George H Van Kooten
Biographic Data
| ID | 4688564 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George H Van Kooten |
| GIVEN NAMES | George H |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Kooten |
| SIGNATURE | VAN KOOTEN G H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Religious Studies |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 4 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World
This first volume of the new Brill series “Ancient Philosophy & Religion” is a collection of articles by scholars of Classics, Ancient Philosophy, and Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity. The articles are based on papers presented at two colloquia on the interface between Ancient Philosophy and Religion at the universities of Aarhus and Cambridge. They focus extensively on Platonic philosophy and piety and sketch an emerging religio-philosophi…
The Star of Bethlehem and the Magi
Εκκλησία τοῦ θεοῦ
In this essay I take issue with Paul Trebilco's recent argument in this journal that the Christian self-designation of ἐκκλησία has a background in the Septuagint. I argue that its Graeco-Roman political meaning in the sense of ‘civic assembly’ was decisive in its adoption by Paul, and that Paul wished to portray his communities as alternative organizations existing alongside the civic assemblies. At the same time, however, I am critical of Richa…
The Prestige of the Pagan Prophet Balaam in Judaism, Early Christianity and Islam
This volume deals with the pagan prophet Balaam who figures in the book of Numbers. By the very nature of his stature as a non-Israelite, pagan prophet, the figure of Balaam raises important questions with regard to the nature of prophecy and the relation between the Israelite God and the pagan nations. The conflicting stories and potent oracles of Balaam in Numbers 22-24 and other parts of the Jewish Scriptures prompted extensive reflection on t…
Prestige of the Pagan Prophet Balaam in Judaism, Early Christianity and Islam
Why DId Paul include an exegesis of Moses’ shining face (Exod 34) in2 Cor 3? - Moses’ strength, well-being and (transitory) glory, according to Philo, Josephus, Paul, and the corinthian sophists
"Why Did Paul include an exegesis of Moses’ shining face (Exod 34) in2 Cor 3? - Moses’ strength, well-being and (transitory) glory, according to Philo, Josephus, Paul, and the corinthian sophists" published on 01 Jan 2008 by Brill
Balaam As The Sophist Par Excellence In Philo Of Alexandria
Many sophists (... ) were influential in their cities and even provinces, intervening to check civic disorder or inter-city rivalry (... ), or dispatched as envoys to congratulate emperors on their accession or to win or secure privileges for their cities (and often themselves).5
Paul’s Anthropology in Context
George H. van Kooten offers a radical contextualization of Paul's view of man within the Graeco-Roman discourse of his day. On the one hand, important anthropological terminology such as "image of God" and "spirit" derives from the Jewish creation accounts of Genesis 1-2. On the other hand, this terminology appears to be compatible with reflections of Graeco-Roman philosophers on man as the image of God and on man's mind, and is supplemented with…
Pagan And Jewish Monotheism According To Varro, Plutarch, And St Paul
George H. van Kooten, “Pagan and Jewish Monotheism according to Varro, Plutarch and St Paul: The Aniconic, Monotheistic Beginnings of Rome’s Pagan Cult—Romans 1:19-25 in a Roman Context,” in Flores Florentino: Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Early Jewish Studies in Honour of Florentino García Martínez (ed. Anthony Hilhorst, Émile Puech, and Eibert Tigchelaar; Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 122; Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2007), 633…
The Revelation of the Name YHWH to Moses
The revelation of YHWH’s name to Moses is a momentous event according to the Old Testament. The name ‘Yahweh’ is of central importance in Judaism, and ‘Yahwism’ became tantamount to Jewish monotheism. As such, this designation of God also attracted the attention of pagan writers in the Graeco-Roman period. And early Christians had to deal with this divine name as well. These three perspectives on YHWH constitute the framework for this volume. It …
Revelation of the Name YHWH to Moses
The Creation of Heaven and Earth
This volume discusses the narrative of the creation of heaven, earth and light in the first chapter of Genesis and focuses extensively on its later interpretations in different cultural and religious contexts. After an introductory paper on the text of Genesis itself, the authors deal with receptions of this theme in the Prophet Jeremiah, Early Judaism, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. They comment on creation accounts in the Ancient Near East, Ancient …
Cosmic Christology in Paul and the Pauline School
Reflections on God, Christ and cosmos in the writings of Paul and the Pauline School show that these authors were familiar with important notions from Graeco-Roman cosmology and theology. George van Kooten comes to the conclusion that they might even have adopted a way of thinking in which Judaism and Graeco-Roman cosmology were forged into a new synthesis, and Christ was viewed as a cosmic god. In this development, Paul and the authors of the Pa…
