New Testament Theology and Ethics
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-5133-1 (ISBN)
All too often, argues Ben Witherington, the theology of the New Testament has been divorced from its ethics, leaving as isolated abstractions what are fully integrated, dynamic elements within the New Testament itself. As Witherington stresses, "behavior affects and reinforces or undoes belief."
Previously published as The Indelible Image, Volume 1, Witherington offers the first of a two-volume set on the theological and ethical thought world of the New Testament. The first volume looks at the individual witnesses, while the second examines the collective witness.
The New Testament, says Ben Witherington, is "like a smallish choir. All are singing the same cantata, but each has an individual voice and is singing its own parts and notes. If we fail to pay attention to all the voices in the choir, we do not get the entire effect. . . . If this first volume is about closely analyzing the sheet music left to us by which each musician's part is delineated, the second volume will attempt to re-create what it might have sounded like had they ever gotten together and performed their scores to produce a single masterful cantata."
What the New Testament authors have in mind, Witherington contends, is that all believers should be conformed in thought, word and deed to the image of Jesus Christ—the indelible image.
Ben Witherington III (PhD, University of Durham) is professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of a full set of commentaries on the books of the New Testament, many of which focus on their socio-rhetorical perspectives. His numerous other books on the New Testament include New Testament History, Jesus the Seer, Jesus the Sage, The Jesus Quest, The Paul Quest and A Week in the Life of Corinth.
Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
The Overture: The Grand Story of the Divine Image
Prologue: Guiding Principles for New Testament Theology and Ethics
Why Privilege the New Testament Documents?
The Role of Divine Revelation in New Testament Theology and Ethics
Problems with Reader-Response Criticism and Canonical Interpretation
The Relation of Biblical Theology to New Testament Theology
Problems with Postmodern Interpretation
The Importance of Original Context
Problems with the Intentional Fallacy Theory
The Meaning of the New Testament Texts and Their Significance for Us Today
The Relation of New Testament Theology and Ethics to Later Theological and Ethical Formulations
The Importance of Genre
New Testament Theology and Ethics and the Christian Bible
History and the Story of the New Testament
The Christological Indicative and Imperative
Historical Jesus Versus Christ of Faith?
The Role of Intellect and Imagination in New Testament Theology and Ethics
1 Jesus: The Alpha and Omega of New Testament Thought
Beginning with Jesus
Jesus in Historical Context: Early Jewish Messianism
The Person and Identity of Jesus
Beginning with Jesus for New Testament Ethics
Summary
2 Paul: The Paradigm Setter of New Testament Thought
Paul?s Narrative Thought World: The Contemporary Discussion
Five Stories That Shaped Paul?s Worldview
The Eschatological Worldviews of Jesus and Paul
Righteousness, Salvation, and Election in Pauline Thought
The New Perspective on Paul
Last Adam Christology in the Pauline Corpus
Paul?s Ethic
Summary
3 Jude, James, and Peter: Bridging the Ministry of Jesus and the Apostolic Church
Who Were James and Jude?
Jude: Theology and Ethics in Issues of Heresy and Apostasy
James: The Theology and Ethics of Impartiality
1 Peter: Theological and Ethical Principles for Suffering Christians
Summary
4 Hebrews: "Looking unto Jesus" in the Pauline Tradition
The Background of Hebrews
Hebrews 1:1-4: A Christological Hymn Fragment
Hebrews 1:5-14: Christ Contrasted with Angels
Hebrews 2:1-4: The Ethical Implications of Christocentric Thinking
Hebrews 2:5-18: Creative Christological Use of the Psalms
Hebrews 4:14--5:10: Christ, the Human Heavenly High Priest
Hebrews 5:11--6:12: The Possibility of Apostasy
Hebrews 7--10: Christ as High Priest Revisited
Hebrews 11--12: In Praise of Faith
Summary
5 John: Eyewitness Testimony from "the One Whom Jesus Loved"
Historical Issues in the Johannine Corpus
1 John: The Sermon of the Beloved Disciple
2-3 John: Fighting Heresy and Schism in the Johannine Community
The Gospel of John: God?s Wisdom Made Flesh
6 Mark, Matthew, and Luke-Acts: Retrospective Portraits of Jesus and His Gospel
The Gospel of Mark: Jesus as Exorcist, Seer, Christ, Son of God
The Gospel of Matthew: Immanuel, God?s Wisdom Walking Among Us
Luke-Acts: A Two-Volume Chronicle of Salvation History
7 Revelation and 2 Peter: Transitioning from the Apostolic to Postapostolic Church
The Book of Revelation: Following the Slain but Triumphant Lamb
2 Peter: Weaving Together the Apostolic Tradition
Rewind: A Brief Synopsis of Volume One
Subject Index
Name Index
Scripture Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.04.2016 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Illinois |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 1207 g |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8308-5133-X / 083085133X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8308-5133-1 / 9780830851331 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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