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Biblical and Comparative Studies
Volume 2 (2022)
This volume introduces the BIRD test for Chinese and Greek.
Selection is now final, and page numbers have been assigned. The whole is available for final proofreading.
Front MatterFront Cover
Inside Front Cover (Editors and Advisors)
Title Page and Verso, 1
Preface, 3
Contents, 501Penumbra of Acquaintance, 9
02More Gospel Trajectories, 11
03The Higher Criticism, 13
04A Text Formation Primer (E Bruce Brooks, Jacob L Wright), 15
05 * Stylistic Difference in Chinese and Greek, 19
06The Fisherman Fallacy, 35
07Di, 41
08Soma, 43
09 * Some Homeric Speeches (E Bruce Brooks, Keith L Yoder), 44
10Dolon, 50
11Agamemnon, 5212Inclusivity in Third Isaiah (Stephen L Cook), 67
13Psalms 114-116 and Their Neighbors, 72
14Aramaic Passages in Hebrew Texts, 7915Epiphanius and the Nazoreans (Charles G Haberl), 83
16The Divinization of Jesus in Mark, 86
17The Jesus Five, 98
18The Twelve in Mark, 106
19Two Reconstructions of Mark (Christopher I Beckwith, E Bruce Brooks), 113
20Is Mark's Jesus a Davidic Messiah? (Christopher I Beckwith), 149
21The Davidic Jesus in Matthew and Luke (E Bruce Books), 153
22Gerasa, 157
23The Fig Tree, 159
24The Date of Matthew's Gospel (Robert H Gundry), 162
25The Proselytes of Matthew 23:15 (Hans-Joachim Schoeps), 166
26 * Nine Matthean Parables (Keith L Yoder), 168
27Directionality in Luke and Matthew, 173
28Luke the Physician, 177
29Luke's Sermon on the Way, 183
30The Golden Rule, 18731Paul in Spain, 191
32 * "We" in Acts, 192
331 Thessalonians, 195
342 Thessalonians in Post-Pauline Context (Glenn S Holland), 205
35 * Interruptions in 1 Corinthians , 210
362 Corinthians 8 and 9 (Paul B Duff), 212
37Tychicus (Lisa Marie Belz), 219
38Second Generation Factionalism (Randall C Webber), 221
39 * "Them" in John (Keith L Yoder), 227
40Making Sense of Nicodemus (Harold W Attridge), 231
41 * Nathanael, 233
42The Assault of the Nations (Matthew Mellott), 237
43The Christianization of Ezra (Lisbeth S Fried), 241
44The Eighteen Benedictions, 246
End MatterChronology, 251
Journal Abbreviations, 255
Works Frequently Cited, 256
*These articles feature the BIRD stylistic difference test
For Contributors:
Guidelines for Authors
Style Sheet
Author Agreement
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