Texts, Practices, and Groups. Multidisciplinary approaches to the history of Jesus' followers in the first two centuries. First Annual Meeting of Bertinoro (2-5 October 2014)

Adriana Destro, Mauro Pesce (eds). Pages: 918 p. Illustrations:51 b/w Language(s):English, French, Italian. Publication Year:2017. Brepols. ISBN: 978-2-503-56901-7. Paperback -- SUMMARY Within the contemporary renewal of the exegetical and historical research on Jesus and early Christianity, this book focuses on a wider knowledge of the social and cultural context of the first two centuries, thanks to a systematic research of documentary materials and archaeological data (epigraphs and documentary papyri). Secondly, the book faces the increasingly perceived need to use all the existing literary material for the reconstruction of the historical Jesus and the first groups of his followers. Thirdly, the book stresses the importance of giving space to new epistemological and methodological perspectives in the field of human sciences. The last section of the volume is dedicated to the connection of contemporary research with the interpretations of Jesus and early Christianity developed in the modern age. TABLE OF CONTENTS Mauro Pesce, Introduction Part I. Texts and Groups Dating Early Christian Texts Markus Vinzent, Marcion of Sinope and the Synoptic Question Claudio Gianotto, Redating Early Christian Texts. A propos de deux nouvelles hypothèses pour la datation des évangiles canonisés Historical Jesus Facundo Daniel Troche, Fishing in the Lake of Galilee and the Socio-Economic Context of Jesus’ Movement Simone Paganini, Historischer Jesus und eschatologischer Messias. Bemerkungen zu 4Q521 und Lk 7,22 (//Mt 11,15) Federico Adinolfi, Una redazione piena di memoria. L’indispensabile contributo di Mt 21,31c-32 alla conoscenza storica di Gesù e Giovanni il Battista Early Texts of Jesus’ Followers and Their Groups Luigi Walt, Vernacular Reve(i)lations: Paul and the Veil Controversy in Corinth Mauro Belcastro, Conflits d’intention: Paul, 1 Corinthiens et la pratique de l’ἐκκλησία Mara Rescio, A Little Lesson in Faith and Prayer: The Sayings Cluster of Mark 11:22‑25 Andrea Annese, The Temple in the Gospel of Thomas. An Interpretive Perspective on Some Words Attributed to Jesus Giulio Michelini, The Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of John: Intertextual Connections in three Case Studies (Matt 27:49 // John 19:34; Matt 27:55‑56 // John 19:25‑27; Matt 5:32 // John 7:53-8:11) Carlo Broccardo, Pantheist, Equilibrist, Opportunist? Luke and the Spirituality of the Gentiles in Acts 17:16‑34 Cora Presezzi, Vasi e concubine. Tracce di un conflitto tra carismi in Samaria secondo Gv 4,7‑30 Francesco Berno, Inauguratio quaedam dividendae doctrinae Valentini: Incon-sistencies about Valentinianism’s Split into duae cathedrae between Adversus Valentinianos and De Carne Christi Religious Practices Luca Arcari, Visionary Experiences and Communication in the Revelation of John. Between Selective Memories and Individual Authority Daniele Tripaldi, Lots, Cups, and Ecstasy: Towards a Reconstruction of the “Thiasoi” of Marcus, Disciple of Valentinus Maria Dell'Isola, Montanism and Ecstasy: The Case of Theodotus’ Death (Eus.HE V,16,14‑15) Laura Carnevale, Et de caseo quod mulgebat dedit mihi quasi buccellam. On Charismatic Power, Prophetic Authority and Ritual Practice in Perpetua’s First Vision Carmine Pisano, The Visionary’s Body as a Dialectical Space of Tradition. The Case of the Pythia Donatella Tronca, Dancing in Ancient Christianity: Initial Research History of the Jews and Judaism in the Roman-Hellenistic Period Dario Garribba, Il 70 d.C. come spartiacque della storia giudaica Marco Vitelli, Le immagini di Gesù e Giacomo nelle Antiquitates Iudaicae. Un’ipotesi storica sulla loro genesi Laura C. Paladino, Acta Alexandrinorum. Documenti sull’ebraismo egiziano in età imperiale Maurizio Marcheselli, Daniel Boyarin sur l’origine du judaïsme et du christianisme Part II. Anthropology, Methodologies and Modern Historical Perspectives Anthropology of Religious Forms and Identities Adrian.