bruce longenecker
Baylor University, Religion, Faculty Member
- Early Christianity, Late Antiquity, Magic, New Testament, New Testament and Christian Origins, Apostle Paul and the Pauline Letters, and 8 morePauline Theology, Pauline studies, Early Judaism (2nd Temple, Greco-Roman), Pompeii (Archaeology), Pompeii and Herculaneum, Roman Archaeology, Roman History, and Roman familyedit
- Professor of Christian Originsedit
Certain Pompeian artifacts have drawn debate as to whether they might be the product of Jesus-devotion within the walls of that small town. This article overviews the context for considering that issue in accordance with the best forms of... more
Certain Pompeian artifacts have drawn debate as to whether they might be the product of Jesus-devotion within the walls of that small town. This article overviews the context for considering that issue in accordance with the best forms of current historiographical analysis and in light of the full spread of the evidence. To do otherwise is to mire the debate in a problematic web of outdated assumptions. When those assumptions are purged from the interpretive process and the full spread of evidence is taken into account, new interpretive possibilities open up, with important historical implications for our understanding of early forms of Jesus-devotion.
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A study of Paul's ethical discourse regarding poverty in relation to his apocalyptic theology.
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An ideology of slave identity is embedded in the frescoes of the "virtually ideal" context of Oplontis Villa A; by comparison, the "virtually ideal" ideology of Galatians 3:28 may have fostered occasional moments of relational novelty... more
An ideology of slave identity is embedded in the frescoes of the "virtually ideal" context of Oplontis Villa A; by comparison, the "virtually ideal" ideology of Galatians 3:28 may have fostered occasional moments of relational novelty within some Jesus-groups of the first-century Roman world.
Research Interests: Christianity, Roman History, New Testament, History of Christianity, Early Christianity, and 15 morePompeii (Archaeology), Christian Ethics, New Testament and Christian Origins, Apostle Paul and the Pauline Letters, Christian Apologetics, New Testament Theology, Christian Theology, Galatians, New testament exegesis, Pompeii and Herculaneum, New Testament Studies, Christian Studies, Roman Archaeology, Social History of Jesus Movement/Early Christianity, and New Testament and Archaeology
This essay outlines several features of Pompeii's civic life that might have helped foster an atmosphere in which Jesus-devotion (i.e., "Christianity") could find a way through the town gates and reside within them. This essay builds on... more
This essay outlines several features of Pompeii's civic life that might have helped foster an atmosphere in which Jesus-devotion (i.e., "Christianity") could find a way through the town gates and reside within them. This essay builds on and extends the new case for Jesus-devotion in Pompeii, as found in Longenecker, _The Crosses of Pompeii: Jesus-Devotion in a Vesuvian Town_ (2016).
Research Interests: Christianity, New Testament, History of Christianity, Early Christianity, Roman Religion, and 18 morePompeii (Archaeology), Origins of Christianity, New Testament and Christian Origins, Christian Origins, Early Christian Art, Pompeii, Early Christian Archaeology, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Roman Economy and Society - Pompeii, Greco-Roman World, New Testament Studies, Greco-Roman Religions, Pompeii, Roman Domestic Space, Roman Archaeology, Social History of Jesus Movement/Early Christianity, Pompeii (Archaeology), Ville Vesuviane, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Early Christian Papyri and Inscriptions, and New Testament and Archaeology
This essay (included in a collection of essays exploring "Empire in the New Testament") overviews the realities of Roman rule in the first century -- including various aspects of the Roman imperial "good news," legitimation of Roman rule... more
This essay (included in a collection of essays exploring "Empire in the New Testament") overviews the realities of Roman rule in the first century -- including various aspects of the Roman imperial "good news," legitimation of Roman rule by the deities, implementation of Romanization by the urban elite, issues of prosperity and poverty, violence and peace.
