James Kelhoffer
Professor at Department of Theology; Biblical Exegesis
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 21 86
- E-mail:
- James.Kelhoffer@teol.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Engelska parken, Thunbergsvägen 3 B
- Postal address:
- Box 511
751 20 UPPSALA
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- 0000-0001-7942-6079

Publications
Selection of publications
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Der Verfolger als Gottes Widersacher in der Apostelgeschichte
Part of Der Widersacher Gottes – L’adversaire de Dieu, p. 135-145, Mohr Siebeck, 2016
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Part of Early Christian Communities between Ideal and Reality, p. 83-108, Mohr Siebeck, 2015
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Part of Ad fontes , p. 243-251, Artos & Norma bokförlag, 2015
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Conceptions of “Gospel” and Legitimacy in Early Christianity
Mohr Siebeck, 2014
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Part of New Testament Studies, p. 433-456, 2013
- DOI for Reciprocity as Salvation: Christ as Salvific Patron and the Corresponding ‘Payback’ Expected of Christ’s Earthly Clients according to the Second Letter of Clement
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Nya testamentets exegetik som akademiskt ämne med relevans för andra ämnen
Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 55-70, 2012
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Die Johannesapokalypse: Kontexte – Konzepte – Rezeption
Mohr Siebeck, 2012
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The Search for Confessors at the Council of Nicaea
Part of Journal of early Christian studies (Print), p. 589-599, 2011
- DOI for The Search for Confessors at the Council of Nicaea
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Part of Early Christianity, p. 198-218, 2011
- DOI for The Maccabees at Prayer: Pro- and Anti-Hasmonean Tendencies in the Prayers of First and Second Maccabees
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Women and Gender in Ancient Religions: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Mohr Siebeck, 2010
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Mohr Siebeck, 2010
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Part of Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum, p. 517-548, 2007
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Basilides’s Gospel and Exegetica (Treatises)
Part of Vigiliae christianae (Print), p. 115-134, 2005
Recent publications
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Brill Academic Publishers, 2023
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Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 202-226, 2022
- DOI for Populism and Biblical Studies, Part 1: The Continuation of a Debate, with a Response to Robert W. Yarbrough
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Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 227-258, 2022
- DOI for Populism and Biblical Studies, Part 2: Political Action, Democratic Principles, and Academic Pluralism
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Passing the Audition: Mode and Harmony in Ignatius of Antioch’s Chorus (Eph. 4.2; Rom. 2.2)
Part of Why We Sing, p. 175-201, Brill Academic Publishers, 2022
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Introduction: Early Christian Liturgical Traditions
Part of Why We Sing, p. 1-46, Brill Academic Publishers, 2022
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 202-226, 2022
- DOI for Populism and Biblical Studies, Part 1: The Continuation of a Debate, with a Response to Robert W. Yarbrough
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Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 227-258, 2022
- DOI for Populism and Biblical Studies, Part 2: Political Action, Democratic Principles, and Academic Pluralism
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Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 125-132, 2020
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Part of Early Christianity, p. 432-483, 2018
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Part of Vigiliae christianae (Print), p. 142-164, 2018
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Part of Vigiliae christianae (Print), p. 353-368, 2018
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Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 210-222, 2017
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Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 154-178, 2017
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Second Clement and Gnosticism: The status quaestionis
Part of Early Christianity, p. 124-149, 2017
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Second Clement and Gnosticism: The status quaestionis
Part of EARLY CHRISTIANITY, p. 124-149, 2017
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Pigeonholing a Prooftexter?: The Citations in 2Clement 2 and Their Allegedly Gnostic Background
Part of Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche, p. 266-295, 2016
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Pigeonholing a Prooftexter?: The Citations in 2 Clement 2 and Their Alleged ‘Gnostic’ Background
Part of Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche, p. 266-295, 2016
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Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 53-59, 2014
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New Testament Exegesis as an Academic Discipline with Relevance for Other Disciplines
Part of Currents in Biblical Research, p. 218-233, 2013
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Part of New Testament Studies, p. 433-456, 2013
