Scribe Trained for the Kingdom of Heaven

David M. Moffitt is reader in New Testament Studies, St Mary’s College, the University of St Andrews.Isaac Augustine Morales, O.P. is assistant professor of theology at Providence College.

I tell my students to read everything by my friend Richard Hays because he is arguably the most significant American New Testament scholar of the last half-century. But Richard’s importance lies not only in his own writings, but also in his influence on so many others, starting with his students. This fine collection of essays (including points of disagreement among the contributors and with Richard) is a fitting tribute to the authors’ teacher, colleague, and friend as well as a contribution to the field of NT studies

• Part I: Gospels1. Matthew’s Authoritative Jesus: Reading Matthew 15 through a Deuteronomic LensKathy Barrett Dawson2. God Attested by Men: Echoes of Jonah and the Identification of Jesus with Israel’s God in the Storm-Stilling Stories of Matthew’s Gospel David M. Moffitt3. Good Trees Produce Good Fruit: Is Obedience Automatic According to the New Testament? Nathan EubankPart II: Epistles4. People of the Gospel: Participation in Christ and Paul’s Self-Portrayal in 1 Corinthians 1–4 Dustin W. Ellington5. Washed, Sanctified, Justified: 1 Corinthians 6 and Baptismal Participation in Christ Isaac Augustine Morales, O.P.6. Resurrection Reconsidered: The Corinthian Denial and Paul’s Response Leroy Andrew Huizenga 7. The Faith of Richard Hays: Seeking the Narrative Substructure of Paul’s Thought Bradley R. Trick8. Performing the Psalms with Jesus: Christ and Community in the Letter to the Hebrews J. Ross WagnerPart III: Ethics9. Christianity’s Surprise: New Testament Foundations of the