Overcoming Dichotomies

Parables, Fables, and Similes in the Graeco-Roman World
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-16-161157-5
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, Band 483, 523 Seiten, Leinen, Format (B × H): 232 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 909 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament

Dieser Band bietet eine interdisziplinäre Untersuchung von Parabeln, Fabeln und Gleichnissen aus einer Reihe griechisch-römischer, jüdischer und christlicher Quellen in der Antike. Die Autoren und Autorinnen beleuchten sowohl die fließenden Grenzen zwischen diesen Gattungen als auch ihre unterschiedlichen literarischen Adaptionen.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Oegema, Albertina

Pater, Jonathan

Stoutjesdijk, Martijn

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Albertina Oegema/Martijn Stoutjesdijk: Beyond the Parable-Fable Dichotomy: An Introduction to the Volume- Jonathan Pater: Parables in the New Testament and Rabbinic Literature between Simile and Fable: A status quaestionis

Greek and Roman Literature
Jeremy B. Lefkowitz: Fabulous Style: Learning to Compose Fables in the Progymnasmata - Gerard J. Boter: "Look at Heracles!" The Role of Similes and Exempla in Epictetus's Philosophical Teaching - Annemarie Ambühl: Animal Similes in Roman Imperial Epic in Their Literary, Cultural, and Political Contexts - Ruben Zimmermann: The Fables according to Babrius and the New Testament Parables

Early Jewish and Rabbinic Literature
Sean A. Adams: Fables in Philo of Alexandria: ?????, µ ????, and pa?aß??? - Stephen Llewelyn/Lydia Gore-Jones: Cognitive Blending Theory and the Mashal of the Forest and the Sea in 4 Ezra 4:13-17: The Boundedness of Human Knowledge - Lieve Teugels: From the Lion to the Snake, from the Wolf to the Bear: Rescue and Punishment in Classical Fables and Rabbinic Meshalim - Galit Hasan-Rokem: Folk Narrative Poetics of Late Antique Parables and Fables: The Rabbis' Double Vision - Lorena Miralles Maciá: Folktale Images in the Midrashic Context: Fable Motifs in Leviticus Rabbah 4

New Testament and Early Christian Literature
Catherine Hezser: Finding a Treasure: The Treasure Motif in Jewish, Christian, and Graeco-Roman Narratives in the Context of Rabbinic Halakhah and Roman Law - Justin D. Strong: How to Interpret Parables in Light of the Fable: Lessons from the Promythium and Epimythium - Mary Ann Beavis: Fables, Parables and Slaves: Epictetus, Aesop and the Gospels in Conversation with North American Slave Narratives - Konrad Schwarz: Parabolic Stories in the Gospel of Thomas and the Aesopic Tradition: Some Reflections on Reading Practices and Literary Traditions in the Second and Third Century - Ingvild S. Gilhus: "You Ought to Observe Hounds When They Are Hunting Hares": Examples and Similes about Animals in the Apophthegmata Patrum

Diachronic Perspectives
Peter J. Tomson: Fables, Proverbs, Parables, Allegories: Ancient Border-Crossing Lore

Über Autor(innen)

Oegema, Albertina
Born 1989; studied theology at the University of Groningen; 2021 PhD degree at Utrecht University; currently postdoctoral researcher at the Protestant Theological University, Amsterdam/Groningen, and lecturer New Testament and Koine Greek at the Radboud University, Nijmegen.

Stoutjesdijk, Martijn
Born 1989; studied theology, philosophy, and history of ancient Near Eastern civilizations in Utrecht and Leiden; 2021 PhD degree at Tilburg University; currently postdoctoral researcher at the Protestant Theological University, Amsterdam/Groningen.

Pater, Jonathan
Born 1983; studied theology, religious studies, and spiritual care in Utrecht, Tilburg, and Nijmegen; currently finishing his PhD at Tilburg University, and works as a healthcare chaplain.

Albertina Oegema (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1989; studied theology at the University of Groningen; 2021 PhD degree at Utrecht University; currently postdoctoral researcher at the Protestant Theological University, Amsterdam/Groningen, and lecturer New Testament and Koine Greek at the Radboud University, Nijmegen.

Jonathan Pater (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1983; studied theology, religious studies, and spiritual care in Utrecht, Tilburg, and Nijmegen; currently finishing his PhD at Tilburg University, and works as a healthcare chaplain.

Martijn Stoutjesdijk (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1989; studied theology, philosophy, and history of ancient Near Eastern civilizations in Utrecht and Leiden; 2021 PhD degree at Tilburg University; currently postdoctoral researcher at the Protestant Theological University, Amsterdam/Groningen.

Albertina Oegema (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1989; studied theology at the University of Groningen; 2021 PhD degree at Utrecht University; currently postdoctoral researcher at the Protestant Theological University, Amsterdam/Groningen, and lecturer New Testament and Koine Greek at the Radboud University, Nijmegen.

Jonathan Pater (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1983; studied theology, religious studies, and spiritual care in Utrecht, Tilburg, and Nijmegen; currently finishing his PhD at Tilburg University, and works as a healthcare chaplain.

Martijn Stoutjesdijk (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1989; studied theology, philosophy, and history of ancient Near Eastern civilizations in Utrecht and Leiden; 2021 PhD degree at Tilburg University; currently postdoctoral researcher at the Protestant Theological University, Amsterdam/Groningen.