Full Description
How should Christians read prophetic literature? Questions abound both in the academy and the church as to how to engage the prophets, particularly in light of the New Testament. The Gospel writers and the church fathers all read and appealed to the Old Testament, but are we as modern-day readers supposed to take the same approach? The Prophets and the Apostolic Witness is a dialogue among scholars that identifies the interpretive methods used throughout history while also charting a constructive way forward for our own approach to reading the Major Prophets.
This comprehensive volume brings together experts on Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel to illuminate the following topics:
How the Apostles Read the Major Prophets as Christian Scripture
Limits on Reading the Major Prophets as Christian Scripture
Reading the Major Prophets in the Footsteps of the Apostles
The History of Interpretation of the Major Prophets as Christian Scripture
Preaching the Major Prophets as Christian Scripture
This collaborative endeavor offers fresh and helpful insights to scholars, students, and pastors alike as they engage with the text of the Major Prophets.
Contents
Introduction
Andrew T. Abernethy
Abbreviations
1. How the Apostles Read Isaiah as Christian Scripture
Nicholas G. Piotrowski
2. We Are Not Apostles: Another Way of Reading Isaiah
Paul D. Wegner
3. Emulating the Apostles: Reading Isaiah as Christian Scripture in the Footsteps of the Apostles
Andrew T. Abernethy
4. The History of Interpreting Isaiah as Christian Scripture: A Selection
Mark S. Gignilliat
5. Preaching Isaiah as Christian Scripture
John N. Oswalt
6. How the Apostles Read Jeremiah as Christian Scripture
Dana M. Harris
7. We Are Not Apostles: Limits on Reading Jeremiah Like the Apostles
Gary E. Yates
8. Emulating the Apostles: Reading Jeremiah as Christian Scripture in the Footsteps of the Apostles
Lissa M. Wray Beal
9. The History of Interpreting Jeremiah as Christian Scripture: Patristic Interpretation and Its Modern Legacy
Andrew G. Shead
10. Preaching Jeremiah as Christian Scripture
Philip Ryken
11. How the Apostles Read Ezekiel as Christian Scripture
Alicia R. Jackson
12. We Are Not Apostles: Limits on Reading Ezekiel as Christian Scripture
John W. Hilber
13. Emulating the Apostles: Reading Ezekiel as Christian Scripture in the Footsteps of the Apostles
William R. Osborne
14. The History of Interpreting Ezekiel as Christian Scripture
Iain M. Duguid
15. Preaching Ezekiel as Christian Scripture with Focus on Ezekiel 37:1-14
Daniel I. Block
Conclusion
William R. Osborne
Select Bibliography
Contributors
Name Index
Scripture Index
