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Sixth International Congress on Biblical Studies, Oxford, 3-7 April 1978. Contents: H.-W. Bartsch, Inhalt und Funktion des urchristlichen Osterglaubens. J.N. Birdsall, The Georgian Version of Revelation. Oscar C. Brooks, A Contextual Interpretation of Gal 3.27. D.H. Campbell, The Identity of ego in Rom 7.7-25. W.S. Campbell, Salvation for Jews and Gentiles: Krister Stendahl and Paul's Letter to the Romans. W.S. Campbell, Christ the End of the Law: Rom 10.4. W.V. Crockett, Ultimate Restoration of all Mankind, 1 Cor 15.22. Paul Ellingworth, New Testament Text and Old Testament Context in Heb 12.3. J.C. Fenton, Controversy in the New Testament. J. Francis, Like newborn babes-the image of the child in 1 Peter 2.2-3. J.M. Gibbs, Wisdom, Power and Well-being. S.G. Hall, Christology, Prophecy and Scripture. Martin Hengel, Hymn and Christology. C.J.A. Hickling, Centre and Periphery in Paul's Thought. C.J.A. Hickling, Paul's Reading of Isaiah. John Holdsworth, The Sufferings in 1 Peter and Missionary Apocalyptic. Gunther Kehnscherper, Romans 8.19-On Pauline Belief and Creation. Sophie Laws, The Blood-stained Horseman: Rev 19.11-13. S.D. MacArthur, Spirit in Pauline Usage: 1 Cor 5.5. T.W. Mackay, Early Christian Exegesis of the Apocalypse. M.J. Moreton, A Reconsideration of the Origins of a Christian Initiation Rite in the Age of the New Testament. J. Nissen, The Problem of Suffering and Ethics in the New Testament. Jerome D. Quinn, Paul's Last Captivity. Heikki RSisSnen, Paul's Theological Difficulties with the Law. Julien Ries, Les Titres NT du Christ dans la Liturgie Gnostique de Medinet Madi. Stephen S. Smalley, What about 1 John? Graham Stanton, Stephen in Lucan Perspective. R.G. Tanner, St Paul and Panaetius. R.G. Tanner, St Paul's view of Militia and Contemporary Social Values. D.H. van Daalen, The Revelation of God's Righteousness in Rom 1.17. J.J. Vincent, Pluralism and Mission in the NT. Joan Hazelden Walker, A pre-Marcan Dating for the Didache: Further Thoughts of a Liturgist. A.J.M. Wedderburn, Adam in Paul's Letter to the Romans. Ann E. Wilhelm-Hooijbergh, The Martyrdom of Peter was Before the Fire in Rome. Ann E. Wilhem-Hooijbergh, In 2 Tim 1.17 the Greek and Latin Texts may have a Different Meaning. R. Williamson, Philo and New Testament Christology. R.E. Witt, The Myth of God's Mother Incarnate. N.T. Wright, Peri hamartias in Rom 8.3. Roy Yates, Christ and Powers of Evil in Colossians.
