The New Testament Interpreted: Essays in Honor of Bernard C. Lategan (Supplements to Novum Testamentum 124)

This volume, in honor of Bernard C. Lategan, a renowned specialist on the modern reception of the New Testament, covers the broad spectrum of the reception of the New Testament as literature. Interpretations of the New Testament from antiquity through modern day critical scholarship up to contemporary readings in Africa are presented and discussed. Interpreter Interpreted : A Readers' Reception Of Lategan's Legacy / D.j. Smit -- The Historical Jesus And The Letters Of Paul : Revisiting Bernard C. Lategan's Thesis / G. Francois Wessels -- Not According To Human Criteria : Bernard Lategan's Reading Of Galatians In A Crumbling Apartheid State / Cilliers Breytenbach -- New Horizons In Historical Jesus Research? : Hermeneutical Considerations Concerning The So-called Third Quest Of The Historical Jesus / Jens Schröter -- Multiple Realities And Historiography : Rethinking Historical Jesus Research / Pieter F. Craffert -- Intertextual Readings In The Septuagint / Johann Cook -- Torah Quotations Common To Philo, Hebrews, Clemens Romanus And Justin Martyr : What Is The Common Denominator? / Gert J. Steyn -- An Heretical Use Of The New Testament : A Manichaean Adaptation Of Matt 6:19-20 In P. Kel. Copt. 32 / Annemaré Kotzé --^ Interpreting The New Testament In Africa : Bernard Lategan On The Threshold Of Diverse Theological Discourses / Elan Mouton -- A Politics Of Difference In The New Testament : Identity And The Others In Paul / Jeremy Punt -- Selected 19th Century Sesotho Readings Of The Bible : David Moiloa And The Days Of Basotho's Ignorance / Maarman Samuel Tshehla -- The Study Of The New Testament In African Universities / Jan Botha -- The Challenge Of Cultural Justice Under Conditions Of Globalisation : Is The New Testament Of Any Use? / Piet J. Naudé -- Dyads, Triads And Other Compositional Beasts In The Sermon On The Mount (matthew 5-7) / Johan C. Thom -- Der Gegenwärtige Stand Der Forschung Zum Markus-evangelium Und Die Frage Nach Der Historischen Und Gegenwärtigen Kontext-plausibilität / Detlev Dormeyer -- The Chronotope And Its Discursive Function In The Gospel Of Luke / Bettina Fischer --^ The Power Of The Absent Father : A Socio-rhetorical Analysis Of 1 Corinthians 4:14-5:13 / Charles A. Wanamaker -- Wilhelm Bousset's Commentary On Revelation And Hermeneutical Perspectives On The Revelation Of John / Pieter G.r. De Villiers. Edited By Cilliers Breytenbach, Johan C. Thom, And Jeremy Punt. This Volume Is The Result Of An Alexander Von Humboldt Colloquium, 'interpreting The New Testament,' Which Took Place At The Stellenbosch Institute For Advance Study (stias) From 12 To 14 August 2004--pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. "The chapters in this volume cover all aspects of the work of Adolf Deissmann (1866-1937). Following his main works, the authors highlight crucial aspects and impulses from his philological work on the New Testament, including the interpretation of Paul, Light from the Ancient East, the social status of the first Christians, and the lexicography of the New Testament. His background in the Lutheran Church of Hessen-Nassau, his contribution to the ecumenical movement together with Nathan Söderblom and through the Evangelische Wochenbriefe during World War I, and his role as rector of the Berlin University in 1930/1931 are also discussed. The contributions illustrate that notwithstanding his ecumenical engagement, Deissmann never gave up his scholarly work. The essays trace the influence of his philological and historical work among his students and place contemporary debates on Deissmann as philologist and theologian in their historical context."--(Provided by publisher.) This volume contains a collection of essays in honour of Bernard C. Lategan, a renowned specialist on the modern reception of the New Testament. Besides offering anayses of Lategan's own contribution to New Testament scholarship, the essays present and discuss interpretations of the New Testament from antiquity through contemporary critical scholarship. Topics covered include hermeneutical issues of historical Jesus research, intertextuality in antiquity, the interpretation of the New Testament in Africa, and the New Testament as literature. The collection thus provides a representative perspective on the diversity of New Testament scholarship in South Africa and elsewhere. In honor of Bernard C Lategan, a renowned specialist on the modern reception of the New Testament, this volume covers the spectrum of the reception of the New Testament as literature. It also presents and discusses interpretations of the New Testament from antiquity through modern day critical scholarship up to contemporary readings in Africa.