NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion - Volume 51, Issue 4, 1997

Abstract This is the first part of an article that reviews recent developments in the study of first century Judaism. While focussing on the pros en cons of the notion of ‘common Judaism’ as developed by E.P. Sanders, the author discusses various types of archaeological evidence that have been collected by M. Hengel and R. Deines in a critique of Sanders’ work. Analyzing archaeological evidence bearing on synagogues, Jew Read More

Abstract For various theological, moral and particularly exegetical reasons the interpretation of the death of Jesus as a sacrificial death is nowadays seriously criticized. According to a widely shared opinion salvation takes place ‘in spite of’ the cross of Jesus in stead of ‘due to’ his death on the cross. In this article some of the common objections made against the sacrificial model are discussed, and an attempt is made to reinte Read More

Abstract This article deals with the clarification of theological hermeneutics from an ecological point of view: a ‘theo-ecological’ interpretation. The relevance of classical texts of Scripture on anthropological and creational issues is dependent upon the ecological framework of the interpreter. I distinguish three types of reading: an anthropocentric, a biocentric and a theocentric way of reading Scripture. The relation between hu Read More