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INTRODUCTION The chosen text (Mt. 5:43-48) is the last antithetical saying of Jesus in which He is thought to have re-interpreted the Old Testament Law. Many scholars believed that the Law had been abolished by such re-interpretation (“You have heard that it was said…But I say to you”).[1] However, far from being abolished the paperContinue reading “MATTHEAN COMMUNITY’S UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW IN MT. 5:43-48: A MODEL FOR LIVING OUT AUTHENTIC CHRISTIAN FAITH”

INTRODUCTION The trial of Jesus Christ may be one of the most difficult passages in the entire Bible.[1] Even James Crichton sees the difficulty of the said subject when he asserts: “The Gospels were written from different viewpoints, and for different purposes, each of the writers selecting such particulars as seemed to him to beContinue reading “THE JEWISH TRIAL OF JESUS: AN APPRAISAL OF THE EVENTS LEADING TO HIS CRUCIFIXION”

1. INTRODUCTION The thesis of the paper can be summed up as the analysis of factors behind Jewish uprising in AD 66-70. However, unlike previous studies which suggested economic, religious, political and military as the factors behind the Revolt; the paper intends to suggest another possibility which is “corruption.” Thus, it endeavors to investigate theContinue reading “NEXUS BETWEEN THE JEWISH RELIGIOUS AUTHORITIES AND THE ROMAN STATE: AN APPRAISAL OF THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE FIRST JEWISH REVOLT (AD 66-70)”

INTRODUCTION Based on the common theme “Reformation and Missional Hermeneutics: Indian Perspectives,” attempt will be made to read John 15:4-5 in the light of Martin Luther’s understanding of ‘priesthood of all believers’ and also bring out its missional relevance. As such, it is not an attempt to see Luther’s concept of mission in general, norContinue reading “JOHN 15:4-5 THROUGH THE LENS OF MARTIN LUTHER’S DOCTRINE OF ‘PRIESTHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS’: A PARADIGM FOR DOING MISSION IN INDIA”

During the initial stage of biblical interpretation, the interpretation was marked almost exclusively by a Jewish interpretation comprising of the rabbinic Judaism (e.g., Rabbi Hillel), Hellenistic Judaism (e.g., Philo’s allegorical interpretation) and the Qumran community (e.g., pesharim),[1] while the apostolic period (ca. 30-100 CE) marks the transition from Jewish to early Christian interpretation. During thisContinue reading “BRIEF DESCRIPTION ABOUT HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION”

Introduction The last criticism to be discussed in the paper is postcolonial reading of the New Testament. Since the publication of Edward W. Said’s Orientalism (1978),[1] many writings about postcolonialism have come into existence (especially since 1990s) effecting the interpretation of the Bible including the Gospel of Matthew (which is the area of interest for theContinue reading “POSTCOLONIAL BIBLICAL CRITICISM (NEW TESTAMENT)”

Introduction The quest for the socio-historical world of the early Christianity started as early as the 19th century,[1] even though a new wave of interest in the field of sociological study of the Bible was revived again only in 1960s after a long halt.[2] And a systematic application of its concepts and theories/models took someContinue reading “SOCIOLOGICAL CRITICISM AND THE NEW TESTAMENT”

Introduction Narrative criticism belongs to a new literary criticism. Its beginning can be traced back to Gérard Genette,[1] even though a more systematic definition comes from Seymour Chatman[2] and to whose work many well-known New Testament narrative critics are closely attached to including David Rhoads and R. Alan Culpepper. The intent of this section, therefore,Continue reading “NARRATIVE CRITICISM AND THE NEW TESTAMENT”

Introduction Attempt will be made in the following lines to discuss select proponents of structuralism[1] who have contributed much towards New Testament studies, apart from highlighting its presuppositions and a critical evaluation of the same method. Discussion will therefore skip issues related to the historical development of structuralism and what it holds for in theContinue reading “STRUCTURAL CRITICISM AND THE NEW TESTAMENT”