Rebecca Runesson
Biographic Data
| ID | 9507311 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Runesson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca |
| FAMILY NAME | Runesson |
| SIGNATURE | RUNESSON R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5R 2M8, Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Centurions in the Jesus Movement? Rethinking Luke 7
This article examines the centurion’s act of benefaction in Luke 7:1–10 by considering comparative data on military–civilian interactions in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire and applying tools borrowed from social network theory to analyze the types of ties typically formed between soldiers and civilians. I argue that Luke’s description of the centurion reveals an accurate understanding of the mechanisms through which military officers c…
Judaism for Gentiles
For clergy, scholar, and lay person, Pauls letters hold weight and continue to draw in new readers. In this collection of essays, Anders Runesson listens to the voice of the historical Paul - a Jew proclaiming a form of Judaism to non-Jews to save them from divine wrath - but also probes what it means to breathe new life into this historical figure in the twenty-first century.The Paul-within-Judaism movement is here to stay, and Anders Runesson i…
Judaism for Gentiles
For almost two millennia, readers of the New Testament have been trying to figure out Paul. The struggle with his words begins already within the canon itself. While Acts portrays with ease a Torah-observant, Pharisaic-messianic Paul working in partnership with James and other leaders in Jerusalem, the author of 2 Peter famously admitted that the apostle to the nations is difficult to understand. From that moment on debate has ebbed and flowed on…
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Judaism for Gentiles
For clergy, scholar, and lay person, Pauls letters hold weight and continue to draw in new readers. In this collection of essays, Anders Runesson listens to the voice of the historical Paul - a Jew proclaiming a form of Judaism to non-Jews to save them from divine wrath - but also probes what it means to breathe new life into this historical figure in the twenty-first century.The Paul-within-Judaism movement is here to stay, and Anders Runesson i…
Judaism for Gentiles
For almost two millennia, readers of the New Testament have been trying to figure out Paul. The struggle with his words begins already within the canon itself. While Acts portrays with ease a Torah-observant, Pharisaic-messianic Paul working in partnership with James and other leaders in Jerusalem, the author of 2 Peter famously admitted that the apostle to the nations is difficult to understand. From that moment on debate has ebbed and flowed on…
Centurions in the Jesus Movement? Rethinking Luke 7
This article examines the centurion’s act of benefaction in Luke 7:1–10 by considering comparative data on military–civilian interactions in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire and applying tools borrowed from social network theory to analyze the types of ties typically formed between soldiers and civilians. I argue that Luke’s description of the centurion reveals an accurate understanding of the mechanisms through which military officers c…
Antiquity (2 works) · Jewish studies (2 works) · Jewish-Christian relations (2 works) · New Testament (2 works) · New Testament (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Religious studies (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)