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James Dunn introduces readers to the key passages that must be
examined when trying to understand what the New Testament says
about worshipping Jesus. Dunn, an internationally respected
scholar, examines the key texts that have led Christians to believe
that Jesus is God and worship him as part of the Trinity. But what
did the New Testament writers say about worshipping Jesus? Did they
portray him as God, someone whom we should worship? Or did they see
him as a great prophet like Moses or Elijah? Here, James Dunn
introduces readers to the key New Testament passages that must be
examined when trying to understand this important topic. He argues
that we find a clear sense that Jesus enables worship, that Jesus
is in a profound way the place and means of worship. Equally, for
the first Christians Jesus was seen to be not only the one by whom
believers come to God, but also the one by whom God has come to
believers.
Paul's Epistle to the Colossians merits detailed study for at least
two reasons. First, it provides an unexpectedly interesting window
into the character of Christianity in Asia Minor in the second half
of the first century. With the information it gives about the
religious tensions within which emergent Christianity was caught
up, not least those between Christianity and diaspora Judaism, we
begin to gain more insight into the influences and factors that
shaped the transition from apostolic to subapostolic Christianity
in the region. Second, Colossians represents a crucial stage in the
development of Pauline theology itself. Whether it was written at
the end of Paul's life or soon after his death, it indicates how
Pauline theology retained its own vital character and did not die
with Paul. In this volume in the celebrated New International Greek
Testament Commentary, James D. G. Dunn, author of numerous
well-received works on the historical origin and theological
interpretation of the New Testament, provides detailed expositions
of the text of Paul's letters to the Colossians and to Philemon.
Dunn examines each of these letters within the context of the
Jewish and Hellenistic cultures in the first century, and discusses
the place of Colossians and Philemon in the relationship between
the Pauline mission and the early churches that received these
letters. Particular stress is also placed on the role of faith in
Jesus Christ within and over against Judaism and on the counsel of
these two important letters with regard to the shaping of human
relationships in the community of faith.
A senior biblical scholar's concise guide to how Jesus is described
across the New Testament New Testament scholar James D. G. Dunn has
written numerous commentaries, books, and essays sharing his
thought with the world. In this small, straightforward book
designed for a lay audience, Dunn focuses his fifty-plus years of
scholarship on the central question posed by the New Testament-who
is Jesus? Dunn surveys the New Testament books from Matthew to
Rev-elation, exploring and unpacking what they actually say about
Jesus. Dunn's Jesus according to the New Testament points to the
wonder of those first witnesses and enriches our understanding of
who Jesus is to us today.
Through a discussion of Biblical texts, this book presents four
perspectives on the role of works at the final judgment. The final
judgment is the last and final act before God dwells with his
people forever. Scripture makes that clear, but what function do
our actions play in the final assessment of our souls--especially
those of professing Christians? The contributors each state their
case for one of four prominent views on the effect of works at the
end of time: Robert N. Wilkin: Works will determine rewards but not
salvation Thomas R. Schreiner: Works will provide evidence that one
actually has been saved James D. G. Dunn: Works will provide the
criterion by which Christ will determine eternal destiny of his
people Michael P. Barber: Works will merit eternal life This book
allows each contributor to not only present the case for his view,
but also to critique and respond to the critiques of the other
contributors, allowing you to compare their beliefs in an open
forum setting to see where they overlap and where they differ. The
Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of
scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both
fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a
one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different
positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.
- Author distills a life-time of biblical research into an
easy-to-understand survey of Jesus' life, his mission, and his
self-understanding - Both introduction and source of new insights
Renowned New Testament scholar James Dunn investigates what is
known about the historical Jesus and the reasons for his enormous
impact--then and now.
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Romans 1-8, Volume 38A (Hardcover)
James D.G. Dunn; Edited by (general) Bruce M. Metzger, David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker; Series edited by John D.W. Watts, …
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The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical
scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a
commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series
emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural,
and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced
insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical
theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional
resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the
seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone
concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base
of biblical scholarship. Overview of Commentary Organization
Introduction-covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including
context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues,
purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes:
Pericope Bibliography-a helpful resource containing the most
important works that pertain to each particular pericope.