Studia Biblica 1978. III: Papers on Paul and Other New Testament Authors
Book 3 ยท Dec 1980 ยท
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Sixth International Congress on Biblical Studies, Oxford, 3-7 April 1978. Contents: H.-W. Bartsch, Inhalt und Funktion des urchristlichen Osterglaubens. J.N. Birdsall, The Georgian Version of Revelation. Oscar C. Brooks, A Contextual Interpretation of Gal 3.27. D.H. Campbell, The Identity of ego in Rom 7.7-25. W.S. Campbell, Salvation for Jews and Gentiles: Krister Stendahl and Paul's Letter to the Romans. W.S. Campbell, Christ the End of the Law: Rom 10.4. W.V. Crockett, Ultimate Restoration of all Mankind, 1 Cor 15.22. Paul Ellingworth, New Testament Text and Old Testament Context in Heb 12.3. J.C. Fenton, Controversy in the New Testament. J. Francis, Like newborn babes-the image of the child in 1 Peter 2.2-3. J.M. Gibbs, Wisdom, Power and Well-being. S.G. Hall, Christology, Prophecy and Scripture. Martin Hengel, Hymn and Christology. C.J.A. Hickling, Centre and Periphery in Paul's Thought. C.J.A. Hickling, Paul's Reading of Isaiah. John Holdsworth, The Sufferings in 1 Peter and Missionary Apocalyptic. Gunther Kehnscherper, Romans 8.19-On Pauline Belief and Creation. Sophie Laws, The Blood-stained Horseman: Rev 19.11-13. S.D. MacArthur, Spirit in Pauline Usage: 1 Cor 5.5. T.W. Mackay, Early Christian Exegesis of the Apocalypse. M.J. Moreton, A Reconsideration of the Origins of a Christian Initiation Rite in the Age of the New Testament. J. Nissen, The Problem of Suffering and Ethics in the New Testament. Jerome D. Quinn, Paul's Last Captivity. Heikki RSisSnen, Paul's Theological Difficulties with the Law. Julien Ries, Les Titres NT du Christ dans la Liturgie Gnostique de Medinet Madi. Stephen S. Smalley, What about 1 John? Graham Stanton, Stephen in Lucan Perspective. R.G. Tanner, St Paul and Panaetius. R.G. Tanner, St Paul's view of Militia and Contemporary Social Values. D.H. van Daalen, The Revelation of God's Righteousness in Rom 1.17. J.J. Vincent, Pluralism and Mission in the NT. Joan Hazelden Walker, A pre-Marcan Dating for the Didache: Further Thoughts of a Liturgist. A.J.M. Wedderburn, Adam in Paul's Letter to the Romans. Ann E. Wilhelm-Hooijbergh, The Martyrdom of Peter was Before the Fire in Rome. Ann E. Wilhem-Hooijbergh, In 2 Tim 1.17 the Greek and Latin Texts may have a Different Meaning. R. Williamson, Philo and New Testament Christology. R.E. Witt, The Myth of God's Mother Incarnate. N.T. Wright, Peri hamartias in Rom 8.3. Roy Yates, Christ and Powers of Evil in Colossians.
The People of God
Book 5 ยท May 1983 ยท
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It makes no sense to do theological work in an ivory tower. The necessity of defining the concept 'people of God' may be illustrated by at least four elements of present-day experience: the baffling fate and often shocking politics of the State of Israel since the six-day war in 1967; the anti-Jewish elements which still shame many books written for the church, and many Christian declarations about Israel; the stuttering progress in matters of Jewish-Christian unity; and, finally, the need for a united and unequivocal testimony to Jesus Christ who is a Jew and the Son of God, and as such the saviour of the world. Markus Barth combines Pauline exegesis, church history and dogmatics in this provocative contribution to an important contemporary debate.
Proclamation from Prophecy and Pattern: Lucan Old Testament Christology
Book 12 ยท Jan 1997 ยท
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Luke is here presented as contributing to New Testament Christology through his treatment of Old Testament Christological texts. This redaction-critical study argues that Luke's use of the Old Testament is not so much a 'proof from prophecy' as a 'proclamation' that draws both upon prophecies and upon patterns. This proclamation as it is developed in Luke-Acts serves to turn the reader's attention from seeing Jesus as Messiah to seeing him eventually as Lord.
Jesus and the Laws of Purity: Tradition History and Legal History in Mark 7
Book 13 ยท Mar 1987 ยท
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The principal concern of this book is to show how uncovering the history of legal development can serve as a control for the conclusions of tradition history. In this groundbreaking study, the author brings his own professional experience as a lawyer to bear upon questions of Jewish law and of Gospel criticism. Dr Booth first establishes redaction-critically and form-critically which elements of Mark 7.1-23 are to be assigned to Mark, which to the early church, and which to the probable legal disputes of Jesus with the Pharisees. Then he charts the history of the purity laws, determining which legal statements in the text are credible in the situation of AD 30. This methodologically original approach enables him to formulate telling criticisms of some current procedures and conclusions of traditio-historical and form-critical scholars.
