New Testament

DAVID E. AUNE Jesus, Gospel Tradition and Paul in the Context of Jewish and Greco-Roman Antiquity

Collected Essays II

[Jesus, Evangelientradition und Paulus im Kontext der jüdischen und griechisch-römischen Antike. Gesammelte Aufsätze II]

In this collection of essays on various themes and passages in the Gospels and the Pauline letters, David E. Aune explores a variety of New Testament issues and problems such as the interpretation of several problematic passages, issues of genre and the relevance of the Jewish and Graeco-Roman historical settings in New Testament interpretation.   (learn more...)

Church History

MATTHIAS A. DEUSCHLE Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

Ein Beitrag zur Erforschung des kirchlichen Konservatismus im Preußen des 19. Jahrhunderts

[Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg. A Contribution to the Study of Church Conservatism in 19th Century Prussia]

Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg (1802-1869), a Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University of Berlin and editor of the influential Protestant Church Newspaper (Evangelische Kirchenzeitung), was one of the most distinguished and controversial advocates of the conservative group in the 19th century church. In this study, the author explores the development of his thinking, using a wide variety of sources, and analyzes the motivation for his actions.   (learn more...)


Church History

Umstrittene Ökumene

Katholizismus und Protestantismus. 50 Jahre nach dem Vatikanum II

Herausgegeben von Fulvio Ferrario, unter Mitarbeit von Michael Jonas

[Controversial Ecumenism. Catholicism and Protestantism 50 Years after the Second Vatican Council]

According to the majority of observers, the dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the churches of the Reformation is undergoing difficulties. The essays in this volume represent the attempt to scrutinize this issue on the basis of the legacy of the Second Vatican Council and its ecumenical reception in the context of todayeit’s religious and ideologically pluralistic society.   (learn more...)

Church History

BÄRBEL DÜMLER Zeno von Verona zu heidnischer Kultur und christlicher Bildung

[Pagan Culture and Christian Education in the Works of Zeno of Verona]

Barbara Dümler studies the tractates of Zeno of Verona, the oldest preserved corpus of Latin sermons from the period between 360 and 380 AD.   (learn more...)