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Index
About the Editors
Foreword
Introduction
1. A Theology of Matthew
2. A Theology of Mark
3. A Theology of Luke-Acts
4. A Theology of John's Writings
5. A Theology of Paul's Missionary Epistles
6. A Theology of Paul's Prison Epistles
7. A Theology of Paul's Pastoral Epistles
8. A Theology of Hebrews
9. A Theology of James
10. A Theology of Peter and Jude
Index of Subjects
Index of Persons
Eugene H. Merrill introduced A Biblical Theology of the Old Testament with a definition of biblical
In that work he defined biblical theology as tracing "the history of salvation a step at a time th
Exegesis is the careful explanation of the meaning of a given text. The term comes from a Greek term
When one compares biblical theology to exegesis and to systematic theology, it is clear that biblica
weave an inherent unity between the parts, using descriptive categories and subject topics that faci
Fast, some New Testament biblical theologies opted to organize themselves by author, but used system
Second, other biblical theologies organized themselves basically by individuals, using the theologic
A third approach to writing a New Testament biblical theology is to compromise between systematics'
A fourth approach has been popular in Europe. It is historically and critically based, seeking to go
Perhaps the consummate example of this approach comes from Rudolf Bultmann.'°
He also attempts to place the New Testament historically in its world, but bases his work heavily
While Jesus' life and ministry are the focus of Matthew's gospel, he makes it clear that what Jesus
this statement is sometimes called a "divine passive."'
In this way Jewish writers or speakers could refer to an action of God without explicitly mentioni
For one thing, Matthew did not hesitate to record the fact that both John the Baptist and Jesus fulf
Several passages in the Sermon on the Mount make this point. As an introductory statement to the Lor
God's care for all members of the community of disciples is brought out also in the parable of the l
In the Old Testament God's ordering of sun and rain is not portrayed simply in terms of a natural bl
The natural elements are a declaration of God to all humanity about Himself.'
was like among first-century Jews, it is probably fair to say that the idea of a suffering and humil
Matthew showed that those most closely associated with Jesus-His disciples-found His comments about
The third designation applied to Jesus in the first verse of the gospel focuses on His kingly lineag
a number which corresponds to the cumulative sum of the Hebrew letters in the name "David": daleth
The fourth designation, "son of Abraham," is a further reminder that Jesus was a Jew, a descendant o
This is one of the more common titles for Jesus in Matthew's gospel and, some would say, the most im
The mention of the role of teacher is a good example of this. Although Jesus was often called "Teach
the backdrop to His statement that the Son of Man "did not come to be served, but to serve, and to g
Some interpreters of the gospel also think Matthew presented Jesus as the "Wisdom" of God, applying
To what extent these deeds are intended to be glimpses of His own authority (which the subsequent "i
Mention has already been made of those references that speak of the Spirit as the life-imparting age
Whether this statement can be extrapolated to explain the performance of all His miraculous deeds
In one of John the Baptist's announcements about Jesus, John told the people that Jesus "will baptiz
Matthew's account of this occurs in his tenth chapter. In the first verse he recorded that Jesus "ga
The verb "has come" (ephthasen) is written in the past tense. While it is true in the case of Greek
Seen in this light, the announcement of John the Baptist that the kingdom of God was near or close a
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