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This is the revised final draft of one of the two lead papers presented at the SNTS pre-conference on The Johannine Question. It covers the last half-century of Johannine paradigms, critiques Pierson Parker's 21 objections to the son of... more
Edward Elgar’s The Apostles (1903) stands apart from the oratorio genre in its presentation of the mission of Christ viewed primarily through the eyes of Mary Magdalene and Judas Iscariot, two relatively minor characters who are given few... more
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the claim by the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement that the Church has entered a new apostolic age in which the ‘office’ of apostle is open. In doing so, a brief overview of the NAR... more
Pourquoi écrire sur un apôtre inconnu ? Lorsque, dans les années 630 à Édesse, ou autour du VI e siècle en Arménie, des auteurs voulurent écrire des actes qui mettaient en scène Jude-Thaddée, on pourrait penser qu'ils allaient se trouver... more
ABSTRACT: Immediately after Jesus' execution, the Bavli – Tractate Sanhedrin 43a in uncensored editions – relates the trial and the execution of "his five disciples": Mattaï, Naqaï, Netser, Boni and Todah. I state that the text is a... more
Apostle Paul was the most influential apostle over all of Christianity. The very important contribution of his ministry can be seen in two aspects: missions and writing. Even though St. Paul demonstrated flexibility in the way he... more
Comment s'appelle le 10e appôtre? Entre Λεββαῖος et Θαδδαῖος , et les Pères de l’Église n’en étaient pas non plus capables. Aussi serions-nous enclins à proposer de reprendre le texte byzantin en le considérant non pas comme une... more
The old Orthodox church of Strei, in the county of Hunedoara (Romania), dates back to the 14 th century. The precise dates of its construction and of its paintings are still unclear, but the murals certainly date from the second half of... more
Against many defenders of the LXX, such as Hilary of Poitiers and Augustine, Jerome tries to prove the superiority of the Hebrew text as a source text of translation. To do so, in his Preface to the Chronicles (iuxta Hebraeos), Jerome... more
In an hour where doctrine and doctrinal study is dismissed as lacking both significance and relevance, it is our belief that there has never been a time when truth must be proclaimed (preaching) and explained (teaching) loudly, clearly,... more
From the historical works of Eusebius of Caesarea we learn that St. Peter went to Rome in 42 and preached the Gospel there for 25 years. However, this information is not confirmed in the books of the New Testament. For this reason, this... more
In this article an attempt is made at answering the question of where Peter was able to stay and act. It considers the time from when Peter left Jerusalem in the year 42 (Acts 12:17) to his arrival in Rome. The analysis of Galatians... more
This paper examines the relationship between the plan of the upper Church in Banganarti and the symbolism of numbers in the Christian world. The uniqueness of the plan of this church lies in the fact that it is closed in its eastern part... more
The article examines certain elements of the concept of literary creating of the image of the Apostle-Evangelist in early Slavic hagiography and hymnography. These elements are called special marker symbols that are repeated in the works... more
Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya) In 2001, jet planes were crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, injuring and killing thousands. In the days following these attacks—totally unexpected in their timing and method, aimed at the... more
The targums of Gen 2:7 describe the breath of God as the source of the word; Adam is endowed with the gift of speech. Thus the gift of the Spirit received by the apostles according to Jn 20:22 would be identical with the gift of tongues... more
The second and final part of the Maltese translation of the Acts of St Andrew
Tam čez Savo, na Črnučah: sto petdeset let župnije Ljubljana Črnuče, str. 273-280.
Two types of materials were sampled as part of an investigation of the relics of the Holy Catholic Church of the Apostles St Philip and St James in the Basilica dei Santi Apostoli in Rome: bone-and mummy-materials and architectural... more
The gospel that Paul defends so vigorously in Galatians involves a dramatic newness. It is a gospel, he insists, that came not through any human means, but “through a revelation (apokalypseōs) of Jesus Christ” (1:12).
Two types of materials were sampled as part of an investigation of the relics of the Holy Catholic Church of the Apostles St Philip and St James in the Basilica dei Santi Apostoli in Rome: bone-and mummy-materials and architectural... more
Two types of materials were sampled as part of an investigation of the relics of the Holy Catholic Church of the Apostles St Philip and St James in the Basilica dei Santi Apostoli in Rome: bone-and mummy-materials and architectural... more
RESUMEN José Ortega y Gasset se hizo eco en varios escritos de algunos pasajes de los Evangelios, bien porque estaba exponiendo un tema relacionado con la época de Jesucristo, bien por la coinci-dencia de varias fuentes que confirmaban la... more
RESUMEN En la Editio Critica Maior, DIE APOSTELGESCHICHTE (4 vols., Stuttgart 2017) no hay mención en el volumen principal (Teil 1.1) de una variante del Códice Beza, ΑΠΟΚΑΤΑC-ΤΑΝΕΙC ΕΙC (Hch 1,6), que completamente cambia el sentido de... more
This essay offers insight into Luke’s concept of God by analysing three sections in which God is explicitly a topic of discussion. These sections are Stephen’s apology (Acts 7:2–53), the account of Paul’s and Barnabas’ mission in Lystra... more
Two types of materials were sampled as part of an investigation of the relics of the Holy Catholic Church of the Apostles St Philip and St James in the Basilica dei Santi Apostoli in Rome: bone- and mummy-materials and architectural... more
Two types of materials were sampled as part of an investigation of the relics of the Holy Catholic Church of the Apostles St Philip and St James in the Basilica dei Santi Apostoli in Rome: bone- and mummy-materials and architectural... more
Two types of materials were sampled as part of an investigation of the relics of the Holy Catholic Church of the Apostles St Philip and St James in the Basilica dei Santi Apostoli in Rome: bone-and mummy-materials and architectural... more
Conference paper, annual International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, 2012
From the 4th/5th century on, one finds in virtually all the languages of early and mediaeval Christianity lists providing basic information about the apostles, which form a large and prolific tradition. Dealing with the Twelve (and Paul),... more