Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
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Introduction: The Structure of Social Scientific and grammatical integrations – Todd Klutz, University of Manchester, UK
Part I: Social Scientific Perspectives on Jewish Scripture
1. Literary Historical Exegesis as a Social Science - Philip R. Davies, University of Sheffield, UK
2. The Concepts of 'Counter History' and Mnemohistory applied to Biblical Sciences - Thomas C. Römer, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
3. Your Name Shall No Longer be Jacob, but Refugee: Involuntary Migration and the Development of the Jacob Narrative - Casey A. Strine, University of Sheffield, UK
4. 'To Share Your Bread With The Hungry'; Justice or Charity? - Walter J. Houston, University of Manchester, UK
5. Space and Memory in the Book of Leviticus - Julia Rhyder, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
6. The Zadokite and Levite Scribal Conflicts - Jaeyoung Jeon, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
7. The Concept of Utopia and the Psalm of Habakkuk: An Alternative Reading - Chen Bergot, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Part II: Social Scientific Perspectives on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Early Christian Literature
8. The Social Sciences and the Dead Sea Scrolls - George J. Brook, University of Chester, UK
9. Reviewing Purity and Impurity from a Gendered Perspective: The War Scroll (1QM) as a Case Study - Jessica M. Keady, University of Helsinki, Finland
10. The Teacher of Righteousness from the Perspective of the Sociology of Organizations - David Hamidovic, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
11. Saving Face in Galatia: Eu0proswpe/w and Concern for Honour in the Argument of Paul's Letter - David S. Harvey, Mattersey Hall, UK
12. The Use of Social Models in Biblical Studies: Philippians 1.27–2.5 as a Case Study - Peter Oakes, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
13. Inside the Bridal Chamber: Individual, Group, and Intertextuality in Gospel of Philip 65.1-26 - Todd E. Klutz, University of Manchester, UK
14. Shifting Social Contexts at Nag Hammadi: Imagining a Fourth Century Monastic Response to the Roles of Knowledge and Love in the Gospel of Philip - Kimberly A. Fowler, Aix-Marseille University, France
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