Theology

Chang Seon An examines temporal frames in the Johannine Gospel and letters and traces the ways that these texts employed temporality to shape belief in Christ. The author indicates that ancient writers used claims about temporality to distinguish their audiences from other groups.

Doren G. Snoek evaluates social and cultural memory in biblical research and offers a new approach to Chronicles, a book often considered derivative of its sources. The author argues that it is a robust, independent story of ancient Israel and Judah.

Merely supporting characters? Danielle Stocker examines the role of female figures in the Acts of the Apostles and asks to what extent the Pentecost outpouring of the Holy Spirit on both men and women enables women to speak as equal witnesses of faith at decisive moments.

The studies collected in this volume examine an episode of religious conflict that profoundly impacted the life of Constantinople - the deposition and exile of its bishop, John Chrysostom. Each article takes as its starting point the Oratio funebris . Together they offer a multifaceted exploration of this early account of Chrysostom's life.