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2005, 247 pp., incl. several full colour illustrations, ISBN 90-71608-16-6,
35 (cloth).Dutch translation of the CMC, with extensive Introduction
and Commentary.
Dunn, James: Graham N. Stanton, Bruce W. Longenecker & Stephen
C. Barton (eds.), The Holy Spirit and Christian Origins. Essays in Honor of
James D.G. Dunn, Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K.: William
B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2004, xxii + 381 pp., ISBN 0-8028-
2822-1, US$ 50 / 29.95 (hardcover with jacket).An impressive col-
lection of twenty-seven original essays ranging widely through Scripture
and Early Church history and including, among others, several discussions
of the enduring and already in the Early Church so important crux inter-
pretum Rom. 7 (e.g. David Catchpole, Who and Where Is the Wretched
Man of Romans 7, and Why Is She Wretched, 168-180; Peder Borgen,
The Contrite Wrongdoer - Condemned or Set Free by the Spirit? Romans
7:7-8:4, 181-192). Besides, the exemplary edited (though without an Index
of texts) and nely published book contains some more specic Patristic
contributions: Anthony C. Thiselton, The Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians:
Exegesis and Reception History in the Patristic Era, 207-228; I. Howard
Marshall, The Holy Spirit in the Pastoral Epistles and the Apostolic Fathers,
257-269; Loren T. Stuckenbruck, The Holy Spirit in the Ascension of Isaiah,
308-320; Graham N. Stanton, The Spirit in the Writings of Justin Martyr,
321-334; J. Lionel North, The Transformation of Some New Testament
Texts in Fourth- and Fifth-Century Disputes about Pneuma: Disputando
Inclarescet Veritas, 335-348.
Garca Martnez, Florentino & Gerard P. Luttikhuizen (eds.), Jerusalem,
Alexandria, Rome: Studies in Ancient Cultural Interaction in Honour of A. Hilhorst
(Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 82), Leiden-Boston:
Brill 2003, XIV + 389 pp., ISBN 90-04-13584-7, 115 / US$ 143 (cloth-
bound with jacket).Royal and classical Festschrift for the Groningen
scholar who inter alia acted as Secretary to Brills Journal for the Study of
Judaism and as Chairman of the Dutch Society for Early Christian Studies:
Preface (IX-XII); Abbreviations (XIII-XIV); Gerard J.M. Bartelink, Illiteratus
in Early Christian and Medieval Texts: Church and Illiteracy (1-12); Antoon
A.R. Bastiaensen, He must Grow, I must Diminish (John 3:30): Augustine
of Hippo Preaching on John the Baptist (13-26); Jan den Boeft, Aeterne
rerum conditor: Ambroses Poem about Time (27-40); Jnos Bolyki, Never
repay Evil with Evil: Ethical Interaction between the Joseph Story, the
Novel Joseph and Aseneth, the New Testament and the Apocryphal Acts (41-
53); Jan N. Bremmer, The Vision of Saturus in the Passio Perpetuae (55-73);
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Mani, Augustine and the Kabbala on Food and Sex: a Comparison (55-
71); Sjaak van den Berg, Who can see God? Augustines sermo 12 (73-85);
Vincent Hunink, Augustinus poeta (87-102; on Ps. c. Don.); Ineke Sluiter,
Reading as a Life Journey (103-111; on doctr. chr. I-II); Thijs Rutten,
Augustine and the Spirituality of the Psalms: the Confessions as a Role Play
deducted from the Psalms (113-129); Hans Geybels, Augustine a Mystic?
(131-147; focussing on conf.); Annemar Kotz, Confessiones 13: Augustine,
the Manichaeans, and the Creation Narrative (149-161); Part II: Sermons,
Tractates, Biblical Commentaries, and Theology: The Period c. 400-420: Tarsicius
van Bavel, Theology and Spirituality in Augustines De Trinitate (165-185);
Paul van Geest, De adulterinis coniugiis and later Developments of Augustines
Spirituality of Marriage (187-207); Joost van Neer, Augustine the Preacher
as a Teacher (209-224: analysis of s. 223F); Hlne Leijendekkers, Idithun.
