Seeing the Word

by Bockmuehl, Markus

• ISBN13: 9780801027611
• ISBN10: 0801027616
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

At a time of deep disagreements about the nature and purpose of academic biblical studies, Markus Bockmuehl advocates the recovery of a plural but common conversation on the subject of what the New Testament is about. Seeing the Word begins with an assessment of current New Testament studies, identifying both persistent challenges and some promising proposals. Subsequent chapters explore two such proposals. First, ground for common conversation lies in taking seriously the readers and readings the text implies. Second, Bockmuehl explores the text's early effective history by a study of apostolic memory in the early church. All serious students of the Bible and theology will find much of interest, and much to discuss, in this first volume in the Studies in Theological Interpretation series.

Author Biography

Markus Bockmuehl (PhD, University of Cambridge) is a fellow of Keble College and professor of biblical and early Christian studies at the University of Oxford. His books include Jewish Law in Gentile Churches, Philippians in Black's New Testament Commentary series, and This Jesus: Martyr, Lord, Messiah.

Table of Contents

Series Preface	7	(2)
Acknowledgments	9	(4)
Introduction: Watching Luke Paint the Virgin	13	(14)
The Troubled Fortunes of New Testament Scholarship	27	(48)
The Wisdom of the Implied Exegete	75	(26)
Humpty Dumpty and the Range of Implied Readings	101	(20)
The Icon of Peter and Paul between History and Reception	121	(16)
What's under the Microscope?	137	(24)
Living Memory and Apostolic History	161	(28)
Seeing the Son of David	189	(40)
Epilogue: Seeing the Word of Life	229	(4)
Works Cited	233	(42)
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings	275	(7)
Index of Authors	282	(9)
Index of Subjects	291