Daniel J. Treier is Knoedler Professor of Theology at Wheaton College, USA.Douglas A. Sweeney is Dean and Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, USA.

Uniquely among contemporary theologians, Kevin Vanhoozer has both interpreted the theological scene and shaped its direction: he does things with words. How appropriate that these fine essays engage his project and the current task of biblical and theological work with a strong sense of purpose.

• DedicationAcknowledgments Abbreviations ContributorsIntroduction: Evangelical Hermeneutics in Dialogue with Kevin J. VanhoozerDaniel J. TreierPART I: The Biblical Script1. Will the Goof Prevail? The Hermeneutics of Textual CriticismIain Provan2. Reading Between the Lines: On Discerning the Implicit Messages of ScriptureV. Philips Long3. New Testament Quotations of the Old as Divine Speech ActsKaren H. Jobes4. Reading John’s Gospel as a Theodramatic Preview of Coming AttractionsRobert H. Gundry5. The Great AntagonistGraham A. Cole6. Martyrdom: Martin Albertz’s Neglected New Testament Theology and the Importance of a Theological CategoryRobert W. YarbroughPART II: Great Performances7. The Spirit in Biblical Interpretation: Basil of Caesarea and Modern Discussion of Meaning and SignificanceDarren Sarisky8. Augustine and ScriptureGregory W. Lee9. Thomas Aquinas and the Book of JeremiahMatthew Levering10. John Calvin and the Theological Interpretation of ScriptureScott M. Manetsch11. “The Whole Scope and Tenor of Scripture”: Hermeneutics, Wholeness, and Holiness in Wesleyan Theological Interpretation of ScriptureThomas McCall12. “Fantastic!” Karl Barth, American Evangelicals, and the Strange New World of TheologyStephen M. GarrettPART III: Theodrama Today13. Baptized Biblical Interpretation: The Place and Function of the CreedScott R. Swain14. The Triune GodMichael Allen15. How God Does Things with Words in the ChurchMichael Horton16. The Drama of (Imputation) Doctrine: Original Guilt as Biblical and Systematic TheologyHans Madueme17. “Born of Water and the Spirit”: Divine Agency in Interpretations of John 3 and Acts 10Elizabeth Y. Sung18. Scripture in SoundJeremy BegbieConclusionDouglas A. SweeneyBibliographyIndex