Revelatory experiences as the beginning of Scripture: Paul’s Letters and the Prophets in the Hebrew Bible
What this article demonstrates is the close relation between revelatory events and their imprints in the biblical tradition. I have chosen the earliest writing in the New Testament to illustrate how quickly this process took place. Hardly more than a century passed between Jesus’ life and its unders...
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| description | What this article demonstrates is the close relation between revelatory events and their imprints in the biblical tradition. I have chosen the earliest writing in the New Testament to illustrate how quickly this process took place. Hardly more than a century passed between Jesus’ life and its understanding as the ultimate form of God’s revelation and its stabilization in authoritative writings which were regarded as equal to the Jewish Scripture (cf. 2 Peter 3:2, 15f.), with the first authoritative texts already in existence within 20 years after Jesus’ death. This happened without the influence of institutions, professional scribes, or established hierarchies. The message received its lasting meaning beyond the immediate reason for its composition through the authority of the messenger as a witness to the decisive revelatory event (cf. Acts 1:21f.; 2:32; 3:15; 10:39, 41; 13:31; 22:15; 1 Cor 9:1; 15:3-8; 1 Peter 5:1; 2 Peter 1:16-18; 1 John 1:1-3). It is worthwhile testing further whether these insights into the way the New Testament writings became Scripture might also shed some light on the genesis of the books of the Hebrew Bible. |
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| spelling | nottingham-308112020-05-04T20:10:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30811/ Revelatory experiences as the beginning of Scripture: Paul’s Letters and the Prophets in the Hebrew Bible Deines, Roland What this article demonstrates is the close relation between revelatory events and their imprints in the biblical tradition. I have chosen the earliest writing in the New Testament to illustrate how quickly this process took place. Hardly more than a century passed between Jesus’ life and its understanding as the ultimate form of God’s revelation and its stabilization in authoritative writings which were regarded as equal to the Jewish Scripture (cf. 2 Peter 3:2, 15f.), with the first authoritative texts already in existence within 20 years after Jesus’ death. This happened without the influence of institutions, professional scribes, or established hierarchies. The message received its lasting meaning beyond the immediate reason for its composition through the authority of the messenger as a witness to the decisive revelatory event (cf. Acts 1:21f.; 2:32; 3:15; 10:39, 41; 13:31; 22:15; 1 Cor 9:1; 15:3-8; 1 Peter 5:1; 2 Peter 1:16-18; 1 John 1:1-3). It is worthwhile testing further whether these insights into the way the New Testament writings became Scripture might also shed some light on the genesis of the books of the Hebrew Bible. Eisenbrauns Werman, Cana 2015 Book Section PeerReviewed Deines, Roland (2015) Revelatory experiences as the beginning of Scripture: Paul’s Letters and the Prophets in the Hebrew Bible. In: From author to copyist: essays on the composition, redaction, and transmission of the Hebrew Bible in honor of Zipi Talshir. Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake, Ind., pp. 303-335. ISBN 9781570563508 Divine Revelation; Hebrew Scriptures; Prophecy; Jesus; Paul; New Testament canon; Inspiration |
| spellingShingle | Divine Revelation; Hebrew Scriptures; Prophecy; Jesus; Paul; New Testament canon; Inspiration Deines, Roland Revelatory experiences as the beginning of Scripture: Paul’s Letters and the Prophets in the Hebrew Bible |
| title | Revelatory experiences as the beginning of Scripture: Paul’s Letters and the Prophets in the Hebrew Bible |
| title_full | Revelatory experiences as the beginning of Scripture: Paul’s Letters and the Prophets in the Hebrew Bible |
| title_fullStr | Revelatory experiences as the beginning of Scripture: Paul’s Letters and the Prophets in the Hebrew Bible |
| title_full_unstemmed | Revelatory experiences as the beginning of Scripture: Paul’s Letters and the Prophets in the Hebrew Bible |
| title_short | Revelatory experiences as the beginning of Scripture: Paul’s Letters and the Prophets in the Hebrew Bible |
| title_sort | revelatory experiences as the beginning of scripture: paul’s letters and the prophets in the hebrew bible |
| topic | Divine Revelation; Hebrew Scriptures; Prophecy; Jesus; Paul; New Testament canon; Inspiration |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30811/ |