Research Interests: Christianity, Roman History, New Testament, History of Christianity, Early Christianity, and 9 moreRoman Religion, Origins of Christianity, Imperial Rome, New Testament and Christian Origins, Christian Origins, Christianity and Rome, Ancient Rome, Christian Studies, and Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity
This essay (for the Richard Bauckham Festschrift) explores how the Markan Gospel might have been heard among "the second church" -- a term devised by Ramsay MacMullen to reference "the half-converted" of the third and fourth centuries.... more
This essay (for the Richard Bauckham Festschrift) explores how the Markan Gospel might have been heard among "the second church" -- a term devised by Ramsay MacMullen to reference "the half-converted" of the third and fourth centuries. This essay extends the term to the first century (by way of evidence of Jesus-devotion in Pompeii), and offers a reading of how the Markan Gospel (itself written "for all Christians," as Bauckham contends) may have addressed readers of "the second church" in the late first century.
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Pp. 145-158 (and 246-248) in Interpretation and the Claim of the Text: Resourcing New Testament Theology. Eds. Jason Whitlark, Bruce Longenecker, Lidija Novakovich and Mikeal Parsons. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2014
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In Bruce W. Longenecker and Mikeal C. Parsons (eds.), Beyond Bultmann: Reckoning a New Testament Theology. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2014
Pp. 247-258 in David Wilhite and Todd Still (eds.), Tertullian and Paul. Vol. 1 in the series Paul among the Fathers (New York: T&T Clark International), 2012
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Pp. 129-148 in Trevor Hart et al. (eds.), Art, Imagination, and Christian Hope: Patterns of Promise (Aldershot: Ashgate), 2012
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Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters 2.2: 65-87, 2012
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Ex Auditu 27: 26-44, 2012
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In the Freedom volume of Christian Reflection: A Series in Faith and Ethics, 19-27, 2011
In Constantine J. Belezos (ed.), Saint Paul and Corinth: International Scholarly Conference Proceedings (Corinth, 23-25 September 2007), 2 vols. (Athens: Psichogios Publications), 263-77, 2010.
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In Todd Still and David Horrell (eds.), After The First Urban Christians: The Socio-Historical Study of Pauline Christianity Twenty-Five Years Later (London/New York: Continuum), 36-59, 2009.
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In Bruce W. Longenecker and Kelly Liebengood (eds.), Engaging Economics: New Testament Scenarios and Early Christian Reception (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans), 205-221, 2009
Biblical Interpretation: A Journal of Contemporary Approaches 17, 422-47, 2009
Research Interests: Christianity, New Testament, History of Christianity, Early Christianity, New Testament and Christian Origins, and 11 moreChristian Origins, Luke-Acts, New Testament Theology, Samaritan Studies, Jesus Parables, Q, Historical Jesus, and Biblical Hermeneutics for Ethico-Political Interpretation of New Testament, The relation between Theology and Ethics in Pauline Letters, Gospel of Luke, New testament exegesis, New Testament Studies, Parables of Jesus, Parables, and Parable of Good Samaritan
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 31, 243-78, 2009
Biblical Interpretation: A Journal of Contemporary Approaches 16, 179-204, 2008
Research Interests: Humor, Historical Jesus, Luke-Acts, Humor Studies, Humour Studies, and 5 moreJesus Parables, Q, Historical Jesus, and Biblical Hermeneutics for Ethico-Political Interpretation of New Testament, The relation between Theology and Ethics in Pauline Letters, Gospel of Luke, Historical Jesus Research, Parables of Jesus, and Parables
In Todd Still (ed.), Jesus and Paul Reconnected: Fresh Pathways to an Old Debate (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans), 37-65, 2007
Journal of Theological Studies 58, 26-44, 2007
Research Interests: New Testament, History of Christianity, Early Christianity, Pauline Literature, New Testament and Christian Origins, and 8 moreApostle Paul and the Pauline Letters, Christian Origins, Pauline Theology, New Testament Theology, New Perspective on Paul, New testament exegesis, New Testament Studies, and New Perspective on Justification and Paul
Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft 96, 263-71, 2005
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In G.N. Stanton, B.W. Longenecker and S.C. Barton (eds.), The Holy Spirit and Christian Origins: Festschrift for James D.G. Dunn (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans), 90-102, 2004
