The Face of New Testament Studies: A Survey of Recent Research.The Face of New Testament Studies: A Survey of Recent Research. Edited by Scot McKnight Biography Scot McKnight is a New Testament scholar who has written widely on the historical Jesus, Christian spirituality, and the Emerging Church. He is the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park University. and Grant R. Osborne. Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, , MI: Baker Academic, and Leicester: Apollos, 2004. 544 pages. Paper. $32.99. As the subtitle claims, this book gives a comprehensive overview of the state of recent scholarship on the New Testament writings. Part 1 has chapters on the social world of Jesus and the Roman Empire. Part 2, "New Testament Hermeneutics hermeneutics, the theory and practice of interpretation. During the Reformation hermeneutics came into being as a special discipline concerned with biblical criticism. ," has chapters on Greek grammar Greek grammar is treated under:
prophet who baptized crowds and preached Christ’s coming. [N.T.: Matthew 3:1–13] See : Baptism John the Baptist head presented as gift to Salome. [N.T.: Mark 6:25–28] See : Decapitation in addition to a general chapter on Jesus. Part 4 has chapters on virtually all of the NT writings, except that there is a chapter on the historical James rather than on the letter, and there is no coverage of the Johannine letters. The various authors are all experts on the topics they cover, so the reader can have some confidence in the reliability of the guide. The whole project is done from a moderate "evangelical" stance, but virtually all of the essays show an awareness of other scholarly perspectives, even if they do not often agree with the more "liberal" views. As the editors note, the essays do not all approach their task in the same way; some look more at the variety of methods, while others take a more thematic approach. This inconsistency can be frustrating, but it also gives the reader an even broader overview than might have been the case if the editors had forced the contributors into a single mode. The overall effect is an impressive book that will enable pastors and scholars alike to get a sense of what is happening over the broad field of NT study. David W. Kuck United Theological College This article is about school in Bangalore. For school in Wales, see United Theological College Aberystwyth. United Theological College (UTC) is a theological seminary situated in the southern city of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in South India. Kingston, Jamaica |
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