Israel's Scriptures in Early Christian Writings: The Use of the Old Testament in the New

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Matthias Henze David Lincicum

Israel's Scriptures in Early Christian Writings

The Use of the Old Testament in the New

Matthias Henze, David Lincicum

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English

William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
20 July 2023

Translation & interpretation; Religion & beliefs; Bibles; New Testaments; Judaism: sacred texts

How did New Testament authors use Israel's Scriptures?

 

Use, misuse, appropriation, citation, allusion, inspiration--how do we characterize the manifold images, paraphrases, and quotations of the Jewish Scriptures that pervade the New Testament? Over the past few decades, scholars have tackled the question with a variety of methodologies. New Testament authors were part of a broader landscape of Jewish readers interpreting Scripture. Recent studies have sought to understand the various compositional techniques of the early Christians who composed the New Testament in this context and on the authors' own terms.

In this landmark collection of essays, Matthias Henze and David Lincicum marshal an international group of renowned scholars to analyze the New Testament, text-by-text, aiming to better understand what roles Israel's Scriptures play therein. In addition to explicating each book, the essayists also cut across texts to chart the most important central concepts, such as the messiah, covenants, and the end times. Carefully constructed reception history of both testaments rounds out the volume.

Comprehensive and foundational, Israel's Scriptures in Early Christian Writings will serve as an essential resource for biblical scholars for years to come.

Contributors: Garrick V. Allen, Michael Avioz, Martin Bauspiess, Richard J. Bautch, Ian K. Boxall, Marc Zvi Brettler, Jaime Clark-Soles, Michael B. Cover, A. Andrew Das, Susan Docherty, Paul Foster, Jörg Frey, Alexandria Frisch, Edmon L. Gallagher, Gabriella Gelardini, Jennie Grillo, Gerd Häfner, Matthias Henze, J. Thomas Hewitt, Robin M. Jensen, Martin Karrer, Matthias Konradt, Katja Kujanpää, John R. Levison, David Lincicum, Grant Macaskill, Tobias Nicklas, Valérie Nicolet, Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, George Parsenios, Benjamin E. Reynolds, Dieter T. Roth, Dietrich Rusam, Jens Schröter, Claudia Setzer, Elizabeth Evans Shively, Michael Karl-Heinz Sommer, Angela Standhartinger, Gert J. Steyn, Todd D. Still, Rodney A. Werline, Benjamin Wold, Archie T. Wright 

Edited by: Matthias Henze, David Lincicum
Imprint: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 56mm
Weight: 1.542kg
ISBN: 9780802874443
ISBN 10: 0802874444
Pages: 1166
Publication Date: 20 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matthias Henze is professor of religion at Rice University. David Lincicum is associate professor of New Testament and early Christian studies at the University of Notre Dame.

Reviews for Israel's Scriptures in Early Christian Writings: The Use of the Old Testament in the New

"""The early Christians were scriptural thinkers. To the degree that we do not understand that, we do not understand them much at all. The basic importance of Henze and Lincicum's comprehensive volume is thus hard to overestimate. The essays explore not only the remarkable dexterity with which the early Christians read Israel's Scriptures but also the significance of their readings for understanding the Christian texts in the first place."" --C. Kavin Rowe Duke University ""Cutting edge and comprehensive, these essays by an international team of scholars show how indispensable and how malleable the Scriptures of Israel, broadly defined, were for the followers of Jesus. Brilliantly conceived, meticulously detailed, and engagingly presented."" --Amy-Jill Levine Vanderbilt University"