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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited Virginity, the Temple Veil, and their Demise: A Hypothetical Reader’s Perspective on Mary’s Work in the Protevangelium of James in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoIn the second-century Protevangelium of James (henceforth PJ), Mary spins thread for a new temple veil. The episode has fascinated and perplexed both ancient and modern readers: Of all the jobs the author could have chosen for the protagonist, why this one? Scholars of PJ frame the significance of Mary’s work in a variety of ways. Some argue t…[Read more]
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited Virginity, the Temple Veil, and their Demise: A Hypothetical Reader’s Perspective on Mary’s Work in the Protevangelium of James in the group
Biblical archaeology on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoIn the second-century Protevangelium of James (henceforth PJ), Mary spins thread for a new temple veil. The episode has fascinated and perplexed both ancient and modern readers: Of all the jobs the author could have chosen for the protagonist, why this one? Scholars of PJ frame the significance of Mary’s work in a variety of ways. Some argue t…[Read more]
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited Biblical Archaeology Syllabus in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoThis syllabus is for a senior-level biblical archaeology course taught at Ferrum College (VA) in fall of 2016.
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited Biblical Archaeology Syllabus in the group
Biblical archaeology on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoThis syllabus is for a senior-level biblical archaeology course taught at Ferrum College (VA) in fall of 2016.
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited You Shall Die on the Mountain? On Moses’ Presence in the Synoptic Transfiguration Narratives in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoIn the Synoptic accounts of the transfiguration (Matt 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36), Moses and Elijah appear to Jesus and the disciples. One of the more common interpretations of their presence in this scene is that together they symbolize “the law and the prophets.” But from a canonical/narrative perspective, the situation is more complex tha…[Read more]
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited You Shall Die on the Mountain? On Moses’ Presence in the Synoptic Transfiguration Narratives in the group
Biblical archaeology on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoIn the Synoptic accounts of the transfiguration (Matt 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36), Moses and Elijah appear to Jesus and the disciples. One of the more common interpretations of their presence in this scene is that together they symbolize “the law and the prophets.” But from a canonical/narrative perspective, the situation is more complex tha…[Read more]
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Patrick McCullough deposited Apocalyptic Literature and the Study of Early Jewish Mysticism in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoThis chapter examines apocalyptic literature within the framework of “early Jewish mysticism” and compares early Jewish and Christian apocalyptic writings with rabbinic and Hekhalot materials. It begins by focusing on apocalyptic literature and the discourse of “mysticism” in religious studies before turning to continuity and rupture in the Jew…[Read more]
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Patrick McCullough deposited Apocalyptic Literature and the Study of Early Jewish Mysticism in the group
Ancient Jew Review on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoThis chapter examines apocalyptic literature within the framework of “early Jewish mysticism” and compares early Jewish and Christian apocalyptic writings with rabbinic and Hekhalot materials. It begins by focusing on apocalyptic literature and the discourse of “mysticism” in religious studies before turning to continuity and rupture in the Jew…[Read more]
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited Spear Wounds and Sleigh Bells: Believing and Seeing in the Gospel of John and the Polar Express in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoIn his children’s book The Polar Express (1985), Chris Van Allsburg tells the story of a boy who travels to the North Pole and receives a bell from Santa’s sleigh. The sound of the bell nourishes the boy’s belief in Santa into adulthood. Van Allsburg’s narrative plays off a theme central to the Gospel of John: the relationship between hearing…[Read more]
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited Spear Wounds and Sleigh Bells: Believing and Seeing in the Gospel of John and the Polar Express in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoIn his children’s book The Polar Express (1985), Chris Van Allsburg tells the story of a boy who travels to the North Pole and receives a bell from Santa’s sleigh. The sound of the bell nourishes the boy’s belief in Santa into adulthood. Van Allsburg’s narrative plays off a theme central to the Gospel of John: the relationship between hearing…[Read more]
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited Whose Love? An Exegetical Analysis of Lonergan’s Use of Romans 5:5 in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoIn this paper I examine Bernard Lonergan’s interpretation of ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ in Romans 5:5 as a subjective genitive construct.
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited Whose Love? An Exegetical Analysis of Lonergan’s Use of Romans 5:5 in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoIn this paper I examine Bernard Lonergan’s interpretation of ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ in Romans 5:5 as a subjective genitive construct.
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited A Virgin Shall Spin and Bear a Son: Reconsidering the Significance of Mary’s Work in the Protevangelium Jacobi in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoIn the so-called Protevangelium Jacobi, Mary spins thread for the temple veil while receiving news of her impending pregnancy. Some have argued that her work is apologetic, countering the unflattering claim (of Celsus) that she spun in order to make ends meet, others that it is indicative of her virtue, intended to portray her as laudable. Without…[Read more]
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited A Virgin Shall Spin and Bear a Son: Reconsidering the Significance of Mary’s Work in the Protevangelium Jacobi in the group
Biblical Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months agoIn the so-called Protevangelium Jacobi, Mary spins thread for the temple veil while receiving news of her impending pregnancy. Some have argued that her work is apologetic, countering the unflattering claim (of Celsus) that she spun in order to make ends meet, others that it is indicative of her virtue, intended to portray her as laudable. Without…[Read more]
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Daniel McClellan's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months ago
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Pat McCullough's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months ago
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Jeremiah Bailey's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months ago
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Daniel McClellan's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months ago
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Eric Vanden Eykel's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months ago
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Eric Vanden Eykel deposited Life and Letters of Paul Syllabus (Spring 2017) on Humanities Commons 8 years, 9 months ago
Life and Letters of Paul is a writing-intensive seminar taught on two-year rotation at Ferrum College.
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