
Entering the Fray
A Primer on New Testament Issues for the Church and Academy
T. Michael W. Halcomb(Author)
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published on 2. August 2012
330 pages
978-1-62189-502-2 (ISBN)
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In modern times the relationship between the church and academy has been strained and tension-filled. Mainstream church culture has often been skeptical of Bible scholars, depicting them as self-serving intellectuals trying to out-think God by devising new and controversial interpretations. Just as well, academics have often leveled harsh critiques against church culture, painting pastors and laity as anti-intellectual pseudo-spiritualists. Entering the Fray argues that, in spite of the wide gap between the academic and ecclesiastical worlds, the modern church should be aware of the key discussions taking place among biblical scholars. To be sure, the average churchgoer has not been tuned in to scholarly conversations concerning matters such as the Messianic Secret, Q, the Historical Jesus, the pistis Christou debate, and related topics. In fact, they may have purposefully tuned out! Some, however, are simply unaware that any such dialogue has taken place, and beyond the internet, may not have the first clue as to how to explore the details. This primer seeks to function as that "first clue" by helping congregants, pastors, and students of the Bible enter into the fray of scholarly discussions that, over the last few hundred years, have shaped both the academy and church.
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Eugene
United States
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978-1-62189-502-2 (9781621895022)
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Michael Halcomb is a PhD Candidate in biblical studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, and teaches at Centenary United Methodist Church in Lexington, Kentucky. He is the author of People of the Book: Inviting Communities into Biblical Interpretation (Wipf and Stock, 2012).
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Getting Started
- Part One
- Chapter 1: The New Testament and the Others
- Chapter 2: Different Methods to the Madness
- Chapter 3: From Paul's Gospel to the Four Gospels
- Chapter 4: What Do You Mean by "Synoptic Problem"?
- Chapter 5: Did Jesus Try to Keep a Messianic Secret?
- Chapter 6: ReQuesting Guides on the Quest for Jesus
- Part Two
- Chapter 7: Can Luke's Acts be Trusted?
- Chapter 8: Paul: Disputed or Undisputed?
- Chapter 9: Our Faith(fulness) or Christ's?
- Chapter 10: A New Perspective on Paul
- Chapter 11: From Peter's House to James's Tomb and Beyond
- Chapter 12: Approaching Revelation
- Conclusion
- Timeline
- Notes
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