Korsfästelse i text, bild och arkeologi

RT2518 Crucifixion in Texts, Art and Archaeology

Advanced Level 7,5 hp

Books:

Cook, John Granger (2019). “Preface” and “Introduction.” In Crucifixion in the Mediterranean World, 2nd extended edition (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck). (15 pages). Available in Canvas

Chapman, David D. (2008). “Crucifixion Terminology.” In Ancient Jewish and Christian Perceptions. WUNT, 2. Reihe, 224. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck. (27 pages). Available in Canvas

Hengel, Martin (1977). Crucifixion in the Ancient World and the Folly of the Message of the Cross. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1977 (90 pages).
Lipsi, Iusti (Justus Lipsius) (1594) De Cruce : Libri tres : Ad sacram profanamque historiam utiles : Una cum Notis. Antverpiae: Officiana Plantiniana, Apud Viduam et Ioannem Moretum. Selections available in Canvas.
Samuelsson, Gunnar (2010). Crucifixion in Antiquity: An Inquiry into the Background of the New Testament Terminology of Crucifixion. Skrifter utgivna vid Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion, 36. Göteborg: Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion. (382 pages). Selections available in Canvas.

Articles:

Cook, John Granger (2014). Book Review: Gunnar Samuelsson, Crucifixion in Antiquity: An Inquiry into the Background and Significance of the New Testament Terminology of Crucifixion (RBL 04/2014). (6 pages). Available in Canvas

Chapman, David D. (2008). “Hanging and Impalement. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.” In Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, ed. Uta Lehnhart, et al. , vol. 11, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 212–215. Available here.
Gualdi-Russo, Emanuela et al. (2018). “A Multidisciplinary Study of Calcaneal Trauma in Roman Italy: A Possible Case of Crucifxion?” In Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 11:1783–1791. (9 pages) Available in Canvas and here.

Harley, Felicity (2019). “Crucifixion in Roman Antiquity: The State of the Field.” I Journal of Early Christian Studies, Volume 27, Number 2, Summer. (20 pages) Available in Canvas

– (2018). ”Picturing the Passion.” I The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Art, eds. Robin M. Jensen & Mark D. Ellison. Routledge. (15 pages) Available in Canvas

Samuelsson, Gunnar (2015). “Punishments: Crucifixion.” In The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Law / Brent A. Strawn (ed.). Oxford: OUP. (5 pages). Available in Canvas.

– (2016). “Cook, John Granger: Crucifixion in the Mediterranean World.” Review in Theologische Literaturzeitung Vol. 141; No 4 (3 pages). Available in Canvas.

– (2017). “Alexamenos is doing what!” Paper presented at Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting. Boston, USA. Available in Canvas.

– (2023). “The Alkimila Graffito Reconsidered.” Paper presented at Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting. San Antonio, USA. Available in Canvas.

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