From Biblical Criticism to Biblical Faith : Essays in Honor of Lee Martin Mcdonald

by Brackney, William H.; Evans, Craig A.

• ISBN13: 9780881460520
• ISBN10: 0881460524
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-09-30
• Publisher: Mercer Univ Pr

Summary

From Biblical Criticism to Biblical Faith offers cutting-edge essays in the three discipline areas of theological education: History and Exegesis, Canon and Theology, and Christian Life and Ministry.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Curriculum Vitae of Lee Martin McDonald	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xix
History and Exegesis
Beyond the Canon: Narrative Ideology and Genre in Biblical Theology	p. 2
Changing Perceptions of Daniel: Reading Daniel 4 and 5 in Context	p. 9
The Function of Annunciations in Scripture	p. 24
Jewish Scripture and the Literacy of Jesus	p. 41
The Ending of John's Gospel	p. 55
On the Writing of Biblical Commentaries, with Particular Reference to Commentaries on Romans	p. 74
The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15:1-21) in Canonical Context	p. 93
A Study of Church Growth in Colossians and Philemon	p. 102
How the New Testament Canon Began	p. 122
Revelation 12:1-12: A Meditation	p. 138
Canon and Theology
Canon as the Air We Breathe	p. 146
Scripture and Canon in Karl Barth's Early Theology	p. 164
Thomas Grantham, Systematic Theology, and the Baptist Tradition	p. 199
Covenant Theology: A Renewal of Theology for Baptists	p. 217
Prayer in a Postmodern World: Reestablishing the Link between Theology and Prayer	p. 250
Theology and the Kingdom	p. 282
The Christian Historian as Church and Denominational Leader: W. Stanford Reid and Jarold K. Zeman in the Canadian Context	p. 294
Abraham's Children: Is There a Future for Jews, Christians, and Muslims?	p. 315
Christian Life and Ministry
Relevant Christian Ministry in a Postmodern Culture	p. 342
Dare to Discipline: Christian Discipline in an Age of Litigation	p. 375
Bible Reading and Adolescents' Attitudes toward Sexual Practices and Substance Use	p. 406
Contributors	p. 422
Index of Ancient Literature	p. 423
Index of Names	p. 440
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