Matthijs Den Dulk
Biographic Data
| ID | 1483492 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthijs Den Dulk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthijs Den |
| FAMILY NAME | Dulk |
| SIGNATURE | DULK M D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen and University of the Free State (Bloemfontein) PO Box 9103 Nijmegen Netherlands |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1757-2270 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Origen of Alexandria, Human Dignity and the History of Racism: A Rejoinder
This brief article is a rejoinder to John Solheid’s “Origen of Alexandria and Human Dignity” (2023), which offers a critique of my “Origen of Alexandria and the History of Racism as a Theological Problem” (2020). While I appreciate Solheid’s substantial engagement with my work and welcome his efforts to find inspiration in Origen for “a theology of human dignity in response to modern racist discourses,” I argue in this rejoinder that none of the …
David G. Horrell, Ethnicity and Inclusion: Religion, Race, and Whiteness in Constructions of Jewish and Christian Identities – Erich S. Gruen, Ethnicity in the Ancient World: Did It Matter
David G. Horrell, Ethnicity and Inclusion: Religion, Race, and Whiteness in Constructions of Jewish and Christian Identities (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2020), xxiii + 424 pp., ISBN: 978–0-8028–7608–9. – Erich S. Gruen, Ethnicity in the Ancient World: Did It Matter? (Berlin: de Gruyter, 2020), x + 265 pp., ISBN: 9783110684780
Benjamin Isaac, The Invention of Racism in Classical Antiquity: Over racisme en (vroeg) christendom
As part of NTT JTSR’s series on Key Texts, the present article discusses Benjamin Isaac’s monograph The Invention of Racism in Classical Antiquity. Despite its favorable reception among ancient historians and classicists, this important book has not garnered much attention from scholars working on ancient Christianity and related disciplines. The article introduces Isaac’s work, situates its contribution in the broader discussion about the origin…
Aquila and Apollos: Acts 18 in Light of Ancient Ethnic Stereotypes
Scholars frequently note Alexandria’s reputation as a center of learning when commenting on Acts 18:24, where Apollos is introduced as “a native of Alexandria.” By contrast, the very similar formulation in Acts 18:2, where Aquila is identified as “a native of Pontus,” is almost always regarded as inconsequential. Against this scholarly consensus, I argue that Aquila’s Pontic identity is important to the story of Acts 18 because the gentilic Ponti…
Between Jews and Heretics: Refiguring Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho
Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho is the oldest preserved literary dialogue between a Jew and a Christian and a key text for understanding the development of early Judaism and Christianity. In Between Jews and Heretics, Matthijs den Dulk argues that whereas scholarship has routinely cast this important text in terms of "Christianity vs. Judaism," its rhetorical aims and discursive strategies are considerably more complex, because Justin is adv…
No More Itch (2 Tim 4.3)
The majority of translations and commentaries render the phrase κνηθόμενοι τὴν ἀκοήν in 2 Tim 4.3 as ‘having itching ears’ (or something to the same effect). Many commentaries and lexica claim, furthermore, that this figure of speech expresses curiosity. The present study demonstrates that the phrase found in 2 Tim 4.3 is an idiom that occurs quite frequently in first- and second-century ce literature. Contemporary usage of this expression sugges…
Justin Martyr and the Authorship of the Earliest Anti-Heretical Treatise
Justin Martyr is commonly regarded as the "inventor of heresy," an assessment that is based to a considerable extent on his authorship of the earliest-known, now lost anti-heretical treatise mentioned in Justin's First Apology 26. Justin's authorship of this treatise has often been assumed, but rarely argued, and it has been contested by a number of scholars. This study evaluates the grammatical, literary, and historical aspects of this question …
Geoffrey S. Smith, Guilt by Association: Heresy Catalogues in Early Christianity
Geoffrey S. Smith, Guilt by Association: Heresy Catalogues in Early Christianity
Measuring the Temple of God: Revelation 11.1–2 and the Destruction of Jerusalem
Rev 11.1–2 refers to the destruction of the temple in 70 ce . The measuring of the temple area does not signify that it will be protected, as is commonly thought, but symbolises that it falls under God's judgment. The underlying idea is that the destruction of the temple at the hands of the Gentiles has been possible only because it was preceded by God's judgment, a notion also found in contemporary apocalyptic literature. John argues that God ha…
