The purpose of this study, which is primarily a redaction-critical inquiry, is to examine all of Mark's references to the kingdom and thus to arrive at an understanding of the idea that he has of it. The book is divided into 5 chapters: (1) passages proclaiming the kingdom and its hidden presence, (2) the mysterious activity of the kingdom among men, (3) the ethical demands of the kingdom, (4) the liturgical celebration in the community, (5) the kingdom as a future reality.

The Hidden Kingdom: A Redactional-Critical Study of the References to the Kingdom of God in Mark's Gospel (The Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph S)

Religion & Spirituality

Ambrozic, Aloysius M

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A careful, scholarly investigation into Isaiah's relationship to the wisdom circles of his day, and a critique of the practitioners of wisdom in their role as advisers in the royal court and as shapers of royal policy. Presents Isaiah's own view on YHWH's plan and action in history. His use of tôrâ is not priestly or legal or for the prophetic word, but means "wise instruction," as in the wisdom tradition. Careful exegesis of Isaiah's use of the passages in which tôrâ occurs (Isa 1:10; 2:3; 5:24; 8:16.20; 30:9).

The Use of Tôrâ by Isaiah: His Debate With the Wisdom Tradition (Catholic Biblical Quarterly.)

Jensen, Joseph

From Canaan to Egypt: Structural and Theological Context of the Joseph Story (1976) (Catholic Biblical Quarterly)

Coats, George W.

Biographies & Memoirs

This book is an inquiry into the possibility and consequences of a controlled investigation of the work of one of the gospel writers. Its primary thrust is methodological because it asks how we can identify the work of the final author/editors with any degree of clarity. This study revolves around the use of the OT by the author of the Gospel of Matthew.

Matthew: A Scribe Trained for the Kingdom of Heaven (Catholic Quarterly Monographs, No 5)

Cope, Lamar

The Mysterious Parable: A Literary Study (1977) (Catholic Biblical Quarterly)

Boucher, Madeline

Reference

Philo of Byblos in the early Roman imperial period claimed to have translated the work of an ancient author Sanchuniathon who recorded stories of the ancient Canaanite gods, stories that resemble the myths found in Ugaritic sources. This monograph provides an English translation of Philo's Greek text with an introduction and notes.

Philo of Byblos : The Phoenician History

Attridge, Harold W.

Oden Jr., Robert A.

This work first addresses the unity of 2 Maccabees, arguing that the epitome is a unified piece, separate from the prefixed letters. The author then explores the syntax and style of the epitome, noting rhetorical features and arguing that the work uses a nicety of syntax associated with classical, literary writers. The analysis of the narrative reveals a three-fold structure: a) 2 Maccabees 3 – the attack of Heliodorus; b) 2 Macc 4:1 – 10:9 – the profanation of the temple and its purification; c) 2 Macc 10:10 – 15:36 – the defense of the temple. Besides the theme of the defense of the temple, this analysis also revealed the theme defending the Jews against attacks that they are anti-social. Finally, the author explores the epitome in relation to Hellenistic historiography. He argues against the notion that the epitome of 2 Maccabees belongs to the genre of 'pathetic history,' and instead demonstrates that the work belongs to the sub-genre of the defense of a temple by its god.

Temple Propaganda: The Purpose and Character of 2 Maccabees (Catholic Biblical Quarterly)

Doran, Robert

This monograph, which includes in unchanged or slightly revised form material which has previously appeared in theological journals and elsewhere, defends the thesis that the beginnings of Christian philosophy (represented in the second century by Justin Martyr and Clement of Alexandria) are found in the epistle to the Hebrews. Christian philosophy, in this sense, involves the presentation of Christian teaching in the categories of classical philosophy.

The Beginnings of Christian Philosophy: The Epistle to the Hebrews (Catholic Biblical Quarterly)

THOMPSON, JAMES

This monograph, a revised form of a 1980 Harvard dissertation, is a study of Philo's interpretation of the creation of man in Genesis 1-3, and specifically in 1:27 and 2:7. Tobin approaches this study with two particular questions: (1) what were the exegetical traditions available to Philo and what were Philo's own developments and contributions?; and (2) what was the philosophical milieu of the period in Alexandria and how did this influence both the traditions and their use by Philo? Very early in the book Tobin establishes the two basic criteria which he will use in determining which interpretations are Philo's own and which are those of his predecessors. Pre-Philonic interpretations are (1) those which Philo tells us directly are not his own; and (2) those which clash with a position which spans the entire Philonic corpus and thus can be identified as Philo's own.

The Creation of Man: Philo and the History of Interpretation (Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monographs : No. 14)

Tobin, Thomas H.

The references to social differences in the Shepherd especially in the second Similitude and the tenth Mandate, suggest a social context in which traditional biblical values of attention to the poor are in tension with the behavior of the members of the church community to which the author belongs. Rather than the usual judgement of the Shepherd as a treatise on early penitential discipline, it is in fact a window into the social relationships and challenges of an early second-century Christian community.

Rich and Poor in the Shepherd of Hermas: An Exegetical-Social Investigation (Catholic Biblical Quarterly)

Osiek, Carolyn

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