Translation-the author's own translation of the biblical text,
reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and
Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in
reasonably good English. Notes-the author's notes to the
translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms,
syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of
translation. Form/Structure/Setting-a discussion of redaction,
genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the
pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and
extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and
character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features
important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.
Comment-verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with
other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly
research. Explanation-brings together all the results of the
discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention
of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book
itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the
entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
General Bibliography-occurring at the end of each volume, this
extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the
commentary.
This commentary by James Dunn takes the reader through questions of
authorship, recipients, date, and purpose surrounding the book of
Acts - the book that Dunn believes is the most exciting of the New
Testament. Written for preachers, teachers, students, and church
leaders, Dunn's commentary considers the literary structure of Acts
as well as the nature of its teaching. "In this little commentary
by Dunn," Scot McKnight says in his foreword, "you have insight,
measured judgment about history and theology and context, and
suggestions that take the preacher to the heart of what the Book of
Acts can mean for us today. I always begin any study of any passage
in the Book of Acts by pulling out Jimmy's commentary. I go to the
others when I'm done, but often enough I got all I needed in Dunn."
Concise: Each book gets straight to the heart of its subject
In this major work, James D. G. Dunn brings together more than two
decades of vigorous and creative work on interpreting the letters
of Paul into an integrated, full-scale study of Paul's thought.
Using Paul's letter to the Romans as the foundation for
constructing a fuller exposition of Paul's whole theology, Dunn's
thematic treatment clearly describes Paul's teaching on such topics
as God, humankind, sin, christology, salvation, the church, and the
Christian life. In the process Dunn engages in a concise way what
other important scholars have said regarding each area of
inquiry.
"The Theology of Paul the Apostle" represents a major
contribution to the ongoing discussion regarding what Paul's
theology is and what its continuing relevance is to the study and
practice of religion and theology.
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Romans 9-16, Volume 38B (Hardcover)
James D.G. Dunn; Edited by (general) Bruce M. Metzger, David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker; Series edited by John D.W. Watts, …
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The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical
scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a
commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series
emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural,
and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced
insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical
theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional
resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the
seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone
concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base
of biblical scholarship. Overview of Commentary Organization
Introduction-covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including
context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues,
purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes:
Pericope Bibliography-a helpful resource containing the most
important works that pertain to each particular pericope.
Translation-the author's own translation of the biblical text,
reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and
Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in
reasonably good English. Notes-the author's notes to the
translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms,
syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of
translation. Form/Structure/Setting-a discussion of redaction,
genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the
pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and
extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and
character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features
important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.
Comment-verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with
other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly
research. Explanation-brings together all the results of the
discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention
of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book
itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the
entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
General Bibliography-occurring at the end of each volume, this
extensive bibliography contains all sources used anywhere in the
commentary.
In Baptism in the Holy Spirit James Dunn argues that water baptism
is only one element in the New Testament pattern of conversion and
initiation. The gift of the Spirit, he believes, is the central
element. For the writers of the New Testament only those who had
received the Holy Spirit could be called Christians. For them the
reception of the Spirit was a very definite and often very dramatic
experience - the decisive and climactic experience in conversion -
initiation - to which Christians were usually recalled when
reminded of their Christian faith and experience. In this book
James Dunn uncovers the place of the gift of the Holy Spirit in the
total complex event of becoming a Christian. His conclusions will
help readers to deepen their understanding of the sacrament of
baptism. Since its original publication in 1970 Baptism in the Holy
Spirit has become a classic of New Testament scholarship. This new
edition, published on the fortieth anniversary of its original
publication, includes a new extended Preface in which James Dunn
engages with the debates about Baptism in the Holy Spirit since it
was first published. James D. G. Dunn was Lightfoot Professor of
Divinity in the University of Durham. He is the author of numerous
best-selling books and acknowledged as one of the world's leading
experts on New Testament study.
To answer the title question effectively requires more than the
citing of a few texts; we must first acknowledge that the way to
the answer is more difficult than it appears and recognize that the
answer may be less straightforward than many would like. The author
raises some fascinating yet vexing questions: What is worship? Is
the fact that worship is offered to God (or a god) what defines him
(or her) as "G/god?" What does the act of worship actually involve?
