With its numerous references to the First Testament, the Magnificat recalls the saving power of God in the face of historical counter-experiences, who in faith...
The Irreverse is the world we live in. It is a world defined by the inability to go back, undo or rewind. Even when we retrace our steps and wal...
What defines moral disagreements, and how should we respond to them? This book answers these questions through an intuitionist theory. It does so by linking an...
At the center of the promise of a new covenant in Jer 31:31–34 is YHWH’s promise that he himself will one day write his Torah on Israel’s heart. This has been ...
Rev 21:1–22:5 describes in a great final vision the completion of salvation in the image of the new creation and the heavenly Jerusalem. The article undertakes...
Wort-Schatz Bibel – das heißt: biblische Texte und Erzählungen wissenschaftlich konzise bearbeitet, kontextsensibel interpretiert, lebens- und praxisrelevant d...
Wort-Schatz Bibel – das heißt: biblische Texte und Erzählungen wissenschaftlich konzise bearbeitet, kontextsensibel interpretiert, lebens- und praxisrelevant d...
The calling of two pairs of brothers to follow Jesus is the first individual event in Jesus‘ public ministry reported in Mark‘s Gospel. The Gospels of Matthew ...
The calling of two pairs of brothers to follow Jesus is the first individual event in Jesus’ public ministry reported in Mark’s Gospel. The Gospels of Matthew ...
The theologian and professor of religious studies F. Claus Schedl CSsR (1914–1984) was not only a renowned scholar and university teacher in Mautern, Vienna an...
Until today, the creation texts in Genesis influence the human world-relationships in a very strong manner: the relationship to inanimate creation, the common ...
In contrast to abundant evidence of active participation of women in teaching and communal leadership in the Pauline epistles, according to 1 Cor 14,33b–36 wom...
At the center of the promise of a new covenant in Jer 31:31–34 is Yhwh’s promise that he himself will one day write his Torah on Israel’s heart. This has been ...
After presenting the content and structure of the Old Testament Book of Exodus, the exegesis of Exodus 3, 1–17 forms the centre of this article. The story abou...
Isaiah 6 is unique: This narrative of a prophetic vocation does not stand at the beginning, as e. g. Jeremiah 1 or Ezekiel 1–3. God is called three times “holy...
Paul’s seven authentic letters show Christian congregations where women have equal rights to men, playing an active part in preaching the gospel, in leadership...
The best-known texts of the entire Gospel literature, the parables of the lost sheep, the lost drachma and the prodigal son in Lk 15, are first examined indivi...
The parting of the Sea and the Iraelites’ crossing are among the iconic moments of the Old Testament. However, strictly speaking this well known version of the...
The narration of the almost fulfilled sacrifice of Isaac, commanded by God, leads theology towards a climax and, at the same time, towards the limits of expres...
Isa 7,1–17, one of the most discussed biblical passages in the history of interpretation, belongs to the oldest part of the book of Isaiah. In the threatening ...
