Handbook to the Exegesis of the New Testament

HANDBOOK TO EXEGESIS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 10
List of Contributors......Page 14
INTRODUCTION......Page 16
INTRODUCTION......Page 18
Broader Definition and Synonyms......Page 19
Traditional Definition......Page 21
Traditional Definition Questioned......Page 24
Alternative Methods of Exegesis......Page 25
The Problem of History......Page 26
The Problem of Presuppositions......Page 28
The Problem of Theology......Page 30
CONCLUSION......Page 32
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 33
1. EXEGETICAL METHOD......Page 38
2. HERMENEUTICS......Page 40
3. GREEK LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS......Page 42
A. History of Interpretation......Page 49
B. New Testament Introductions......Page 51
5. CONCLUSION......Page 55
Part I: METHOD......Page 58
THE ROLE OF TEXTUAL CRITICISM IN NEW TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION......Page 60
THE NATURE AND MAJOR ISSUES OF NEW TESTAMENT TEXTUAL CRITICISM......Page 66
THE TRANSMISSION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT TEXT AND TEXT-CRITICAL PRACTICE......Page 70
1. The Role of Scribes in Textual Transmission......Page 74
2. Internal Criteria......Page 76
CRITERIA RELATED TO INTERNAL EVIDENCE......Page 77
3. The Source Materials of Textual Transmission......Page 79
4. External Criteria......Page 85
CRITERIA RELATED TO EXTERNAL EVIDENCE......Page 86
EXCURSUS: THE INTERSECTION OF TEXTUAL CRITICISM AND CANON......Page 88
1. Manuscript Features with Implications for Canon......Page 89
2. Textual Variants as 'Canon within the Canon'......Page 95
3. Text/Canon Intersection at the Composition Stages of the New Testament......Page 99
4. Conclusion......Page 104
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 107
1. THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREEK OF THE NEW TESTAMENT......Page 114
2. DEBATE OVER THE KIND OF GREEK IN THE NEW TESTAMENT......Page 120
3. THE LANGUAGES OF JESUS......Page 125
4. GRAMMATICAL STUDY......Page 127
A. A Linguistic Approach to the Greek of the New Testament......Page 128
B. Grammatical Studies......Page 129
5. LANGUAGE AND MENTALITY......Page 139
6. CONCLUSION......Page 144
INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS GENRE?......Page 146
Ancient Definition of Genre Versus a Modern One......Page 149
Pseudonymity and the Investigation of Genre......Page 151
Gospels......Page 152
Acts......Page 157
Pauline and Other Letters......Page 163
Revelation......Page 170
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 176
INTRODUCTION......Page 182
MAJOR ISSUES......Page 185
USES IN EXEGESIS......Page 190
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 202
A. Analysis of the Production and Interpretation of Discourse......Page 204
B. Analysis beyond the Sentence......Page 205
C. Analysis of Social Functions of Language Use......Page 207
D. Analysis of Cohesiveness......Page 208
A. Levels of Discourse......Page 209
B. Analysis of Semantic Content......Page 213
C. Analysis of Interpersonal Dimensions of Discourse......Page 217
D. Analysis of Discourse Cohesiveness......Page 220
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 228
INTRODUCTION......Page 234
Rhetorical Criticism......Page 236
Narratological Criticism......Page 242
THE USES AND ABUSES OF RHETORICAL AND NARRATOLOGICAL CRITICISM IN EXEGESIS......Page 247
CONCLUSION......Page 251
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 252
INTRODUCTION......Page 256
Textual Intercourse: Post-Structuralism and Deconstruction......Page 259
Recourse to the Text: Formalism......Page 263
Textual Discourse: Reader-Oriented Criticism......Page 266
APPLICATION: A FORMALIST READING OF MATTHEW......Page 270
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 279
INTRODUCTION TO THE AREA AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS......Page 282
THE MAIN ISSUES......Page 284
USES AND ABUSES OF THE TOPIC IN EXEGESIS......Page 286
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 288
INTRODUCTION : ISSUES OF DEFINITION AND BACKGROUND......Page 292
THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF SOCIAL-SCIENTIFIC CRITICISM......Page 294
SOCIAL-SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN PRACTICE: JESUS' REJECTION AT NAZARETH (MARK 6:1-6)......Page 296
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 301
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 306
Biblical Exegesis......Page 312
Theological Interpretation......Page 315
The Role of the Interpreter......Page 316
A Model for Canonical Interpretation......Page 317
3. THE CASE OF THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES......Page 320
