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The New Adam (Hardcover)
Ron Highfield; Foreword by Thomas H Olbricht
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This is the third in a series of conference papers on rhetorical
criticism. Held in July 1995 in London, the conference included
participants from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada,
Germany, Italy, Switzerland and the Republic of South Africa. Part
I is concerned with the past, present and future of rhetorical
analysis; Parts II, III and IV are concerned with rhetorical
analysis of scriptural texts; and Part V provides a conclusion
reflecting on a number of questions raised in Part I. Most of the
participants would characterize themselves as advocates of
rhetorical criticism; but there were others less convinced that
rhetorical criticism is developing as it ought.>
Rhetoric, Scripture and Theology aptly describe the contents of
this collection of essays from the 1994 Pretoria Rhetoric
Conference. The conference marked a significant dialogue among
scholars gathered from many nations to consider how rhetoric
engages with the study of scripture and theology. South Africa
provided a suitable context for such discussion. Although the
contributors are not only from South Africa, the addressing of
issues pertinent to a South African context shows through in many
of the essays. Those that do not address particularly South African
issues raise equally important issues regarding the topic of
rhetoric and its relation to contemporary theological discourse.
Composed in 1809 in order to organize and direct a loosely
assembled network of Scots-Irish Presbyterians on the Western
Pennsylvania frontier, the Declaration and Address of the Christian
Association of Washington never quite achieved the immediate
objectives that compelled its composition. Yet the document's lofty
vision of a unified Christian Church, restored to the peace and
purity that the New Testament had preached and promised, has for
generations fueled the imagination and fired the commitment of
millions of Christians worldwide with, often, quite contradictory
results. Emerging from the work of an international online seminar,
this truly monumental volume presents a definitive text with
critical apparatus for a landmark document in the history of
American religion and worldwide Christian ecumenism, along with
eighteen insightful, incisive studies of the document's historical
provenance, its theological and ecclesiological significance, and
its continuing influence.
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The New Adam (Paperback)
Ron Highfield; Foreword by Thomas H Olbricht
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Synopsis: Thomas H. Olbricht grew up in Churches of Christ, has
taught in several of their universities, and has given religious
lectures on six continents and in most states in the United States.
He has met most leaders in Churches of Christ globally. He has been
active in several religious and rhetoric societies and has worked
with leaders in all these organizations to bring about changes over
the past sixty years. C. Clifton Black and Duane F. Watson wrote
about Olbricht, "Tom Olbricht possesses a memory of elephantine
proportions. Not only does he have at his fingertips the names and
places and dates; better than most he understands how the study of
rhetoric has flourished among, while cross-pollinating, multiple
disciplines in the humanities, classics, English, speech
communication, and religion." Endorsements: "Tom Olbricht has
mentored thousands through his long career as a teacher, writer,
and church leader and continues to do so powerfully through this
volume. In this frank and unassuming account, Olbricht provides
rich insights not only into his own formation and life in Churches
of Christ, but also into the complex development of that body in
the twentieth century. Olbricht's immense influence on theological
education in Churches of Christ makes his story a vital resource
for understanding the development of this significant American, and
now global, religious movement." -Douglas A. Foster Professor of
Church History and Director, Center for Restoration Studies Abilene
Christian University "Olbricht travels a path from his childhood to
the present. His personal reflections with incredible detail weave
together his dedication to scholarship and the church. Along the
path one hears about his meetings, personal and intellectual, with
leading twentieth-century New Testament scholars and leaders in his
religious tradition. His thoughts exemplify the kind, energetic,
and focused gentleman all of us have come to appreciate. His
autobiography is not an expose but a thoughtful, respectful
adventure." -Kent Richards Executive Director Emeritus, Society of
Biblical Literature Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Mystic,
Connecticut "As a fellow Southwest Missourian, fellow Harding
University and State University of Iowa alumnus, and longtime
colleague at Pepperdine University, I find Tom Olbricht's account
of his personal and professional journey immensely intriguing and
enlightening. But even those who have traveled very different paths
will find that this is a journey that both amazes and inspires. So
many places . . . so many people . . . such constancy of commitment
to his Church and his profession " -John F. Wilson Dean Emeritus of
Seaver College Pepperdine University "Tom Olbricht has taught
several generations of students, church members, and colleagues
that the best antidote to spiritual lethargy is intellectual depth;
that it is not shameful to know more; that the greater shame is to
know less; and the greatest shame of all is to know more and love
less; that vital faith makes us probe the mystery of God more
deeply; it makes us think harder, argue better, and write more
clearly." -Carl Holladay Charles Howard Candler Professor of New
Testament Candler School of Theology, Emory University Author
Biography: Thomas H. Olbricht is Distinguished Professor Emeritus
of Religion, Pepperdine University. He has taught at the University
of Dubuque, Pennsylvania State University, Abilene Christian
University, and Pepperdine. He has written or edited twenty-two
books and has published over a hundred essays in books on biblical
studies, rhetorical analysis of the Scriptures, and church history.
