New Testament and the Church

John Barton is Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford, UK. Peter Groves studied for his DPhil at New College, Oxford, UK, and is currently Parish Priest of St Mary Magdalen Church, Oxford, UK.

This Festschrift has an unusual breadth of topics ... Many of the contributors are writing outside their specific field of specialisation and present their assigned topics in an accessible manner to the non-specialist, while also indicating fruitful links with other disciplines.

• Preface AbbreviationsAcknowledgements1. Dickensian theology and Trinitarian priesthoodRowan Williams, Magdalene College Cambridge, UK2. Old and New Endings for Mark Robert Morgan, University of Oxford, UK3. Signs and Syncriseis in John and the Wisdom of SolomonEric Eve, University of Oxford, UK. 4. Parable and Allegory Revisited: C. H. Dodd, Augustine and the Good SamaritanMark Goodacre, Duke University, USA5. Apart from God: Hebrews 2.9 and the soteriological journey of the Son in the Ecclesiology of Hebrews Richard Ounsworth, Blackfriars, University of Oxford, UK6. Roman's progress: lived religion in New Testament timesTeresa Morgan, University of Oxford, UK7. The future of Biblical Studies in Higher EducationChristopher Rowland, University of Oxford, UK8. ‘Before this they had been enemies’: Studying the Bible and preaching the Scriptures Peter Groves, Parish Priest of St Mary Magdalen, Oxford, UK9. What happens when Catholics read the Bible? A dialogue with John MuddimanNicholas King, Campion Hall, University of Oxford, UK10. Ecumenical Agreement and the Caroline Divines: Archbishop Harry McAdoo and an irenic response to controversialism.Rt Revd Christopher Hill, Bishop Emeritus of Guildford, UK11. ‘Saying the same thing by saying something different’: Ephesians, the Church and Vatican II Philip Kennedy, University of Oxford, UK12. Austin Farrer: Anglican geniusMark Edwards, University of Oxford, UK. 13. Austin Farrer’s SermonsJohn Barton, University of Oxford, UKBibliography Indexes