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New Testament Studies is an academic field that focuses on the analysis, interpretation, and historical context of the New Testament texts, exploring their theological, literary, and cultural dimensions within early Christianity and their impact on subsequent religious thought and practice.
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New Testament Studies is an academic field that focuses on the analysis, interpretation, and historical context of the New Testament texts, exploring their theological, literary, and cultural dimensions within early Christianity and their impact on subsequent religious thought and practice.

Key research themes

1. How did early New Testament texts engage with Hebrew Scriptures, particularly the Torah, to shape theological and ethical teachings?

This theme explores the foundational role of the Hebrew Scriptures, especially the Torah, in the composition, theology, and moral instruction of New Testament writings. Understanding this engagement is critical because it reveals the continuity and distinctiveness of early Christian thought within its Jewish milieu, informing today’s exegesis and theological reflection by situating the New Testament within Second Temple Judaism and tracing scriptural authority.

Key finding: This study demonstrates that the Letter of James extensively grounds its teaching—referencing Old Testament Scriptures on average every 1.86 verses—particularly drawing from the Torah’s moral commandments such as the Shema,... Read more

2. How do the Gospels portray the institution and function of the New Testament church during Jesus’ earthly ministry?

This theme addresses the origins, leadership, operations, and ecclesiastical structure of the early Christian community as depicted in the four canonical Gospels. It challenges the assumption that the institutional church began only post-Pentecost, highlighting Jesus’s role in founding a local, visible assembly of baptized believers and appointing the apostles, with active ministry and organization during His lifetime.

Key finding: Thompson emphasizes that Jesus founded and actively built His church during His personal ministry, with the first ecclesia being a local, visible assembly identifiable before Pentecost. He highlights Jesus’s direct... Read more
Key finding: This study demonstrates that the Gospel of Mark situates the beginning of the gospel preaching and the church’s activity with John the Baptist’s ministry and Jesus’s appointment of the twelve apostles. Mark’s narrative... Read more
Key finding: Luke’s Gospel records Jesus’s call and naming of the twelve apostles and recounts their early missionary efforts, demonstrating the church’s establishment during Jesus’s ministry. Thompson elucidates Jesus’s teaching about... Read more
Key finding: John’s Gospel portrays the early church as an organic, local community with Jesus at its head, incorporating baptisms and discipleship prior to Pentecost. Thompson highlights metaphors such as the vine and branches to... Read more
Key finding: This paper offers an ecclesiological framework affirming the local and visible nature of New Testament churches founded by Jesus during His ministry. It challenges universalist models by stressing the independent, covenantal... Read more

3. How does metaphorical language in the New Testament, particularly in the Johannine literature, construct theological identity and communal ethics?

This theme analyzes the cognitive and linguistic mechanisms by which New Testament metaphor shapes key theological concepts and the identity of Christian communities. By focusing on conceptual metaphors such as the vine and branches in John 15, scholars reveal how embodied agrarian imagery concretizes divine-human relations, spiritual dependence, and ethical exhortation, thereby facilitating both theological cognition and communal formation.

Key finding: Applying Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), this article demonstrates that the vine and branches metaphor in John 15 is not merely poetic but constitutes a systematic cognitive framework organizing theological understanding of... Read more
Key finding: Schwabauer critiques the post-Reformation diminution of biblical imagery, emphasizing how Protestant iconoclasm contributed to a loss in recognizing scriptural metaphors and their embodied theological meanings. His work... Read more