- DOI for Reciprocity as Salvation: Christ as Salvific Patron and the Corresponding ‘Payback’ Expected of Christ’s Earthly Clients according to the Second Letter of Clement
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Nya testamentets exegetik som akademiskt ämne med relevans för andra ämnen
Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 55-70, 2012
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Nya testamentets exegetik som akademiskt ämne med relevans för andra ämnen
Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 55-70, 2012
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Part of Biblical Research, p. 25-35, 2012
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The Search for Confessors at the Council of Nicaea
Part of Journal of early Christian studies (Print), p. 589-599, 2011
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Part of Dialog, p. 120-132, 2011
- DOI for Withstanding Persecution as a Corroboration of Legitimacy in the New Testament: Reflections on the Resulting Ethical and Hermeneutical Quandary
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Part of Early Christianity, p. 198-218, 2011
- DOI for The Maccabees at Prayer: Pro- and Anti-Hasmonean Tendencies in the Prayers of First and Second Maccabees
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Suffering as Defense of Paul’s Apostolic Authority in Galatians and 2 Corinthians 11
Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 127-143, 2009
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Part of Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum, p. 517-548, 2007
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Suppressing Anger in Early Christianity: Examples from the Pauline Tradition
Part of Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies, p. 307-325, 2007
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Part of Biblical Research, p. 5-17, 2007
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John the Baptist’s ‘Wild Honey’ and the Ambiguity of Certain References to ‘Honey’ in Antiquity
Part of Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies, p. 59-73, 2005
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Basilides’s Gospel and Exegetica (Treatises)
Part of Vigiliae christianae (Print), p. 115-134, 2005
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Part of Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche, p. 1-34, 2004
- DOI for 'How Soon a Book’ Revisited: EUAGGELION as a Reference to ‘Gospel’ Materials in the First Half of the Second Century
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Did John the Baptist Eat Like a Former Essene?: Locust-Eating in the Ancient Near East and at Qumran
Part of Dead Sea Discoveries, p. 293-314, 2004
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Part of Currents in Biblical Research, p. 104-127, 2003
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The Struggle To Define Heilsgeschichte: Paul on the Origins of the Christian Tradition
Part of Biblical Research, p. 45-67, 2003
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The Apostle Paul and Justin Martyr on the Miraculous: A Comparison of Appeals to Authority
Part of Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies, p. 163-184, 2001
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Part of Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche, p. 78-112, 2001
- DOI for The Witness of Eusebius’ ad Marinum and Other Christian Writings to Text-Critical Debates concerning the Original Conclusion to Mark’s Gospel
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Part of Biblical Research, p. 23-34, 1999
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Response to Jack Dean Kingsbury, ‘The Significance of the Earthly Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew’
Part of Ex Auditu: an international journal of theological interpretation of scripture, p. 66-69, 1998
Books
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The Catholic Epistles, Hebrews, and Revelation
Anselm Academic, 2016
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Conceptions of “Gospel” and Legitimacy in Early Christianity
Mohr Siebeck, 2014
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The Pauline Letters: Their History and Theology
Anselm Academic, 2013
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Mohr Siebeck, 2010
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The Diet of John the Baptist: “Locusts and Wild Honey” in Synoptic and Patristic Interpretation
Mohr Siebeck, 2005
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Mohr Siebeck, 2000
Chapters in book
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Passing the Audition: Mode and Harmony in Ignatius of Antioch’s Chorus (Eph. 4.2; Rom. 2.2)
Part of Why We Sing, p. 175-201, Brill Academic Publishers, 2022
- DOI for Passing the Audition: Mode and Harmony in Ignatius of Antioch’s Chorus (Eph. 4.2; Rom. 2.2)
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Introduction: Early Christian Liturgical Traditions
Part of Why We Sing, p. 1-46, Brill Academic Publishers, 2022
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Part of Celebrating Arthur Darby Nock, p. 177-210, Mohr Siebeck, 2021
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Part of The Reception of Jesus in the First Three Centuries, p. 513-529, T&T Clark, 2021
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Part of The Reception of Jesus in the First Three Centuries, p. 513-530, Bloomsbury Academic, 2019
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The Ecclesiology of 2 Clement 14: Ephesians, Pauline Reception, and the Church’s Preexistence
Part of Receptions of Paul in Early Christianity, p. 377-409, Walter de Gruyter, 2018