Hostility to Wealth in the Synoptic Gospels
Book 15 ยท Sep 1987 ยท
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The argument of this interesting monograph is that hostility to wealth exists independently of socio-economic circumstances as a fundamental religious-ethical tenet consistently expressed in the Synoptic Gospels. Part one offers a critique of the view that economic conditions determined the origin and/or extant form of the relevant texts. Part two considers the ideological background of the Synoptic teaching by tracing the development of the tradition from the earliest written sources to the New Testament era. Five stages locate expressions of hostility to wealth in logical and general chronological sequence. The tradition is shown to have developed primarily among aristocratic, established groups. Part three examines the relevant Synoptic texts. Several important passages in Mark establish the existence of the tradition of hostility to wealth and its primary significance as a way of expressing trust in God. This significance distinguishes the tradition from economic resentment and from sympathy for the economically poor. Matthew shows continuity with Mark, while Luke evinces a fuller expression of the tradition.
The Paradox of the Cross in the Thought of St Paul
Book 17 ยท Sep 1987 ยท
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This book has its starting point in the paradoxical descriptions Paul often gives of his own ministry. Why does he seem impelled to use paradox? And why do these depictions of his ministry seem so close to his language about the atoning work of Christ? In answering these questions Professor Hanson argues that Paul has largely transferred to the apostolic ministers the character of the citizens of the kingdom which he knew from his acquaintance with the teaching of Jesus. In an important extension to the main argument, Professor Hanson examines how the theme of the paradox of the cross fared at the hands of Paul's immediate successors up to the time of Ignatius of Antioch, and asks how far Paul's depiction of the apostolic ministry can throw light on questions of ministry today.
Hidden Wisdom and the Easy Yoke: Wisdom, Torah and Discipleship in Matthew 11.25-30
Book 18 ยท Sep 1987 ยท
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In this famous pericope, two traditional sayings, a thanksgiving from Q and an invitation from M, have been amalgamated. By uncovering the associations and origins of the distinctive language here, Celia Deutsch reconstructs the function of the unit for Matthew's Messianic Jewish community. What she wants to affirm is that revelation occurs in the context of discipleship. Using a variety of theological constructs she identifies Jesus as a sage who gives eschatological instructions and reinterprets the Torah.
Paul the Letter-Writer and the Second Letter to Timothy
Book 23 ยท Mar 1989 ยท
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This study argues for new perspectives on the letters of Paul, especially the Second Letter to Timothy. It examines striking aspects of Paul's letters, especially the fact that many of them are co-authored, that six of them acknowledge that a secretary has penned the letter, and that 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus are the only ones addressed to individuals. It investigates the implications of these facts for the concept of Pauline authorship. Prior maintains that the received arguments, statistical as well as literary, which exclude 2 Timothy from the influence of Paul, are less than convincing. The author suggests an original reading of 2 Timothy arguing it was composed by Paul towards the end of his first Roman imprisonment. Contrary to all interpretations of the letter which argue that Paul was about to be martyred, Prior claims that Paul was confident that he would be released, and was assembling a mission team to bring his proclamation of the Gospel to a completion. Timothy's courage and missionary zeal needed rekindling, for he and Mark were to be key figures in this new team.
The Noble Death: Graeco-Roman Martyrology and Paul's Concept of Salvation
Book 28 ยท Mar 1990 ยท
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For Paul, Jesus' death is vicarious. But in what way, precisely? The author critically reviews the various possibilities, offering evidence that in Paul's thought Jesus is understood as fulfilling a martyr's role rather than as a cultic sacrifice or as patterned after biblical models such as the Suffering Servant or the Isaac figure. The essential aspects of the concept of the Noble Death, found in the martyr stories of 2 and 4 Maccabees and in Graeco-Roman literature, are clearly discernible also in Paul's interpretation of the death of Jesus. Paul was very much a man of his time, and the concept was a natural one for him to use in relation to Jesus' death.
Early Christian Rhetoric and 2 Thessalonians
Book 30 ยท Jan 1989 ยท
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2 Thessalonians is one of the most enigmatic letters in the New Testament, primarily because of its repeated insistence on its authorship by Paul, coupled with its warnings against forgery of Pauline letters. Modern scholarship has made a number of advances in the study of this letter, but the question of the authorship and purpose remain quite open. Hughes gives a detailed investigation of Graeco-Roman rhetorical traditions and their relationship to letters, and develops a consensus model for the identification of the various conventional parts of rhetorical discourses. He then offers an interpretation of 2 Thessalonians according to these rhetorical traditions. Given the rhetoric thus identified in the letter, an innovative theory is developed against Paul's authorship of 2 Thessalonians. In his final chapters, he suggests ways in which the pseudo-Pauline letters of the New Testament witness to a multiplicity of Pauline theologies after the Apostle's death-a diverse and pluriform 'legacy of Paul'.
