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Contours of Christology in the New Testament features first-class biblical scholars who steep readers in the biblical texts about Jesus. These essays focus on the New Testament writers' various understandings of Jesus, their differing emphases seen as contours in the common landscape of New Testament christology. Sweeping in scope, the volume begins with a look at early christology and covers the whole of the New Testament from the Gospels to Revelation.
List of contents
Preface, Abbreviations, Contributors, Introduction, THE SETTING Jewish Messianism and Early Christology WILLIAM HORBURY Jesus as the Alpha and Omega of New Testament Thought BEN WITHERINGTON III Christological Materials in the Early Christian Communities RICHARD N. LONGENECKER GOSPELS AND ACTS "Who Can This Be?" The Christology of Mark's Gospel MORNA D. HOOKER The Vindicated Son: A Narrative Approach to Matthean Christology TERENCE L. DONALDSON The Christology of Luke's Gospel and Acts I. HOWARD MARSHALL Monotheism and Christology in the Gospel of John RICHARD BAUCKHAM PAULINE LETTERS The Christology of the Early Pauline Letters DOUGLAS J. MOO The Christology of the Prison Epistles RALPH P. MARTIN Christology in the Letters to Timothy and Titus PHILIP H. TOWNER HEBREWS, CATHOLIC EPISTLES, AND APOCALYPSE The Son of God as Unique High Priest: The Christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews DONLAD A. HAGNER Catholic Christologies in the Catholic Epistles J. RAMSEY MICHAELS Stories of Jesus in the Apocalypse of John DAVID E. AUNE Index of Authors Index of Subjects Index of Scripture and Other Ancient References
About the author
Richard N. Longenecker (1930-2021) was a distinguished New Testament scholar who taught for many years at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. He was the author of numerous books, including
Paul, Apostle of Liberty; The Christology of Early Jewish Christianity; New Testament Social Ethics for Today; Introducing Romans: Critical Issues in Paul's Most Famous Letter, and the New International Greek Testament Commentary volume on Romans.
Summary
Featuring scholars who steep readers in the biblical texts about Jesus, this volume focuses on the writers' understandings of Jesus, their differing emphases seen as contours in the common landscape of New Testament christology. It begins with a look at early christology and covers the whole of the New Testament from the Gospels to Revelation.
