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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 book is written in gratitude of his influence
and mentorship. The focus of the work parallels the major research of
Dunn's career. It emphasizes the life and teachings of Jesus as
remembered by his disciples, the new perspective on Paul, teachings in
the Pauline letters, and relevant topics related to ancient Judaism,
the Law, Soteriology and Christology in the New Testament.
In
2005 another festschrift for James D. G. Dunn's 65th birthday was published
with essays by Professor Dunn's many colleagues and friends. In this
volume, a new generation of scholars, who are being widely recognized
in their own contributions and publications, now honour their former teacher
and demonstrate to the scholastic community the breadth of his
influence.
Contents
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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