Lidija Novakovic

This volume examines what the followers of Jesus meant when they declared that he was raised from the dead. This claim, which lies at the core of Christian faith, is one of the most controversial topics in Christianity. Jesus' resurrection has no analogy in human history. Although many 1st-century Jews expected the resurrection of the dead at the end of time, the Christian claim that this had already happened to one individual within the realm of history was unprecedented. Moreover, an affirmation of Jesus' bodily resurrection contradicts the known laws of nature. Additional difficulty comes from the nature of the available evidence. The New Testament sources not only mirror the worldview of ancient authors but also differ with regard to who saw him alive, what was the nature of his risen body, and whether the empty tomb was a widespread knowledge or an assumption based on prior beliefs. Novakovic presents all these issues in a clear and methodical way. She examines the literary sources and addresses various questions related to historical investigations of Jesus' resurrection.

Resurrection: A Guide for the Perplexed

Carol Ann Newsom

James Hamilton Charlesworth

Henry W. Morisada Rietz

Casey Deryl Elledge

Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Texts with English Translations : Pseudepigraphic and Non-Masoretic Psalms and Prayers. Vol. 4A

The Dead Sea Scrolls

James H. Charlesworth

Henry W. L. Rietz

Casey D. Elledge

Pesharim, Other Commentaries, and Related Documents

The pesharim were a series of early Jewish commentaries on the Hebrew Bible composed at Qumran between 100 and 40 BC. As this study reveals, they are a truly complex and intriguing source for the early Qumran community and its beliefs. Charlesworth's study revolves around the central issue of whether any reliable historical information can be obtained from the pesharim and, if so, what it reveals. Placed within the context of Hellenistic and Jewish historiography, and Biblical literature, this is a specialised study within Dead Sea Scroll scholarship.

Chaos Or Consensus?

The Pesharim and Qumran History

Even though it is a well-known axiom that the Davidic Messiah was expected neither to do miracles nor to be a healer, Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew is addressed with the messianic title "Son of David" almost exclusively within the context of his healing activity. Lidija Novakovic tries to uncover the rationale of this extraordinary connection and claims that it can be found in Matthew's own skillful biblical interpretation.

A Study of Jesus as the Son of David in the Gospel of Matthew

Messiah, the Healer of the Sick

J. B. F. Miller

The Princeton Theological Seminary Dead Sea Scrolls Project is providing the first critical edition of all the Dead Sea Scrolls which are not copies of books in the Hebrew Bible (the so-called Old Testament) in 10 projected volumes along with 2 concordances. The format of the series is unique; each manuscript is presented with Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek text on the left page with facing English translation on the right. The series intends to be a standard reference work; thus, only probable reconstructions are made and the English translations are as literal as possible avoiding idiomatic renderings. Where a document is witnessed by more than one manuscript, each manuscript is presented separately, often with a critical apparatus. Critical notes help the reader to understand the text, variants, philological subtleties, and the translation. An introduction with selected bibliography precedes each document. The documents are prepared by an international team of over forty scholars with the editor and his assistants providing consistency, especially with regard to the consistent translation of technical terms and use of signs and sigla.Volume 3 contains improved readings of Damascus Document Fragments, Some Works of the Torah, and Related Documents . The Damascus Document Fragments and Some Works of the Torah are two of the most important texts for understanding the origins and early history of the Qumran Community. Those documents, along with the other legal texts which are also included in this volume, also provide some of the earliest sources for understanding the development of Jewish halakah.Survey of the Princeton Theological Seminary DSS Project: Graphic Concordance to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Tubingen/Louisville 1991 The Dead Sea Scrolls Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Texts with English Translations 1: Rule of the Community and Related Documents. 1994 2: Damascus Document, War Scroll, and Related Documents. 1995 3: Damascus Document Fragments, Some Works of the Torah, and Related Documents. 2005 4A: Pseudepigraphic and Non-Masoretic Psalms and Prayers. 1997 4B: Angelic Liturgy: Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice. 1999 5: Thanksgiving Hymns and Related Documents 6A: The Targum on Job, Parabiblical and Related Documents 6B: Pesharim, Other Commentaries, and Related Documents. 2001 7: Temple Scroll and Related Documents 8: Genesis Apocryphon, New Jerusalem, and Related Documents 9: Copper Scroll, Greek Fragments, and Miscellanea10: Biblical Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Texts with English Translations. Damascus Document II, some works of the Torah and related documents. Volume. 3

The New Testament writings allow only limited access to the interpretative traditions that lie beneath the claim that Jesus' resurrection took place according to Scripture. This book investigates the underlying principles of scriptural arguments in relation to Jesus' resurrection and the unstated interpretative moves that govern the selection and combination of texts relating to it. Novakovic's working hypothesis is that the Davidic tradition supplied the primary scriptural categories for the claim that Jesus was raised from the dead according to Scripture. This tradition was appropriated through two major thematic trajectories: resurrection as the fulfillment of Davidic promises and resurrection as the messianic enthronement. We can also identify several related thematic trajectories, such as the concept of the resurrection as the beginning of the new creation, resurrection as the prophetic authentication, and resurrection as the messianic rebuilding of the temple. Each thematic block is based on a specific use of Scripture for the purpose of explaining the significance of Jesus' resurrection.

The Role of the Old Testament in the Early Christian Interpretations of Jesus' Resurrection

Raised from the Dead According to Scripture

This volume offers an advanced introduction to major issues related to the resurrection of Jesus

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