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In P. Williams et al. (eds.), The New Testament in Its First Century Setting: Essays on Context and Background (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans), 281-91, 2004
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New Testament Studies 50, 185-204, 2004
Biblical Interpretation: A Journal of Contemporary Approaches 3 & 4 (double issue), 503-14, 2003
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In A.M. Donaldson & T.B. Sailors (eds), New Testament Greek and Exegesis: A Festschrift for Gerald F. Hawthorne (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans), 141-64, 2003
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In J.D.G. Dunn (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to St Paul (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 64-73, 2003
Currents in Biblical Research 1, 88-111, 2002
In Bruce W. Longenecker (ed.), Narrative Dynamics in Paul: A Critical Assessment (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press), 3-16, 2002
In Bruce W. Longenecker (ed.), Narrative Dynamics in Paul: A Critical Assessment (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press), 58-84, 2002
New Testament Studies 47, 105-117, 2001
Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft 91, 230-37, 2000
Catholic Biblical Quarterly 61, 92-108, 1999
Journal for the Study of Judaism 29, 322-36, 1998
Journal for the Study of Judaism 28, 271-93,1997
In R.N. Longenecker (ed.), The Road From Damascus: The Impact of Conversion on Paul’s Life, Thought and Ministry. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 125-146, 1997
In J.D.G. Dunn (ed.), Paul and the Mosaic Law. Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 75-97, 1996
New Testament Studies 41, 428-41, 1995
New Testament Studies 39, 478-80, 1993
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 36, 95-123, 1989
This book features artifacts from Pompeii and Herculaneum in order to illustrate the contours of life in the Roman world and to shed light on the origins of the early Jesus-movement in the first century.
Research Interests: New Testament, Early Christianity, Synoptic Gospels, Pompeii (Archaeology), Origins of Christianity, and 12 moreSocial History, New Testament and Christian Origins, Apostle Paul and the Pauline Letters, Christian Origins, Pauline Theology, Gospel of John, Pompeii, Pompeii and Herculaneum, New Testament Studies, Sociology of Early Christian; Social Science Approaches to Christian Origins; Sociology of Religion, Roman Archaeology, and New Testament and Archaeology
This site guide will enable you to make the most of your visit to the ancient site of Pompeii by immersing you in the wonders, curiosities, and intricacies of this thriving Roman town. Over one hundred graphic illustrations are... more
This site guide will enable you to make the most of your visit to the ancient site of Pompeii by immersing you in the wonders, curiosities, and intricacies of this thriving Roman town. Over one hundred graphic illustrations are interspersed throughout this guide, helping to bring the ancient world alive for you as you walk through Pompeii's sprawling streets. Fifty of the most important locations have been selected to ensure that those with curious minds will make the most of their time in the ruins of Pompeii.
Research Interests: Pompeii (Archaeology), Travel & Tourism, Travel Literature, Travel Management and Tour Operations, Pompeii, and 10 moreTravel and Tourism Industry, Traveling, Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Tourist Guidebooks, Italian travel literature, Travel Guidebooks, Pompeii (Archaeology), Ville Vesuviane, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Travel Agency Management, and Italy Travel and Tourism Market
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This book debunks the myth that the cross was never used as a visual symbol in pre-Constantinian Christianity, bringing together the relevant material evidence demonstrating Christian use of the cross prior to Constantine. The artifacts... more
This book debunks the myth that the cross was never used as a visual symbol in pre-Constantinian Christianity, bringing together the relevant material evidence demonstrating Christian use of the cross prior to Constantine. The artifacts presented in this book interlock with literary witnesses from the same period to provide a consistent and robust portrait of the cross as a pre-Constantinian symbol of Christian devotion. The material record of the pre-Constantinian period illustrates that Constantine did not invent the cross as a symbol of Christian faith; for an impressive number of Christians before Constantine’s reign, the cross served as a visual symbol of commitment to a living deity in a dangerous world.
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A Commentary in the Paideia Series (Baker Academic). James Thompson wrote the commentary on Philippians, and I wrote the commentary on Philemon.
