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"God Crucified" and Other Essays on the New Testament's Christology
of Divine Identity The basic thesis of this important book on New
Testament Christology, sketched in the first essay 'God Crucified,
is that the worship of Jesus as God was seen by the early
Christians as compatible with their Jewish monotheism. Jesus was
thought to participate in the divine identity of the one God of
Israel. The other chapters provide more detailed support for, and
an expansion of, this basic thesis. Readers will find not only the
full text of Bauckham's classic book God Crucified, but also
groundbreaking essays, some of which have never been published
previously
Richard Bauckham's The Jewish World around the New Testament
explored various aspects of the significance of early Judaism for
interpreting the New Testament. Now The Christian World around the
New Testament brings together Bauckham's well-known work on Gospel
origins, early Christianity, and patristic literature in one
convenient volume. The book contains thirty-one studies that have
been published over Bauckham's distinguished career. This
affordable North American paperback by an internationally respected
New Testament scholar will be published simultaneously with the
prestigious European hardcover.
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Jude-2 Peter, Volume 50 (Hardcover)
Richard Bauckham; Edited by (general) David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker; Series edited by John D.W. Watts, Ralph P. Martin
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R1,102
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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.
The book of Hebrews has often been the Cinderella of the New
Testament, overlooked and marginalized; and yet it is one of the
most interesting and theologically significant books in the New
Testament. A Cloud of Witness examines the theology of the book in
the light of its ancient historical context. There are chapters
devoted to the structure of Hebrews, the person of Jesus Christ,
Hebrews within the context of Second Temple Judaism and the
Greco-Roman empire and the role of Hebrews in early Christian
thought.
Throughout Christian history, the Gospel of John's distinctive way
of presenting the life, works, teachings, death, and resurrection
of Jesus have earned it labels such as "the spiritual Gospel" and
"the maverick Gospel." It has been seen as the most theological of
the four canonical Gospels. In this volume Richard Bauckham, a
leading biblical scholar and a bestselling author in the academy,
illuminates main theological themes of the Gospel of John. Bauckham
provides insightful analysis of key texts, covering topics such as
divine and human community, God's glory, the cross and the
resurrection, and the sacraments. This work will serve as an ideal
supplemental text for professors and students in a course on John
or the four Gospels. It will also be of interest to New Testament
scholars and theologians.
Renowned biblical scholar Richard Bauckham believes that the New
Testament texts cannot be adequately understood without careful
attention to their Judaic and Second Temple roots. This book
contains twenty-four studies that shed essential light on the
religious and biblical-interpretive matrix from which early
Christianity emerged. Bauckham discusses the "parting of the ways"
between early Judaism and early Christianity and the relevance of
early Jewish literature for the study of the New Testament. He also
explores specific aspects or texts of early Christianity by
relating them to their early Jewish context. Originally published
by Mohr Siebeck, this book is now available as an affordable North
American paperback edition.
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.
This volume is an original and important contribution to the study
of the earliest Palestinian Jewish Christianity. For the first time
all the evidence for the role which relatives of Jesus played in
the early church is assembled and assessed. Dr. Bauckham discusses
a wide range of evidence, not only from the New Testament but also
from the Church Fathers, the New Testament Apocrypha, rabbinic
literature and Palestinian archaeology. The letter of Jude, in
particular, proves to have much to teach us about the theology of
the brothers of Jesus and their circle. It illuminates their
exegetical methods and their Christology and shows both to have
been influential contributions to the development of early
Christianity. This study shows that this neglected New Testament
book is far more important for the study of early Christianity than
has hitherto been recognized. By setting the letter of Jude within
the context of the evidence for the role of relatives of Jesus in
the early church, new insights can be revealed into the letter and
early Jewish Christianity.
This textbook on how to read the Gospels well can stand on its own
as a guide to reading this New Testament genre as Scripture. It is
also ideally suited to serve as a supplemental text to more
conventional textbooks that discuss each Gospel systematically.
Most textbooks tend to introduce students to historical-critical
concerns but may be less adequate for showing how the Gospel
narratives, read as Scripture within the canonical framework of the
entire New Testament and the whole Bible, yield material for
theological reflection and moral edification.
Pennington neither dismisses nor duplicates the results of current
historical-critical work on the Gospels as historical sources.
