Theology

Since the second century, the eunuchs of Matthew 19:12 have been read as a figure for celibacy. Ian Kinman challenges this consensus: drawing on first- and second-century literature, he argues that Matthew presents eunuchs not as models of discipleship but as an anti-type - those who remain »withered« in the face of the kingdom's demands.

Literature or textbook? In antiquity, no clear distinction was made in this respect, as Christian Neumann demonstrates regarding the complex interplay of literary design and didactic function in Plutarch's Quaestiones Graecae and Romanae and Gellius' Noctes Atticae.

Drawing on theoretical and methodological perspectives ranging from material philology and digital humanities to cognitive science, the contributors to this volume present novel approaches to the study of the nature and functions of Coptic apocrypha in the context of late antique and early Islamic Egypt.

How did urban life in ancient Corinth shape early Christianity - and vice versa? This handbook integrates archaeology, ancient history, and biblical studies to offer an accessible, authoritative guide to one of the Roman world's most important cities.