Searching the Scriptures

Craig A. Evans is the Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College of Acadia University, Canada.Jeremiah J. Johnston is Associate Professor of Early Christianity at Houston Baptist University, USA.

The book has a greater coherence than some other edited collections, since all the chapters are linked by a particular emphasis on the question of hermeneutical method, a very important and timely subject ... a great strength of [many of the studies in this collection] is that they offer a close reading of New Testament texts employing Old Testament quotations or allusions but seek to draw out the wider hermeneutical implications of their conclusions. This approach produces some interesting new insights ... This volume contains ... individual chapters which will be of value to those interested in a particular text, but also works effectively as a whole collection to engage the reader with the significant and topical question of the methodologies which can be applied to illuminate the New Testament use of scripture.

• PrefaceAbbreviationsList of ContributorsIntroductionGeneral Studies1: Singing Women and Promised Seed Isaiah 54: 1-3 as Christian Scripture Mark S. Gignilliat, Beeson Divinity School, USA2: Genesis Rabbah 48:1-6: Reflections on Thematic Unity and Exegetical Method Jeremy F. Hultin, Murdoch University, AustraliaStudies in the Gospels3: Metaphorty-Two? The Wilderness and the People of God in Matthew 1: 1-17 Jason B. Hood, Christ United Methodist Church, USA4: “The Rejection of Wisdom's Call": Matthew's use of Proverbs 1:20-33 in the Parable of Children in the Marketplace (Matthew 11:16-19/Luke 7: 31-35) Brian C. Dennert, Loyola University, USA5: John, Elijah and Naboth: What Does 1 Kings 21 Have to do with Matthew 14? Jesse Rainbow, Harvard University, USA6: Jesus as a Nazarite in Mark 14:25 Par., and Joseph's Reunion Meal in Judaic Tradition Roger D. Aus, Lutherkirchengemeinde Alt-Reinickendorf, Germany7: The Hebrew Scriptures in the Third Gospel R. Steven Notley, Nyack College, USA and Jeffrey Garcia, New York University, USA8: Intertextual Wisdom: Luke 12:13-34 and the Sapiental Conversation on Death and Possessions Matthew S. Rindge, Gonzaga University, USA9: Jesus said "Keep the Commandments" and the Rich Man asked "Which Ones?" The Decalogue as a Law Summary in the Story of the Rich Man Diane Hakala, University of Cambridge, UK10: They Shall Look Upon the One they have Pierced: Intertextuality, Intra-textuality, and Anti-Judaism in John 19:37 Ruth Sheridan, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaStudies in the Letters 11: Toward a Theory of Narrative Transformation: The Importance of Both Contexts in Paul's Scriptural Citations J. R. Daniel Kirk, Fuller Theological University, USA12: Dominical Shame Tradition in Paul: An Allusion (Rom 1:16) to Jesus' Use of Shame Language (Mark 8: 38) from the Book of Daniel Yongbom Lee, Los Angeles Antioch Presbyterian Church, USA13: ‘We Know that Whatever Law SAys…’: Romans 3:9–20 as a Narrative Utilization of Intertextuality Developing its own Theory of Intertextuality Alain Gignac, Universite de Montreal, Canada14: Crushing Satan: Genesis 2-3 in Romans 16: 17-20A Brian LePort, University of Bristol, UK15: The Convergence of Adamic and Merkabah Traditions in the Christology of Hebrews Silviu N. Bunta, University of Dayton, USABibliography Index