Rather, he offers critically aware and hermeneutically intelligent
instruction in reading the Gospels in order to hear their witness
to Christ in a way that supports Christian application and
proclamation.
Luke's Acts of the Apostles is the only documentation available on the birth of Christianity, despite the author's vigorously disputed reliability as a historian. Daniel Marguerat avoids this true/false quagmire by establishing his evaluation of Luke's talent as an historian within the framework of ancient historiography (the rules of ancient historians and narrative criticism). His study portrays Luke as a skillful and sound theologian, and provides an original approach to the classic themes of Lucan theology.
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James (Paperback)
Richard Bauckham, John Court
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Richard Bauckham explores the historical and literary contexts of the Epistle of James, discussing the significance of James as the brother of Jesus and leader of the early Jerusalem church. He gives special attention to the aphorisms which encapsulate James' wisdom, and to the way that James' teaching closely resembles that of Jesus.
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Theology of Hope (Hardcover)
Jurgen Moltmann; Preface by Richard Bauckham; Translated by J.W. Leitch
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R1,637
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Causing a considerable stir when it was first published in Germany
in 1965, this work represents a comprehensive statement of the
importance for theology of eschatology - and of an eschatological
theology which emphasizes the revolutionary effect of Christian
hope upon the thought, institutions and conditions of life in the
here and now. Moltmann understands Christian faith essentially as
hope for the future of humankind and creation as this has been
promised by the God of the exodus and the resurrection of the
crucified Jesus. God's promise is the compulsory force of history,
awakening hope which keeps human beings unreconciled to present
experience, sets them in contradistinction to prevailing natural
and social powers, and makes the church the source of continual new
impulses towards, in Moltmann's own words, "the realization of
righteousness, freedom and humanity in the light of the promised
future that is to come".
""The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple" is more than a collection
of Richard Bauckham's essays on the Fourth Gospel. Taken as a
whole, it is a programmatic statement of the author's thesis and
argument, the crux of which is embodied in the title. If one infers
that Bauckham believes the Johannine community of scholarship has
largely gone off the rails, that would not be wrong. He proposes to
set it right by paying close attention to the Gospel's own data and
claims and by canvassing and assessing the considerable body of
evidence bearing on this Gospel in patristic sources. This has not
been done in a long time, and perhaps never as thoroughly and with
such penetrating critical insight. That Bauckham has a thesis to
set out and defend makes his book all the more interesting and
important." --D. Moody Smith, The Divinity School, Duke University
"This collection of twelve essays on historical and theological
Johannine problems is preluded by a comprehensive introduction
containing a scholarly program for Johannine research in the
future. These studies will give us quite new stimuli for our
understanding of the Gospel of John, for Bauckham illuminates
neglected historical and theological features of this unique text.
The author demonstrates that in our exegesis of John philological
accuracy, profound historical knowledge, and genuine theological
understanding must work together to gain new insights." --Martin
Hengel, University of Tubingen
"As always, Bauckham is brilliant, providing a fresh rethinking
of issues based on his breadth of knowledge of early Judaism and
Christianity. While well conversant with current scholarly
discussions, he marshals new data and new ideas in ways thatinvite
new perspectives. This work offers insights on various Johannine
topics and merits center stage in any new discussions of history in
John's Gospel." --Craig Keener, Palmer Seminary of Eastern
University
"This substantive collection of essays focuses and reenergizes
the debate over the historical reliability of the Gospel of John.
With probing questions, methodological rigor, and revisionist zeal,
Bauckham challenges the 'dominant approach' at every turn. Whether
he will manage to unseat it remains to be seen, but Johannine
scholarship is well served by his thought-provoking critique."
