Hearing and doing the word : the drama of evangelical hermeneutics in honor of Kevin J. Vanhoozer

"This collection of essays honours Kevin J. Vanhoozer by representing the current state of evangelical hermeneutics in light of his work. The volume consists of three parts: The Biblical Script, Great Performances, and Theodrama Today. Each part contains wide-ranging contributions from well-known scholars, who address important topics for contemporary hermeneutics in dialogue with Vanhoozer's influential work. Kevin J. Vanhoozer is today's leading evangelical theologian of biblical interpretation. He is one of the most influential voices in contemporary hermeneutics, and in academic theology he is one of his generation's most influential evangelicals."-- Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Evangelical Hermeneutics in Dialogue with Kevin J. Vanhoozer Part I The Biblical Script Chapter 1 Will the Goof Prevail? The Hermeneutics of Textual Criticism (Iain Provan) Chapter 2 Reading between the Lines: On Discerning the Implicit Messages of Scripture (V. Philips Long) Chapter 3 New Testament Quotations of the Old as Divine Speech Acts (Karen H. Jobes) Chapter 4 Reading John’s Gospel as a Theodramatic Preview of Coming Attractions (Robert H. Gundry) Chapter 5 The Great Antagonist (Graham A. Cole) Chapter 6 Martyrdom: Martin Albertz’s Neglected New Testament Theology and the Importance of a Theological Category (Robert Part II Great Performances Chapter 7 The Spirit in Biblical Interpretation: Basil of Caesarea and Modern Discussion of Meaning and Significance (Darren Chapter 8 Augustine and Scripture (Gregory W. Lee) Chapter 9 Thomas Aquinas and the Book of Jeremiah (Matthew Levering) Chapter 10 John Calvin and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture (Scott M. Manetsch) Chapter 11 “The Whole Scope and Tenor of Scripture”: Hermeneutics, Wholeness, and Holiness in Wesleyan Theological Interpretat Chapter 12 “Fantastic!” Karl Barth, American Evangelicals, and the Strange New World of Theology (Stephen M. Garrett) Part III Theodrama Today Chapter 13 Baptized Biblical Interpretation: The Place and Function of the Creed (Scott R. Swain) Chapter 14 The Triune God (Michael Allen) Chapter 15 How God Does Things with Words in the Church (Michael Horton) Chapter 16 The Drama of (Imputation) Doctrine: Original Guilt as Biblical and Systematic Theology (Hans Madueme) Chapter 17 “Born of Water and the Spirit”: Divine Agency in Interpretations of John 3 and Baptism in Acts (Elizabeth Y. Sung Chapter 18 Scripture in Sound (Jeremy Begbie) Conclusion (Douglas A. Sweeney) Publications by Kevin J. Vanhoozer Works cited Contributors Index "Kevin J. Vanhoozer is today's leading evangelical theologian of biblical interpretation. He is one of the most influential voices in contemporary hermeneutics, and in academic theology he is one of his generation's most influential evangelicals. This collection of essays honours Vanhoozer by representing the current state of evangelical hermeneutics in light of his work. The volume consists of three parts: The Biblical Script, Great Performances and Theodrama Today; each of these sections contains contributions from great scholars, who address and emphasize Kevin J. Vanhoozer's influence and impact on the history of hermeneutics"-- Provided by publisher