Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic PeriodThe discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Nag Hammadi texts, and new Targums has greatly increased scholarly interest in the relationship between the New Testament and first -century Judaism. This critically acclaimed study by Richard Longenecker sheds light on this relationship by exploring the methods the earliest Christians used to interpret the Old Testament. By comparing the first Christian writings with Jewish documents from the same period, Longenecker helps to discern both the key differences between Christianity and Judaism and the Judaic roots of the Christian faith. This revised edition of Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period brings Longenecker's valued work up to date with current research in this important field of study. |
Contents
Jewish Hermeneutics in the First Century | 6 |
Sources | 7 |
Literalist Interpretation | 14 |
Midrashic Interpretation | 18 |
Pesher Interpretation | 24 |
Allegorical Interpretation | 30 |
Summation | 33 |
Jesus and the Old Testament | 36 |
The Evangelists and the Old Testament | 117 |
The Phenomena of the Quotations | 118 |
The Quotations in Mark and Luke | 121 |
The Quotations in Matthew | 124 |
The Quotations in John | 135 |
Hebrews and the Old Testament | 140 |
The Provenance of the Letter | 141 |
The Phenomena of the Quotations | 146 |
A Realistic Appraisal of the Documents | 37 |
The Phenomena of the Quotations | 41 |
Literalist and Midrashic Treatments | 50 |
Pesher Interpretations | 54 |
A Paradigm for Continued Study | 58 |
Early Christian Preaching and the Old Testament | 63 |
The Phenomena of the Quotations | 69 |
Testimonia Verses and Blocks of Biblical Material | 73 |
Exegetical Presuppositions | 76 |
Exegetical Practices and Patterns | 79 |
Paul and the Old Testament | 88 |
The Letters of Paul | 90 |
The Phenomena of the Quotations | 91 |
Literalist and Midrashic Treatments | 98 |
Allegorical Interpretations | 109 |
Pesher Interpretations | 113 |
Exegetical Presuppositions and Practices | 151 |
The Biblical Argument | 155 |
Jewish Christian Tractates and the Old Testament | 166 |
The Nature of the Materials | 167 |
The Phenomena of the Quotations | 176 |
Literalist Treatments | 179 |
Pesher Interpretations | 180 |
The Nature of New Testament Exegesis | 185 |
Christocentric Interpretation | 187 |
Common Diverse and Developed Exegetical Patterns | 189 |
The Descriptive and the Normative in Exegesis | 193 |
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| Title | Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period |
| Author | Richard N. Longenecker |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0802843018, 9780802843012 |
| Length | 238 pages |
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