The Reality of the Resurrection
The New Testament Witness
Will be published approx. on 16. September 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
351 pages
978-1-60258-977-3 (ISBN)
Description
In The Reality of the Resurrection Stefan Alkier bridges the chasm between history and theology. Through a patient historical, canonical, and hermeneutical study, Alkier demonstrates that the resurrection of Jesus is inextricably bound to the general eschatological resurrection of the dead. Jesus' resurrection is no isolated miracle but is instead the crucial disclosure of the nature of reality, the identity of God, and the destiny of human beings. Interpretation of Jesus' resurrection is thus necessarily and unavoidably both historical and theological.
Through a descriptive exegetical survey of New Testament rhetoric, Alkier locates the resurrection of the Crucified One within a distinct narrative world. He then employs the semiotics of C. S. Peirce to develop a creative epistemology that avoids propositional literalism and modernist reductionism. Alkier finally outlines how resurrection impacts Christian praxis.
The Reality of the Resurrection witnesses to that which Paul names as of ""first importance""--not only for the early Christian communities but also for the shaping of our communities today.
Through a descriptive exegetical survey of New Testament rhetoric, Alkier locates the resurrection of the Crucified One within a distinct narrative world. He then employs the semiotics of C. S. Peirce to develop a creative epistemology that avoids propositional literalism and modernist reductionism. Alkier finally outlines how resurrection impacts Christian praxis.
The Reality of the Resurrection witnesses to that which Paul names as of ""first importance""--not only for the early Christian communities but also for the shaping of our communities today.
Reviews / Votes
"This work is provocative, innovative, erudite, yet replete with practical pedagogical implications, and well worth contemplating." -- Craig L Blomberg, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Denver Seminary "The Reality of the Resurrection is a thought-provoking work that not only makes a significant contribution to theological debates about the resurrection but also offers fresh perspectives on the relation between biblical studies and theology. Rather than attempting to fit resurrection into modernity's conceptual categories, Alkier insists on an intellectual revolution, a transformation of the mind brought about by the resurrection as a real event by the power of God. Readers of these pages will be brought into a deeper encounter with a proclamation that the Apostle Paul describes as a matter of "first importance" -- not only for the early Christian communities but also for the shaping of our communities today." -- Richard Hays, from the Foreword, Dean & George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament, Duke Divinity School "Stefan Alkier's theologically insightful and spiritually uplifting reflections will supply the reader with many new horizons to explore concerning the significance of Jesus' resurrection from the dead and the Christian doctrine of immortality." -- Paul Copan, Professor & Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy & Ethics, Palm Beach Atlantic University "...excellent set of essays on the book of Revelation." --Bible Today (July 2013) ...offers a stimulating and constructive engagement with the Apocalypse. -- Grant Macaskill -- Journal for the Study of the New Testament An important contribution to the necessary ongoing discussions of the resurrection and its significance -- Francis J. Moloney, S.D.B. -- Catholic Biblical QuarterlyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Waco
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
481 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60258-977-3 (9781602589773)
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E-Book
11/2013
Baylor University Press
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Persons
Stefan Alkier (Ph.D., Bonn) is Professor of New Testament and the History of the Early Church, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universit?nt, Frankfurt am Main. His past books include Zeichen aus Text und Stein: Studien auf dem Weg zu einer Arch?nologie des Neuen Testaments (with J??rgen Zangenberg, 2003), Wunder und Wirklichkeit in den Briefen des Apostels Paulus: Ein exegetischer Beitrag zu einem Wunderverst?nndnis jenseits von Entmythologisierung und Rehistorisierung (2001), and Urchristentum: zur Geschichte und Theologie einer exegetischen Disziplin (1993).Leroy A. Huizenga (Ph.D., Duke University) is Chair of the Department of Theology, Associate Professor of Theology, and the Director of the Christian Leadership Center at the University of Mary in Bismark, ND.
Content
Foreword to the English Edition
Foreword to the German Edition
Introduction
Part I
Resurrection and the New Testament
Exegetical Investigations
1 The Pauline Literature
2 Hebrews
3 Synoptic Gospels and Acts
4 The Johannine Writings
5 The Catholic Letters
Part II
Resurrection and the New Testament
Systematic Interpretations
6 The Fundamental Structure of Resurrection Discourse in the Writings of the New Testament and the Problem Posed for the Second Part of the Investigation
7 The Conception of Reality According to Categorical Semiotics
8 Semiotic Interpretation of the Phenomena of Resurrection Discourse in the Writings of the New Testament
9 Semiotic Interpretation of Protestant Resurrection Discourse Today
Part III
Resurrection and the New Testament
Ecclesial and Educational Praxis
10 Protestant Discourse about Death and Resurrection in Funeral Services
11 Resurrection as a Theme in Religious School Instruction
12 The Lord's Supper as a Gift of the Resurrected Crucified One
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Foreword to the German Edition
Introduction
Part I
Resurrection and the New Testament
Exegetical Investigations
1 The Pauline Literature
2 Hebrews
3 Synoptic Gospels and Acts
4 The Johannine Writings
5 The Catholic Letters
Part II
Resurrection and the New Testament
Systematic Interpretations
6 The Fundamental Structure of Resurrection Discourse in the Writings of the New Testament and the Problem Posed for the Second Part of the Investigation
7 The Conception of Reality According to Categorical Semiotics
8 Semiotic Interpretation of the Phenomena of Resurrection Discourse in the Writings of the New Testament
9 Semiotic Interpretation of Protestant Resurrection Discourse Today
Part III
Resurrection and the New Testament
Ecclesial and Educational Praxis
10 Protestant Discourse about Death and Resurrection in Funeral Services
11 Resurrection as a Theme in Religious School Instruction
12 The Lord's Supper as a Gift of the Resurrected Crucified One
Notes
Bibliography
Index