Alicia J Batten
Biographic Data
| ID | 4817140 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alicia J Batten |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alicia J |
| FAMILY NAME | Batten |
| SIGNATURE | BATTEN A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pacific Lutheran University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Courtroom Theatrics in the Letter of James
Since the eighteenth century, interpreters of the Letter of James have pointed to a judicial assembly as the envisaged background for Jas 2:1–7. In particular, commentators have identified rabbinic examples as parallels for the type of setting that the letter describes. However, one can also consider Jas 2:1–7 in light of the theatricality of the Roman courtroom. Theatrics figured centrally in Roman social and political life. In Roman juridical c…
Dress in Mediterranean Antiquity: Greeks, Romans, Jews, Christians
Insights from anthropology, religious studies, biblical studies, sociology, classics, and Jewish studies are here combined to provide a cutting-edge guide to dress and religion in the Greco-Roman World and the Mediterranean basin. Clothing, jewellery, cosmetics, and hairstyles are among the many aspects examined to show the variety of functions of dress in communication and in both establishing and defending identity. The volume begins by reviewi…
Friendship and Benefaction in James
Colossians. Encouragement to Walk in All Wisdom as Holy Ones in Christ – By John Paul Heil
Reading the Bible in Occupied France: André Trocmé and Le Chambon
Since the publication of Philip Hallie's book, Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed , 1 and the release of Pierre Sauvage's documentary, Weapons of the Spirit , 2 many North Americans have become familiar with the rescue efforts carried out in the French Vivarais-Lignon plateau during World War II. It is difficult to know the exact number of persons sheltered, and indeed this statistic has become a point of contention among historians, with some arguing t…
Neither Gold nor Braided Hair (1 Timothy 2.9; 1 Peter 3.3): Adornment, Gender and Honour in Antiquity
This article examines the relationships between adornment, gender and honour in the Graeco-Roman world in order to provide a broad context for understanding the attempts to curtail women's adornment in 1 Tim 2.9 and 1 Pet 3.3. It argues that while many male writers criticize women who adorn themselves, often accusing such women of luxuria , not all women shared such a perspective. Rather, women may well have valued jewellery, fine clothes and ela…
The New Perspective on Paul – By James D. G. Dunn
Galatians Through the Centuries – By John Riches
A Woman’s Place: House Churches in Earliest Christianity – By Carolyn Osiek and Margaret Y. MacDonald with Janet Tulloch
Junia: The First Woman Apostle – By Eldon Jay Epp
The moral world of Greco-Roman associations
This article examines the language and regulations of Greco-Roman associations with a focus upon their moral worlds. Many of the virtues ascribed to the benefactors of and participants in these associations are based more upon their financial and administrative contributions than personal character, but sometimes such virtues are applied to people who do not provide financial assistance, suggesting a democratization of Greek values. Although the …
Paul's Letter to the Romans. a Socio‐Rhetorical Commentary – By Ben Witherington III
Women in their Place: Paul and the Corinthian Discourse of Gender and Sanctuary Space – By Jorunn Øklund
The Significance of Clothing Imagery in the Pauline Corpus – By Jung Hoon Kim
God in the Letter of James: Patron or Benefactor
This article joins recent studies of the letter of James in arguing that the ancient system of patronage aids in illuminating the social situation of this short text. However, unlike other authors, I suggest that God is not understood as a substitute patron in James, but as an ideal benefactor, on whom the audience must rely. Building on the work of Stephan Joubert and others, the article first offers evidence that patronage and benefaction were …
More Queries for Q: Women and Christian Origins
Research on women in antiquity and anthropological studies of the contemporary Mediterranean world reveal that generally Mediterranean women were most active and most powerful within the domestic realm. However, there is considerable evidence to show that some took on more public roles during the Late Republic. The sayings source Q witnesses to a community in which women may have been active both within and without the household. By pairing examp…
Neither Gold nor Braided Hair (1 Timothy 2.9; 1 Peter 3.3): Adornment, Gender and Honour in Antiquity
This article examines the relationships between adornment, gender and honour in the Graeco-Roman world in order to provide a broad context for understanding the attempts to curtail women's adornment in 1 Tim 2.9 and 1 Pet 3.3. It argues that while many male writers criticize women who adorn themselves, often accusing such women of luxuria , not all women shared such a perspective. Rather, women may well have valued jewellery, fine clothes and ela…
