Studies in the New Testament and Gnosticism

by MacRae, George W.; Harrington, Daniel J.; Marrow, Stanley B.

• ISBN13: 9781556355950
• ISBN10: 1556355955
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-01
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Summary

George W. MacRae, SJ (1928-1985) was an internationally known scholar in the field of New Testament studies. He received his doctorate from Cambridge University in New Testament studies, taught New Testament at Weston School of Theology and was Stillman Professor of Roman Catholic Studies at Harvard University, where he was serving as acting dean of the theology faculty at the time of his death. He was a renowned scholar on the Gospel of John. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

George Winsor MacRae	p. 7
Abbreviations	p. 11
Interpretation
The Fourth Gospel and Religionsgeschichte	p. 15
Theology and Irony in the Fourth Gospel	p. 32
"Whom Heaven Must Receive Until The Time": Reflections on the Christology of Acts	p. 47
Romans 8:26-27	p. 65
A Note on 1 Corinthians 1:4-9	p. 72
Heavenly Temple and Eschatology in the Letter to the Hebrews	p. 80
A Kingdom that Cannot be Shaken: The Heavenly Jerusalem in the Letter to the Hebrews	p. 98
Biblical Theology
New Testament Perspectives on Marriage and Divorce	p. 115
Ministry and Ministries in the New Testament	p. 130
The Gospel and the Church	p. 146
Gnosticism
Nag Hammadi and the New Testament	p. 165
The Jewish Background of the Gnostic Sophia Myth	p. 184
The Ego-Proclamation in Gnostic Sources	p. 203
Prayer and Knowledge of Self in Gnosticism	p. 218
Apocalyptic Eschatology in Gnosticism	p. 237
Why the Church Rejected Gnosticism	p. 251
Prayer	p. 263
George W. MacRae: Bibliography	p. 264
Index	p. 273
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