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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 Matter

Front Cover
Inside Front Cover (Editors and Advisors)
Title Page and Verso, 1
Preface, 3
Contents, 5

Methodology

01Penumbra of Acquaintance, 9
02
More Gospel Trajectories, 11
03
The Higher Criticism, 13
04
A Text Formation Primer (E Bruce Brooks, Jacob L Wright), 15
05 * Stylistic Difference in Chinese and Greek, 19
06
The Fisherman Fallacy, 35

Comparative Studies

07Di, 41
08
Soma, 43
09 * Some Homeric Speeches (E Bruce Brooks, Keith L Yoder), 44
10
Dolon, 50
11
Agamemnon, 52

Hebrew Bible

12Inclusivity in Third Isaiah (Stephen L Cook), 67
13
Psalms 114-116 and Their Neighbors, 72
14
Aramaic Passages in Hebrew Texts, 79

Mark, Matthew, Luke

15Epiphanius and the Nazoreans (Charles G Haberl), 83
16
The Divinization of Jesus in Mark, 86
17The Jesus Five, 98
18
The Twelve in Mark, 106
19
Two Reconstructions of Mark (Christopher I Beckwith, E Bruce Brooks), 113
20
Is Mark's Jesus a Davidic Messiah? (Christopher I Beckwith), 149
21
The Davidic Jesus in Matthew and Luke (E Bruce Books), 153
22
Gerasa, 157
23
The Fig Tree, 159
24
The Date of Matthew's Gospel (Robert H Gundry), 162
25
The Proselytes of Matthew 23:15 (Hans-Joachim Schoeps), 166
26 * Nine Matthean Parables (Keith L Yoder), 168
27
Directionality in Luke and Matthew, 173
28
Luke the Physician, 177
29
Luke's Sermon on the Way, 183
30
The Golden Rule, 187

Acts and Paul

31Paul in Spain, 191
32 * "We" in Acts, 192
33
1 Thessalonians, 195
34
2 Thessalonians in Post-Pauline Context (Glenn S Holland), 205
35 * Interruptions in 1 Corinthians , 210
36
2 Corinthians 8 and 9 (Paul B Duff), 212
37
Tychicus (Lisa Marie Belz), 219
38
Second Generation Factionalism (Randall C Webber), 221
39
* "Them" in John (Keith L Yoder), 227
40
Making Sense of Nicodemus (Harold W Attridge), 231
41 * Nathanael, 233
42
The Assault of the Nations (Matthew Mellott), 237
43
The Christianization of Ezra (Lisbeth S Fried), 241
44
The Eighteen Benedictions, 246

End Matter

Chronology, 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

Other Contents Pages:
Alpha v1 (2017)
Alpha v2 (2022)
Alpha v3 (2023)
Alpha v4 (2024)

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