Philosophy

Research is currently discovering the Letter to the Ephesians as an independent voice on other topics than ecclesiology that were also of interest to Paul. The contributors to this volume take this increased interest into account and discuss Deutero-Paul's Christological design, his revision of the Corpus Paulinum and the Letter to the Colossians, his early Christian interpretation of Greek philosophy and science, and his anthropological concept.

What makes a criminal trial political? And what are the consequences of such a classification? This volume seeks answers from an array of different disciplinary perspectives and on the basis of specific historical criminal trials, including Auschwitz, Stammheim and Mannesmann. Practical legal and sociological analyses place the phenomenon of the political criminal trial in a wider context.

Do the Gospel of John and Stoicism, since they share significant vocabularies and terms such as Logos and Pneuma , indicate a shared understanding of God, the world, and living well? Fergus J. King compares their worldviews and ethical teachings and finds that they are significantly different in their conclusions.

What happens to Jesus’ teachings when they are understood
either as isolated sayings or within the context of a narrative?
Todd Brewer examines this question by comparing parables
across the Gospels of Thomas, Matthew, Mark, and Luke,
uncovering the inherent tendencies of narrative and
non-narrative interpretive approaches – tendencies that are
further illustrated through the contrasting hermeneutics of
Hans Frei and Rudolf Bultmann.