Romans and the People of God : Essays in Honor of Gordon D. Fee on the Occasion of His Sixty-Fifth Birthday

by Soderlund, Sven K.; Wright, N. T.

• ISBN13: 9780802838612
• ISBN10: 0802838618
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

Nineteen New Testament scholars of international standing here offer fresh new insights to the ongoing interpretation of Romans. Including essays on various exegetical, theological, and pastoral aspects of Paul's epistle, this volume not only honors Gordon Fee's major contribution to New Testament scholarship but also presents the very best work available in a vital area of biblical research.

Author Biography

Sven K. Soderlund is dean of students and associate professor of biblical studies, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii	(3)
Contributors	xi
EXEGETICAL ESSAYS	3	(184)
"For I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel": Romans 1:16-17 and Habakkuk 2:4	3	(23)
Rikki E. Watts
New Exodus, New Inheritance: The Narrative Structure of Romans 3-8	26	(10)
N. T. Wright
Reconciliation: Romans 5:1-11	36	(13)
Ralph P. Martin
The Focus of Romans: The Central Role of 5:1-8:39 in the Argument of the Letter	49	(21)
Richard N. Longenecker
The "Wretched Man" Revisited: Another Look at Romans 7:14-25	70	(12)
J. I. Packer
Spirit Speech: Reflections on Romans 8:12-27	82	(10)
James D. G. Dunn
The Redemption of Our Body: The Riddle of Romans 8:19-22	92	(23)
J. Ramsey Michaels
Paul and the Prophets: Prophetic Criticism in the Epistle to the Romans (with special reference to Romans 9-11)	115	(14)
Craig A. Evans
Why Bring the Word Down? The Rhetoric of Demonstration and Disclosure in Romans 9:30-10:21	129	(20)
Edith M. Humphrey
Romans 13:1-7 and Paul's Missiological Perspective: A Call to Political Quietism or Transformation?	149	(21)
Philip H. Towner
Romans 16:25-27--An Apt Conclusion	170	(17)
I. Howard Marshall
THEMATIC ESSAYS	187	(96)
Reasoned Eclecticism and the Text of Romans	187	(16)
Michael W. Holmes
"Mercy upon All": God as Father in the Epistle to the Romans	203	(14)
Marianne Meye Thompson
Jesus' Divine Sonship in Paul's Epistle to the Romans	217	(17)
L. W. Hurtado
From Romans to the Real World: Biblical Principles and Cultural Change in Relation to Homosexuality and the Ministry of Women	234	(20)
R. T. France
A Breaking of Expectations: The Rhetoric of Surprise in Paul's Letter to the Romans	254	(17)
Robert H. Gundry
Trustworthy Preaching: Reflections on John Chrysostom's Interpretation of Romans 8	271	(12)
Barbara Aland
PASTORAL/SERMONIC ESSAYS	283	(21)
Pastor Paul	283	(12)
Eugene H. Peterson
"The Full Blessing of Christ" (Romans 15:29): A Sermon	295	(9)
R. Paul Stevens
Select List of Publications by Gordon D. Fee	304