Peter and the Beloved Disciple: Figures for a Community in Crisis
Book 32 ยท Oct 1989 ยท
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The common supposition that the Fourth Gospel presents a rivalry between Peter and the Beloved Disciple, in which Peter is subordinated to the hero of the Johannine Community, is here subjected to fresh scrutiny. After establishing working hypotheses regarding the Johannine Community and the function of representative figures in the Fourth Gospel, the author first examines the function of Peter independently of the Beloved Disciple. Here, he is the exemplary leader of 'the Twelve'. In those passages where the two characters are juxtaposed, it is evident that the Beloved Disciple is not inordinately exalted above Peter, who in fact enjoys a comparable status. Peter and the Beloved Disciple have complementary roles to play in relation to Jesus and his unfolding 'hour'. John 20 shows the Beloved Disciple as the example of a true believing disciple of Jesus, while concerned to give appropriate respect and support to the 'Apostolic' stream of traditions associated with Peter. The Gospel appendix, ch. 21, is concerned to hold together both sorts of traditions and allegiances. Finally, the author shows how the Gospel as a whole works coherently to encourage a wider view of Christian 'intercommunity' unity after the death of the Beloved Disciple.
The Proverbs of Jesus: Issues of History and Rhetoric
Book 35 ยท Jan 1990 ยท
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Was Jesus a prophet of the eschatological Kingdom or a teacher of wisdom? These two characterizations of Jesus appear to be incompatible and, since the last century, the former has dominated our understanding of the Gospels at the expense of the latter. Proverbial sayings in the Synoptics have either been pressed into the service of eschatology-and have thus lost their character as wisdom-or have been disregarded as 'inauthentic', representing a later stage in the tradition. This book offers a critique of the method of historical reconstruction which leads to such conclusions. It also suggests an approach to the rhetoric or function of proverbial sayings, based on pragmatics, which develops the distinction between sense and force and offers some account of the rhetorical strategies involved in the use of proverbs in speech. A final chapter attempts to show how proverbial sayings might be given more significance in our understanding of Jesus' message through a reconsideration of the relationship between wisdom, eschatology and the Kingdom of God.
The New Covenant in Hebrews
Book 44 ยท Jan 1997 ยท
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In Hebrews the New Covenant concept is the key to the author's hermeneutical scheme. When the New Covenant in Hebrews is compared with the same idea in the Dead Sea Scrolls, in Paul and in the Last Supper accounts, the independence and originality of the author of Hebrews become evident. His cultic reinterpretation of the New Covenant concept allows him to depict the Christ event in continuity with its Levitical heritage, through the shared rubrics of high priest, bloody sacrifice and tent. His simultaneous stress on the new, heavenly character of the New Covenant is designed to convince his readers of its surpassing effectiveness and definitive superiority.
The Rhetoric of Romans: Argumentative Constraint and Strategy and Paul's Dialogue with Judaism
Book 45 ยท Oct 1990 ยท
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The purpose of Romans is addressed here by applying insights from the 'new rhetoric'. Elliott holds that Romans is a paraenetic letter, written to secure the 'obedience of faith' among Gentile Christians. It is within the constraints of that 'rhetorical situation' that the letter's theological argument must be understood. Insights of the new rhetoric are applied to the vexing problem of how to integrate Paul's remarks on Torah and his dialogue with a Jewish interlocutor in chs. 1-4 with the letter's Gentile-Christian audience. Careful attention to rhetorical movement shows that Paul addresses 'the Jew' not in order to challenge his covenantal status, but to present a paradigm by which the righteousness manifest 'in Christ' may be understood under the rubric of the integrity of God.
