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NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion - Volume 56, Issue 1, 2002
Volume 56, Issue 1, 2002
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Sibyllijnse Orakels III Joodse identiteit in Klein-Azië
More LessAbstractThe third book of the Sibylline Oracles was probably written in Asia Minor between 80 and 40 BCE. The author was a Jew who lived in one of Asia’s Greek cities, during, or shortly after the wars of Mithridates, king of Pontus, against the Roman empire. In many of the Greek cities it was hoped that Mithridates would restore them to the freedom which they had lost when Asia was made a Roman province (in 133 BCE). Therefore they sided with Mithridates. However, the Romans defeated Mithridates, and the ‘disloyal’ cities had to pay a high tribute to the Romans. The third Sibylline book shows that at least some Jews living in Asia Minor sympathized with the Greek inhabitants of the cities and hoped for revenge on Rome. Apparently, the author identified himself with the society of which he formed part. The author’s choice to express his message in pagan, Sibylline oracles corroborates this view. Sibylline prophecy was popular in Asia Minor in particular, which province was generally thought to have been the prophetess’ home. The Jewish author combined his hope for Asia’s revenge on Rome with the traditional Jewish expectation of a future divine intervention in world history. After this intervention, Jerusalem would be the centre of a new Jewish world-empire. Also, the author’s reconstruction of the Sibyl’s origin is a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish traditions.
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De synagoge van Sardis en haar inscripties
More LessAbstractThe recent publication of the numerous inscriptions from the great synagogue in late antique Sardis sheds new light on the position of the Jewish community in this city. After a short survey of the scarce data about the history of the Jews in Sardis, some of the more significant inscriptions pass review and the implications for our knowledge of the prominent Jewish presence in the life of the city are discussed.
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De bekering van Paulus
More Less*Dit artikel vormt een bewerkte versie van een college uit een reeks interdisciplinaire colleges over ‘bekering en godsdienstpolitiek’ gehouden aan de faculteit der Godgeleerdheid van de Universiteit Leiden in het najaar van 1998.
AbstractIn the letters of Paul and in the book of Acts it is told that the apostle Paul once experienced an important change in his life, usually called his conversion. Both Luke and Paul consider this change primarily as a call from God (or Jesus Christ) to become an apostle, like the prophets of old who were called by God to proclaim his message. For the author of Acts this conversion was an important event in the history of the early Church: it paved the way for missionary activities among the Gentiles. Paul himself hardly ever speaks about his conversion. When he meets people who question his apostleship, he sometimes refers to Jesus Christ’s appearance to him and to the task that was assigned him by the Lord, viz. to proclaim the Gospel to all people, in particular to the Gentiles.
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Religieuze kennistheorie en het reli-lobje
By Marcel SarotAbstractIt is argued that the recent discovery of the God spot - specific locations in the brain connected with religious experience - counts against ‘proper function’ as criterion for warrant, and thus against Reformed epistemology.
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Het sociaal constructionisme en zijn meta-theoretische betekenis voor de theologie
More LessAbstractSocial constructionism is a new paradigm within the social sciences. Its assumptions are the result of interweaving a diversity of sciences like psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, philosophy of language and philosophy of science. Its main focus is on the analysis of cultural processes of meaning-making. The author highlights some assumptions of the social constructionist view and its consequences for moral theories and philosophy of knowledge. It is argued that social constructionism should be considered as an important theoretical instrument for a diversity of theological subdisciplines.
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