Jewish Studies

This volume investigates the topic of Jesus's passion and resurrection with a broad scope, ranging from apocryphal gospels, such as the Gospel of Peter and the Gospel of Nicodemus, to Manichean texts and Coptic apocrypha from the sixth and seventh centuries. The ancient texts reinterpret Jesus's passion and resurrection in creative and diverse ways, for example by dramatizing the story or by emphasizing the cross as part of the divine plan of salvation.

In his letters, Paul regularly speaks of being chosen or called by God. Annette Weippert examines Paul's understanding of election and calling, taking into account conceptions in the Pauline environment and focusing on the question of Paul's intentions when he addresses the idea in his letters.

Martin Sanfridson examines Paul's instructions regarding various levels of engagement in gentile cults in 1 Corinthians 8 and 10. His study contributes to a new reading of these two chapters and argues that 1 Corinthians 8 and 10 deal with two distinct, yet connected, issues.

The Book of Deuteronomy served as a kind of constitution for ancient Israel and later Judaism. The so-called Law of Offices, a passage at its center (Deut. 16:18-18:22), defines the roles of judges, kings, priests, and prophets. The essays in this book consider the significance of the text for today's theologians, political theorists, and legal scholars.