J Andrew Doole
Biographic Data
| ID | 1382743 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Andrew Doole |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Doole |
| SIGNATURE | DOOLE J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universität Innsbruck |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4827-1585 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Church Fathers and Mother Hen
In his lament over Jerusalem, Jesus compares himself to a chicken: “How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings! But you were unwilling.” (Matt 23:37/Luke 13:34). Early church commentators drew on this text in a number of ways. Some remove the motif of failure and have Christ gather Christian believers instead of Jews. Others even have God explicitly rejecting the Jews because of their supp…
Revisiting Jesus’s House
Did Jesus have a house in Capernaum? In this article I revisit the proposal that the earliest Gospel tradition knew of Jesus being ‘at home’, and suggest that only a particular exegetical inference from the narratives of the Gospels of Mark and Matthew lead to the view that Jesus is staying in Simon Peter’s house. The Gospel tradition developed ideas of Jesus as itinerant and ‘homeless’, or as the constant dinner guest or otherworldly visitor to …
Chicken Jesus
In the Gospels, Jesus compares himself to a chicken when he seeks to gather the children of Jerusalem “as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings” (Matt. 23:37b / Luke 13:34b). In adopting this metaphor, he is engaging in nonhuman gender-bending, equating himself with a female bird that has more success than he does. An Animal Studies perspective of the journey of the domesticated chicken from the rainforests of south-east Asia to the households…
“The Girl Power of Christ Compels You!”
Exorcism is a man’s job. Christian churches legislate on who can carry out an exorcism, and independent charismatic healers tend overwhelmingly to be men. Yet there are exceptions. Ancient Syriac hagiography includes accounts of female saints who can cast out and repel demons, and the early 2010s saw the rise of the so-called “teenage exorcists” in the USA , Brynne Larson and Tess and Savannah Scherkenback. In this article we examine the ancient …
Ideas of Possession
The idea that an external force can enter an individual and possess their body is prevalent in most cultures across the globe and throughout history. This “possession” can last for varying lengths of time, and its effects can be considered positive—when a “spirit” provides the individual with powers, abilities, knowledge, or authority—or negative—when the individual suffers and the “spirit” should ideally be cast out, usually through a ritual per…
Scripture in Stormont
The Bible has long permeated Northern Irish culture and politics and continues to play a role even today, as politicians appeal to the words of Scripture in reference to their position on social policy issues such as equal marriage and abortion. In this article, however, I will show that the Bible also appears incidentally in Northern Irish politics, employed in discourse to demean, console, or entertain, and not to direct policy decisions. I dis…
The (Re)Invention of Biblical Exorcism in Contemporary Roman Catholic Discourses
Exorcism is flourishing once again in the Roman Catholic Church today. Discourse on the topic has been influenced by the publications of exorcists such as Malachi Martin and Gabriele Amorth. They claim biblical precedence and commissioning for their duties as exorcists and seek to emphasise their credentials by interacting with modern medicine. At the same time, they provide descriptions of demonic possession which surpass and even contradict the…
To Be ‘An Out-of-the-Synagoguer’
Since J. Louis Martyn proposed that John reflected a two-level drama, there has been much criticism of his (anachronistic?) use of the Birkat Ha-Minim to explain the expulsion of Christians from the synagogue. Adele Reinhartz maintains that this is really a case of anti-synagogue propaganda on the part of the evangelist. Yet, in all the exegetical discussion, one aspect which is rarely examined is the nominal form of ἀποσυνάγωγος (Jn 9.22; 12.42;…
Was Timothy in Prison with Paul
Paul and Timothy are almost inseparable. The letters to Philemon and the Philippians are addressed from both Paul and Timothy and appear to be sent from prison. This makes most sense if both are in prison, especially given the risk inherent in naming an accomplice who remains free. And when Paul is in prison, Timothy is not sent anywhere. Could it be that Timothy was in prison alongside Paul? The personal tone and content of both letters nonethel…
What was Mark for Matthew?
In composing a new edition of the gospel of Mark, was Matthew reacting to perceived flaws in the Jesus tradition or affirming its position as the central religious text of his own early Christian community? By applying detailed examination to Matthews use of his sources J. Andrew Doole suggests he was indeed a loyal tradent of the Markan tradition.
Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe, Volume 344
What was Mark for Matthew?
The Gospel of Mark appears to have been an overnight success in earliest Christian circles, inspiring and influencing two later evangelists to compose their own accounts of the life of Jesus. Matthew provides us with the first evidence of the reception of the Markan gospel, and is thus the closest we can come to knowing how Mark was understood by first-century Christians. What does Matthew's re-working of the gospel of Mark tell us about his rela…
Trade in Illicit Antiquities
gy's arrested development, how on earth would we know? Casa Grandes and Its Hinterland is an important book, and its importance is magnified by the reflection of Di Peso's work, now four decades old. Without Di Peso, this survey would be of less interest. Without Whalen and Minnis, Di Peso would be lost in space. So Casas Grandes and Its Hinterland is indeed pioneering, exploratory, and pathbreaking-for the next generation. And not before time: t…
Trade in Illicit Antiquities
gy's arrested development, how on earth would we know? Casa Grandes and Its Hinterland is an important book, and its importance is magnified by the reflection of Di Peso's work, now four decades old. Without Di Peso, this survey would be of less interest. Without Whalen and Minnis, Di Peso would be lost in space. So Casas Grandes and Its Hinterland is indeed pioneering, exploratory, and pathbreaking-for the next generation. And not before time: t…
Trade in Illicit Antiquities
gy's arrested development, how on earth would we know? Casa Grandes and Its Hinterland is an important book, and its importance is magnified by the reflection of Di Peso's work, now four decades old. Without Di Peso, this survey would be of less interest. Without Whalen and Minnis, Di Peso would be lost in space. So Casas Grandes and Its Hinterland is indeed pioneering, exploratory, and pathbreaking-for the next generation. And not before time: t…
What was Mark for Matthew?