The moral world of Greco-Roman associations
This article examines the language and regulations of Greco-Roman associations with a focus upon their moral worlds. Many of the virtues ascribed to the benefactors of and participants in these associations are based more upon their financial and administrative contributions than personal character, but sometimes such virtues are applied to people who do not provide financial assistance, suggesting a democratization of Greek values. Although the …
More Queries for Q: Women and Christian Origins
Research on women in antiquity and anthropological studies of the contemporary Mediterranean world reveal that generally Mediterranean women were most active and most powerful within the domestic realm. However, there is considerable evidence to show that some took on more public roles during the Late Republic. The sayings source Q witnesses to a community in which women may have been active both within and without the household. By pairing examp…
God in the Letter of James: Patron or Benefactor
This article joins recent studies of the letter of James in arguing that the ancient system of patronage aids in illuminating the social situation of this short text. However, unlike other authors, I suggest that God is not understood as a substitute patron in James, but as an ideal benefactor, on whom the audience must rely. Building on the work of Stephan Joubert and others, the article first offers evidence that patronage and benefaction were …
Paul's Letter to the Romans. a Socio‐Rhetorical Commentary – By Ben Witherington III
Women in their Place: Paul and the Corinthian Discourse of Gender and Sanctuary Space – By Jorunn Øklund
The Significance of Clothing Imagery in the Pauline Corpus – By Jung Hoon Kim
A Woman’s Place: House Churches in Earliest Christianity – By Carolyn Osiek and Margaret Y. MacDonald with Janet Tulloch
Junia: The First Woman Apostle – By Eldon Jay Epp
The moral world of Greco-Roman associations
This article examines the language and regulations of Greco-Roman associations with a focus upon their moral worlds. Many of the virtues ascribed to the benefactors of and participants in these associations are based more upon their financial and administrative contributions than personal character, but sometimes such virtues are applied to people who do not provide financial assistance, suggesting a democratization of Greek values. Although the …
The New Perspective on Paul – By James D. G. Dunn
Galatians Through the Centuries – By John Riches
Neither Gold nor Braided Hair (1 Timothy 2.9; 1 Peter 3.3): Adornment, Gender and Honour in Antiquity
This article examines the relationships between adornment, gender and honour in the Graeco-Roman world in order to provide a broad context for understanding the attempts to curtail women's adornment in 1 Tim 2.9 and 1 Pet 3.3. It argues that while many male writers criticize women who adorn themselves, often accusing such women of luxuria , not all women shared such a perspective. Rather, women may well have valued jewellery, fine clothes and ela…
Reading the Bible in Occupied France: André Trocmé and Le Chambon
Since the publication of Philip Hallie's book, Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed , 1 and the release of Pierre Sauvage's documentary, Weapons of the Spirit , 2 many North Americans have become familiar with the rescue efforts carried out in the French Vivarais-Lignon plateau during World War II. It is difficult to know the exact number of persons sheltered, and indeed this statistic has become a point of contention among historians, with some arguing t…
Colossians. Encouragement to Walk in All Wisdom as Holy Ones in Christ – By John Paul Heil
Friendship and Benefaction in James
Dress in Mediterranean Antiquity: Greeks, Romans, Jews, Christians
Insights from anthropology, religious studies, biblical studies, sociology, classics, and Jewish studies are here combined to provide a cutting-edge guide to dress and religion in the Greco-Roman World and the Mediterranean basin. Clothing, jewellery, cosmetics, and hairstyles are among the many aspects examined to show the variety of functions of dress in communication and in both establishing and defending identity. The volume begins by reviewi…
Courtroom Theatrics in the Letter of James
Since the eighteenth century, interpreters of the Letter of James have pointed to a judicial assembly as the envisaged background for Jas 2:1–7. In particular, commentators have identified rabbinic examples as parallels for the type of setting that the letter describes. However, one can also consider Jas 2:1–7 in light of the theatricality of the Roman courtroom. Theatrics figured centrally in Roman social and political life. In Roman juridical c…
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