Vol 84 (2003)

Throughout Acts 13–14 Luke brings to the reader’s knowledge opponents of Paul who are called " the Jews" . The present essay attempts to clarify the meaning of this short-hand identification of Paul’s Jewish opponents. It seems best to understand these particular Jews in the light of zealotry which has its roots in centuries of vigorous defense of Jewish religious convictions.

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«Acts 28,28 — Why%3F» 2009 176-187
«Luke 20,13 and i1swj» 2008 263-264
«Luke wrote to Rome – a Suggestion» 2007 251-255
«What Does It Mean to Say That There Are Additions in Luke 7,36-50%3F» 2005 529-535
«Martha and Mary: Why at Luke 10,38-42%3F» 2003 554-561
«‘With many other words’ (Acts 2,40): Theological Assumptions in Peter’s Pentecost Speech» 2002 71-87
«The Obligation to Heal (Luke 13,10-17)» 2001 402-409
«`The Apostles Whom He Chose because of the Holy Spirit' A Suggestion Regarding Acts 1,2» 2000 414-417
«The Strivings of the Flesh…(Galatians 5,17)» 1999 113-114
«Jesus’ First Trial: Messiah and Son of God (Luke 22,66-71)» 1999 401-414
«The Importance of the Redactor in Luke 18,9-14» 1998 69-75

This article investigates the semantic and narrative rhetoric of Mark’s characterization of the Son of Man and the Christ and the contribution of the portrayal of the Son of Man to the portrayal of the Christ. An introductory discussion considers the role of repetition in characterization, the nature of semantic and narrative frames and their implications for describing the implied reader of Mark, and the rhetorical strategies apparent in characterization. The study of characterization investigates the manner in which the semantic and narrative rhetoric introduces and reinforces frequently discordant content concerning the Son of Man and Christ and then relates developments concerning the Son of Man to the Christ. The study concludes with a consideration of the narrative function of the characterizations of the Son of Man and Christ.

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«Distinguishing Goal and Locative Complements of New Testament Verbs of Transference.» 2007 51-66
«Verbs of Transference and Their Derivatives of Motion and State in the New Testament: a Study of Focus and Perspective.» 2006 53-71
«le&gw Melding In The Septuagint And New Testament» 2003 19-31
«A Comparison Of The Usage Of Akouw And Akouw- Compounds
In The Septuagint And New Testament» 2001 65-86

The various ways of understanding "baptism in the Holy Spirit" has caused much division in both academic scholarship and the church. Most theories have been based on the Synoptics and Acts, but the phrase o( bapti/zwn e)n pneu/mati a(gi/w| is also present in the Fourth Gospel (1,33). However, Johannine scholarship has hardly given attention to this concept. This paper will seek to establish that o( bapti/zwn e)n pneu/mati a(gi/w| is a programmatic statement for Jesus’ nexus of soteriological activities in relation to people by means of the Spirit. "To baptize with Holy Spirit" refers to Jesus’ programme of cleansing people through revelation by means of the Spirit. Moreover, this concept is rooted in Jewish messianic traditions, which were able to expect a messiah who would judge, restore and cleanse by means of his Spirit-imbued word.

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«The Sword of the Messiah and the Concept of Liberation in the Fourth Gospel» 2005 35-58

La questione della dispositio rhetorica nella lettera di Paolo ai Romani: confronto con la lettera 7 di Platone e la lettera 95 di Seneca

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«Appunti sul come e perché il Nuovo Testamento si rapporta all'Antico» 2000 95-104

The first part of this article is a new translation and interpretation of the first incantational plaque from Arslan Tash in northern Syria. Each of the three succeeding sections identifies and discusses elements of this incantation that find resonance in texts from Ugarit, Egypt, and the Hebrew Bible, respectively. At Ugarit we find texts predating Arslan Tash which describe incantational activity involving Horon and the Sun-deity, both of whom are present in the Arslan Tash text, and who have similar roles in the two traditions. Horon is also present in Egypt during the last centuries of the city of Ugarit, and is there also associated with the Sun-deity and performs similar functions as at Arslan Tash. In the Passover account of Exod 12 there are several elements in common with Arslan Tash, albeit in the distinctive form that might be expected in the theological and literary tradition of the Hebrew Bible.

The depiction of the events surrounding the crucifixion in the Synoptic Gospels (particularly the darkness and the tearing of the temple curtain) have provoked widely varying responses from New Testament scholars. This article argues that the inclusion of these details in the narrative can be understood by reference to the chaoskampf typology of the Old Testament. Here, as elsewhere in the gospels (e.g. Matt 8,23-27; Mark 4,35-41; Luke 8,22-25), Jesus is presented as a creator figure who confronts the powers of chaos. In this instance however, the powers of chaos emerge temporarily triumphant. The old creation is destroyed, paving the way for a renewal of creation with Jesus’s resurrection.

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«A Note on the Personal Name Amon (2 Kings 21,19-26 || 2 Chr 33,21-25)» 2000 403-405
«A Note on Zephaniah» 1999 109-112