Synopses & Reviews
Life is for living, but there is also a dark side to life -- the mocking specter of death that permeates every facet of human activity and invades every comer of our consciousness. But death is not the final chapter for the people of God. The New Testament proclaims a message of resurrection life that is victorious over death. This volume, written by eleven first-class scholars, brings into focus the resurrection message of the New Testament Much more than just biblical exposition, these essays demonstrate how the resurrection both provides the basis for joyful living now despite the shadow of death and undergirds the Christian belief in a future after death.
Synopsis
This book brings into focus the resurrection message of the New Testament. The chapters demonstrate how the resurrection both provides the basis for joyful living now despite the shadow of death and undergirds the Christian belief in a future after death.
Table of Contents
Introduction / Richard N. Longenecker -- Life, death, and the afterlife in the ancient Near East / Edwin Yamauchi -- Life, death, and the afterlife in the Greco-Roman world / Peter G. Bolt -- Life, death, and the afterlife in Second Temple Judaism / Richard Bauckham -- Gospel, kingdom, and resurrection in the Synoptic Gospels / Donald A. Hagner -- "I am the resurrection and the life" : the resurrection message in the Fourth Gospel / Andrew T. Lincoln -- Resurrection and immortality in the Pauline corpus / Murray J. Harris -- Is there development in Paul's resurrection thought? / Richard N. Longenecker -- Resurrection and the Christian life in Paul's letters / G. Walter Hansen -- "Witnesses of His resurrection" : resurrection, salvation, discipleship, and mission in the Acts of the Apostles / Joel B. Green -- Living a life of faith in the face of death : the witness of Hebrews / William L. Lane -- Witness and the resurrection in the Apocalypse of John / Allison A. Trites.