Interreligious Relations

Preface Part 1: Old Testament 1. Plurality of Theologies in Bible and Church Life - Erhard Gerstenberger, Marburg University, Germany 2. Yahweh and the Other Gods: Acceptance, Rejection, and Cognitive Care - Hans Jorgen Lundager Jensen, Aarhus University, Denmark 3. Inter-Religious Relations and the Challenge of Multiculturalism: Some Biblical Principles - Cornelis Van Dam, Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary, Canada 4. Creation and Covenant: God's Direct Relationship with the Non-Israelite Nations in the Old Testament - Robin Routledge, Mattersey Hall, UK 5. Models of Inclusion and Exclusion in Joshua - David Firth, Trinity College Bristol, UK; Research Associate of the University of the Free State, South Africa 6. Interreligious Relations in the Future as Described in the Latter Prophets - Markus Zehnder, EFT Leuven, Belgium 7. Religious Observance in Space and Time in Ancient Israel and Ancient Near East - Hallvard Hagelia, Ansgar School of Theology, Norway

Part 2: New Testament and Greco-Roman Texts 8. Interreligious Encounters in the Book of Acts - Christoph Stenschke, University of South Africa, South Africa 9. Different Beliefs in the Rhetoric of the New Testament Letter to the Ephesians - Tor Vegge, University of Agder, Norway 10. Christians, Jews, and Pagans in the Book of Revelation: Persecution, Perseverance, and Purity in the Shadow of the Last Judgement - Eckhard J. Schnabel, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, USA 11. Acts of God in History According to Pagan, Jewish, and Christian Historiography - Armin Baum, Freie Theologische Hochschule Giessen, Germany

Part 3: Reception History 12. Jonah and the Foreigners - Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Aberdeen University, UK 13. Hanina ben Dosa Heals from a Distance: A Case of Christian Influences upon Talmudic Judaism? - Hilde Brekke Moller, Norwegian School of Theology, Norway 14. Jesus in Islamic and Rabbinic Traditions - Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist University, USA

Part 4: Hermeneutical Reflections 15. The Word in Dialogue and Interreligious Relation - Jože Krašovec, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia Index