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Yhwh's battle against chaos in Ezekiel: the transformation of Judahite mythology for a new situation (2013)
Journal Article
Strine, C., & Crouch, C. (2013). Yhwh's battle against chaos in Ezekiel: the transformation of Judahite mythology for a new situation. Journal of Biblical Literature, 132(4), https://doi.org/10.2307/42912472

In addressing the theological crisis of the exile, Ezekiel relies on the mythology of the divine king who goes out to battle against the forces of chaos, commonly referred to as the Chaoskampf. This article explores how Ezekiel employs this imagery t... Read More about Yhwh's battle against chaos in Ezekiel: the transformation of Judahite mythology for a new situation.

The credibility of the Catholic Church as public actor (2013)
Journal Article
O'Loughlin, T. (2013). The credibility of the Catholic Church as public actor. New Blackfriars, 94(1050), https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12011

This article assumes that there is a profound crisis of credibility in the Catholic Church today. This is distinct from the issue of the credibility of Christian faith or the credibility of theism, for many who believe, indeed many Catholics, are aff... Read More about The credibility of the Catholic Church as public actor.

Ištar and the motif of the cosmological warrior: Assurbanipal’s adaptation of Enuma elish (2013)
Book Chapter
Crouch, C. (2013). Ištar and the motif of the cosmological warrior: Assurbanipal’s adaptation of Enuma elish. In ‘Thus speaks Ishtar of Arbela’: prophecy in Israel, Assyria and Egypt in the Neo-Assyrian period. Eisenbrauns

Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal are well known to scholars of ancient Near Eastern prophecy, thanks to their affinity for prophecy and the prophetic goddess Ištar in particular, which resulted in the preservation of oracular material in a manner not atte... Read More about Ištar and the motif of the cosmological warrior: Assurbanipal’s adaptation of Enuma elish.

Review of/Rezension: Boris Paschke, Particularism and universalism in the Sermon on the Mount: a narrative-critical analysis of Matthew 5-7 in the light of Matthew's view on mission, Neutestamentliche Abhandlungen 56, Münster: Aschendorff, 2012 (2013)
Journal Article
Deines, R. (2013). Review of/Rezension: Boris Paschke, Particularism and universalism in the Sermon on the Mount: a narrative-critical analysis of Matthew 5-7 in the light of Matthew's view on mission, Neutestamentliche Abhandlungen 56, Münster: Aschendorff, 2012

Blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite (2013)
Journal Article
O'Loughlin, T. (2013). Blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite. Anaphora, 7(2),

The references to 'blessing' and 'thanking' in the context of the community meal, the Eucharist, are found in the Synoptic Gospels as referring to Jesus' prayer to God; however, they are interpreted in contemporary Catholic practice as referring to t... Read More about Blessing and breaking: a dissonance of action and interpretation in the Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite.

Why study the early Eucharist? With professor Tom O'Loughlin in discussion with Dr Francis Knight ; [part of] The Why Studies Series : devised by the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Nottingham. (2013)
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O'Loughlin, T. (2013). Why study the early Eucharist? With professor Tom O'Loughlin in discussion with Dr Francis Knight ; [part of] The Why Studies Series : devised by the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Nottingham. [Video made publically available on YouTube]

The Eucharist is a central element of the religious practice of the majority of Christians. Part of this practice is the act of recollection (anamnesis) of the origins of the practice which is located within memory at the salient moment of Jesus' las... Read More about Why study the early Eucharist? With professor Tom O'Loughlin in discussion with Dr Francis Knight ; [part of] The Why Studies Series : devised by the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Nottingham..