Review Article on: Der Zensierte Jesus: Soziologie des Neuen Testaments: Has the New Testament Censored Jesus?

This article responds to an extensive review article by Jesper Tang Nielsen (Dansk Teologisk Tidsskrift 80, 2017, 51-69) of the present author’s book, John and Philosophy. A New Reading of the Fourth Gospel, by addressing the relationship between scientific scholarship and tradition in the interpretation of The New Testament. While postmodernists of various sorts may wish to deduce from the principle (as quoted by Tang Nielsen from Gitte Buch-Hansen) that ‘truth (without inverted commas) is now perceived as conditional on the method/perspective applied’ (a principle which taken by itself is almost a truism) that there is no longer any need to discuss the method or perspective to be applied, the article argues that there is precisely a need to discuss methods and perspectives and that the history – in the sense of the development – of scholarship plays a crucial role in this discussion. John and Philosophy extensively engages in just that discussion, and for that reason Tang Nielsen’s description of the book’s ‘stoicizing’ and‘(narrative-)philosophical’ method or perspective as being ultimately based on its author’s choice does not do justice to the book’s aim. In showing this, the article seeks to advance the cause of scientific scholarship as against all other, more directly ‘interested’ readings of The New Testament, including more traditional ones.

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Is New Testament Theology Still Having an Identity Crisis? A Review of Five Recent Contributions

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel12080636 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (8) ◽

pp. 636

Author(s):

Joshua Strahan

Keyword(s):

New Testament ◽

Biblical Theology ◽

Identity Crisis ◽

Review Article ◽

Narrative Theology ◽

Cultural Perspective ◽

The New Testament ◽

Contested Terrain ◽

The Way ◽

Ancient Texts

This article reviews five recent contributions to the field of New Testament theology. More accurately, three NT theologies will be examined alongside two biblical theologies, given that some regard NT theology as inherently deficient apart from OT theology. These five works are notable not only for their diversity of methodology but also their diversity of cultural perspective—one book by a Finn (Timo Eskola’s A Narrative Theology of the New Testament), one by two Germans (Reinhard Feldmeier’s and Hermann Spieckermann’s God of the Living: A Biblical Theology), one by a Canadian (Thomas R. Hatina’s New Testament Theology and its Quest for Relevance: Ancient Texts and Modern Readers), one by an American (Craig L. Blomberg’s A New Testament Theology), and one by a native Briton (John Goldingay’s Biblical Theology). Along the way, this review article will consider how these works navigate the tricky and contested terrain of NT (or biblical) theology, particularly vis-à-vis matters of history, canon, synthesis and diversity, and contemporary relevance.

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De ontwikkeling van het Grieks en het Nieuwe Testament: Opmerkingen naar aanleiding van een recente publicatie

NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion ◽

10.5117/ntt2005.59.021.hors ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 59 (1) ◽

pp. 21-30

Author(s):

Pieter W. van der Horst

Keyword(s):

New Testament ◽

Review Article ◽

Recent Book ◽

Greek Language ◽

Continuity And Change ◽

The New Testament

This review article discusses the recent book by Chris Caragounis on the development of the Greek language in its relevance to the study of the New Testament. Special attention is paid to the elements of continuity and change in pronunciation, semantics and syntax. In spite of the fact that Caragounis overstates his case in some respects, this book undoubtedly throws new light on several problems of NT interpretation.

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Christusprediking uit die Ou Testament. ’n Nuwe benadering tot ’n ou probleem?

In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi ◽

10.4102/ids.v35i1.546 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

Author(s):

H.F. Van Rooy

Keyword(s):

New Testament ◽

Old Testament ◽

Review Article ◽

Extensive Discussion ◽

New Approach ◽

Extensive Survey ◽

The New Testament ◽

Comprehensive Survey ◽

History Of

Preaching Christ from the Old Testament. A new approach to an old problem? This review article deals with Sidney Greidanus’ book on the problem of preaching Christ from the Old Testament (cf. footnote 1). It discusses his previous contributions on preaching, looking at preaching especially from the Old Testament. An extensive discussion and evaluation of this book then follow. In conclusion, a number of observations are made about the present relevance of this work. Greidanus’ work contains an extensive survey of the history of the problem, followed by guidelines from the New Testament. The New Testament’s treatment of the Old Testament is then taken as norm for developing different approaches to preaching Christ from the Old Testament. This publication of Greidanus does not really break new ground, but provides a comprehensive survey of the problem and different approaches to solving the problem.

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