Joseph R Dodson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1177676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph R Dodson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph R |
| FAMILY NAME | Dodson |
| SIGNATURE | DODSON J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Denver Seminary |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3878-9708 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Yonder Man and the Hypocrite in Seneca's Epistle 59 and Paul's Letter to the Romans
Scholars have long recognized how Romans 1-2 is replete with resonances of Stoic traditions as they have referred to specific similarities in Seneca's writings and the impact on the interpretation of the letter. Nevertheless, a significant parallel to Paul's polemic against his fictitious opponent in Rom 2:17-24 has been neglected, namely, Seneca's invective in Epistle 59. There, the Stoic calls out the "yonder man," who harms others despite bein…
The Many Faces of Metaphor in Colossians 2
Due to numerous lexical, syntactical, and historical problems, the interpretation of almost every word in Col 2:15 is contested. In the debate, there is a tendency to argue for one or two possible metaphors, while discarding, ignoring, or relegating the other options to a footnote. But this is not how metaphors work. Therefore, this article surveys images often associated with the participles απεκδυσάμενος and θριαμβεύσας in Col 2:15 and then arg…
The Convict’s Gibbet and the Victor’s Car
This article will suggest that scholars have overlooked a model plausibly lurking in the background of Col 2:15 which parallels the triumphal death of Christ: namely, the crucifixion of Regulus. Regulus was a general who achieved a near-mythic status during the First Punic War by his sacrificial death, in which his perseverance on the gibbet was seen as even greater than riding in the victor’s car. Tertullian credited Regulus as having set the pr…
Death and idols in the Wisdom of Solomon
This note considers the implications of the textual variant 'θάνατος' in Wisd. 14:13-14. Whether 'death' serves as the explicit subject of v. 14 or as a given idea associated with 'idols', it makes the parallels between 14:10-14 and chs 1-2 even more conspicuous and thereby underlines a pattern of thinking about creation and corruption that continues throughout Wisdom. Whereas in chs 1-2 death entered by the hands of humanity and through the envy…
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Death and idols in the Wisdom of Solomon
This note considers the implications of the textual variant 'θάνατος' in Wisd. 14:13-14. Whether 'death' serves as the explicit subject of v. 14 or as a given idea associated with 'idols', it makes the parallels between 14:10-14 and chs 1-2 even more conspicuous and thereby underlines a pattern of thinking about creation and corruption that continues throughout Wisdom. Whereas in chs 1-2 death entered by the hands of humanity and through the envy…
The Many Faces of Metaphor in Colossians 2
Due to numerous lexical, syntactical, and historical problems, the interpretation of almost every word in Col 2:15 is contested. In the debate, there is a tendency to argue for one or two possible metaphors, while discarding, ignoring, or relegating the other options to a footnote. But this is not how metaphors work. Therefore, this article surveys images often associated with the participles απεκδυσάμενος and θριαμβεύσας in Col 2:15 and then arg…
The Convict’s Gibbet and the Victor’s Car
This article will suggest that scholars have overlooked a model plausibly lurking in the background of Col 2:15 which parallels the triumphal death of Christ: namely, the crucifixion of Regulus. Regulus was a general who achieved a near-mythic status during the First Punic War by his sacrificial death, in which his perseverance on the gibbet was seen as even greater than riding in the victor’s car. Tertullian credited Regulus as having set the pr…
The Yonder Man and the Hypocrite in Seneca's Epistle 59 and Paul's Letter to the Romans
Scholars have long recognized how Romans 1-2 is replete with resonances of Stoic traditions as they have referred to specific similarities in Seneca's writings and the impact on the interpretation of the letter. Nevertheless, a significant parallel to Paul's polemic against his fictitious opponent in Rom 2:17-24 has been neglected, namely, Seneca's invective in Epistle 59. There, the Stoic calls out the "yonder man," who harms others despite bein…
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