He has lectured on six continents and in most of the fifty states.
He lives in retirement in South Berwick, Maine.
Description: ""We offer this collection as a token of our affection
and admiration of our friend and colleague James Weldon Thompson. .
. . His studies of the letter to the Hebrews and of Paul in their
intellectual contexts (especially Middle Platonism) have
contributed significantly to the ongoing quest for placing the New
Testament in its socio-intellectual setting. Although his
publications in this area date back more than thirty years, his
best work is occurring now, and we may anticipate path-breaking
contributions ahead. His more recent work on preaching and pastoral
care in Paul both situate the Apostle in his own world and, just as
importantly, offer correctives of some contemporary ministerial
practices and invitations for improvements. Since 1993 Thompson has
served as the editor of Restoration Quarterly, a significant venue
for research in biblical studies, church history (especially of the
Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement), and contemporary theology.
His more popular works make available to a lay audience thoughtful,
well-informed, and spiritually rewarding interpretations of much of
the New Testament. ""His achievements, however, do not end at the
printing press. For more than thirty years, he has taught ministers
and others at the Institute for Christian Studies (now Austin
Graduate School of Theology) and Abilene Christian University.
Students of the past and the present speak of him as a prepared,
stimulating, and creative teacher unafraid of experimentation for a
new generation of learners. At both institutions he also served as
an administrator, first as President of ICS and then as Associate
Dean of ACU's Graduate School of Theology. His colleagues respect
his ability to enlist them for work as needed and otherwise to get
out of their way, certainly a too rare set of skills in university
administrators "" --from the Preface About the Contributor(s): Mark
W. Hamilton is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Abilene
Christian University and author, most recently, of The Body Royal:
The Social Poetics of Kingship in Ancient Israel. Thomas H.
Olbricht is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion at
Pepperdine University. He is the author and editor of numerous
works including, most recently, Lifted Up: Crucifixion,
Resurrection, and Community in John. Jeffrey Peterson is Wright
Professor of New Testament at Austin Graduate School of Theology.
He is the author of many essays on early Christianity and its
applicability to contemporary life.
This volume contains 28 essays in honor of Abraham J. Malherbe,
whose work has been especially influential in exploring modes of
cultural interaction between early Jews and Christians and their
Graeco-Roman neighbours. Following an introductory essay on the
problems inherent to such comparative studies in the history of New
Testament scholarship, the essays are grouped into five topic
areas: Graphos - semantics and writing, Ethos - ethics and moral
characterization, Logos - rhetoric and literary expression, Ethnos
- self-definition and acculturation, and Nomos - law and normative
values. Some key examples are studies dealing with The Greek Idea
of "Divine Nature" and its relation to the "Divine Man" tradition;
Compilation of Letters in Cicero's collection; Radical Altruism in
Paul; Greek Ideas of Concord and Cosmic Harmony in 1 Clement; The
Rhetorical Use of Friendship Motifs in Galatians in comparison with
Second Sophistic Orators; Wills and Testaments in Graeco-Roman
perspective.
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