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.
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
This collection of essays focuses on the function of Scripture in the New Testament letters and liturgical traditions.
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.
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