A Suggestion for a Spiritual Reading of some of Augustines Commentaries
on the Psalms (225-238; on en. in Ps. 38, 61 & 76); Hans van Reisen,
Ambrose and Augustine on Peters Denial (239-253; focussing on Io. eu. tr.
113); Gert Partoens, Augustine on Ephesians 3,13-18: A Reading of sermo
165 (255-273); Toon Bastiaensen, The Suering of the Martyrs as Perfect
Justice (iustitia perfecta): Augustines Spirituality of Martyrdom (275-288);
Martijn Schrama, As you did it to one of the least of these, you did it
to me: Augustine on Matthew 25 (289-307); Bernard Bruning, Augustine
on Pride and Greed versus Grace (309-322); Part III: History and Grace,
Predestination and Free Will: The Period 410-430: Jan den Boeft, Moral
Corruption with the Speed of a Mountain Torrent: Sallust as Augustines
Witness charge (325-340; on ciu. I-III); Amie van Wyk, Christian Identity:
Augustine on Faith, Hope, and Love (341-354; on ench.); Anthony Dupont,
Pelagius: Just an Ethicist or also a Theologian? A Reading of Pelagius
Commentary on Romans (355-363); Matthias Smalbrugge, Predestination
and the Representation of the Person (365-379; focussing on c. Iul. imp.);
Mathijs Lamberigts, Nobody believes against his Will: Augustine on Grace
and Free Will (381-394; focussing on c. Iul. imp.); Wessel ten Boom, Blind
Singers of God: Augustine, the Jews, and Neoplatonism (395-409; e.g. on
adu. Iud.); Part IV: Tremendous Shadows on Europe? Aspects of the Reception of
Augustine: Christoph Burger, The Reception of Augustines Doctrine of
Grace: Gregory of Rimini, Hugolin of Orvieto, Erasmus, and Luther (until
1518) (413-425); Wim Franois, Johannes Driedos De ecclesiasticis scripturis
et dogmatibus (1533) on Scripture, Augustine, and the Catholic Tradition
(427-466); Pieta van Beek, Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678) on
Augustine (467-461); Fred Verstappen, The Vision of Ostia Represented
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Habermehl, Peter, Perpetua und der gypter oder Bilder des Bsen im frhen
Afrikanischen Christentum. Ein Versuch zur Passio sanctarum Perpetuae et Felicitatis
(Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur
140), Berlin-New York: Walter de Gruyter 2004, VII + 341 S., ISBN
3-11-018184-3, 98 (Leinen).Zweite, berarbeitete Auage einer inzwi-
schen klassischen Studie.
Henze, Matthias (ed.), Biblical Interpretation at Qumran (Studies in the Dead
Sea Scrolls and Related Literature), Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge,
U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2005, xiii + 214 pp.,
ISBN 0-8028-3937-1-1, US$ 25 / 15.90 (pb).Collection of nine essays
demonstrating that the Scriptures were pluriform and dynamically inter-
pretated at the origins of Christianity and rabbinic Judaism.
Hevelone-Harper, Jenifer, Disciples of the Desert. Monks, Laity, and Spiritual
Authority in Sixth-Century Gaza, Baltimore & London: The Johns Hopkins
University Press 2005, xii + 211 pp. (incl. 1 map), ISBN 0-8018-8110-2,
US$ 39.95 (hardcover with jacket).Lucidly written dissertation (Princeton:
supervisor Peter Brown) focussing on the discourses of Barsanuphius and
John of Gaza, hence mainly based on the recently published Correspondance
of these two desert fathers in the Sources Chrtiennes series (1997-2002),
and now further disclosing the distinctive spiritual world of these leaders
from the monastery of Tawatha and the wide-ranging community they
served: Ch. I: Gaza: Crossroads in the Desert; II: Tawatha: Looking for God in
the Desert; III: Dorotheos [the best known disciple of B. & J.]: From Novice
to Spiritual Director; IV: Lay Disciples: Social Obligations and Spiritual Concerns;
V: Bishops and Civil Authorities: Rulers of Church and Empire; VI: Aelianos:
Leader for the Next Generation. Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, and Index.