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Part of Glaube, p. 683-720, Mohr Siebeck, 2017
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Part of The Eucharist – Its Origins and Contexts, p. 313-329, Mohr Siebeck, 2017
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Der Verfolger als Gottes Widersacher in der Apostelgeschichte
Part of Der Widersacher Gottes – L’adversaire de Dieu, p. 135-145, Mohr Siebeck, 2016
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Part of Early Christian Communities between Ideal and Reality, p. 83-108, Mohr Siebeck, 2015
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Part of Ad fontes , p. 243-251, Artos & Norma bokförlag, 2015
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Part of Texts and Traditions, p. 95-136, Brill Academic Publishers, 2014
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Part of Bedrängnis und Identität , p. 263-280, Walter de Gruyter, 2013
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Introduction to the Gospel of Mark
Part of The Anselm Academic Study Bible, p. 1626-1629, Anselm Academic, 2013
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Part of Die Johannesapokalypse, p. 553-585, Mohr Siebeck, 2012
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Part of Women and Gender in Ancient Religions, p. 85-98, Mohr Siebeck, 2010
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Part of Jesus in apokryphen Evangelienüberlieferungen, p. 399-422, Mohr Siebeck, 2010
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The New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature
Part of Theological Foundations, p. 65-91, St. Mary’s Press (Anselm Academic), 2007
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Early Christian Ascetic Practices and Biblical Interpretation: The Witnesses of Galen and Tatian
Part of The New Testament and early Christian literature in Greco-Roman context, p. 439-444, Brill, 2006
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Part of Reader’s Guide to Judaism, p. 43-44, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000
Collections (editor)
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Brill Academic Publishers, 2023
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Celebrating Arthur Darby Nock: Choice, Change, and Conversion
Mohr Siebeck, 2021
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Die Johannesapokalypse: Kontexte – Konzepte – Rezeption
Mohr Siebeck, 2012
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Women and Gender in Ancient Religions: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Mohr Siebeck, 2010
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Introduction to the New Testament: Jesus in the Gospels and Acts
Saint Mary's Press (Anselm Academic), 2009
Other
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Part of Early Christianity, p. 124-149, 2017
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Part of Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok, p. 217-284, 2016
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2 Clement: Introduction, Text, and Commentary
Part of Expository times, p. 540-542, 2015
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Part of The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, p. 870-872, 2010
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Part of Currents in Theology and Mission, p. 144-146, 2009
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The Gospel of Matthew’s Dependence on the Didache
Part of Journal of early Christian studies (Print), p. 388-391, 2005
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Das Kreuz Christi bei Irenäus von Lyon
Part of Journal of early Christian studies (Print), p. 125-126, 2005
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Mark : Images of an Apostolic Interpreter
Part of Review of Biblical Literature, 2003
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Hearing the Whole Story : The Politics of Plot in Mark’s Gospel
Part of Journal for the Study of the New Testament, p. 126-127, 2002
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Vom Evangelium des Markus zum viergestaltigen Evangelium
Part of The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, p. 377-378, 2002
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Miracles in Jewish and Christian Antiquity: Imagining Truth
Part of The journal of religion, p. 459-461, 2001
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A Multiform Heritage : Studies on Early Judaism and Christianity in Honor of Robert A. Kraft
Part of The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, p. 790-792, 2000
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One Right Reading? : A Guide to Irenaeus
Part of Journal of early Christian studies (Print), p. 303-304, 1999
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The New Testament : A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings
Part of Teaching Theology and Religion, p. 187-187, 1999
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Part of Currents in Theology and Mission, p. 62-63, 1999
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The Risen Lord : The Jesus of History as the Christ of Faith
Part of Currents in Theology and Mission, p. 320-320, 1998
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Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Gospel of Matthew
Part of Currents in Theology and Mission, p. 524-524, 1998
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Aspects of Religious Contact and Conflict in the Ancient World
Part of Journal of early Christian studies (Print), p. 297-298, 1997
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Religion and Power : Pagans, Jews, and Christians in the Greek East
Part of Journal of early Christian studies (Print), p. 464-465, 1997