Against the background of the often female-focused view of sexual abuse victims, this paper addresses the issue of male-identifying victims of sexual violence through the lens of the Bible. I tackle one particular form of sexual abuse: female-on-male sexual violence, of the “forced/made to penetrate” type through a re-reading of Genesis 19:…[Read more]

[Practicing Faith: Theology and Social Vocation in Conversation. Lisa Spriggens and Tim Meadowcroft (eds.). Pickwick Publications, 2022: chapter 7, pages 118-34] Hospitality is a significant theme within Christian Scripture. The ancient practices of welcoming the stranger, sharing fellowship over a meal, and of the obligations of a host, are a…[Read more]

I offer an examination of the passage’s function in 1 Clement and potential reception
among the Corinthians. The latter part of this chapter imagines how the
Corinthian recipients of 1 Clement may have understood its brief scene of
violence against women and their purported overcoming of “being weak in
the body.” Building upon schol…[Read more]

Der Artikel beschäftigt sich mit dem wissenschaftlichen Konsens, dass Hermas im
Hirten des Hermas als freigelassener Sklave dargestellt wird. Nach einem Blick auf
biographische Einordnungen des Hermas bei verschiedenen frühchristlichen Autoren
wird auf Theodor Zahn als „Erfinder“ der biographischen Hypothese eingegangen,
dass Hermas ein Freig…[Read more]

This is a review essay, originally contributed to a blog symposium, responding to the publication of Philip G. Ziegler’s book entitled Militant Grace: The Apocalyptic Turn and the Future of Christian Theology.

What is the contribution of Psalm 45 within its canonical context? What is Psalm 45 doing in, and what is it doing for, the First Korahite Collection (Pss. 42–49)? These are the questions this article engages. In common with scholarship on the “shape and shaping” of the Psalter, the article seeks a form of coherency across the First Korahite Colle…[Read more]