
Why Christ Matters
Toward a New Testament Christology
Leander E. Keck(Author)
Baylor University Press
Will be published approx. on 30. July 2015
Book
Hardback
187 pages
978-1-4813-0297-5 (ISBN)
Description
For half a century Leander Keck thought, taught, and wrote about the New Testament. He first served as a Professor of New Testament at Vanderbilt Divinity School and Emory University's Candler School of Theology before becoming Dean and Professor of Biblical Theology at Yale Divinity School. Keck's lifelong work on Jesus and Paul was a catalyst for the emerging discussions of New Testament Christology and Pauline theology in the Society of Biblical Literature and the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. Keck wrote a staggering number of now industry-standard articles on the New Testament. Here, they are all collected for the first time. In Why Christ Matters and Christ's First Theologian, readers will discover how Keck gave new answers to old questions even as he carefully reframed old answers into new questions. Keck's work is a treasure trove of historical, exegetical, and theological interpretation.
Reviews / Votes
Students would do well to disciple themselves to Keckas approach to his subject matter, which is characterized by unusual clarity, independence of judgment, and theological acuity. Pastors and teachers who work through this volume will find in Keck an exemplar of theological reasoning and close engagement with biblical texts. -- Joel B. Green -- Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology a|Keckas essays are solid reminders of important, ongoing debates between historical analysis and theological interpretation of the New Testament writings. -- Jeffrey S. Siker -- HorizonsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Waco
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4813-0297-5 (9781481302975)
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E-Book
07/2015
Baylor University Press
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Person
Leander E. Keck is Winkley Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology at Yale Divinity School.
Content
Preface
1. The Renewal of New Testament Christology
2. What, Then, Is New Testament Christology?
3. The Second Coming of the Liberal Jesus?
4. Jesus the Jew
5. Jesus and Judaism in the New Testament
6. Anthropology and Soteriology in Johannine Christology
7. Christology, Soteriology, and the Praise of God in Romans
8. ""Jesus"" in Romans
9. The New Testament and Nicea
1. The Renewal of New Testament Christology
2. What, Then, Is New Testament Christology?
3. The Second Coming of the Liberal Jesus?
4. Jesus the Jew
5. Jesus and Judaism in the New Testament
6. Anthropology and Soteriology in Johannine Christology
7. Christology, Soteriology, and the Praise of God in Romans
8. ""Jesus"" in Romans
9. The New Testament and Nicea