John Nolland
Biography
John Nolland wrote the foreword to The Father Who Redeems and the Son Who Obeys.
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Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Saunders’s creative and original argument draws the whole set of Matthean uses of Son of Man, in all their varied contexts, into a credible coherent whole: as the Son of Man, Jesus reveals the will of God by teaching, by example, and even by revealing the future of judgment, vindication, and vindication to which one’s orientation to the will of God will lead.”
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“Elmetti problematizes the range of ways in which eis peirasmón in the Lord’s Prayer has been understood by scholars, and for that, he deserves our commendation. He then goes on to offer a fresh and quite distinctive understanding of this challenging phrase that warrants careful scrutiny.”
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“I have long suspected that the very small role allowed for oral tradition in most Gospel scholarship is, at least in part, a failure of imagination and a refusal to allow into the picture what cannot be readily manipulated by well-honed academic procedures. David Wenham makes a powerful case for glimpsing major traces of oral sources at many points in our existing documents. Our imaginative powers need to catch up, and our academic procedures need to become more flexible!”
Heavenly Imagery and Symbolism in Matthew’s Gospel
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“Daehoon Kang is not the first to draw attention to the importance of heaven imagery for Matthew’s project, but going on from the work of others, he brings many fresh insights and develops and clarifies what has gone before. The role of the heavenly imagery is yet more important than others have realized.”
Kings, Deliverers, and Prophets in Luke’s Journey Narrative
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“This is a very well organized and written study, intended to be broadly accessible—no mean goal with such a complex topic. The work is cleverly conceived and offers an intriguing and original thesis.”
Lukan Theology in the Light of the Gospel's Literary Structure
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“Attention to structure is an important avenue into meaning, and McComiskey's study makes a serious contribution to the study of the structure of the Gospel of Luke. McComiskey establishes an extensive set of criteria for testing structural proposals, and applies them rigorously to his own proposal: his investment in rigorous testing is unparalleled in previous studies on the structure of Luke. Even those who are not finally persuaded by the structure in its entirety are likely to conclude that he is, nonetheless, "onto something" here. And McComiskey clearly lays out the kinds of contribution to meaning that his structure might offer.”
Luke's Jesus in the Roman Empire and the Emperor in the Gospel of Luke
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“The reassessment of the relationship of early Christianity to Roman Imperial power has produced extreme and contradictory claims. . . . Pyung Soo Seo offers a well-argued, balanced, and moderate case for Luke's Jesus needing to be seen in relation to the power structures of the Roman Empire and for implicit critique of the emperor as an important Lukan technique for exalting Jesus.”
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“These volumes aim to close the gap between the Greek text and the available tools: Greek language tools on the one side and commentaries and other studies on New Testament texts on the other. Quarles fills this gap admirably for Matthew. We get clear presentation, balanced judgments and a good sense of the value and limitations of language analysis for understanding this Gospel.”
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“The nature of faith in the Gospel of Matthew has not been previously explored in any detail. Through his exploration of this topic O’Donnell demonstrates his scholarly creativity with fresh insights in a persuasive argument that, beyond its own immediate topic, contributes as well to a greater understanding of the Gospel’s thematic structure and theological message.”
Theology
“Purity has long been a neglected category. Didn't Jesus declare all foods clean? Purity is, however, a significant New Testament concern, so a wide-ranging volume of essays on purity is to be welcomed. The final essay firmly recommends against a comeback for purity language, but for all the need to hear its cautions, the essays overall suggest an important future for interest in purity.”
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“Christianity is sometimes promoted as the ultimate means of self-actualization. Such an approach is not all wrong, but given that we are dealing with a religion whose central symbol is an instrument of execution and which promises persecution to its adherents, Stuart Rochester’s focus on self-denial engages us much more profoundly with the heart of Christian discipleship.”
The Characterization of God in Acts
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“It only takes a moment of reflection to realise - once it has been pointed out - that God is an extremely important character in Acts. But that he belongs intrinsically to a very different realm from the human characters in the story means that he is not an immediately obvious candidate for characterisation, at least not along the lines used in literary approaches to the study of Acts. Ling Cheng has adapted techniques from literary approaches to make them serviceable for examining in a fresh way the role and character of God in the Book of Acts. New insights emerge and old insights present themselves from a strikingly new angle. God now takes his place as a well-delineated character in this endlessly fascinating story.”
The Father Who Redeems and the Son Who Obeys
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Foreword
“The use of the Fatherhood of God as a lens through which to explore Romans is, as far as I am aware, unparalleled. Khobnya has made it fruitful, producing new insights into this much-studied letter. Both in terms of method and substance this is a book that deserves our attention.”
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“An impressive and distinctive addition to the growing collection of detailed commentaries on Matthew. Wilson provides a rich reading of Matthew through the eyes of a late first-century sectarian Jewish Christian community. The artistry, the rhetoric, the micro- and the macrostructural details, the complex internal cross-connections, and the many likely intertexts are examined in great detail and mined for their capacity to speak to this sectarian group. His reading is a generous and somewhat maximalist one, but Wilson offers many acute insights and compelling reconstructions.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“An impressive and distinctive addition to the growing collection of detailed commentaries on Matthew. Wilson provides a rich reading of Matthew through the eyes of a late first-century sectarian Jewish Christian community. The artistry, the rhetoric, the micro- and the macrostructural details, the complex internal cross-connections, and the many likely intertexts are examined in great detail and mined for their capacity to speak to this sectarian group. His reading is a generous and somewhat maximalist one, but Wilson offers many acute insights and compelling reconstructions.”
The Mirage Shall Become a Pool
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“Blending the skills of a somewhat philosophically inclined ethicist with those of a careful exegete, and writing with a certain artistic flourish, Hron offers a very different treatment of New Testament teaching on social justice. He offers to cut through the existing impasse with the austere, highly disciplined, and acutely analytical hermeneutic he has developed. This is a book to be read and pondered.”
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“This is a standout work, and its thesis is meticulously argued. Timothy Lewis forges a clearly articulated method that focuses on what he calls the poetics of the text. The prioritization of a text-driven framework is a key component. He puts his method to work on Matthew 1 with special attention to the five references to mothers and their significance for the portrayal of Joseph. The approach generates rich veins of insight.”
The Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross
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“It is refreshing to have these powerful words from the cross handled by a seasoned exegete who carefully places them in their Gospel and historical contexts, and offers us a treasure-trove of deeper insights. While its harmonizing approach will not suit all, Harris has produced a very accessible and devotionally rich study without loss of scholarly accuracy.”
The Son of Man as the Last Adam
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“Scholarly consensus on the degree to which the Apostle Paul was dependent on the Jesus tradition has been hard to come by. With his appeal to Adam-Christ typology, specific features of the Son of Man tradition, and his emphasis on creative adaptation, Lee adds significantly to the case for important elements of Paul's dependence on Jesus.”
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