I have just seen that Wipf and Stock have now published (originally published in 2000 by Bibal Press). This is a seminal work in biblical numerical criticism or, as Labuschagne now calls it, “arithomology”. Although the book has not received the attention it deserves, I reckon it is one of the most important pieces of biblical scholarship to appear… Read more »
Month: August 2016
Larry Hurtado’s review of Jesus Monotheism, Volume 1. Volume
Prof. Larry Hurtado (Edinburgh University, Emeritus) has written a careful and balanced review of Jesus Monotheism, Volume 1, available here (but sadly only accessible to members of the Society of Biblical Literature) and he has posted some additional words about the review on his blog. I am grateful for a careful and thorough review. In particular, from one… Read more »
New publications on Adam in Second Temple Judaism
I see that the recent volume of articles from the 13th conference of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature ) includes two important articles dealing with Jewish and early Christian traditions about Adam: Menahem Kister, “Hellenistic Jewish Writers and Palestinian Traditions: Early and Late,” pp. 150–230. Sergey Minov, “Satan’s Refusal to… Read more »