Apocalyptic and the New Testament Essays in Honor of J. Louis Martyn

by Soards, Marion L.; Marcus, Joel

• ISBN13: 9781474231497
• ISBN10: 1474231497
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-01-29
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

A rich collection of essays exploring the meaning of 'apocalyptic' in the New Testament, by a variety of important scholars in the field.

Author Biography

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Table of Contents

Richard E. Sturm, 'Defining the Word "Apocalyptic": A Problem in Biblical Criticism'

Joel Marcus, '"The Time Has Been Fulfilled!" (Mark 1.15)'

Jane Schaberg, 'Mark 14.62: Early Christian Merkabah Imagery?'

Stephenson H. Brooks, 'Apocalyptic Paraenesis in Matthew 6.19-34'

O. Lamar Cope, '"To the Close of the Age": The Role of Apocalyptic Thought in the Gospel of Matthew'

Robin Scroggs, 'Eschatological Existence in Matthew and Paul: Coincidentia Oppositorum '

Thomas E. Boomershine, '"Epistemiology at the Turn of the Ages" in Paul, Jesus and Mark'

Martinus C. de Boer, 'Paul and Jewish Apocalyptic Eschatology'

Richard B. Hays, '"The Righteous One" as Eschatological Deliverer: A Case Study in Paul's Apocalyptic Hermeneutics'

Judith L. Kovacs, 'The Archons, the Spirit and the Death of Christ: Do We Need the Hypothesis of Gnostic Opponents to Explain 1 Corinthians 2.2-26?'

Marion L. Soards, 'Seeking and Sinning according to Galatians 2.17'

Charles P. Anderson, 'Who are the Heirs of the New Age in the Epistle to the Hebrews?'

Nancy J. Duff, 'The Significance of Pauline Apocalyptic for Theological Ethics'

Paul Lehmann, 'Barmen and the Church's Call to Faithfulness and Social Responsibility'

Dorothy W. Martyn, 'A Child and Adam: A Parable of the Two Ages'.