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Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly, 2019

Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christian Contexts: Reconsidering the Bauer Thesis, 2015

The Bishop of Rome in Late Antiquity, 2015

After his victory over Maxentius, Constantine entered Rome, but he remained only 10 weeks. Within... more After his victory over Maxentius, Constantine entered Rome, but he remained only 10 weeks. Within days, not only had he made contact with the church but had made a large donation of imperial property, and the planning of the Lateran church was begun. 1 This involved input from the local church, so Constantine's people must have met with Bishop Miltiades' people and worked out the details. Miltiades' staff was probably led by the future bishop, Mark, for the imperial letter of the following year calling for an ecclesiastical court to meet in Rome to examine the accusations of the North African Donatists was addressed 'to Miltiades, bishop of the Romans, and to Mark'. 2 In October 313 Miltiades presided over the hearing. When the Donatists appealed the verdict, Constantine arranged for a second hearing in the autumn of 314, this one at Ades where the emperor was then residing. Its decisions were forwarded to Rome, specifically addressed to Sylvester, who had in the meantime succeeded Miltiades. 3

The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, 2011

Tyndale Bulletin

Robert Jewett, in his 1997 article on Paul's second journey, explored the geographical dimensions... more Robert Jewett, in his 1997 article on Paul's second journey, explored the geographical dimensions of Paul ' s travel in northwest Asia Minor as described in Acts 16:6-8. 1 His focus was to investigate thoroughly the road 'down to Troas' mentioned in verse 8. This study will not only renew that investigation from Dorylaeum where Jewett began it, 2 but will also look at the earlier stages of the journey that began at Antioch on the Orontes. In so doing, it will examine the textual and material evidence that provides knowledge of the region's road system. Regarding this route, Johnson observes: 'Although endless scholarly discussion has been devoted to determining the precise route Paul took … it is in fact unsolvable.' 3 Despite such a pessimistic perspective, hodological research in northwest Asia Minor in recent decades has provided fresh data to aid in evaluating alternative proposals for Paul's

... The patriarch who sent out Alopen was Ishoyahb II of Gadala (628-646), the monastic party can... more ... The patriarch who sent out Alopen was Ishoyahb II of Gadala (628-646), the monastic party candidate who had been nominated by King Kavad II during his brief reign. 5 With the excommunication of Nestorius by the western church, many of his followers moved into Persia. ...

A Tall Order: Writing the Social History of the Ancient World. Essays in honor of William V. Harris, 2005

ABSTRACT After solidifying control of the entire empire, Constantius II made a rare visit to Rome... more ABSTRACT After solidifying control of the entire empire, Constantius II made a rare visit to Rome in 357. Having recently passed legislation against paganism, and arranged for the kidnapping, exile, and replacement of the Roman bishop Liberius, the emperor must have been nervous about the reception he would receive from both pagans and Christians upon his arrival (adventus) into the city. This article outlines his preparations and how the removal of the Altar of Victory from the Roman senate house (curia) was part of an overall "charm offensive" to prepare for his visit.

When three centuries ago information began emerging about the Jingjiao (the Tang Dynasty Christia... more When three centuries ago information began emerging about the Jingjiao (the Tang Dynasty Christian church in China), it was immediately labeled as "Nestorian." This article traces how that name arose, what that name meant in the West, and how it has been an obstacle to interest in and the study of the Jingjiao by both westerners and Chinese.

Originally published in "The Contemporary Church and the Early Church: Case Studies in Resso... more Originally published in "The Contemporary Church and the Early Church: Case Studies in Ressourcement," Paul Hartog, ed. Evangelical Theological Society Monograph Series (Eugene OR: Wipf and Stock, 2010), 180-200

This article studies the geographical, historical, cultural, and linguistic situation of the Roma... more This article studies the geographical, historical, cultural, and linguistic situation of the Roman colony of Lystra in order to geta fresh look at the story of Paul's visit in Acts 14:8-20. It was published in "Heritage and Hope: Essays in Honor of the 150th Anniversary of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary," Kenneth A. Cherney, ed. (Milwaukee WI: Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Press, 2013), pp. 105-134.

The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, 2011

Perichoresis

All the major sixteenth-century Reformers knew something about the early church and used the earl... more All the major sixteenth-century Reformers knew something about the early church and used the early Fathers. As an Augustinian monk and professor of theology, however, Luther’s knowledge and use of the great Father was both deeper and more nuanced. While indebted to Augustine, Luther went further in defining what it meant for theology to be ‘scriptural’. He saw history as the interaction of God’s two regimes, and the church of every age as weak and flawed but conquering through the cross of Christ. This led him to a free use of the Fathers without being constrained to always agree with or imitate them. The comfort he received from the Apostles’ Creed in particular led him to appreciate the early creedal statements, and so it was natural for him to use them as models when formulating the new confessions required in his own day. The sixteenth-century heritage of written confessions of faith is a heritage under-appreciated but still vital for church bodies today.1