--Jouette M. Bassler, Perkins School of Theology, Southern
Methodist University
Two billion people today identify as Christians, with the
implication that Jesus is the focus of their relationship with God,
and their way of living in the world. Such followers of Jesus are
now more numerous and make up a greater proportion of the world's
population than ever before. Despite its decline in the West,
Christianity is rapidly increasing in areas such as Africa and
China. Richard Bauckham explores the historical figure of Jesus,
evaluating the sources and concluding that they provide us with
good historical evidence for his life and teaching. In order to
place Jesus in his proper historical context, as a Jew from Galilee
in the early first century of our era, Bauckham looks at Jewish
religion and society in the land of Israel under Roman rule. He
explores Jesus' symbolic practices as well as his teachings, looks
at his public career and emphasises how his actions, such as
healing and his association with notorious sinners, were just as
important as his words. Bauckham shows that Jesus was devoted to
the God of Israel, with a special focus on God's fatherly love and
compassion, and like every Jewish teacher he expounded the Torah,
but did so in his own distinctive way. With a discussion about the
way Jesus understood himself and what finally led to his death as a
criminal on a Roman cross, he concludes by considering the
significance Jesus has come to have for Christian faith worldwide.
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Internationally respected scholar Richard Bauckham offers a brief,
engaging study of divine revelation in Scripture. He probes the
deep meaning of well-known moments in the biblical story in order
to address the key question the Bible is designed to answer: Who is
God? Accessible for laypeople and important to scholars, this
volume begins by exploring three key events in the Bible in which
God is revealed: Jacob's dream at Bethel (the revelation of the
divine presence), Moses at the burning bush (the revelation of the
divine Name), and Moses on Mount Sinai (the revelation of the
divine character). In each case, Bauckham traces these themes
through the rest of Scripture. He then shows how the New Testament
builds on the Old by exploring three revelatory events in Mark's
Gospel, events that reveal the Trinity: Jesus's baptism,
transfiguration, and crucifixion. This book is based on the
Frumentius Lectures for 2015 at the Ethiopian Graduate School of
Theology in Addis Ababa and on the Hayward Lectures for 2018 at
Acadia Divinity College, Nova Scotia.
A groundbreaking work in New Testament studies expanded and
updated. Winner of the 2007 Christianity Today Book Award in
Biblical Studies, this momentous volume argues that the four
Gospels are closely based on the eyewitness testimony of those who
personally knew Jesus. Noted New Testament scholar Richard Bauckham
challenges the prevailing assumption that the Jesus accounts
circulated as "anonymous community traditions," asserting instead
that they were transmitted in the names of the original
eyewitnesses. In this expanded second edition Bauckham is adding a
new preface, three substantial new chapters that respond to critics
and clarify key points of his argument, and a comprehensive new
bibliography.
This volume is an original and important contribution to the study
of the earliest Palestinian Jewish Christianity. For the first time
all the evidence for the role which relatives of Jesus played in
the early church is assembled and assessed. Dr. Bauckham discusses
a wide range of evidence, not only from the New Testament but also
from the Church Fathers, the New Testament Apocrypha, rabbinic
literature and Palestinian archaeology. The letter of Jude, in
particular, proves to have much to teach us about the theology of
the brothers of Jesus and their circle. It illuminates their
exegetical methods and their Christology and shows both to have
been influential contributions to the development of early
Christianity. This study shows that this neglected New Testament
book is far more important for the study of early Christianity than
has hitherto been recognized. By setting the letter of Jude within
the context of the evidence for the role of relatives of Jesus in
the early church, new insights can be revealed into the letter and
early Jewish Christianity.
This book outlines a biblical understanding of freedom and the
particular ways in which Christians choose to exercise that freedom
in response to major issues confronting the world today.
Specifically, Bauckham constructs a Christian understanding of
freedom, explores the authority of Scripture in modern and
postmodern contexts, and also examines themes of tradition, ethics,
oppression, and ecology as they relate to issues of freedom and
authority.
Designed for more than simply reading, this book is ideal for Lent
use and provides a profound way of enabling the power of Jesus and
his crucifixion to touch our lives at any time.
This text presents a collection of studies which focus on personal
eschatology in the Jewish and early Christian apocalypses. The
apocalyptic tradition, from its Jewish origins until the early
Middle Ages, is studied as a continuous literary tradition, in
which both continuity of motifs and important changes in
understanding of life after death can be charted. As well as
better-known apocalypses, much attention is given to those
neglected apocalypses which portray human destiny after death in
detail, such as the "Apocalypse of Peter," the "Apocalypse of the
Seven Heavens," the later apocalypses of Ezra, and the four
apocalypses of the Virgin Mary. Relationships with Greco-Roman
eschatology are explored, and several chapters show how specific
New Testament texts are illuminated by close knowledge of this
tradition of ideas and images of the hereafter.
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