Jason BeDuhn explained

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Jason David BeDuhn (born 1963) is an American historian of religion and culture, currently Professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University,[1] and former chair of the Department of Humanities, Arts, and Religion.

Education

BeDuhn holds a B.A. in Religious studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, an M.T.S. in New Testament and Christian Origins from Harvard Divinity School, and a Ph.D. in the Comparative Study of Religions from Indiana University Bloomington.[2]

Research

Manichaeism and Augustine

Much of BeDuhn's published research relates to Manichaeism, particularly its disciplinary and ritual systems, but also its role as a catalyst in religious history, as well as its distinctive interpretation of Christian traditions related to the teachings of Jesus and Paul. BeDuhn considers that the conversion of Augustine from Manichaeism to Nicene Christianity was not a sudden act but a life-long transformation, with the narrative we now have being the product of Augustine's own idealized retrospect. BeDuhn roots Augustine's dissatisfaction with the Manichaean faith in its practice-focused way of life and external social pressures leading him towards apostasy. The 383 AD law ordered by Flavius Hypatius that condemned anyone who converted from Christianity to Paganism, Judaism, or Manichaeism is cited as one of these strong social pressures.[3]

Marcionite priority

See also: Marcion hypothesis.

Beginning with his book The First New Testament: Marcion's Scriptural Canon, BeDuhn has stated that the Gospel of Marcion (called simply 'The Gospel' by adherents of Marcionism) was not produced nor adapted by Marcion of Sinope, but instead adopted by him from a pre-existing gospel text from which he says the Gospel of Luke is also derived.[4] [5]

BeDuhn suggests that Luke may be a post-Marcion redaction, but maintains a form of the two-source hypothesis, with Marcion's Gospel interchanged with Luke as the product of a combination of Mark and Q. This differs slightly from Matthias Klinghardt's view that Marcion's gospel was based on the Gospel of Mark, with the Gospel of Matthew based on Mark and Marcion, and the Gospel of Luke expanding on Marcion with reference to Matthew and Mark.[6] These views contrast with assertions of some Church Fathers and the belief of some biblical scholars such as Bruce Metzger and Bart Ehrman that Marcion redacted the Gospel of Luke in accordance with his personal theology.[7] [8] Theologian Adolf von Harnack also accepted the view of the Church Fathers that Marcion wished to "purify" the Evangelion to an original state given by Christ and defy the fabricated Gospel of Luke, all without appealing to revelation.[9]

Projects

BeDuhn has been involved in a collaborative project to edit and translate an ancient Coptic Manichaean manuscript with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Australian Research Council.[10]

Awards

Bibliography

Thesis

Books authored

In 2010 and 2013, BeDuhn published a two-part work entitled Augustine's Manichaean Dilemma in which he considers "the deep imprint of Manicheanism on Augustine".[13] [14] [15]

Books edited

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Founder of Manichaeism: Rethinking the Life of Mani. Jason BeDuhn. Cambridge University Press. 2020. 9781108499071.
  2. Web site: Department Administration. Northern Arizona University. 2020-12-30.
  3. Book: BeDuhn, Jason . Augustine's Manichaean Dilemma. 1 : Conversion and Apostasy, 373-388 C.E.. 2010. University of Pennsylvania Press. 978-0812242102.
  4. Book: BeDuhn, Jason. The First New Testament: Marcion's Scriptural Canon. 2013. 978-1598151312. 86, 91–92. Polebridge Press . 857141226.
  5. BeDuhn . Jason . The New Marcion: Rethinking The Arch-Heretic . Forum . 2015 . 3 . Fall 2015 . 163–179 .
  6. Book: Klinghardt, Matthias. Das älteste Evangelium und die Entstehung der kanonischen Evangelien. 2015. A. Francke Verlag. 978-3772055492. 188–231. de. IV. Vom ältesten Evangelium zum kanonischen Vier-Evangelienbuch: Eine überlieferungsgeschichtliche Skizze.
  7. Book: Ehrman, Bart . Bart Ehrman. Lost Christianities . registration . Oxford University Press . New York . 2003 . 108 . 978-0195141832 .
  8. Book: Metzger, Bruce. The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origins, Developments and Significance. 1989. Clarendon Press. 2nd. Oxford. 92–99. IV. Influences Bearing on the Development of the New Testament. Bruce M. Metzger. 1987.
  9. Adolf von Harnack: Marcion: The Gospel of the Alien God (1924) translated by John E. Steely and Lyle D. Bierma
  10. Web site: Translating an ancient Manichean papyrus manuscript. Australian Research Council. 2019-07-31. 2020-12-30.
  11. Web site: AAR Book Awards – Past and Current Winners . American Academy of Religion . 2020-12-30.
  12. Web site: Jason BeDuhn . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 2020-12-30.
  13. Book: Journeys in Church History: Essays from the Catholic Historical Review. Nelson H. Minnich. The Catholic University of America Press. 2015. 978-0813228341. 15.
  14. Kotzé. A. 2014. Reviewed Work: Augustine's Manichaean Dilemma 2: Making a "Catholic" Self 388-401 C.E. by Jason David BeDuhn . Church History and Religious Culture. Brill. 94. 4. 534–537. 10.1163/18712428-09404012. 43946123.
  15. Johannes van Oort. Critical Evaluation of Jason BeDuhn's Augustine's Manichaean Dilemma in Context. Vigiliae Christianae. 65. 2011. Brill. 543–567. 10.1163/157007211X591830. 2263/19375. free.

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