Interpretation and the Claims of the Text: Resourcing New Testament Theology: Essays in Honor of Charles H. Talbert

ISBN-13: 9781481300308 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 327 str.

Jason A. Whitlark

Opis

"Interpretation and the Claims of the Text" combines the writings of more than a dozen prominent biblical scholars to elucidate the theological building blocks for the New Testament. Beverly Roberts Gaventa, Mikeal C. Parsons, Jason A. Whitlark, Loveday Alexander, Warren Carter, Sharyn Dowd, Amy-Jill Levine, Bruce W. Longenecker, Frank J. Matera, David P. Moessner, Alicia D. Myers, Lidija Novakovic, Todd D. Still, C. Clifton Black, and R. Alan Culpepper chart the waters of creation and humanity, the problems of sin, Christ's redemptive power, and God's overarching plan for humankind. Students and scholars alike will benefit from their exegetical groundwork, perceptive discussion, and enlightening conclusions. "Interpretations and the Claims of the Text" illuminates multiple points of departure for further exploration of the depths of New Testament texts.

Spis treści

• Preface
• 1 Interpreting the Claims of the New Testament: The Life and Scholarship of Charles H. Talbert
• Sharyn Dowd and Alicia D. Myers
• Claims about God
• 2 The God Who Raised Jesus from the Dead: Toward a Theology of Resurrection
• Lidija Novakovic
• 3 The ""Glory of God"" in Paul's Letter to the Romans
• Beverly Roberts Gaventa
• Claims about the Human Condition
• 4 ""The World Was My Oyster but I Used the Wrong Fork"" (Oscar Wilde): The Parable of the Pearl Reopened
• Amy-Jill Levine
• 5 The Problem of Evil in the Gospel of John
• R. Alan Culpepper
• 6 Placing Pain in a Pauline Frame: Considering Suffering in Romans 5 and 8
• Todd D. Still
• Claims about Creation and Human Destiny
• 7 Endzeit als Urzeit: Mark and Creation Theology
• C. Clifton Black
• 8 Conformed to the Image of God's Own Son: The Goal of God's Redemptive Plan according to the Pauline Epistles
• Frank J. Matera
• 9 Cosmology and the Perfection of Humanity in Hebrews
• Jason A. Whitlark
• Claims about the Christian Community
• 10 Luke and the Heritage of Israel
• Mikeal C. Parsons
• 11 The Love of God (Romans 5:5): Expansive Syntax and Theological Polyvalence
• Bruce W. Longenecker
• 12 Diakonia, the Ephesian Comma, and the Ministry of All Believers
• Loveday Alexander
• 13 The Living Resources of Early Christology: Papias and the Gospel of Mark
• David P. Moessner
• Claims about Empire
• 14 The Question of the State and the State of the Question: The Roman Empire and New Testament Theologies
• Warren Carter
• Notes
• Bibliography
• List of Contributors
• Index of Primary Sources
• Index of Modern Authors