Interpretation and the Claims of the Text

Resourcing New Testament Theology

Jason A. Whitlark, Bruce W. Longenecker, Lidija Novakovic, Mikeal C. Parsons, Jason A. Whitlark, Bruce W. Longenecker, Lidija Novakovic, Mikeal C. Parsons

• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781481301961
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Studies

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 Interpreting the Claims of the New Testament: The Life and Scholarship of Charles H. Talbert
• Claims about God
• 2 The God Who Raised Jesus from the Dead: Toward a Theolo of Resurrection
• 3 The “Glory of God” in Paul’s Letter to the Romans
• 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
• 5 The Problem of Evil in the Gospel of John
• 6 Placing Pain in a Pauline Frame: Considering Suffering in Romans 5 and 8
• Claims about Creation and Human Destiny
• 7 Endzeit als Urzeit: Mark and Creation Theology
• 8 Conformed to the Image of God’s Own Son: The Goal of God’s Redemptive Plan according to the Pauline Epistles
• 9 Cosmology and the Perfection of Humanity in Hebrews
• Claims about the Christian Community
• 10 Luke and the Heritage of Israel
• 11 The Love of God (Romans 5:5): Expansive Syntax and Theological Polyvalence
• 12 Diakonia, the Ephesian Comma, and the Ministry of All Believers
• 13 The Living Resources of Early Christology: Papia and the Gospel of Mark
• Claims about Empire
• 14 The Question of the State and the State of the Question: The Roman Empire and New Testament Theologies
• Notes
• Bibliography
• List of Contributors
• Index of Primary Source
• Index of Modern Authors