Religious Studies Review, 2017

The authors wish to congratulate dennis Smith for his contributions to biblical scholarship and h... more The authors wish to congratulate dennis Smith for his contributions to biblical scholarship and his passion for understanding the world in which the new testament emerged. it was our privilege to become acquainted with Smith at the first coMcar gathering at ephesus in 2008. We have renewed that friendship at the coMcar alumni receptions held annually at the Society of Biblical literature meetings. a fond memory of our time at ephesus is the photo taken of some of us reclining on the mosaic floor around the triclinium in the Marble hall of the terrace houses. Smith always has dining on his mind, it seems, even during our ephesus visit. The anatolian Biblical roads initiative first presented there has now developed into The anatolian roads Project (tarP). What follows is the fruit of a portion of our second research trip in turkey in 2013. 1 1. This research trip in June 2013 was conducted under the auspices of Wisconsin lutheran college, Milwaukee, and the asia lutheran Seminary, hong Kong, and supported financially by Jerry and Kay Fischer and the Fischer Family Foundation. Many thanks are extended to them as well as to the students who also participated.

Published in Tyndale Bulletin 67.2 (2016) 217-246) www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/Tyndale-Bulletin Rober... more Published in Tyndale Bulletin 67.2 (2016) 217-246)
www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/Tyndale-Bulletin

Robert Jewett, in his 1997 article on Paul’s second journey, explored the geographical dimensions of Paul’s travel in north-west Asia Minor as described in Acts 16:6-8. His focus was to investigate thoroughly the road ‘down to Troas’ mentioned in verse 8. This study will not only renew that investigation from Dorylaeum where Jewett began it, but will also look at the earlier stages of the journey that began at Antioch on the Orontes. In so doing, it will examine the textual and material evidence that provides knowledge of the region’s road system. Regarding this route, Johnson observes: ‘Although endless scholarly discussion has been devoted to determining the precise route Paul took … it is in fact unsolvable.’ Despite such a pessimistic perspective, hodological research in north-west Asia Minor in recent decades has provided fresh data to aid in evaluating alternative proposals for Paul’s route. To this end, milestones and inscriptions will be noted especially. Relevant finds from archaeological excavations in the area of the journey will also be mentioned. Lastly, we will review publications since 1997 that have interacted with Jewett’s important study and then suggest other alternatives to his thesis. The authors wish to thank Professor Jewett for his innovative work on this subject. His model of doing on-site investigation has inspired us to take up this study, which owes much to his pioneering spirit and example.

This article is part of a retrospective on Constantine on the 1700 anniversary of the Battle of t... more This article is part of a retrospective on Constantine on the 1700 anniversary of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. After reviewing recent Constantinian research it argues that the emperor can best be understood using the Augustinian/Lutheran paradigm of "simul iustus et peccator". The article appeared in "Rethinking Constantine: History, Theology, and Legacy," E. Smithers, ed., (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2014), pp. 5-25.

Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly, 2019

Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christian Contexts: Reconsidering the Bauer Thesis, 2015

The Bishop of Rome in Late Antiquity, 2015

The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, 2011

Tyndale Bulletin

A Tall Order: Writing the Social History of the Ancient World. Essays in honor of William V. Harris, 2005

The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, 2011

Perichoresis

Religious Studies Review, 2017

Published in Tyndale Bulletin 67.2 (2016) 217-246) www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/Tyndale-Bulletin Rober... more Published in Tyndale Bulletin 67.2 (2016) 217-246)
www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/Tyndale-Bulletin

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Dec 1, 2000

Without mentioning any details of Jerome's life, Brown introduces him as the "most important exeg... more Without mentioning any details of Jerome's life, Brown introduces him as the "most important exegete of biblical literature in the fourth century" (p. 11). This

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2020

The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, Nov 25, 2011

Eusebius studied at, and later became bishop of, Caesarea Maritima (Palestine) a half-century aft... more Eusebius studied at, and later became bishop of, Caesarea Maritima (Palestine) a half-century after the famous bible scholar Origen had worked there. Eusebius took the additional name Pamphili (“son of Pamphilus”) in honor of his teacher, with whom he co-authored a Defense of Origen. Making use of the outstanding library of Pamphilus, Eusebius committed himself to elucidating the historical context of Scripture. Keywords: eusebius pamphili (c.265–c.339); bishop of, caesarea maritima; his onomasticon, biblical geography; eusebius, impacted by “great persecution”; role in arian controversy

De Gruyter eBooks, Dec 31, 2005

Papers from the 2015 Conference at Hong Kong University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Catholic Historical Review, 2005

