Theology

Hans Dieter Betz

Paulinische Theologie und Religionsgeschichte

Gesammelte Aufsätze V

[Pauline Theology and the History of Religion. Collected Essays V.]

2009. XII, 259 pages.
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Published in German.
The presentation is in two parts. The first part includes seven essays on the theology of Paul. The second part comprises five history-of-religion studies concerning the Hellenistic philosophers Dio of Prusa and Plutarch of Chaironeia. Methodically controlled comparisons show similar and different problems of interest on both sides, which deserve attention also in contemporary discussions.
The volume includes 12 scholarly essays written between 1995 and 2008, in English or German. As the title of the book indicates, the presentation is in two parts. The first part includes seven essays on the theology of Paul (concerning ritual and ethics of the Lord's Supper, anthropology, sacrifice, wisdom, self-deception and self-knowledge). The second part comprises five history-of-religion studies concerning the Hellenistic philosophers Dio of Prusa and Plutarch of Chaironeia (discussing religion and ethics, worship of the deity and cultic images, history and miracle, apotheosis and empty tombs). Methodically controlled comparisons show similar and different problems of interest on both sides, which deserve attention also in contemporary discussions.
Authors/Editors

Hans Dieter Betz Born 1931; studied Protestant Theology in Bethel, Mainz, and Cambridge (UK); 1957 PhD; 1966 Habilitation; 1963–78 Professor of New Testament at the School of Theology in Claremont, California; since 1978 Shailer Mathews Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at the University of Chicago; since 2000 emeritus.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: International Review of Biblical Studies — 55 (2008/09), S. 1793
In: Catholic Biblical Quarterly — 74 (2012), S. 202–203 (Richard J. Dillon)
In: Salesianum — 73 (2011), S. 379–380 (Rafael Vicent)
In: New Testament Abstracts — 54 (2010), S. 170
In: Journal for the Study of the NT — 32.5 (2010), S. 85 (Simon J. Gathercole)
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung — 135 (2010), S. 427–428 (K.-W. Niebuhr)
In: Estudio Agustiniano — 44 (2009), S. 510–511 (D.A. Cineira)
In: Revue Théologique de Louvain — 42 (2011), S. 284–285 (C. Focant)
In: Revue d'histoire et de Philosophie Religieuses — 90 (2010), S. 427–428 (D. Gerber)
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