Israel’s Scriptures in Early Christian Writings

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How did New Testament authors use Israel’s Scriptures?Use, misuse, appropriation, citation, allusion, inspiration—how do we characterize the manifold images, paraphrase, and quotation 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 interpreters playing with 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 Bautch, Ian K. Boxall, Marc Zvi Brettler, Jaime Clark-Soles, Michael Benjamin 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 Reynolds, Dieter T. Roth, Dietrich Rusam, Jens Schröter, Claudia Setzer, Elizabeth Shively, Michael Karl-Heinz Sommer, Janet Elizabeth Spittler, Angela Standhartinger, Gert Steyn, Todd D. Still, Rodney Werline, Benjamin Wold, Archie T. Wright

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.

Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction, by Matthias Henze and David Lincicum 
I. Contexts 
          1. What Were the “Scriptures” in the Time of Jesus?, by Edmon L. Gallagher 
          2. Israel’s Scriptures in the Hebrew Bible, by Marc Zvi Brettler 
          3. Israel’s Greek Scriptures and Their Collection in the Septuagint, by Martin Karrer 
          4. Israel’s Scriptures in Early Jewish Literature, by Grant Macaskill 
          5. Israel’s Scriptures in the Dead Sea Scrolls, by Susan Docherty 
          6. Israel’s Scriptures in Philo and the Jewish Alexandrian Tradition, by Michael Benjamin Cover 
          7. Israel’s Scriptures in Josephus, by Michael Avioz 
II. Israel’s Scriptures in the New Testament 
     A. The Gospels and Acts 
          8. Israel’s Scriptures in Matthew, by Matthias Konradt 
          9. Israel’s Scriptures in Mark, by Elizabeth Shively 
          10. Israel’s Scriptures in Luke, by Martin Bauspieß 
          11. Israel’s Scriptures in John, by Jaime Clark-Soles 
          12. Israel’s Scriptures in Acts, by Dietrich Rusam 
     B. The Apostle Paul 
          13. Israel’s Scriptures in Romans, by Jens Schröter 
          14. Israel’s Scriptures in 1 and 2 Corinthians, by Katja Kujanpää 
          15. Israel’s Scriptures in Galatians, by A. Andrew Das 
          16. Israel’s Scriptures in Ephesians and Colossians, by Paul Foster 
          17. Israel’s Scriptures in Philippians and Philemon, by Angela Standhartinger 
          18. Israel’s Scriptures in 1 and 2 Thessalonians, by Todd Still 
          19. Israel’s Scriptures in the Pastoral Epistles, by Gerd Häfner 
     C. Hebrews and the Catholic Letters 
          20. Israel’s Scriptures in Hebrews, by Gabriella Gelardini 
          21. Israel’s Scriptures in James, by Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr 
          22. Israel’s Scriptures in 1 Peter, Jude, by Jörg Frey 
          23. Israel’s Scriptures in the Johannine Letters, by George Parsenios 
     D. The Book of Revelation 
          24. Israel’s Scriptures in the Revelation of John, by Ian Boxall    
III. Themes and Topics from Israel’s Scriptures in the New Testament
          25. God, by Archie T. Wright 
          26. Messiah, by J. Thomas Hewitt 
          27. Holy Spirit, by John R. Levison 
          28. Covenant, by Richard Bautch 
          29. Law, by Claudia Setzer 
          30. Wisdom, by Ben Wold 
          31. Liturgy and Prayer, by Rodney Werline 
          32. Eschatology, by Garrick V. Allen 
IV. Tracing Israel’s Scriptures 
          33. Deuteronomy in the New Testament, by Gert Steyn 
          34. Isaiah in the New Testament, by Benjamin Reynolds 
          35. The Psalms in the New Testament, by Matthias Henze 
          36. Daniel in the New Testament, by Alexandria Frisch and Jennie Grillo 
          37. Figures of Ancient Israel in the New Testament, by Valérie Nicolet 
V. Israel’s Scriptures in Early Christianity Outside the New Testament 
          38. Israel’s Scriptures in the Apocryphal Gospels, by Tobias Nicklas 
          39. Israel’s Scriptures in the Apocryphal Apocalypses, by Michael Sommer 
          40. Israel’s Scriptures in the Adversus Iudaeos Literature, by David Lincicum 
          41. Israel’s Scriptures in Marcion and the Critical Tradition, by Dieter Roth 
          42. Israel’s Scriptures in Early Christian Pictorial Art, by Robin M. Jensen 
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