Proleptic Priests: Priesthood in the Epistle to the Hebrews
Book 49 ยท Mar 1991 ยท
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In no other New Testament writing does the interest in the cult and its practice figure more prominently than in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Whereas scholarly research has preoccupied itself with the high priesthood of Christ, comparatively little consideration has previously been given to the implied priesthood of the readers. Scholer begins with an examination of the role and function of the priesthood found in the Old Testament, Pseudepigrapha, Qumran, rabbinic, Philo and mystery traditions. His second goal is to discover why the readers of Hebrews may be described as priests, and how the high-priestly Christology of the writer impinges on the status of Christian believers. Finally, Scholer concludes that the priestly function of believers in Hebrews is to have 'access' to the divine presence, which for the writer is the significance of 'perfection' (teleioun). Such perfection does not await the eschaton, but rather anticipates a full consummation at the time of 'rest' (katapausis).
Persuasive Artistry: Studies in New Testament Rhetoric in Honor of George A. Kennedy
Book 50 ยท Mar 1991 ยท
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Crossing diverse strains of plants often yields a hybrid more vibrant than the parent strains. The same can be said of crossing diverse branches of knowledge, as in the integration of biblical and rhetorical studies that has produced the new hybrid of interpretative rhetorical criticism. This integration is due in no small measure to the creative efforts of George A. Kennedy. In this well-integrated volume of essays in his honour, 17 scholars display the influence of the approach taken by Kennedy and others upon the interpretation of the Gospels, Acts, Romans, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, and Ephesians.
The Agency of the Apostle: A Dramatistic Analysis of Paul's Responses to Conflict in 2 Corinthians
Book 51 ยท Mar 1991 ยท
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In this interdisciplinary study Paul's enigmatic rhetoric in 2 Corinthians is analysed and explained using dramatism, a modern critical theory developed by Kenneth Burke. Three portions of 2 Corinthians are isolated and examined as fitting responses to dintinct stages in Paul's changing relationship to the Corinthian Christians. In the Letter of Initial Response (2.14-7.4), Paul responds to the beginning of the conflict with an argument defined by the opposition between 'agency' and 'agent' conceptions of ministry. In the Letter of Attack (chs. 10-13), Paul replies to the apex of the crisis by playing the role of the foolish agent in order to gain a hearing and drive the Corinthians out of their orientation. In the Letter of Reconciliation (1.3-2.13 + 7.5-16), Paul rehearses the symbolic purification which has occurred in this conflict.
Revelation and Redemption at Colossae
Book 53 ยท Mar 1991 ยท
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Recent research in the field of Jewish apocalypticism has opened the way to a fuller understanding of the problem addressed in Colossians. In Part I, Sappington explores the ascetic-mystical piety underlying the Jewish apocalypses. In Part II, he argues that there is a striking correspondence between this phenomenon and the error that threatened the church at Colossae. Finally, Sappington analyses Paul's response to the error, arguing that the themes of 'revelation' (Col. 2.1-5) and 'redemption' (Col. 2.9-15) are critical to our understanding of Paul's exposition.
The Purpose of Romans: A Comparative Letter Structure Investigation
Book 55 ยท Mar 1991 ยท
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This book analyses the structure and content of the four epistolary sections of a Pauline letter most directly related to the question of purpose: the opening formula, the thanksgiving, the apostolic 'Parousia' and the conclusion. Jervis proposes that while the concerns of the letter involve Paul's missionary plans and his desire to establish himself as the Roman Christians' leader in the faith, the primary function of Romans is for Paul to make available to Christians at Rome the good news in all of its power. Romans is written to fulfil Paul's mandate to establish and nurture his Roman readers in a life of faith marked by obedience and holiness to preach the gospel to them.
John the Baptizer and Prophet: A Socio-Historical Study
Book 62 ยท Aug 1991 ยท
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Using recent methodological advances in historical Jesus research, this book examines the figure of John by focusing on the two characteristic roles which he publicly performed-baptizer and prophet. The significance of these roles is studied within the context of late Second Temple Judaism in order to understand John within his social and historical context. Part I examines the traditions concerning John in Josephus's Antiquities as well as in canonical and extra canonical Gospels. Part II studies John's role as baptizer by analysing the functions of ablutions in the Old Testament and Second Temple Jewish literature, especially the Qumran literature. Part III analyses John's public role of prophet. John is seen as the leader of a prophetic movement, whose sociopolitical orientation may be compared with similar movements of the period.