The Face of New Testament Studies

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In The Face of New Testament Studies, editors Scot McKnight and Grant R. Osborne bring together New Testament experts who track developments in their specialized fields of research-and why those developments are important. It provides scholars and students with a useful survey of the "state-of-the-question" in New Testament Studies. About the Author: Scot McKnight (Ph.D., University of Nottingham) is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois, and the author of several books, including Turning to Jesus. Grant R. Osborne (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and the author of several books, including Revelation (BECNT) and The Hermeneutical Spiral. Part 1: Context of the New Testament 1. Galilee and Judea: The Social World of Jesus Sean Freyne 2. The Roman Empire and Asia Minor David A. Fiensy Part 2: New Testament Hermeneutics 3· Textual Criticism: Recent Developments Eckhardj. Schnabel 4· Greek Grammar and Syntax Stanley E. Porter 5· General Hermeneutics Greg Clark 6. Embodying the Word: Social-Scientific Interpretation of the NT David A. deSilva 7· The Old Testament in the New Craig A. Evans Part 3: Jesus 8. Jesus of Nazareth Scot McKnight 9. Modern Approaches to the Parables Klyne Snodgrass 10. The History of Miracles in the History of Jesus Graham H. Twe!ftree 11. John and Jesus Craig L. Blomberg Part 4: Earliest Christianity 12. Acts: Many Questions, Many Answers Steve Walton 13. James, Jesus' Brother Bruce Chilton 14. Matthew: Christian Judaism or Jewish Christianity? Donald A. Hagner 15. Paul: Life and Letters Bruce N. Fisk 16. Paul's Theology james D. G. Dunn 17. Luke Darrell Bock 18. The Petrine Epistles: Recent Developments and Trends Robert L. Webb 19. Mark's Gospel Peter G. Bolt 20. Hebrews in Its First-Century Contexts: Recent Research George H. Guthrie 21. The Johannine Gospel in Recent Research Klaus Scholtissek 22. Recent Trends in the Study of the Apocalypse Grant R. Osborne Subject Index Author Index Scripture Index