Theology

Social interaction is shaped by both positive and negative emotions. The norm of μακροθυμία (long-suffering), which constitutes and defines interpersonal interaction, intervenes precisely in this complex of emotionality and relationships. Kerstin Reussner investigates what characterizes μακροθυμία, what it means in ancient texts, in which contexts it is relevant and how it is theologically substantiated.

The volume investigates how human existence is shaped by the tensions between activity and passivity, autonomy and dependence, immanence and transcendence. The central theme is the problematic nature of subjectivity - not as a stable foundation, but as a dynamic, self-relating process marked by vulnerability, temporality, and relationality.

Susanne Luther demonstrates how the Gospel of John, through its specific use of literary strategies of authentication, is conceived both as a historiographical account of past events and, at the same time, as a narrative of the incarnate Son of God that transcends the conventions of historiographical narration.

Twenty-five leading scholars reimagine the history of the Pentateuch. From the materiality of the scrolls and the scribal cultures that produced them, through central themes and compositional features, to the early reception of the Pentateuch in Second Temple literature, this volume offers a wide-ranging snapshot of Pentateuchal research today.