The Nature of New Testament Theology Essays

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.

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).

List of Contributors

vii

List of Abbreviations

ix

Preface

x

Foreword by Rowan Williams

xiii

1 History and Theology in New Testament Studies

1

(17)

John Ashton

2 Biblical Theology: an Old Testament Perspective

18

(13)

John Barton

3 Apocalypticism and New Testament Theology

31

(20)

Adela Yarbro Collins

4 New Testament Interpretation as Interpersonal Communion: the Case for a Socio-Theological Hermeneutics

51

(24)

Philip F. Esler

5 The Nature of New Testament Theology

75

(18)

Morna Hooker

6 Does a Theology of the Canonical Gospels Make Sense?

93

(16)

Luke Timothy Johnson

7 Paul in New Testament Theology: Some Preliminary Remarks

109

(14)

Leander E. Keck

8 The Contribution of Reception History to a Theology of the New Testament

123

(12)

Ulrich Luz

9 Women in Early Christianity: the Challenge to a New Testament Theology

135

(23)

Margaret Y. MacDonald

10 Deutero-Paulinism, Pseudonymity and the Canon

158

(9)

John Muddiman

11 Towards an Alternative to New Testament Theology: 'Individual Eschatology' as an Example

167

(19)

Heikki Räisänen

12 'Action is the Life of All': New Testament Theology and Practical Theology

186

(21)

Christopher Rowland and Zoe Bennett

13 Theory of Primitive Christian Religion and New Testament Theology: An Evolutionary Essay

207

(24)

Gerd Theissen

14 Does the 'Historical Jesus' belong within a 'New Testament Theology'?

231

(17)

Christopher Tuckett

15 The Gospel of John and New Testament Theology

248

(15)

Francis Watson

16 The Theology of the Cross and the Quest for a Doctrinal Norm

263

(23)

Michael Wolter

17 The Trinity and the New Testament

286

(20)

Frances Young

Index

306

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

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