The Samaritan ‘brought him to an inn’: Revisiting πανδοχεῖον in Luke 10:34 by Ernest van Eck, Robert J. van Niekerk

“…This article traces the meaning of κατάλυμά and πανδοχεῖον in available Roman-Egypt papyri, the LXX, early-Jewish literature, and Greek writings to determine the meaning of πανδοχεῖον [inn] used in Luke 10:34. …”
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A socio-historical study of the adoption imagery in Galatians by Chih Wei Chang

“…This study investigated how Paul’s Jewish background, including some elements of pre-rabbinical Jewish literature, influenced the letter to the Galatians with regard to the concept of adoption (υἱοθεσία) (Gl 4:1–7). …”
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As porosidades do campo literário nacional: a emergência da literatura pós-Holocausto no Brasil by Joanna Moszczynska

“…In order to overcome this confinement, I contextualize it as an autonomous and heterogeneous literary ensemble that erupts the boundaries between the notions of Brazilian literature, Jewish literature and Holocaust literature. In addition, as a particular characteristic and primary parameter of its emergence, I draw attention to the presence of intertwined memories of various stories of violence which provoke a reflection about new ways of remembrance in post-dictatorial Brazil.…”
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Editors’ introduction: Cynthia Ozick and the art of nonfiction by Mendelssohn, M, Tyson, C

“…A 2016 New York Times profile of Cynthia Ozick summarized her career in the following terms: <br> This special issue of Studies in American Jewish Literature focuses on Ozick’s essays, criticism, reviews, memoiristic pieces, and certain unclassifiable hybrids, fragments, and thought experiments—the productions, as it were, of the other hand. …”

“Integration Ist Definitiv Nicht Unser Anliegen, Eher Schon Desintegration”. Postmigrant Renegotiations of Identity and Belonging in Contemporary Germany by Maria Roca Lizarazu

“…I will conclude by showing that the notion of “Desintegration” and its connection to a broader “postmigrant” trajectory enable novel perspectives on three of the central issues discussed in this article: the current location of German Jewish literature and culture; contemporary German-language contestations of “Heimat” and belonging; and the relationship between art and politics.…”
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Same-sex relationships: A 1st-century perspective by William Loader

“…Read in the light of other Jewish literature of the time, not least, Philo of Alexandria, Paul’s comments in Romans 1 about same-sex relations should be seen as a rhetorical ploy to gain a sympathetic hearing for his argument from the Roman recipients of his letter by appealing to common ground in deploring the sins of the Gentile world before turning to challenge them about the fact that all have sinned, and so need the good news of God’s righteousness revealed in Christ. …”
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Ritual und Ritus in österreichischen Einbandfragmenten – ein Forschungseinblick in das Projekt ‚Hebräische Fragmente in österreichischen Bibliotheken‘ by Neri Yeshayahu Ariel

“…The Jewish elite across Europe, from the Ashkenazi Middle Ages and, with some interruptions in the early modern period, into the last generation before the Second World War, were constantly producing, consulting, collecting, and preserving Jewish literature of many kinds. The Hebräische Fragmente in Österreich data project (https://hebraica.at/Startseite/) was founded in 1991, and since 2008 has been directed by PD Dr. …”
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Baptism – the Revelation of the Filial Relationship of Christ and the Christian by Marcin Kowalski

“…He begins by acknowledging the historicity of Jesus’ baptism and reflects on the meaning of the baptism of John by juxtaposing it with similar rites described in the Old Testament texts, in Second Temple Jewish literature, and in rabbinical sources. Then he analyses the meaning of Jesus’ baptism, criticizing the historical-critical interpretations that separate the scene of baptism from the theophany that follows it. …”
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Justin Martyr – between Philosophy and the Second Sophistic by Justinas Ambrazas

“… Only relatively recently have researchers begun to speak more loudly about how studies on the Second Sophistic overlook Christian (and Jewish) literature. On the other hand, studies on early Christianity in turn view the Second Sophistic as an exclusively rhetorical movement. …”
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Gowns, Crowns, and the Marriage Metaphor by Laura Quick

“…These items occur in a variety of contexts in biblical and ancient Jewish literature: as the dress appropriate for cultic functionaries as well as the Tabernacle, and to dress angels and deities. …”
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Gowns, crowns, and the marriage metaphor: divinization and divine dethronement in Ezekiel 16 by Quick, L

“…These items occur in a variety of contexts in biblical and ancient Jewish literature: as the dress appropriate for cultic functionaries as well as the Tabernacle, and to dress angels and deities. …”

The Paths of Books of Latvian Jews during World War II by Jana Dreimane

“…The massive destruction of Jewish literature collections was carried out by Nazi occupation authorities (1941-1944/45), proclaiming Jews and Judaism as their main “enemies”. …”
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Paul's use of scripture by Aageson, J, Aageson, James

“…In contrast to the types of investigations which focus on specific and in some cases isolated aspects of the use of scripture in the epistles in relation to Jewish literature, a comparative method is employed in this thesis in order to relate the structural, verbal, thematic, and interpretative characteristics of Paul's manner of using biblical quotations to a wide range of Palestinian Jewish sources. …”

“They Remembered That They Had Seen It in a Jewish Midrash”: How a Samaritan Tale Became a Legend of the Jews by Steven Fine

“…The afterlife of this tale is a rare instance of Samaritan influence upon classical Jewish literature, undermining assumptions of unidirectional Jewish influence upon the minority Samaritan culture from antiquity to modern times.…”
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Bridging the gaps between Holocaust accounts: Fieldwork evidence for compromising forms of narrative by Eyal Lewin, Slawomir Jacek Zurek, Nitza Davidovitch

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Jewish Ethics by Eugene Korn

“…A systematic treatment of Jewish ethics is therefore necessarily a ‘rational reconstruction’, i.e. a logical tapestry woven from many different strands of Jewish literature, law, liturgy, and theology.…”
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Not Just the Time of the Other—What Does It Mean for Christians Today to Remember Shabbat and Keep It Holy? by Barbara U. Meyer

“…Next, I will consult contemporary Jewish literature on the topic, then look for Christian accounts of the Sabbath in Christian systematic theologies. …”
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Jewish Anti-Christian Polemical Treatises in Early Modern Central and Eastern Europe by Daniel J. Lasker

“… Jewish anti-Christian polemical treatises comprise a well-known genre in medieval Jewish literature. It is generally thought that these books were written in response to Christian missionary pressure. …”
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Reviews and Interviews / Contributors by Norman Ravvin, Sherry Simon, Krzysztof Majer, Justyna Fruzińska, Agnieszka Salska, Jadwiga Maszewska, Zbigniew Maszewski

“…Perspectives on Canadian-Jewish Literature and Culture / Perspectives sur la littérature et la culture juives canadiennes, which took place in Łódź in April, 2014 as a result of collaboration between the University of Łódź and Concordia University (Montreal). …”
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Anti-exodus in memra “On Nineveh and Jonah” by Ephrem the Syrian by Sofia Fomicheva

“…The identifi ed intertextual connections with the books of the Bible, Jewish literature of the Second Temple period, exegetical tradition of Church Fathers and the works by St. …”
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