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This book demonstrates that Jesus-devotion was present in Pompeii prior to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79. It challenges the consensus view that we have no evidence that Jesus-devotion was there (showing the ideological weaknesses... more
This book demonstrates that Jesus-devotion was present in Pompeii prior to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79. It challenges the consensus view that we have no evidence that Jesus-devotion was there (showing the ideological weaknesses of that view) and presents nearly two-dozen artifacts that reveal the presence of Jesus-devotion in the shadow of Vesuvius.
Research Interests: Christianity, Roman History, New Testament, History of Christianity, Early Christianity, and 20 moreRoman Religion, Pompeii (Archaeology), Origins of Christianity, New Testament and Christian Origins, Christian Origins, Pompeii, Early Christian Archaeology, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Pompeii Topography Architecture, Roman Economy and Society - Pompeii, Greco-Roman World, New Testament Studies, Pompeii, Roman Domestic Space, Early Christian Archeology, Roman Archaeology, Social History of Jesus Movement/Early Christianity, Graeco-Roman Religion, Pompeii (Archaeology), Ville Vesuviane, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Early Christian Papyri and Inscriptions, and New Testament and Archaeology
Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2014.
Research Interests: Jewish Studies, Jewish History, Jewish - Christian Relations, Jewish Thought, New Testament and Christian Origins, and 7 moreJewish Philosophy, Jewish Literature, Judaism, Modern Jewish History, Jewish Cultural Studies, History of Judaism In Antiquity, and Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity
Co-authored with Todd Still. Zondervan Academic, 2014
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Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2012
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Grand Rapids/Cambridge: Eerdmans, 2010
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Waco: Baylor University Press, 2005
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Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003
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Edinburgh: T&T Clark; Nashville: Abingdon, 1998
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Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1995
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JSNTS 57; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1991
Research Interests: Early Christianity, Pauline Literature, Romans, New Testament and Christian Origins, Apostle Paul and the Pauline Letters, and 7 moreChristian Origins, Pauline Theology, Jewish apocalyptic literature, Epistle to the Romans, Jewish and Christian Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha, Jewish and Christian Apocryphal Texts, and Jewish and Christian Apocalypticism
This book collects essays from various contributors who explore different dimensions of Pompeii's potential to refine our lenses for interpreting the texts and "situatedness" of early Christianity.
Research Interests: Christianity, Roman History, New Testament, History of Christianity, Early Christianity, and 17 moreRoman Religion, Pompeii (Archaeology), Origins of Christianity, New Testament and Christian Origins, Graeco-Roman Mosaics and Wall Paintings, Pompeii, New Testament Theology, Early Christian Archaeology, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Roman Economy and Society - Pompeii, Greco-Roman World, New Testament Studies, Pompeii, Roman Domestic Space, Christian Studies, Roman Archaeology, Graeco-Roman Religion, and Early Christian Papyri and Inscriptions
Edited by Bruce Longenecker and Mikeal Parsons. Baylor University Press, 2014
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Edited by Jason Whitlark, Bruce Longenecker, Lidija Novakovich and Mikeal Parsons. Baylor University Press, 2014
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. Edited by Bruce W. Longenecker and Kelly Liebengood. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009
Graham N. Stanton, Bruce W. Longenecker and Stephen C. Barton, eds. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004
Edited by Alf Christopherson, Carsten Clausen, Jörg Frey and Bruce W. Longenecker. JSNTSup, 217; London: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002
Edited by Bruce W. Longenecker. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002
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Bruce Longenecker's review of Laura Salah Nasrallah, Archaeology and the Letters of Paul. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press,
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Bruce Longenecker's review of Jeremy Hartnett, The Roman Street: Urban Life and Society in Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Rome. New York:
Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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Journal of Theological Studies 49 (1998): 766-772.
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G. CLARK, CHRISTIANITY AND ROMAN SOCIETY (Key Themes in Ancient History). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Pp. xii+ 137. isbn 0-521-63310-9 (bound); 0-521-63386-9 (paper).£ 45.00 (bound);£ 15.99 (paper). Emerging from the... more
G. CLARK, CHRISTIANITY AND ROMAN SOCIETY (Key Themes in Ancient History). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Pp. xii+ 137. isbn 0-521-63310-9 (bound); 0-521-63386-9 (paper).£ 45.00 (bound);£ 15.99 (paper). Emerging from the classroom ...