The Nature of New Testament Theology Essays in Honour of Robert Morgan

by Rowland, Christopher; Tuckett, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781405111751
• ISBN10: 1405111755
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-14
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This volume brings together some of the most distinguished writers in the field to provide an overview of discussions about the nature of New Testament theology. The volume explores New Testament theology in three main ways. Firstly, it examines the development, purpose and scope of New Testament theology. It then goes on to examine the relationship of New Testament theology with other branches of theology, such as systematic theology, biblical theology, practical theology and social scientific criticism. Finally, it looks at crucial issues within the New Testament, such as the historical Jesus, the theology of the cross, eschatology, ethics and the role of women. The book is dedicated to and honours the work of Robert Morgan whose pioneering work gives it its title.

Author Biography

Christopher Rowland is Dean Ireland’s Professor of Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford. His previous publications include The Open Heaven (1982), The Book of Revelation (1998), Christian Origins (revised edition, 2002), Radical Christian Writings: A Reader (Blackwell, 2002), and, with Judith Kovacs, Revelation (Blackwell, 2004).

Christopher Tuckett is Professor of New Testament Studies in the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford. His previous publications include The Revival of the Griesbach Hypothesis (1983), Reading the New Testament (1986), Q and the History of Early Christianity (1996), Luke (1996) and Christology and the New Testament (2001).

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. vii
List of Abbreviations	p. ix
Preface	p. x
Foreword	p. xiii
History and Theology in New Testament Studies	p. 1
Biblical Theology: an Old Testament Perspective	p. 18
Apocalypticism and New Testament Theology	p. 31
New Testament Interpretation as Interpersonal Communion: the Case for a Socio-Theological Hermeneutics	p. 51
The Nature of New Testament Theology	p. 75
Does a Theology of the Canonical Gospels Make Sense?	p. 93
Paul in New Testament Theology: Some Preliminary Remarks	p. 109
The Contribution of Reception History to a Theology of the New Testament	p. 123
Women in Early Christianity: the Challenge to a New Testament Theology	p. 135
Deutero-Paulinism, Pseudonymity and the Canon	p. 158
Towards an Alternative to New Testament Theology: 'Individual Eschatology' as an Example	p. 167
'Action is the Life of All': New Testament Theology and Practical Theology	p. 186
Theory of Primitive Christian Religion and New Testament Theology: An Evolutionary Essay	p. 207
Does the 'Historical Jesus' belong within a 'New Testament Theology'?	p. 231
The Gospel of John and New Testament Theology	p. 248
The Theology of the Cross and the Quest for a Doctrinal Norm	p. 263
The Trinity and the New Testament	p. 286
Index	p. 306
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