The Transmission of the Gospel Traditions

Aquest article defensa que el model de la tradició oral, utilitzat pels crítics formals, va ser un error fonamental, com ho demostra gran part del coneixement que ara tenim sobre la tradició oral en moltes altres societats; es proposa com a model alternatiu el testimoniatge dels testimonis oculars com el camí de la tradició dels Evangelis, que hauria estat preservada fins al període de l’escriptura dels Evangelis. Diversos trets dels Evangelis indiquen la fidelitat d’aquestes tradicions com narrades pels testimonis oculars. Els Evangelis s’entenen molt millor com a «història oral», basada en la versió dels testimonis oculars dels esdeveniments.This essay argues that the model of oral tradition that was employed by the form critics was fundamentally flawed, as the much greater knowledge we now have of oral tradition in many societies demonstrates, and proposes eyewitness testimony as an alternative model of the way the Gospel tradition was preserved in the period up to the writing of the Gospels. Various features of the Gospels indicate their closeness to the traditions as told by the eyewitnesses. The Gospels are best understood as ‘oral history,’ based on and even incorporating the testimony of the eyewitnesses to the events

Bible and Ecology

In this well-argued and timely book, Bauckham considers the relationship of humans to the rest of creation.He argues that there is much more to the Bible’s understanding of this relationship than the mandate of human dominion given in Genesis 1, which has too often been used as a justification for domination and exploitation of the earth’s resources. He also critiques the notion of stewardship as being on the one hand presumptuous, and on the other too general a term to explain our key responsibilities in caring for the earth. In countering this, he considers other biblical perspectives, including the book of Job, the Psalms and the Gospels, and re-evaluates the biblical tradition of ‘dominion’, in favour of a ‘community of creation’.With its clear analysis and thought-provoking conclusions, The Bible and Ecology is an essential read for anyone interested in a biblically grounded approach to ecology

Bible and Ecology

In this well-argued and timely book, Bauckham considers the relationship of humans to the rest of creation.He argues that there is much more to the Bible’s understanding of this relationship than the mandate of human dominion given in Genesis 1, which has too often been used as a justification for domination and exploitation of the earth’s resources. He also critiques the notion of stewardship as being on the one hand presumptuous, and on the other too general a term to explain our key responsibilities in caring for the earth. In countering this, he considers other biblical perspectives, including the book of Job, the Psalms and the Gospels, and re-evaluates the biblical tradition of ‘dominion’, in favour of a ‘community of creation’.With its clear analysis and thought-provoking conclusions, The Bible and Ecology is an essential read for anyone interested in a biblically grounded approach to ecology

“The Stones Would Cry Out” (Luke 19.40): A Lukan Contribution to a Hermeneutics of Creation’s Praise

publication-status: Publishedtypes: Article© 2011 by Cambridge University Press. Publisher's version.Beginning from Richard Bauckham's proposal that the biblical theme of creation's praise is of considerable importance for an ecological spirituality, this article takes a close look at Luke 19:40, a text largely ignored in ecological readings of the Bible. An examination of Luke's distinctive account of the entry into Jerusalem and a consideration of the relevant Jewish parallels to the motif of the crying stone leads to a view of the stones’ cry as one of both praise and protest. The ecotheological potential of this text is then discussed and, in contrast to Bauckham's view of creation's praise as something creation always and already does simply by being itself, an eschatological view of creation's praise – and the combined expression of praise and protest – is presented as important, not least for its ecotheological and ethical potential.AHRCResearch project: Uses of the Bible in Environmental Ethic

Økologisk håb i krise?

I denne artikel peger den internationalt anerkendte NT-ekseget Richard Bauckham på nødvendigheden af at gentænke vores forståelse af det kristne håb i en situation, hvor vi står overfor en global økologisk krise. Bauckham præciserer, hvordan det ultimative håb om Guds nyskabelse af alle ting og vores umiddelbare håb forholder sig til hinanden. Til slut udfolder han, hvordan tro, håb og kærlighed er kristne dyder som kan ”føre os til nye visioner af det mulige selv inden for en alvorligt beskadiget verden.

Predicting our own and others’ future preferences: The role of social distance

People underestimate how much their preferences will change in the future, a phenomenon sometimes referred to as a “presentism bias.” Recently, we found that this presentism bias is attenuated when thinking about the preferences of other people. The aim of this study was to investigate whether predicting future preferences also differs depending on the level of social distance between self and other. A total of 67 participants completed a perspective-taking task in which they were required to think about their own preferences, those of a generic peer, and those of a close other both now and in the future. They were also asked to consider the preferences of an older adult now. Participants predicted less change between their current and future preferences than between the current and future preferences of a generic peer. Predicted change in preferences for a close other were similar, but not identical, to those made for the self. When considering relevant future preferences, participants predicted less change for themselves than for their close others and less change for close others than for generic peers. In other words, as social distance increases, the presentism bias decreases. Interestingly, participants estimated that both they and their peers would not change so much that they become similar to current older adults. Simulating the future perspectives of a generic peer or, even better, the current perspectives of an older adult may thus result in improved long-term decision-making, as it may enable a more realistic estimation of the magnitude of likely changes in the future