Rhetoric, History, and Theology

Interpreting the New Testament

Todd D. Still, Jason A. Myers

• Publisher: Fortress Academic
• Year: 2022
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781978709737
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Rhetoric

The subjects of rhetoric, history, and theology intersect in unique ways within New Testament and early Christian literature. The contributors of this volume represent a wide range of perspectives but share a common interest in the interpretation of these texts in light of their rhetorical, historical, and theological elements. What results is a fresh and perceptive reading of the New Testament and early Christianity literature.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Tables
• Editors’ Preface
• 1 Divine Revelation in the Pentateuch
• 2 Mary, Martha, Jesus, and Their Jewish Context
• 3 Why Is John’s Gospel Different?
• 4 Hermeneutics, Revelation, and the Drama of St. John’s Gospel
• 5 The Obedient Son: Jesus’s Sonship in Light of Ancient Honor Conventions
• 6 The Story and Mission of God in Luke-Acts
• 7 Resisting Aristotle: Marital Rule in 1 Corinthians 7 and the Household Codes
• 8 Sister Phoebe: Ἀδελφή as an Honorific Descriptor in Rom 16:1–2
• 9 Eusebeia as Social Respectability: The Public Life of the Christian Pastor
• 10 Rhetoric from the Rusticas: In Search of the Historical Timothy and Implications for the Rhetoric of 1–2 Timothy
• 11 Onesimus: Still A Runaway Slave
• 12 Paul and “the Good”: A Survey of the Subject
• 13 Water, Blood, and Spirit in 1 John 5:6–8 Once More: The Contribution of Rhetorical Analysis
• 14 The Vision of God and the Kingdom of God: Theological and Ecumenical Reflections
• 15 “I am a Christian”: Blandina’s Example of Christian Endurance and Courage
• 16 The Christology of Jesus: Another Look Thirty Years Later
• Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings
• About the Contributors