The conviction that God exalted Jesus to his right hand obviously
is central to Christian recognition of the divine status of Jesus.
But what did that mean for the first Christians as they sought to
reconcile God's status and that of the human Jesus? Perhaps the
worship of Jesus was not an "alternative "to worship of God but
another "way "of worshiping God. The questions are challenging but
readers are ably guided by James Dunn, one of the world's top New
Testament scholars.
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The Historical Jesus - Five Views (Paperback)
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Christianity Today Book Award winner The scholarly quest for the
historical Jesus has a distinguished pedigree in modern Western
religious and historical scholarship, with names such as Strauss,
Schweitzer and Bultmann highlighting the story. Since the early
1990s, when the Jesus quest was reawakened for a third run,
numerous significant books have emerged. And the public's attention
has been regularly arrested by media coverage, with the Jesus
Seminar or the James ossuary headlining the marquee. This Spectrum
Multiview volume provides a venue for readers to sit in on a
virtual seminar on the historical Jesus. Beginning with a
scene-setting historical introduction by the editors, prominent
figures in the Jesus quest set forth their views and respond to
their fellow scholars. On the one end Robert M. Price lucidly
maintains that the probability of Jesus' existence has reached the
"vanishing point," and on the other Darrell Bock ably argues that
while critical method yields only a "gist" of Jesus, it takes us in
the direction of the Gospel portraits. In between there are
numerous avenues to explore, questions to be asked and "assured
results" to be weighed. And John Dominic Crossan, Luke Timothy
Johnson and James D. G. Dunn probe these issues with formidable
knowledge and honed insight, filling out a further range of
options. The Historical Jesus: Five Views offers a unique entry
into the Jesus quest. For both the classroom and personal study,
this is a book that fascinates, probes and engages. Spectrum
Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics
within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present
their position and also respond to others in this dynamic
publishing format.
In this volume in the Library of Biblical Theology series, James
D.G. Dunn ranges widely across the literature of the New Testament
to describe the essential elements of the early church s belief and
practice. Eschatology, grace, law and gospel, discipleship, Israel
and the church, faith and works, and most especially incarnation,
atonement, and resurrection; Dunn places these and other themes in
conversation with the contemporary church s work of understanding
its faith and life in relation to God s self-revelation in Jesus
Christ. "
Few scholars have thought so long or so carefully about the role of
biblical authority in the light of historical- and
literary-critical scholarship as has James D. G. Dunn. Even fewer
are as capable of communicating profound respect for the biblical
witness with genuine insight into its complexity and pluriformity.
Avoiding easy - and possibly misleading - answers, Dunn offers
precise responses to questions about the history behind the Gospels
and their consequent trustworthiness; the original scandal
presented by Jesus' teaching, and by Paul's; the problem of
pseudonymity in the Pauline letters and elsewhere; and what weight
should be given to what the Bible itself says about scriptural
authority, and to the final shape of the biblical canon. This
Second Edition includes new essays on "bridging the gap between the
academy and the church," the hallmarks of "good exposition" of
scripture, and a concluding chapter on the Bible as living
tradition.
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The Voice of Jesus (Paperback)
Stephen I Wright; Foreword by James D.G. Dunn
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This study examines some key approaches to ecumenical social ethics
in the past century as expressed in the thought of Walter
Rauschenbusch Reinhold Niebhur and the World Council of
Churches.The author argues that unless Christians are clear about
the ways that theology and philosophy relate to one another and
work themselves out in our practical commitments we will lose the
ability to discuss social ethics as individuals and churches let
alone reach effective arguments.
This collection of essays highlights a dimension of Paul's theology
of justification that has been neglected ? that his teaching
emerged as an integral part of his understanding of his commission
to preach the gospel to non-Jews and that his dismissal of
justification "by works of the law" was directed not so much
against Jewish legalism but rather against his fellow Jews'
assumption that the law remained a dividing wall separating
Christian Jews from Christian Gentiles.
James Dunn seeks to carry forward the debate on Jewish
soteriology, on the relation of justification by faith to judgment
"according to works," on Christian fulfillment of the law, and on
the crucial role of Christ, his death and resurrection. Full of
detail and intriguing thought, Dunn's collection will enlighten any
scholar of the New Testament.
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