Full Description
Rudolf Bultmann's Theology of the New Testament has stood the test of time. At the very moment modernity was threatening to splinter New Testament studies into a myriad of isolated disciplines, Bultmann was somehow able to hold history, exegesis, and theology together. Theology of the New Testament was, and still is, the definitive theological statement of a high modernist critic. In it Bultmann was as relentless in his historical judgments as he was unapologetic in laying bare the New Testament's existential claims.
Beyond Bultmann puts Bultmann's classic Theology of the New Testament to a new test . Thirteen contemporary New Testament scholars subject Bultmann's Theology to a comprehensive new reading. This fresh, critical examination of Bultmann not only places his magisterial work in a new context but also reveals the enduring features of Bultmann's achievement. Beyond Bultmann demonstrates that Theology of the New Testament, far from being a relic in the museum of interpretation, still speaks today despite its flaws.
Contents
Editors' Preface
Part 1
Bultmann by the Book
1. The Message of Jesus Samuel Byrskog
2.The Kerygma of the Earliest Church C. Kavin Rowe
3. The Kerygma of the Hellenistic Church Aside from Paul Udo Schnelle
4. Humanity Prior to the Revelation of Faith Richard B. Hays
5. Humanity Under Faith John M. G. Barclay
6. Johannine Christology and Eschatology J?Ârg Frey
7. Dualism and Soteriology in Johannine Theology Richard Bauckham
8. The Rise of Church Order Luke Timothy Johnson
9. The Development of Doctrine James D. G. Dunn
10. Christology and Soteriology Larry W. Hurtado
11. The Problem of Christian Living Wayne A. Meeks
Part 2
Bultmann in History and Theology
12. Bultmann's Theology of the New Testament in Context Angela Standhartinger
13. Bultmann and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture Francis Watson
Notes
Bibliography
List of Contributors
