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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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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford
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interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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.
Magdala of Galilee for the first time unifies the results of
various excavations of the Galilean city. Here, archaeologists and
historians of the Second Temple Period work together to understand
the site and its significance to profile Galilee and the region
around the lake in the Early Roman period. After a comprehensive
overview of the history and character of the city, the volume
details the harbor, the domestic and mercantile sectors, the Jewish
ritual baths, and the synagogue, with its unique and remarkable
engraved stone. There is also a full study of Magdala's fishing
industry, which dominated fishing on the lake, and the production
of salted fish. The rabbinic traditions about Magdala are fully
investigated for the first time, and a study of Josephus' account
of the city's role in the Jewish revolt is also included. The
in-depth archaeological, historical, and literary analyses are
enriched by a wealth of on-site photographs, regional maps, and
excavation plans. Edited by Richard Bauckham, this cutting-edge
synthesis of international field work and scholarly study brings
the City of Fish and its place in Jewish history and culture into
sharp relief, providing both specialists and general readers with a
richer understanding of the background of early Judaism and
Christianity.
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.
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.
Synopsis: Evangelical Christians affirm together that a dreadful
destiny awaits those who reject God's grace throughout life.
According to the traditional view, that destiny will involve
unending conscious torment in hell. However, believers are
increasingly questioning that understanding, as both unbiblical and
inconsistent with the character of God revealed in the Scriptures
and in the man Jesus Christ. This internationally acclaimed
book--now fully updated, revised, and expanded--carefully examines
the complete teaching of Scripture on the subject of final
punishment. It concludes that hell is a place of total
annihilation, everlasting destruction, although the destructive
process encompasses conscious torment of whatever sort, intensity,
and duration God might require in each individual case.
Endorsements: "I commend this book warmly. It is likely to remain a
standard work to which everyone engaged with this issue will
constantly return." -Richard Bauckham Emeritus Professor of New
Testament Studies University of Saint Andrews, Scotland "The Fire
That Consumes has long been recognized as one of the most thorough
and compelling statements available of the view that the destiny of
the unsaved will be final destruction rather than eternal torment.
In this new edition, Edward Fudge provides extended engagement with
traditionalist critics and an overview of developments in the last
thirty years ensuring that it will remain a definitive work on the
issue for years to come." -John R. Franke Theologian in Residence
First Presbyterian Church of Allentown Author Biography: Edward
William Fudge is a Christian theologian, Bible teacher, author,
and, for more than twenty years, a practicing attorney. He
maintains an international internet ministry at
www.EdwardFudge.com.
This second edition of Bauckham's wonderful work is essential
reading for understanding the relationship between the Bible and
politics. The enduring value of The Bible in Politics is that it
teaches the reader how to read the Bible politically and to gain an
understanding of the social relevance of the Bible that is more
disciplined, more informed, more imaginative, and more politically
fruitful than many interpreters--past and present--have achieved.
God is the Creator of all and cares deeply for all that he has
made. His vision for creation is seen through a world teeming with
life where eternity is breathed into and through all creation.
Jesus teaches that humans must live with a spirit of generosity and
restraint; however, a spirit of meanness and greed dominates human
culture and leaves nearly 1.3 billion people living on less than $1
a day. The politics of globalization based on principles of greed
have resulted in the loss of biodiversity, deforestation, and a
shortage of food and clean water. Jesus teaches that those who are
generous are blessed, and such generosity brings justice to all
creation. There cannot be God's social justice without ecological
sanity, and yet we tend to speak of social justice as though
non-human creation doesn't matter. God cares even for the flowers
of the field, yet we show contempt for God in our careless plunder
of his creation. To love God is to love all that he has made, from
our own families to the soil outside our homes.
With his characteristic rigor and perceptiveness, Richard Bauckham
embarks on a biblical investigation into the relationship between
human beings and the rest of creation. Bauckham argues that there
is much more to the Bible's understanding of this relationship than
the mandate of human dominion given in Genesis 1-which, he writes,
has too often been used as a justification for domination and
exploitation of the earth's resources. Instead, Bauckham considers
the ecological perspectives found in the book of Job, the Psalms,
and the Gospels, all of which, he determines, require a
reevaluation of the biblical tradition of "dominion." Bauckham
discovers a tradition of a "community of creation" in which human
beings are fellow members with God's other creatures and true
reconciliation to God involves the entire creation. Short,
reliable, and engaging, The Bible and Ecology is essential reading
for anyone looking for a biblically grounded approach to ecology.
Description: Leaning into the Future seeks to explore what it may
mean to believe in the ""Kingship"" of God and wait for his
""Kingdom"" by considering the fundamental role the Kingdom of God
plays in the theology of Jurgen Moltmann and in the book of
Revelation. Part one is devoted to how Moltmann understands ""The
Kingdom of God"" as the fundamental symbol of hope for humanity,
and how he sees the presence of God's reign and kingdom in history
as hidden and paradoxical. Part two turns to the way the Book of
Revelation uses royal and other political language in its portrait
of the future and God's presence in history. In this second part,
the book also seeks to explore how Moltmann and the Apocalypse may
mutually inform each other, how Moltmann may help us read this
biblical book today, and how it in turn may overcome some of the
weaknesses in Moltmann's proposal. Endorsements: ""There has been a
movement on the part of some biblical scholars and some systematic
theologians to bring their disciplines back together after a long
period of alienation. This is not a matter of dissolving one into
the other, but of finding ways in which serious dialogue can bear
fruit. Poul Guttesen's work is an exemplary contribution to this.
By engaging Jurgen Moltmann's theology and the biblical book of
Revelation in a mutually illuminating dialogue Guttesen is, of
course, hosting such an encounter within the creative theological
context of his own engagement with both. He enters with sympathy
and perception into both of these visions of the kingdom of God,
with their very different theological idioms, and explores both the
consonances and the tensions he finds between them."" --Richard
Bauckham, from the Foreword ""In recent years, there has been an
encouraging resolve to bridge the gap between biblical studies and
systematic theology. Poul Guttesen contributes to this movement
with considerable distinction. Sensitive and qualified in both
areas, he shows how enriching it is to use both Moltmann in
biblical interpretation and Revelation to correct Moltmann's
eschatology. Poul Guttesen combines theological competence with an
awareness of the practical urgency of thinking aright about the
kingdom of God."" --Stephen Williams, Union Theological College
About the Contributor(s): Poul F. Guttesen is Adjunct Lecturer in
the Faculty of Education at the University of the Faroe Islands.
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