All papers in New Testament Studies

To understand the analysis, it is essential to know where the PEχψδA sequence is located: • Not Part of the Image: The letters are not a visible part of the body image (they are not ink, nor blood, nor are they on the surface). If they... more
Peter’s sermon in Acts 2:14–35 proclaims that Jesus Christ has conquered sin, death, and Satan, reclaiming the throne of earth through His death and resurrection. The outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost is proof that Christ reigns now... more
Jeden ze základních poznatků o paměti říká, že obsahy, jež jsou v ní uložené, ne mají konstantní, neměnnou povahu, nýbrž naopak jsou nestálé a v průběhu času se proměňují v závislosti na vnějších okolnostech. Je zajímavé, že tento osud... more
Missiologists and other cross-cultural workers tend to agree that contextualization in ministry is necessary. Less agreement exists about what this involves. This paper argues that God’s timeless and supracultural message must be... more
Full image of the body imprint on the Shroud of Turin, showing the dorsal (back) area. The possible analyzed inscriptions are found in a close-up of the highlighted area.
Might Mark's torn curtain, darkened sun, and descending dove have a significance different from that offered by most interpreters? In the light of Greek art and poetry, they can be seen to portray nature's lament for Jesus in a kind of... more
The Kingdom of God is a quintessential theme in Scripture and a comprehensive subject with many salient aspects to be addressed. This particular article addresses the following: What is the Kingdom of Heaven? When & Where does the Kingdom... more
The adverbial conjunction καθότι, at Lk 1,7 and 19,9, is translated by most using a causative expression because, for, since. Elizabeth was childless because she was barren and elderly, and Zacchaeus experienced salvation since he was a... more
This study employs the literary approach of comparative characterization, a branch of narrative criticism, to analyze Matthew 6:1–15 within the broader ethical and theological context of the Sermon on the Mount. Focusing on Jesus’... more
La iglesia primitiva tuvo como credo fundamental de fe: Jesucristo es el Señor, el cual salió a proclamar hasta los confines de la tierra.-Pablo Deiros El evangelio siempre debe ir de lo alcanzado hacia lo no alcanzado-Ziel Machado Hoy en... more
Mark 14:51–52 briefly mentions “a young man” who is seized and flees naked. This study argues that the episode is a crafted literary omen within Mark’s passion narrative. Using narrative criticism and figural intertextuality, I trace a... more
Hebrews uses the exact form Paul identifies in 2 Thessalonians.-3. Addressing Style Objections Critics argue Hebrews' style is more polished than Paul's other letters and lacks a personal introduction. Possible explanations: Paul may have... more
This paper, Why Slow-Motion Dispensationalism is a Social Train Wreck, argues that the lingering influence of dispensational eschatology—particularly its “slow-motion” adaptation of the pre-tribulation rapture doctrine—has extended beyond... more
The Pastoral Epistles present an intriguing test case on the New Testament's use of the Old Testament. Some scholars have contended that Old Testament themes do not play a central role in Paul's argument in 2 Timothy, even though a... more
The present paper aims to examine selected Biblical Hebrew idioms and their equivalents used in three translations of the Bible into Maltese: Il-Bibbja translated by P.P. Saydon, Il-Bibbja published by Għaqda Biblika Maltija and Il-Bibbja... more
筆者嘗試用歷史、社會背景來解讀和理解保羅寫羅馬書13章1-7節的意思。
The book is highly symbolic and visionary, presenting themes of divine judgment, the ultimate defeat of evil, and the establishment of God’s eternal kingdom.
This message deals with the following topics: The Discipline of the Lord, The Judgment of God, His Judgment on His Household, His Judgment on Individual Believers, as well as “Suffering in the Flesh”, “Ceasing from Sin”,... more
The Bible – the New and Old Testament scriptures are the Self-revelation of God – Father, Son, and Spirit. Only in these scriptures do we find the mysteries of God, including “the mystery of Christ”, revealed, and His “eternal purposes”... more
Geralmente, as guerras comerciais entre países não ficam limitadas apenas aos choques tarifários imediatos. Na realidade, as relações econômicas internacionais estão permeadas por tensões geopolíticas, reciprocidades legais assimétricas e... more
nos complace presentar esta edición de una obra que ha sido de mucha bendición para los lectores hispanos de las ediciones anteriores. En esta edición ampliada hemos incluido un nuevo capítulo sobre "El trasfondo judaico para el Nuevo... more
Ayat 39 : > Dalam KJV Tercantum kata "Resist not Evil ". (kejahatan yang bersifat luas),Dalam NES " do not resist an evil person:. Dan dalam NET "do not resist the evildoer". Ayat 40 :Dalam KJV tercantum "any man;.Dalam NES dan NET "... more
Ayat 39 : > Dalam KJV Tercantum kata "Resist not Evil ". (kejahatan yang bersifat luas),Dalam NES " do not resist an evil person:. Dan dalam NET "do not resist the evildoer". Ayat 40 :Dalam KJV tercantum "any man;.Dalam NES dan NET "... more
Ayat 39 : > Dalam KJV Tercantum kata "Resist not Evil ". (kejahatan yang bersifat luas),Dalam NES " do not resist an evil person:. Dan dalam NET "do not resist the evildoer". Ayat 40 :Dalam KJV tercantum "any man;.Dalam NES dan NET "... more
Ayat 39 : Dalam KJV Tercantum kata "Resist not Evil ". (kejahatan yang bersifat luas),Dalam NES " do not resist an evil person:. Dan dalam NET "do not resist the evildoer". Ayat 40 :Dalam KJV tercantum "any man;.Dalam NES dan NET " anyone... more
Ayat 39 : > Dalam KJV Tercantum kata "Resist not Evil ". (kejahatan yang bersifat luas),Dalam NES " do not resist an evil person:. Dan dalam NET "do not resist the evildoer". Ayat 40 :Dalam KJV tercantum "any man;.Dalam NES dan NET "... more
Ayat 39 : > Dalam KJV Tercantum kata "Resist not Evil ". (kejahatan yang bersifat luas),Dalam NES " do not resist an evil person:. Dan dalam NET "do not resist the evildoer". Ayat 40 :Dalam KJV tercantum "any man;.Dalam NES dan NET "... more
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