Asceticism and exegesis in early Christianity
Subtitle: the reception of New Testament texts in ancient ascetic discourses
By: edited by Hans-Ulich Weidemann ; with an introduction by Elizabeth A. Clark
Series: Novum Testamentum et orbis antiquus -- v. 101 = Studien zur Umwelt des Neuen Testaments ; -- v. 101; Novum Testamentum et orbis antiquus, Studien zur Umwelt des Neuen Testaments -- 101.
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Göttingen, Germany
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9783525593585
Subjects: Bible; Christentum; Criticism, interpretation; Neues Testament; Askese; Early church; Rezeption; Congresses; Asceticism; History
Notes: "This volume contains the proceedings of the conference on Asceticism and Exegesis in Early Christianity which took place from 26 to 28 October 2011 at the Catholic Department of Siegen University."--Preface, p. [5].

15 English, 6 German contributions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Iin English & German.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / -- Elizabeth A. Clark -- [pt. 1.]; title: New Testament texts and their ascetic reception.; title: Engelsgleiche, Abstinente : und ein moderater Weintrinker Asketische Sinnproduktion als literarische Technik im Lukasevangelium und im 1. Timotheusbrief  -- Hans-Ulrich Weidemann; title: Reading Paul and drinking wine  -- Andreas Merkt; title: Johannes der Täufer als Asket  -- Martin Meiser; title: Die Hochzeit zu Kana (Joh 2,1-11) : ein Problem für Asketen?  -- Michael Theobald; title: "Er erkannte sie aber nicht ..." : Maria, das Virginitätsideal und Mt 1,18-25 im späten 4. Jahrhundert  -- Thomas R. Karmann; title: The use of 1 Cor 7:36-38 in early Christian asceticism  -- Liesbeth Van der Sypt -- [pt. 2.]; title: Ascetic texts and their reception of the New Testament. Literature of the eastern Mediterranean.; title: Asceticism in the Acts of Paul and Thecla's beatitudes : the coptic Heidelberg papyrus as an exegetical test case  -- Jeremy W. Barrier; title: Was Paul an antinomian, a radical ascetic, or a sober married man? : exegetical debates in Clement of Alexandria's Stromateis 3  -- Judith L. Kovacs; title: Who is the ascetic exegete? : angels, enchantments, and transformative food in Origen's Homilies on Joshua  -- Catherine M. Chin; title: Sordid bodies : Christ's circumcision and sacrifice in Origen's fourteenth homily of Luke -- Andrew S. Jacobs.; title: "The Passover still takes place today" : exegesis, asceticism, Judaism, and Origen's On Passover  -- Virginia Burrus; title: Biblical interpretation in Basil of Caesarea's Asketikon  -- Johan Leemans; title: Ascetic readings of the agricultural parables in Matt 13:1-48 in the Cappadocians  -- Brian J. Matz; title: Reading the New Testament and tranforming the self in Evagrius of Pontus  -- David Brakke; title: The spiritual interpretation of the Pauline writings in the ascetic writings of Pseudo-Marcarius  -- Mariya Horyacha; title: Schenute von Atripe und die Auslegung der Heiligen Schriften  -- Samuel Moawad; title: Completing the race and receiving the crown : 2 Timothy 4:7-8 in early Christian monastic epitaphs at Kellia and Pherme  -- Stephen J. Davis -- [pt. 3.]; title: Ascetic texts and their reception of the New Testament. Literature of the western Mediterranean.; title: "Ad Dei munera per diuina praecepta" (Cypr., hab. uirg. 2) : Ethische Unterweisung und ihre biblische Begründung in Cyprians Schrift de habitu uirginum  -- Andreas Hoffmann; title: Asceticism, priesthood, and exegesis : 1 Corinthians 7:5 in Jerome and his contemporaries  -- David G. Hunter; title: Jews, camels, and "literal" exegesis : the Pelagian treatise De Divitiis  -- Elizabeth A. Clark; title: "Honor the fathers" : exegesis and authority in the life of Saint Helia -- Virginia Burrus.