Craig Blomberg has now crowned his distinguished career to date as
a careful reader and interpreter of the New Testament by tackling
the largest and most difficult of challengesathat of writing a New
Testament theology. Blomberg's text draws upon his proven ability
to read ancient texts in historical context, his deep knowledge of
the various textual traditions that comprise the New Testament, and
a sympathetic competency to see the New Testament as a lived text.
A New Testament Theology is a major achievement by a seasoned
scholar and one that will serve teachers and students alike.
Blomberg presents the task as twofold: chronological and synthetic.
Blomberg thus plots actors, authors, and books of the New Testament
in a reconstructed chronological order, highlighting both the
dominant and distinctive themes for each. Examinations of Jesus and
the early church come first, followed by those of the early Jewish
Christian writings of James and Jude, and then the missionary
letters of Paul (treated together). Blomberg then unpacks the
contributions of Mark, Matthew, and Luke, followed by the Pastorals
(treated as an extension of Lukan thought even though originating
in Paul), Hebrews, 1 and 2 Peter, and the Johannine corpus of
gospel, epistles, and Revelation. As Jesus' ministry begins with
the proclamation that "the time has come," the recurring, unifying,
and synthetic theme of the entire New Testament is, according to
Blomberg, the fulfillment of the Old Testament promises, both
directly and typologically, explicitly and implicitly. Blomberg's
careful inductive reading demonstrates the Bible's remarkable
cohesion and foundational importance for the contemporary church.
While the grand finale of God's cosmic redemption is still in the
future, the determinative events for human well-being have already
taken place in Christ. This is the conviction that drives Christian
life from generation to generation: the ages have turned, God's
victory is assured, even though there is still much work to be
done.
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