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Measuring the Temple of God: Revelation 11.1–2 and the Destruction of Jerusalem
Rev 11.1–2 refers to the destruction of the temple in 70 ce . The measuring of the temple area does not signify that it will be protected, as is commonly thought, but symbolises that it falls under God's judgment. The underlying idea is that the destruction of the temple at the hands of the Gentiles has been possible only because it was preceded by God's judgment, a notion also found in contemporary apocalyptic literature. John argues that God ha…
Geoffrey S. Smith, Guilt by Association: Heresy Catalogues in Early Christianity
Geoffrey S. Smith, Guilt by Association: Heresy Catalogues in Early Christianity
Between Jews and Heretics: Refiguring Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho
Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho is the oldest preserved literary dialogue between a Jew and a Christian and a key text for understanding the development of early Judaism and Christianity. In Between Jews and Heretics, Matthijs den Dulk argues that whereas scholarship has routinely cast this important text in terms of "Christianity vs. Judaism," its rhetorical aims and discursive strategies are considerably more complex, because Justin is adv…
No More Itch (2 Tim 4.3)
The majority of translations and commentaries render the phrase κνηθόμενοι τὴν ἀκοήν in 2 Tim 4.3 as ‘having itching ears’ (or something to the same effect). Many commentaries and lexica claim, furthermore, that this figure of speech expresses curiosity. The present study demonstrates that the phrase found in 2 Tim 4.3 is an idiom that occurs quite frequently in first- and second-century ce literature. Contemporary usage of this expression sugges…
Justin Martyr and the Authorship of the Earliest Anti-Heretical Treatise
Justin Martyr is commonly regarded as the "inventor of heresy," an assessment that is based to a considerable extent on his authorship of the earliest-known, now lost anti-heretical treatise mentioned in Justin's First Apology 26. Justin's authorship of this treatise has often been assumed, but rarely argued, and it has been contested by a number of scholars. This study evaluates the grammatical, literary, and historical aspects of this question …
Benjamin Isaac, The Invention of Racism in Classical Antiquity: Over racisme en (vroeg) christendom
As part of NTT JTSR’s series on Key Texts, the present article discusses Benjamin Isaac’s monograph The Invention of Racism in Classical Antiquity. Despite its favorable reception among ancient historians and classicists, this important book has not garnered much attention from scholars working on ancient Christianity and related disciplines. The article introduces Isaac’s work, situates its contribution in the broader discussion about the origin…
Aquila and Apollos: Acts 18 in Light of Ancient Ethnic Stereotypes
Scholars frequently note Alexandria’s reputation as a center of learning when commenting on Acts 18:24, where Apollos is introduced as “a native of Alexandria.” By contrast, the very similar formulation in Acts 18:2, where Aquila is identified as “a native of Pontus,” is almost always regarded as inconsequential. Against this scholarly consensus, I argue that Aquila’s Pontic identity is important to the story of Acts 18 because the gentilic Ponti…
David G. Horrell, Ethnicity and Inclusion: Religion, Race, and Whiteness in Constructions of Jewish and Christian Identities – Erich S. Gruen, Ethnicity in the Ancient World: Did It Matter
David G. Horrell, Ethnicity and Inclusion: Religion, Race, and Whiteness in Constructions of Jewish and Christian Identities (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2020), xxiii + 424 pp., ISBN: 978–0-8028–7608–9. – Erich S. Gruen, Ethnicity in the Ancient World: Did It Matter? (Berlin: de Gruyter, 2020), x + 265 pp., ISBN: 9783110684780
Origen of Alexandria, Human Dignity and the History of Racism: A Rejoinder
This brief article is a rejoinder to John Solheid’s “Origen of Alexandria and Human Dignity” (2023), which offers a critique of my “Origen of Alexandria and the History of Racism as a Theological Problem” (2020). While I appreciate Solheid’s substantial engagement with my work and welcome his efforts to find inspiration in Origen for “a theology of human dignity in response to modern racist discourses,” I argue in this rejoinder that none of the …
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