Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period

Richard N. Longenecker

• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Year: 1999
• ISBN:
  9781467428798
• Topic: Teología y religión
• Subtopic: Crítica e interpretación bíblicas

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Nag Hammadi texts, and new Targums has greatly increased scholarly interest in the relationship between the New Testament and first -century Judaism. This critically acclaimed study by Richard Longenecker sheds light on this relationship by exploring the methods the earliest Christians used to interpret the Old Testament. By comparing the first Christian writings with Jewish documents from the same period, Longenecker helps to discern both the key differences between Christianity and Judaism and the Judaic roots of the Christian faith. This revised edition of Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period brings Longenecker's valued work up to date with current research in this important field of study.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Abbreviations
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Introduction
• 1. Jewish Hermeneutics in the First Century
• 2. Jesus and the Old Testament
• 3. Early Christian Preaching and the Old Testament
• 4. Paul and the Old Testament
• 5. The Evangelists and the Old Testament
• 6. Hebrews and the Old Testament
• 7. Jewish Christian Tractates and the Old Testament
• 8. The Nature of New Testament Exegesis
• Selected Bibliography