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Jesus, the Gospels, and the Galilean Crisis
Tucker S. Ferda examines the theory of the Galilean crisis: the notion that the historical Jesus himself had grappled with the failure of his mission to Israel. While this theory …
Institutions of the Emerging Church
The contributors to this volume address the key institutions of the first and second Church, considering the development of rituals and sacraments, and the development of Church …
The Quest for the Historical Jesus after the Demise of Authenticity
For two centuries scholars have sought to discover the historical Jesus. Presently such scholarship is dominated not by the question 'Who was Jesus?' but rather 'How do we even go …
The Contest for Time and Space in the Roman Imperial Cults and 1 Peter
Wei Hsien Wan builds on the work of David Horrell and Travis Williams for his argument that the letter of 1 Peter engages in a subtle, calculated form of resistance to Rome, that …
The Theological Role of Paradox in the Gospel of Mark
Scholarship on the Gospel of Mark has long been convinced of the paradoxical description of two of its primary themes, christology and discipleship. This book argues that …
Divine and Human Agency in Paul and his Cultural Environment
Since the work of E.P. Sanders, most modern approaches to this topic have been focused on social or sociological aspects of the issue (particularly in relation to Paul's mission to …
Old Testament Conceptual Metaphors and the Christology of Luke’s Gospel
Extensive scholarship has been devoted to Jesus’ depiction in the Gospels, and how such depiction is influenced by the Old Testament. Gregory R. Lanier presents a newcase for the …
Theodicy and the Cross of Christ
The death of Jesus is commonly regarded as the one radically novel perspective from which the problem of suffering is viewed in the New Testament, as opposed to the appropriation …
Kenotic Politics
How can one reconcile the political nature of Jesus with his disinclination to power? Moore's argument comes in three stages. Part one answers the question 'Was Jesus Political?' …
The Davidic Shepherd King in the Lukan Narrative
In Luke-Acts, Jesus can be seen to take on the attributes of the Davidic shepherd king, a representation successfully conveyed through specific narrative devices. The presence of …
Mark, Manuscripts, and Monotheism
Mark, Manuscripts, and Monotheism is organized into three parts: Mark’s Gospel, Manuscripts and Textual Criticism, and Monotheism and Early Jesus-Devotion. With contributors …
Characters and Characterization in Luke-Acts
Like all skilful authors, the composer of the biblical books of Luke and Acts understood that a good story requires more than a gripping plot — a persuasive narrative also needs …