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James D. G. Dunn has been one of the mostinfluential New Testament scholars of the late 20th and early 21stcenturies. His works have altered the very way biblical theologiansview Jesus and Paul. This book is written in gratitude of his influenceand mentorship. The focus of the work parallels the major research ofDunn''s career. It emphasizes the life and teachings of Jesus asremembered by his disciples, the new perspective on Paul, teachings inthe Pauline letters, and relevant topics related to ancient Judaism,the Law, Soteriology and Christology in the New Testament. In2005 another festschrift for James D. G. Dunn''s 65th birthday was publishedwith essays by Professor Dunn''s many colleagues and friends. In thisvolume, a new generation of scholars, who are being widely recognizedin their own contributions and publications, now honour their former teacherand demonstrate to the scholastic community the breadth of hisinfluence.
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Table of Contents
Editors' Preface
Foreword by Richard B. Hays
Foreword by N. T. Wright
Select Bibliography of Publications by James D. G. Dunn
PART I: JESUS AND THE GOSPELS
1. Written Islands in an Oral Stream: Gospel and Oral Tradition, James F. McGrath
2. Debtors, Laborers and Virgins: The Voice of Jesus and the Voice of Matthew in Three Parables, Stephen I. Wright
3. Jesus' Message of the Kingdom of God: Present and Future Tensions Revisited, Jey J. Kanagaraj
4. Sinner According to Words of the Law, Righteous by Works of Love: Boundary Challenges in Relation to the Woman Who Anoints Jesus (Luke 7:36-50), Ellen Juhl Christiansen
5. Jesus and Magic in Luke-Acts, Graham H. Twelftree
6. Barabbas Remembered, Helen K. Bond
7. Judas and the Jews: Anti-Semitic Interpretation of Judas Iscariot, Past and Present, Arie W. Zwiep
8. Jews or Christians? The Opponents of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel, J. Martin C. Scott
9. New Testament Christology in Recent British Scholarship: A Sketch of Distinctives and Debates, Simon J. Gathercole
10. The Worship of Jesus among Early Christians: The Evidence of Hebrews, Kenneth L. Schenck
PART II: PAUL AND HIS LETTERS
11. Inheriting the Agitator's Mantle: Paul and the Nature of Apostleship in Luke-Acts, C. K. Robertson
12. Running in Vain, but Not as an Athlete (Galatians 2:2): The Impact of Habakkuk 2:2-4 on Paul's Apostolic Commission, B. J. Oropeza
13. Of "Doing" and "Living": The Intertextual Semantics of Leviticus 18:5 in Galatians and Romans, Douglas C. Mohrmann
14. Israel's Triumphant King: Romans 1:5 and the Scriptures of Israel, Don Garlington
15. Paul and Ethnicity: The Paradigm of Glocalization, Lung-kwong Lo
16. The Cheirograph in Colossians 2:14 and the Ephesian Connection, Allan R. Bevere
17. The Epistle to Philemon: Paul's Strategy for Forging the Ties of Kinship, John Byron
About the Contributors
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B. J. Oropeza is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Azusa Pacific University. He is founder and chair of the Intertextuality in the New Testament Consultation (SBL). Douglas C. Mohrmann is Associate Professor of Religion at Cornerstone University. Dr. Mohrmann co-founded and directed the Center for the Study of Antiquity and continues to research and publish on topics related to Early Judaism, Paul, and American Religion. He currently leads the Ancient Studies program at Cornerstone University. The Reverend Canon C. K. Robertson is Canon to the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, a former professor of communications and ethics at Georgia College &State University and a Fellow of the Episcopal Church Foundation. Dr. Robertson presently serves on several national boards, including the Anglican Theological Review, a member of the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars, and author or editor of numerous books and articles.
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James D G Dunn has been one of the most influential New Testament scholars of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. His works have altered the very way biblical theologians view Jesus and Paul. This title features scholars who examine many of the themes explored by James D G Dunn.
