Myers addresses John's use of Moses traditions in his characterization of Jesus. Stewart examines the Johannine use of Ps. 82 by merging a broader contextual examination with an analysis of formal logic. Moyise discusses Paul's quotations adn explores their relevance for the scholarly consensus. Lincicum studies Paul's letters and the Temple Scroll and compares their exegetical practice with references to Deuteronomy. Wells discusses the topic of divine and human agency in Pauline theology and soteriology. Luckensmeyer investigates how Paul wove words, phrases, and themes from Obadiah into his first letter to the Thessalonian Christians. Becker examines 2 Cor. 3.4-18 and Mk 9.2-9. Bucur investigates the peculiar reading of Hab. 3.2. Jobes probes the extent of the influence of the Twelve Minor Prophets on the writers of the New Testament. Matlock examines Solomon's prayer of dedication of the Jerusalem temple. Stern proposes a new model for understanding both the role of biblical texts in early Jewish liturgy and the relationship between biblical and non-biblical utterances in the early synagogue context.
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List of Contributors
Preface
1. Introducing "What Does the Scripture Say?": Studies in the Function of Scripture in the Letters and Liturgical Traditions - Craig A. Evans and H. Daniel Zacharias
2. "The One of Whom Moses Wrote": The Characterization of Jesus through Old
Testament Moses Traditions in the Gospel of John - Alicia D. Myers
3. Text, Context, and Logical Analysis: A Reexamination of the Use of Psalm 82 in John
10.31-39 - Bryan A. Stewart
4. Does Paul Respect the Context of his Quotations? Hosea as Test-case - Steve Moyise
5. Paul and the Temple Scroll: Reflections on A Shared Engagement with Deuteronomy - David Lincicum
6. The Vindication of Agents, Divine and Human: Paul's Reading of Deuteronomy 30.1-14 in
Romans - Kyle B. Wells
7. Intertextuality between Obadiah and First Thessalonians - David Luckensmeyer
8. 2 Corinthians 3.14, 18 as Pauline Allusions to a Narrative Jesus-Tradition - Eve-Marie Becker
9. Vision, Exegesis, and Theology in the Reception History of Habakuk 3.2 - Bogdan C. Bucur
10. The Greek Minor Prophets in James - Karen H. Jobes
11. Prayer Changes Things or Things Change Prayer:Innovations of Solomon's Temple Prayer in Early Jewish Literature - Michael D. Matlock
12. Praying Scripture: Rethinking the Role of Biblical Utterances in Early Jewish Liturgy - Elsie Stern
Select Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Authors

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This collection of essays focuses on the function of Scripture in the New Testament letters and liturgical traditions.
Explores new methods to shed light on how the founders of the Christian movement
Formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement, a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. The Early Christianity in Context series, a part of JSNTS, examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. The European Seminar on Christian Origins and Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement are also part of JSNTS.
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ISBN
9780567387165
Publisert
2012-03-08
Utgiver
Vendor
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Vekt
552 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
256

Om bidragsyterne

Craig A. Evans (Ph.D., Claremont) is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College, Canada.

H. Daniel Zacharias is a Lecturer at Acadia Divinity College, Canada.