The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, Nov 25, 2011

Reviews in religion and theology, Oct 1, 2017

Bulletin for Biblical research, 2009

Reviews in religion and theology, 2020

Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, Dec 1, 2019

All the major sixteenth-century Reformers knew something about the early church and used the earl... more All the major sixteenth-century Reformers knew something about the early church and used the early Fathers. As an Augustinian monk and professor of theology, however, Luther's knowledge and use of the great Father was both deeper and more nuanced. While indebted to Augustine, Luther went further in defining what it meant for theology to be 'scriptural'. He saw history as the interaction of God's two regimes, and the church of every age as weak and flawed but conquering through the cross of Christ. This led him to a free use of the Fathers without being constrained to always agree with or imitate them. The comfort he received from the Apostles' Creed in particular led him to appreciate the early creedal statements, and so it was natural for him to use them as models when formulating the new confessions required in his own day. The sixteenth-century heritage of written confessions of faith is a heritage under-appreciated but still vital for church bodies today. 1

During the past half-century Roman historians have for the most part put political history on the... more During the past half-century Roman historians have for the most part put political history on the back burner and begun focusing on social history. Where the pioneering studies of Dill and Rostovtzeff once held sway, the sophisticated prosopographical and socio-economic studies of Ronald Syme, Ernst Badian, Keith Hopkins, Ramsey MacMullen and Peter Garnsey (to name only a few of those

BRILL eBooks, Jul 5, 2022

Bulletin for Biblical research, 2010

... Glen L. Thompson Denominations ... Anthony. 1 And not only Anthony, Shenoute, and Pachomius, ... more ... Glen L. Thompson Denominations ... Anthony. 1 And not only Anthony, Shenoute, and Pachomius, but even the more eccentric pillar-sitter Symeon Stylites (d. 459) appears to have been an accomplished theologian, despite his lack of a library. ...

Reviews in religion and theology, 2012

The content of Christian theology is nothing if not complex and nuanced. Faith, in essence, may b... more The content of Christian theology is nothing if not complex and nuanced. Faith, in essence, may be something relatively simple; an orientation of the heart, an intention of the will, a determination of religious identity. But as soon as the person of faith takes up the Anselmian challenge to seek understanding of that faith, problems of where to start and how to proceed quickly become acute. Many easy solutions are offered, of course, and most of those are of dubious intellectual quality, short-changing both the integrity of the faith and the veracity of its supposed cognition. They result most often in misinformed fundamentalism or other variants of stifling naïveté. But for many Christian believers seeking to deepen their knowledge and understanding by becoming students of theology there are many worthy guides. This second edition of Anderson's Journey is one of particularly good value. It purports, in its preface, to offer a 'trusty companionship for the journey' as well as to present 'a hearty invitation' to undertake the journey in the first place (p. ix). And in an attempt to make the journey as relaxed and enjoyable as possible the intellectual demands along the way are lightened by the insertion of cartoon comment that can, at times, provide critical insight and reinforcement of a main idea by way of providing a shaft of humorous light. For some, however, they may be more of a sideline distraction, and there are times when it seems that without a deeper knowledge the point of a cartoon may in fact be lost. Still, the overall impression is of a book that deals with complex and heavy topics in a most appealing manner, and succeeding in that on the whole. One very interesting feature is that, although the book has been written and structured in a historically developmental fashion, the preface presents an alternate format whereby the book could be read thematically. By a judicious selection of provided readings, nine discrete theological topics-Faith and Reason, the doctrines of God,

by Anja Slawisch, Lutgarde Vandeput, Peter Talloen, Jacopo Turchetto, Anthony Comfort, Francesco Di Filippo, Matthew Harpster, Marie-Laure Chambrade, Tom Sinclair, Andreas Külzer, Glen L Thompson, Hala Alarashi, Paul A Iversen, Adam Kryszen, Mark Wilson, Ahmet Cinici, Stephen Mitchell, Shannon Martino, and Hugh Elton

Eerdmans, 2024

While many people assume that the first introduction of Christianity to the Chinese was part of n... more While many people assume that the first introduction of Christianity to the Chinese was part of nineteenth-century Western imperialism, in reality Syriac-speaking Christians brought the gospel along the Silk Road into China in the seventh century. This book introduces readers to the fascinating history of this early Eastern church, referred to as Jingjiao, or the “Luminous Teaching.” While Christianity remained a minority and “foreign” religion in the Middle Kingdom, it nonetheless attracted adherents among indigenous Chinese and received imperial approval during the Tang Dynasty. Though it was later suppressed alongside Buddhism, it resurfaced in China and Mongolia in the twelfth century.

Lexham Press, 2024

"In This Way We Came to Rome: With Paul on the Appian Way" guides readers along Paul's 150-mile j... more "In This Way We Came to Rome: With Paul on the Appian Way" guides readers along Paul's 150-mile journey to face trial before the Roman emperor (Acts 28). The authors draw from both ancient records and modern research to offer the most complete account available of St. Paul's journey from Puteoli to Capua and then along the ancient world's most famous road—the Appian Way. In addition to geographical and historical insights, the authors provide numerous images, maps, and GPS coordinates, allowing the reader to experience Paul's journey and better understand the ancient world in which he traveled.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1990. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 373-395).... more Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1990. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 373-395). Photocopy.

Papers from the 2015 Conference at Hong Kong University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Catholic Historical Review, Jan 1, 2005

Reviews in Religion & Theology, 2012