The Placement of Acts in Canonical Context......Page 321
The Title, 'The Acts of the Apostles', in Canonical Context......Page 326
Gregory E. Sterling: Hellenistic Philosophy and the New Testament......Page 328
STATUS QUAESTIONIS......Page 330
Paradigms: Prophets, Pastors, or Philosophers?......Page 332
Hellenistic Moral Philosophy and Christian Paraenesis......Page 336
Hellenistic Philosophy and the Beginnings of Christian Theology '......Page 345
DIFFICULTIES......Page 352
CONCLUSIONS......Page 356
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 357
INTRODUCTION......Page 374
COMMON JUDAISM......Page 375
A. Torah......Page 377
B. The Temple......Page 380
C. The Cult......Page 382
D. Eschatology......Page 383
E. The Importance of these Elements of Common Judaism for New Testament Exegesis......Page 385
JEWISH PARTIES......Page 386
A. The Pharisees......Page 387
B. The Sadducees......Page 390
C. The Qumran Community......Page 391
D. Use and Abuse of our Knowledge of Jewish Parties in Exegesis......Page 394
A. Scriptural Interpretation in Judaism......Page 398
B. The Use of Comparative Interpretation in New Testament Exegesis......Page 400
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 401
PROVINCES......Page 404
CLIENT KINGDOMS AND THE PLACE OF JUDAEA......Page 405
CITIES AND LOCAL ELITES......Page 407
SLAVES AND FREEDMEN......Page 409
ROMAN AUTHORITY AND CHRISTIANITY......Page 410
CHRISTIANITY IN A ROMAN COLONY: CORINTH......Page 411
CHRISTIANITY AND COMMUNICATIONS......Page 415
THE RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE......Page 416
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 418
Thomas H. Olbricht: Exegesis in the Second Century......Page 422
THE EPISTLE OF BARNABAS......Page 423
THE DIDACHE......Page 424
IGNATIUS (C. 35-107 CE)......Page 425
THE EPISTLE OF POLYCARP TO THE PHILLIPPIANS......Page 426
1 CLEMENT......Page 427
2 CLEMENT......Page 428
LETTER TO DIOGNETUS......Page 429
JUSTIN MARTYR (100-165)......Page 430
MARCION......Page 431
ARISTIDES......Page 432
ATHENAGORUS......Page 433
BASILIDES AND VALENTINUS......Page 434
MONT ANUS, MAXIMILLA, PRISCA, AND TERTULLIAN......Page 435
IRENAEUS (130-200)......Page 436
MELITO OF SARDIS (D. 190)......Page 437
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 438
Part II: APPLICATION......Page 440
A THEORY OF EXEGESIS......Page 442
A. Source Criticism......Page 444
B. Form Criticism......Page 448
C. Redaction Criticism......Page 452
D. Criteria of Authenticity......Page 456
PRACTICE OF EXEGESIS......Page 461
A. Linguistic Aspects......Page 462
B. Teaching Conventions......Page 470
C. Scripture and Interpretative Traditions......Page 475
D. Historical, Political, and Economic Context......Page 481
CONCLUSION......Page 486
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 488
INTRODUCTORY ISSUES AND INTERPRETATION......Page 492
A. Mark......Page 493
B. Luke......Page 498
C. Matthew......Page 505
D. The Synoptic Problem......Page 509
E. Non-Canonical Sources......Page 512
CONCLUSION......Page 514
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 515
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 518
2. PAUL'S JEWISH AND HELLENISTIC BACKGROUNDS......Page 520
3. PAUL'S OPPONENTS......Page 527
4. THE OCCASION AND PURPOSE OF THE PAULINE LETTERS......Page 539
5. PSEUDONYMY AND EXEGESIS OF THE PAULINE LETTER CORPUS......Page 546
6. RHETORICAL CRITICISM AND THE PAULINE LETTER FORM......Page 554
A. Opening......Page 559
B. Thanksgiving......Page 560
C. Body......Page 561
E. Closing......Page 563
7. CONCLUSION......Page 565
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 566
THE JOHANNINE CORPUS......Page 570
A. Author......Page 571
C. Language......Page 572
D. Provenance and Situation......Page 573
F. Outline......Page 574
G. Apocalyptic Ideology......Page 577
H. Compositional Techniques: Clues to Interpreting the Visions......Page 579
A. Title and Author......Page 582
B. Provenance and Date......Page 586
C. Purposes......Page 588
E. Language and Worldview......Page 589
F. Tradition and Sources......Page 591
G. Exegetical Issues......Page 593
THE JOHANNINE EPISTLES......Page 597
B. Provenance......Page 598
C. Structure......Page 599
D. Date and Context......Page 600
E. Purpose of the Letters......Page 602
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 603
George H. Guthrie: New Testament Exegesis of Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles......Page 606
STRUCTURE......Page 607
LANGUAGE......Page 611
AUTHORSHIP AND DATE......Page 613
PROVENANCE......Page 616
EXEGETICAL ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES......Page 617
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 619
Index of Biblical Writings......Page 622
Index of Modern Authors......Page 642