In composing a new edition of the gospel of Mark, was Matthew reacting to perceived flaws in the Jesus tradition or affirming its position as the central religious text of his own early Christian community? By applying detailed examination to Matthews use of his sources J. Andrew Doole suggests he was indeed a loyal tradent of the Markan tradition.
Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe, Volume 344
What was Mark for Matthew?
The Gospel of Mark appears to have been an overnight success in earliest Christian circles, inspiring and influencing two later evangelists to compose their own accounts of the life of Jesus. Matthew provides us with the first evidence of the reception of the Markan gospel, and is thus the closest we can come to knowing how Mark was understood by first-century Christians. What does Matthew's re-working of the gospel of Mark tell us about his rela…
Was Timothy in Prison with Paul
Paul and Timothy are almost inseparable. The letters to Philemon and the Philippians are addressed from both Paul and Timothy and appear to be sent from prison. This makes most sense if both are in prison, especially given the risk inherent in naming an accomplice who remains free. And when Paul is in prison, Timothy is not sent anywhere. Could it be that Timothy was in prison alongside Paul? The personal tone and content of both letters nonethel…
To Be ‘An Out-of-the-Synagoguer’
Since J. Louis Martyn proposed that John reflected a two-level drama, there has been much criticism of his (anachronistic?) use of the Birkat Ha-Minim to explain the expulsion of Christians from the synagogue. Adele Reinhartz maintains that this is really a case of anti-synagogue propaganda on the part of the evangelist. Yet, in all the exegetical discussion, one aspect which is rarely examined is the nominal form of ἀποσυνάγωγος (Jn 9.22; 12.42;…
The (Re)Invention of Biblical Exorcism in Contemporary Roman Catholic Discourses
Exorcism is flourishing once again in the Roman Catholic Church today. Discourse on the topic has been influenced by the publications of exorcists such as Malachi Martin and Gabriele Amorth. They claim biblical precedence and commissioning for their duties as exorcists and seek to emphasise their credentials by interacting with modern medicine. At the same time, they provide descriptions of demonic possession which surpass and even contradict the…
Scripture in Stormont
The Bible has long permeated Northern Irish culture and politics and continues to play a role even today, as politicians appeal to the words of Scripture in reference to their position on social policy issues such as equal marriage and abortion. In this article, however, I will show that the Bible also appears incidentally in Northern Irish politics, employed in discourse to demean, console, or entertain, and not to direct policy decisions. I dis…
Chicken Jesus
In the Gospels, Jesus compares himself to a chicken when he seeks to gather the children of Jerusalem “as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings” (Matt. 23:37b / Luke 13:34b). In adopting this metaphor, he is engaging in nonhuman gender-bending, equating himself with a female bird that has more success than he does. An Animal Studies perspective of the journey of the domesticated chicken from the rainforests of south-east Asia to the households…
“The Girl Power of Christ Compels You!”
Exorcism is a man’s job. Christian churches legislate on who can carry out an exorcism, and independent charismatic healers tend overwhelmingly to be men. Yet there are exceptions. Ancient Syriac hagiography includes accounts of female saints who can cast out and repel demons, and the early 2010s saw the rise of the so-called “teenage exorcists” in the USA , Brynne Larson and Tess and Savannah Scherkenback. In this article we examine the ancient …
Ideas of Possession
The idea that an external force can enter an individual and possess their body is prevalent in most cultures across the globe and throughout history. This “possession” can last for varying lengths of time, and its effects can be considered positive—when a “spirit” provides the individual with powers, abilities, knowledge, or authority—or negative—when the individual suffers and the “spirit” should ideally be cast out, usually through a ritual per…
Church Fathers and Mother Hen
In his lament over Jerusalem, Jesus compares himself to a chicken: “How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings! But you were unwilling.” (Matt 23:37/Luke 13:34). Early church commentators drew on this text in a number of ways. Some remove the motif of failure and have Christ gather Christian believers instead of Jews. Others even have God explicitly rejecting the Jews because of their supp…
Revisiting Jesus’s House
Did Jesus have a house in Capernaum? In this article I revisit the proposal that the earliest Gospel tradition knew of Jesus being ‘at home’, and suggest that only a particular exegetical inference from the narratives of the Gospels of Mark and Matthew lead to the view that Jesus is staying in Simon Peter’s house. The Gospel tradition developed ideas of Jesus as itinerant and ‘homeless’, or as the constant dinner guest or otherworldly visitor to …
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