Christology and Scripture Interdisciplinary Perspectives

by Lincoln, Andrew T.; Paddison, Angus

• ISBN13: 9780567045676
• ISBN10: 0567045676
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-20
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark

Summary

This important new collection of essays contributes to the growing interest within theology to relate theological categories of thought to the reading of Scripture and vice-versa. Readers will gain a perspective on how the various disciplines of theology

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
'Who is Jesus Christ for Us Today?' Peter's Confession (Matthew 16:13-28) Reconsidered	p. 7
Learning to be a Gentile: Christ's Transformation and Redemption of our Past	p. 22
Christology and Jewish-Christian Understanding: Reading the Fourth Gospel as Scripture	p. 41
Christology through Scriptural Interpretation through New Testament Theology	p. 58
'Born of the Virgin Mary': Creedal Affirmation and Critical Reading	p. 84
Suffering Servant or King of Glory? Christological Readings of the Old Testament in the Patristic Era	p. 104
Christology in the Early Arian Controversy: The Exegetical War	p. 120
Resurrection and Scripture	p. 138
Christology, Scripture, Divine Action and Hermeneutics	p. 156
Exegesis, Ontology and Ethics: Karl Barth on the Sermon on the Mount	p. 171
Seasons of Grace? Christ's Cursing of a Fig Tree	p. 188
Bibliography	p. 207
Index of References	p. 219
Index of Authors	p. 225
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