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Cosmic Christology in Paul and the Pauline School
Reflections on God, Christ and cosmos in the writings of Paul and the Pauline School show that these authors were familiar with important notions from Graeco-Roman cosmology and theology. George van Kooten comes to the conclusion that they might even have adopted a way of thinking in which Judaism and Graeco-Roman cosmology were forged into a new synthesis, and Christ was viewed as a cosmic god. In this development, Paul and the authors of the Pa…
The Creation of Heaven and Earth
This volume discusses the narrative of the creation of heaven, earth and light in the first chapter of Genesis and focuses extensively on its later interpretations in different cultural and religious contexts. After an introductory paper on the text of Genesis itself, the authors deal with receptions of this theme in the Prophet Jeremiah, Early Judaism, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. They comment on creation accounts in the Ancient Near East, Ancient …
The Revelation of the Name YHWH to Moses
The revelation of YHWH’s name to Moses is a momentous event according to the Old Testament. The name ‘Yahweh’ is of central importance in Judaism, and ‘Yahwism’ became tantamount to Jewish monotheism. As such, this designation of God also attracted the attention of pagan writers in the Graeco-Roman period. And early Christians had to deal with this divine name as well. These three perspectives on YHWH constitute the framework for this volume. It …
Revelation of the Name YHWH to Moses
Pagan And Jewish Monotheism According To Varro, Plutarch, And St Paul
George H. van Kooten, “Pagan and Jewish Monotheism according to Varro, Plutarch and St Paul: The Aniconic, Monotheistic Beginnings of Rome’s Pagan Cult—Romans 1:19-25 in a Roman Context,” in Flores Florentino: Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Early Jewish Studies in Honour of Florentino García Martínez (ed. Anthony Hilhorst, Émile Puech, and Eibert Tigchelaar; Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 122; Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2007), 633…
The Prestige of the Pagan Prophet Balaam in Judaism, Early Christianity and Islam
This volume deals with the pagan prophet Balaam who figures in the book of Numbers. By the very nature of his stature as a non-Israelite, pagan prophet, the figure of Balaam raises important questions with regard to the nature of prophecy and the relation between the Israelite God and the pagan nations. The conflicting stories and potent oracles of Balaam in Numbers 22-24 and other parts of the Jewish Scriptures prompted extensive reflection on t…
Prestige of the Pagan Prophet Balaam in Judaism, Early Christianity and Islam
Why DId Paul include an exegesis of Moses’ shining face (Exod 34) in2 Cor 3? - Moses’ strength, well-being and (transitory) glory, according to Philo, Josephus, Paul, and the corinthian sophists
"Why Did Paul include an exegesis of Moses’ shining face (Exod 34) in2 Cor 3? - Moses’ strength, well-being and (transitory) glory, according to Philo, Josephus, Paul, and the corinthian sophists" published on 01 Jan 2008 by Brill
Balaam As The Sophist Par Excellence In Philo Of Alexandria
Many sophists (... ) were influential in their cities and even provinces, intervening to check civic disorder or inter-city rivalry (... ), or dispatched as envoys to congratulate emperors on their accession or to win or secure privileges for their cities (and often themselves).5
Paul’s Anthropology in Context
George H. van Kooten offers a radical contextualization of Paul's view of man within the Graeco-Roman discourse of his day. On the one hand, important anthropological terminology such as "image of God" and "spirit" derives from the Jewish creation accounts of Genesis 1-2. On the other hand, this terminology appears to be compatible with reflections of Graeco-Roman philosophers on man as the image of God and on man's mind, and is supplemented with…
Εκκλησία τοῦ θεοῦ
In this essay I take issue with Paul Trebilco's recent argument in this journal that the Christian self-designation of ἐκκλησία has a background in the Septuagint. I argue that its Graeco-Roman political meaning in the sense of ‘civic assembly’ was decisive in its adoption by Paul, and that Paul wished to portray his communities as alternative organizations existing alongside the civic assemblies. At the same time, however, I am critical of Richa…
The Star of Bethlehem and the Magi
Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World
This first volume of the new Brill series “Ancient Philosophy & Religion” is a collection of articles by scholars of Classics, Ancient Philosophy, and Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity. The articles are based on papers presented at two colloquia on the interface between Ancient Philosophy and Religion at the universities of Aarhus and Cambridge. They focus extensively on Platonic philosophy and piety and sketch an emerging religio-philosophi…
Philosophy (10 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (9 works) · Theology (9 works) · Art (8 works) · Judaism (7 works) · Literature (7 works) · History (6 works) · Christianity (5 works) · Classics (5 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (5 works)