Texts and Contexts: Gospels and Pauline Studies

by Todd D. Still (Editor)

Overview

Texts and Contexts honors the life and scholarship of David E. Garland. Fifteen colleagues, friends, and former students each offer a study on one of the canonical Gospels or Paul’s letters, demonstrating how these texts continue to reveal new surprises and a wealth of resources for service to the gospel.

Throughout his productive career as a New Testament scholar—first at the Southern Seminary and later at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary—Garland became widely known and highly regarded for his wise and careful interpretive work. His commentaries on the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) as well as Paul’s letters (1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon) exemplify careful, thoughtful, and faithful biblical scholarship in service of both the academy and the church.

This present volume begins with five studies on Gospels texts and the Jesus tradition (Margaret E. Ramey, Richard Bauckham, Mikeal C. Parsons, Andrew E. Arterbury, and Craig L. Blomberg). Five essays on Pauline passages and interpretation follow (Todd D. Still, Mark A. Seifrid, Craig S. Keener, Bradley Arnold, and Klyne R. Snodgrass). Five homilies round out the collection (Ben Witherington III, W. Hulitt Gloer, Bill J. Leonard, Timothy George, and Daniel O. Aleshire). Even as this book celebrates and commemorates what Garland has already done, it anticipates scholarship yet to be received.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481300742
Publisher:	Baylor University Press
Publication date:	08/15/2017
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Todd D. Still is Charles J. and Eleanor McLerran DeLancey Dean and William M. Hinson Professor of Christian Scriptures in the George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Abbreviations ix

Part 1 Gospels Studies

1 Seasoning in the Sermon: Wealth Wisdom in the Sermon on the Mount Margaret E. Ramey 3

2 Where Was Dalmanutha?: Mark 8:10 Richard Bauckham 23

3 The "Sinful Woman" and Simon the Pharisee: Character and Characterization in Luke 7:36-50 Mikeal C. Parsons 31

4 The Battle on the Mount of Olives: Reading Luke 22:39-46 in Its Literary Context Andrew E. Arterbury 37

5 When Ockham's Razor Shaves Too Closely: A Necessarily Complex Model of the Development of the Jesus Tradition Craig L. Blomberg 53

Part 2 Pauline Studies

6 Why Did Paul Preach "Christ Crucified" in Corinth? A New Answer to an Old Question from an Unexpected Place Todd D. Still 73

7 Paul: A Theologian of the Cross Mark A. Seifrid 83

8 Corrupted vs. Renewed Minds in Romans 1,7, and 12 Craig S. Keener 97

9 The Presence and Function of Athletic Language in Philippians 1:27-30 Bradley Arnold 105

10 Reflections on Paul and Women Klyne R. Snodgrass 121

Part 3 Gospels and Pauline Sermons

11 You Be the judge: Matthew 7:1-6 Ben Witherington III 137

12 The Jericho Connection; Luke 19; 1-10; 4:14-30 W. Hulitt Gloer 143

13 The Things That Make for Freedom: Luke 10:1-11,16-20 Bill J. Leonard 155

14 Why Don't Y'all Pass the Bread?; Galatians 2:11-16; 3:26-29 Timothy George 161

15 Traveling Mercies: Reflections along Life's Journey: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22 Daniel O. Aleshire 173

Notes 179

A Comprehensive Bibliography of the Works of David E. Garland 217

Contributors 231

Modern Author Index 233

What People are Saying About This

R. Alan Culpepper R. Alan Culpepper

A fitting tribute to an outstanding scholar, leader, and churchman, this remarkable collection of essays and sermons introduces fresh perspectives and sheds new light on the Gospels and Paul.

Michael F. Bird

This sterling series of studies on the Gospels and Paul is a fitting tribute to the teaching career of David Garland. The contributors, like Garland himself, have striven to let the text speak to us, and honored Garland by their noble labors. A job well done.

R. Alan Culpepper

A fitting tribute to an outstanding scholar, leader, and churchman, this remarkable collection of essays and sermons introduces fresh perspectives and sheds new light on the Gospels and Paul.

Clinton E. Arnold

David Garland has had a productive career as a scholar, professor, dean, and university president. Most people know him for the outstanding commentaries he has written on many books of the New Testament. This volume is a fitting tribute to the breadth of his interests. Readers will find this fascinating and diverse collection of essays engaging and enriching.