RT Book T1 The open mind: essays in honour of Christopher Rowland T2 Library of New Testament studies JF Library of New Testament studies A2 Knight, Jonathan 1959- A2 Sullivan, Kevin A2 Rowland, Christopher 1947- LA English PP London New Delhi New York Sydney PB Bloomsbury YR 2015 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1615352570 AB Escape from the wheel of time : the cognitive basis for gnostic ascent practices / April D. DeConick -- On trees and visionaries : the role of the cosmic tree and related material in Baruch, Daniel and Pseudo-Danielic literature / Vicente Dobroruka -- Performing the cosmic mystery of the church in the communities of the didache / Jonathan A. Draper -- The similitudes of Enoch (1 Enoch 37-71) : the son of man, apocalyptic messianism and political theology / Crispin Fletcher-Louis -- The open hell : a study of the Apocalypse of Peter / Paul Foster -- The descending son of man in the gosple of John : a polemic against mystical ascent to see God / Charles A. Gieschen -- Heavenly mysteries and earthly riches : an apocalyptic perspective on the proper use of wealth in the gospel according to Luke? / Andrew Gregory -- The christology of the Ascension of Isaiah : docetic or polymorphic? / Jonathan Knight -- Before Mary and Jesus there was Raphael : an antecedent to the angelic 'incarnations' of Jewish Christianity and its gospels / Phillip Muñoa -- 'Drink the cup which I promised you!' (Apocalypse of Peter 14.4) : Peter's death and the end of times / Tobias Nicklas -- The demise of the antagonist in the apocalyptic scapegoat tradition / Andrei A. Orlov -- Reading Leviticus today / J.W. Rogerson -- Jesus, angels, and the honeycomb in Luke 24.42 / Kevin Sullivan AB This Festschrift draws on the research interests of Christopher Rowland. The collection of essays comes from former doctoral students and other friends, many of whom shed light on the angelic contribution to the thought-world of developing Christianity. The significance of the Jewish contribution to developing Christian ideology is critically assessed, including the impact of the original Jewish sources on the earliest Christian belief.--Publisher's description NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-274) and indexes CN BS2361.3 SN 9780567658517 SN 0567658511 K1 Rowland, Christopher K1 Bible : Criticism, interpretation, etc : Bible : To 600 K1 Apocalyptic Literature : History and criticism K1 Angels : Christianity K1 Rabbinical literature : History and criticism K1 Judaism : Relations : Christianity K1 Religious Thought : To 600 K1 Apocalyptic Literature K1 Christianity K1 Interfaith Relations K1 Judaism K1 Rabbinical literature K1 Religious Thought : Criticism, interpretation, etc K1 Aufsatzsammlung K1 Festschrift