Theology

This compendium examines how the Spirit is depicted and functions in biblical texts and their historical and religious contexts, while also tracing the Spirit's discursive history from antiquity to today.

The contributors to this volume offer a fresh perspective on Jesus's parables, viewing them as persuasive tools rather than merely informative stories. They examine how these parables engaged audiences both emotionally and intellectually, aiming to persuade rather than simply teach, within their original Jewish and Greek cultural context.

Volker Henning Drecoll contextualizes Basil's Homilies on the Hexaemeron within the exegetical discourse on Gen. 1 in the mid-fourth century CE. Basil was influenced more by this discourse than he was by Origen. Basil's often assumed »Origenism« is questioned and contrasted with that of his brother, Gregory of Nyssa

Sue Ann Mak examines weeping in Luke's Gospel, focusing on the tears of the anointing woman, Peter, Jesus, and Jerusalem's daughters. Combining ancient and modern views, she highlights tears as expressions of repentance, grief, and divine judgment, uncovering their theological and Christological significance.