Reconciliation and Hope: New Testament Essays on Atonement and Eschatology Presented to L. L. Morris on His 60th Birthday

by Robert J. Banks

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock

, 2006

Overview

Throughout his long and distinguished career in New Testament studies, Leon Morris has devoted considerable attention to the themes of atonement and eschatology. The nineteen essays included in this volume pay fitting tribute to Dr. Morris by reflecting and expanding on these important elements of the Christian Faith. Contributing to Reconciliation and Hope are leading evangelical biblical scholars from around the world: Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, and the United States. An Appreciation by David A. Hubbard and a select bibliography of Morris’ publications complete the volume.

PART I—RECONCILIATION

• 1. "Sacrificial Service and Atonement in the Gospel of Matthew", Birger Gerhardsson, Professor of Biblical Theology, University of Lund, Sweden
• 2. "Eschatological Faith in the Gospel of John", John Painter, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa
• 3. "The Speeches in Acts—Thirty Years After", F. F. Bruce, Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis, University of Manchester
• 4. "Christ Crucified", E. Earle Ellis, Professor of Biblical Studies, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, New Jersey
• 5. "The Earliest Confession of the Atonement in Paul", Herman N. Ridderbos, Professor of New Testament, Kampen Theological Seminary, Netherlands
• 6. "The Revelation of Christ to Paul on the Damascus Road and Paul’s Doctrine of Justification and Reconciliation", Günther Bornkamm, Professor of New Testament, University of Heidelberg
• 7. "Reconciliation and Forgiveness in Colossians", Ralph P. Martin, Professor of New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California
• 8. "Paul’s Understanding of the Death of Jesus", James D. G. Dunn, Lecturer in New Testament, University of Nottingham
• 9. "The Obedience of Christ in the Theology of the Early Church", Richard N. Longenecker, Professor of New Testament, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto
• 10. "The Development of the Concept of Redemption in the New Testament", I. Howard Marshall, Senior Lecturer in New Testament Exegesis, University of Aberdeen

PART II—HOPE

• 11. "The Eschatological Role of Law in Pre- and Post-Christian Jewish Thought", Robert Banks, Research Fellow in the History of Ideas, Institute of Advanced Studies, Canberra
• 12. "The Function of the Son of Man in the Gospel of John", Robert Maddox, Lecturer in New Testament Studies, Leigh College, and the Divinity School, University of Sydney
• 13. "The Resurrection of Jesus and the Mission of the Church", D. W. Palmer, Lecturer in Classics, University of Newcastle, Australia
• 14. "Some Observations on Romans 8:19–21", C. E. B. Cranfield, Reader in Theology, University of Durham
• 15. "The Priesthood of Paul in the Gospel of Hope", D. W. B. Robinson, Bishop of Parramatta, and Lecturer in New Testament, Moore College, and the Divinity School, University of Sydney
• 16. "The Death of Death (1 Cor. 15:26)", J. Davis McCaughey, Master of Ormond College, University of Melbourne
• 17. "So that Your Faith May Also Be Your Hope in God (1 Peter 1:21)", William J. Dalton, Professor of New Testament Studies, United Faculty of Theology, Melbourne
• 18. "How Christian is the Book of Revelation?", G. R. Beasley-Murray, Professor of New Testament, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky 19 Apocalyptic and New Testament Theology
• 19. "Apocalyptic and New Testament Theology", George Eldon Ladd, Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California

Product Details

• Title: Reconciliation and Hope: New Testament Essays on Atonement and Eschatology Presented to L. L. Morris on His 60th Birthday
• Author: Robert J. Banks
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Print Publication Date: 2006
• Logos Release Date: 2019
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Morris, Leon, 1914-2006 › Bibliography
• ISBNs: 9781597529891, 1597529893
• Resource ID: LLS:RCNCLTNHSCHTLGY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:35:24Z

About Robert J. Banks

Robert J. Banks (PhD, University of Cambridge) is a visiting professor at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, where he serves on staff at the Centre for the History of Christian Thought and Experience. He is also an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary.