Hi Bob One of the most emphatic occurences of Naham is found in the familiar Deutro-Isaiah 40:1 "Comfort, O comfort, my people, says your God." The passage...
Apologies for cross posting! This is the second announcement of the 9th annual gathering of all NT and Biblical e-list members (i.e. XTalkers, B-Greeks, and ...
Dear Jack Kilmon and J-Lit Members, Recently I received an off-list message suggesting that you, Jack, do not really exist. Since you have contributed to the...
Tom Your concerns about the list are understandable but in fact none of the SBL lists are as active as they used to be. One wonders if they will die out. This...
I assure you I exist. Not long ago one of the loonies on a non-moderated list made the claim that I, Jeffrey Gibson and a gaggle of others who ignored his...
Not to clog this list with unnecessary posts, but I am a graduate student in Historical Theology at the Toronto School of Theology / University of Toronto with...
May I pose the question asked by John Ashton {Understanding the Fourth Gospel, Clarendon, (1991), 423}: "..if the Paraclete has nothing new to reveal, nothing...
Diane, I have taken the liberty of renaming this, since this is likely to become a fruitful discussion that will have little to do with "list protocoll and...
Apparently a shard of pottery from 900BCE bearing the inscription ALWAT and WLT, likely Philistine equivalents of 'Goliath', have come to light approx. 2...
Diane: First, by all means contribute! Second, interesting question(s).... Here's my 2¢: The literary/theological background of John 1 is primarily Genesis...
Dear Diane, Many scholars agree that the Prologue of John has his own origin independently from the Gospel. But it s discussed how it became a part of the...
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Diane: Great question. My response to one part of your question, the "hellenistic poem" is that John's "greekness" is I think way over-emphasized. This...
Mark, I am particularly interested in your comment, "It is in many ways a midrash based on both Genesis 1 and the whole corpus of Wisdom theology (especially ...
Hi Diane and Mark, I agree with Mark in his statements that the prologue is a creation of the Evangelist himself, having also depended on Genesis and other...
Timothy P. Jenney wrote, "The conclusion of this Christological exegesis of the Hebrew passages seems to be 1) Jesus was the light created on the first day" ...
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Tony, My favorite, in the category of passages you cite, is Heb. 1:3, 4. It states God created the world through Jesus. The author then follows the statement ...
Thanks, Tom, for the reply on my post. First, let me say that I am not using "midrash" in any specific way. I used it as a shorthand way to discuss the...
Matthew: I am interested in your thesis. I would at least like to look at it, so please send it to me. I worry a little about the "Law" as a major counterpoint...
Wow! Thanks to all of you for your contributions. I am reading Robert Kysar who suggests in his book "John: The Maverick Gospel" that the Prologue in its use...
Hi Timothy, I don't think it is frustrating or contradictory at all. I think it is a question of exegesis and context. Heb.1:3 is clear that the Son is the...
Tony Costa
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I would also be interested in your thesis--I had no idea this was such a great topic, because it seemed like a simplistic sort of question to me! regards, ...
Diane, I haven't read Kysar's book, but do agree the prologue has more in common with Jewish thought than Greek philosophy. However, you might want to state...
Tony, Yes, I understand you might have a problem with equating Jesus with the light in Genesis 1. Nevertheless, that seems to be precisely the point 4G makes....
Oh, sorry--I guess what I was trying to say is not that the word "logos" is the word used in Genesis 1, (the actual word is elohim). John is trying to get...
Hi Mark and Diane, Thanks for your interest in reading my thesis. See the link below. In this paper one of the things that I conclude is that John is very...
Dear Diane, dear Collegues! Of course I am happy that Jn 1,1-18 is on the desk again. But I am reading so much theological speculations and prejudices without...
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Apologies for cross posting Here is (a) the third and Final Call for the 9th annual gathering of all NT and Biblical e-list members (i.e. XTalkers, B-Greeks,...
Hello, Peter. I agree that we need to focus on the text itself. But if you will recall, Diane specifically wanted to know if there were Hellenistic ...
