enabling life and reminding of loss; the nature of power, hubris and vulnerability; transition into new beginnings through crossing the rivers and through washing in them; and ultimately hope for a renewed creation through the flow of life-giving divine presence. In a variety of ways - symbolic, instrumental, sacramental and participatory – the rivers speak and act as partners with their creator.
  Citation: Biblical Theology Bulletin
  PubDate: 2023-02-10T08:18:15Z
  DOI: 10.1177/01461079231154593
  Issue No: Vol. 53, No. 1 (2023)
Book Reviews
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  Authors: Olegs Andrejevs, David J. Zucker, Mark Porto, Brandon Massey, Michael Kochenash, Eric Stewart
  Pages: 57 - 64
  Abstract: Biblical Theology Bulletin, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 57-64, February 2023.
  
  Citation: Biblical Theology Bulletin
  PubDate: 2023-02-10T08:18:16Z
  DOI: 10.1177/01461079231155966
  Issue No: Vol. 53, No. 1 (2023)
Expression of Concern: Book Review: Romans, by Frank Thielman, Panayotis
Coutsoumpos
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  Abstract: Biblical Theology Bulletin, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: Biblical Theology Bulletin
  PubDate: 2022-05-09T04:37:42Z
  DOI: 10.1177/01461079211098932