Synopses & Reviews
Myers addresses John's use of Moses traditions in his characterization of Jesus. Stewart examines the Johannine use of Ps. 82 by merging a broader contextual examination with an analysis of formal logic. Moyise discusses Paul's quotations adn explores their relevance for the scholarly consensus. Lincicum studies Paul's letters and the Temple Scroll and compares their exegetical practice with references to Deuteronomy. Wells discusses the topic of divine and human agency in Pauline theology and soteriology. Luckensmeyer investigates how Paul wove words, phrases, and themes from Obadiah into his first letter to the Thessalonian Christians. Becker examines 2 Cor. 3.4-18 and Mk 9.2-9. Bucur investigates the peculiar reading of Hab. 3.2. Jobes probes the extent of the influence of the Twelve Minor Prophets on the writers of the New Testament. Matlock examines Solomon's prayer of dedication of the Jerusalem temple. Stern proposes a new model for understanding both the role of biblical texts in early Jewish liturgy and the relationship between biblical and non-biblical utterances in the early synagogue context.
About the Author
Craig A. Evans (Ph.D., Claremont) is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College, Canada.
H. Daniel Zacharias is a Lecturer at Acadia Divinity College, Canada.
Table of Contents
List ofAbbreviations\List of Contributors\Craig A. Evans and H. Daniel Zacharias,Introduction\Chapter 1: Alicia Myers"‘The One of Whom Moses Wrote': The Characterization of Jesus through OldTestament Moses Traditions in the Gospel of John"\Chapter 2: Bryan A. Stewart "Text, Context, andLogical Analysis: A Reexamination of the Use of Psalm 82 in John10.31-39"\Chapter 3: Stephen Moyise"Does Paul Respect the Context of his Quotations? Hosea as Test-case"\Chapter4: David Lincicum "Paul and theTemple Scroll: Reflections on A Shared Engagement with Deuteronomy"\Chapter 5: Kyle B. Wells "The Vindication ofAgents, Divine and Human: Paul's Reading of Deuteronomy 30.1-14 inRomans"\Chapter 6: David Luckensmeyer"Intertextuality between Obadiah and First Thessalonians"\Chapter 7: Eve-Marie Becker "2 Corinthians 3.14, 18as Pauline Allusions to a Narrative Jesus-Tradition"\Chapter 8: Bogdan C. Bucur "Vision, Exegesis, andTheology in the Reception History of Habakuk 3.2"\Chapter 9: Karen H. Jobes "The Greek Minor Prophetsin James"\Chapter 10: Michael D. Matlock"Prayer Changes Things or Things Change Prayer:Innovations of Solomon's Temple Prayer in Early Jewish Literature"\Chapter11: Elsie Stern"Praying Scripture: Rethinking the Role of Biblical Utterances in Early JewishLiturgy"\Bibliography\Name Index\Scripture Index