{"id":10953,"date":"2026-02-22T11:52:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T11:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/?p=10953"},"modified":"2026-02-22T11:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T11:52:45","slug":"journal-for-the-study-of-the-new-testament-48-3-march-2026-special-issue-jesus-house-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/journal-for-the-study-of-the-new-testament-48-3-march-2026-special-issue-jesus-house-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal for the Study of the New Testament 48.3 March 2026: Special Issue: Jesus, House, Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table of Contents with links to open access articles for the Special issue of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament on &#8220;Jesus, House, Family&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>And as he sat at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him.<\/em> &#8211; Mark 2: 15 <em>RSV<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introduction to \u2018Jesus, House, Family: From Mark 2.15 to Constructions of Discipleship\u2019&#8211;Elizabeth Struthers Malbon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark 2.15 in Even Broader Context: A Reflection&#8211;Elizabeth Struthers Malbon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Retrospective on \u2018House\u2019 in the Gospel of Mark: A Reflection&#8211;David M. May<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0142064X251409331?_gl=1*eyk78n*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA3MzQ0ODc3OS4xNzcxNzU2MjQx*_ga_60R758KFDG*czE3NzE3NTYyNDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzE3NTYyNDAkajYwJGwwJGgyMTA0OTk4MzI2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Whose House? Revisiting the Referent of \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 in Mark 2.15&#8211;Tobias \u00c5l\u00f6w [Open Access]<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0142064X251407554?_gl=1*fi9h7n*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA3MzQ0ODc3OS4xNzcxNzU2MjQx*_ga_60R758KFDG*czE3NzE3NTYyNDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzE3NTYyNDAkajYwJGwwJGgyMTA0OTk4MzI2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Revisiting Jesus\u2019s House&#8211;J. 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Murray<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Range of Rejoicing in Luke-Acts: Exploring the Precision and Power of Luke\u2019s Positive Emotion Terminology&#8211;Bart B. Bruehler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Re-Examining the Statistical Methodology and Onomastic Claims of Gregor and Blais\u2019 Argument from Name Popularity&#8211;Jason Wilson Ph.D. &amp; Luuk van de Weghe Ph.D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-10953_cb1379-e1 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-10953_cb1379-e1 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-10953_cb1379-e1\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Main image: R.A. Stewart Macalister [1870-1950], <em>Bible Side-Lights from the Mound of Gezer. 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