Hilhorst, Anthony & George H. van Kooten (eds.), The Wisdom of Egypt.
Jewish, Early Christian and Gnostic Essays in Honour of Gerard P. Luttikhuizen
(Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity / Arbeiten zur Geschichte des
Antiken Judentums und des Christentums 59), Leiden-Boston 2005, xii +
557 pp. (incl. some plates), ISBN 90-04-14425-0, 117 / US$ 158 (hard-
back).Impressive collection of essays, edited with meticulous care and
like the FS for Hilhorst (see above)- testifying to both the remarkably high
standard and level of Groningen research and alignment: Preface (ix-xii);
Part One: Judaism & Egypt: Ed Noort, The Disgrace of Egypt: Joshua 5.9a
and Its Context (3-19); Florentino Garca Martnez, La Gense dAlexandrie,
les Rabbins et Qumrn (21-41); Jacques T.A.G.M. van Ruiten, The Birth
of Moses in Egypt According to the Book of Jubilees ( Jub 47.1-9) (43-65);
Rob Kugler, Hearing the Story of Moses in Ptolemaic Egypt: Artapanus
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Fate, Magic and Astrology in Pistis Sophia, chaps 15-21 (519-536). Bibliography
of Gerard P. Luttikhuizen (537-543); List of Contributors (545-547); Index
of Subjects and Names (549-551); Index of Ancient Authors and Writings
(552-556); (selective) Index of Hebrew, Greek, and Coptic Words (557).
Kannengiesser, Charles, Handbook of Patristic Exegesis. The Bible in Ancient
Christianity, with special contributions by various scholars (The Bible in
Ancient Christianity I), Leiden-Boston: Brill 2004, Volume I: XXXIV +
669 pp., Volume II: XIV + 826 pp., ISBN 90-04-09815-1, 295 / US$
339 (hardback).Two impressive tomi, beautifully designed by Brill and for
the greatest part written by an eminent specialist, but with many serious
shortcomings. On this Handbook, a VC-review article will be published soon.
Loader, William, Sexuality and the Jesus Tradition, Grand Rapids, Michigan /
Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2005, viii +
288 pp., ISBN 0-8028-2862-0, US$ 30 / 18.99 (pb).A study of the
Gospels and Paul on issues of sexualityparticularly concerned with sex-
ual passion, marriage, adultery, divorce, and celibacy. Apart from some
occasional remarks on Christian writings after the NT, pp. 199-207 dis-
cuss Gos. Thom. 22:1-4, Gos. Eg. (Clement, Strom. 3.92), and 2 Clem. 12:2-6.
McLeod, Frederick G., The Roles of Christs Humanity in Salvation. Insights
from Theodore of Mopsuestia, Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of
America Press 2005, xvi + 278 pp., ISBN 0-8132-1396-7, US$ 69.95 (hard-
back with jacket).After the Introduction given in Ch. I, McLeod (author
of the books The Soteriology of Narsai, 1973, and The Image of God in Antiochene
Tradition, 1999, among others) rst establishes the principal inuences that
shaped Theodores exegetical outlook (Ch. 2: Theodores Method of
Interpreting Scripture). He then (Ch. 3: The Role of Christs Body in
Human Salvation; Ch. 4: Christs Salvic Role as the Bond of the Universe;
Ch. 5: Christs Salvic Role as Gods Perfect Image) draws out the typol-
ogy that Theodore sees present between Adams and Christs humanity,
exploring three major roles that Christs humanity plays as the head of
all human immortal existence, the bond of the universe, and the perfect
image of God. Next (Ch. 6: The Salvific Role of Christs Common Prospon;
Ch. 7: The Words Indwelling of Good Pleasure) the author shows how
Theodores customary word for Christs person ( prospon) ought to be
understood in a functional way. The book concludes by applying these
insights to the 71 excerpts that were used to condemn Theodore at the
Second Council of Constantinople (Ch. 8: The Charges Against Theodore)
and further poposes that these passages can be interpreted in a dierent,
non-heretical way (Ch. 9: A Reassessment of the Charges Against Theodore).
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J. van Oort
j.van.oort@planet.nl