According to the Scriptures: The Death of Christ in the Old Testament and the New Contributor(s): Allen, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0334055504 ISBN-13: 9780334055501 Publisher: SCM Press OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - Jesus, The Gospels & Acts - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: "If all you know is the New Testament, you do not know the New Testament" - so the late New Testament scholar Martin Hengel is reputed to have said. According to the Scriptures considers the way in the New Testament writers utilized the Jewish Scriptures in order to describe, articulate and evaluate the death of Jesus, takes Hengel at his word. Contents: 1. Introduction |
Contributor Bio(s): Allen, David: - David Allen teaches biblical studies modules and New Testament Greek at the Queen�s Foundation in Birmingham, and is Academic Dean within the Foundation. He has a particular interest in the letters at the end of the New Testament, notably the Epistle to the Hebrews, and is especially concerned that they get a hearing in the life and practice of the Church. Much of his research concerns the way in which the New Testament uses the Hebrew Scriptures, and the intertextual reading strategies this generates. He is a regular member of the British Old Testament in the New Seminar. |