Method, Context, and Meaning in New Testament Studies

by C. Kavin Rowe

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2024

Overview

A masterful collection of essays in New Testament studies connecting Scripture, theology, and human life

What is the purpose of studying the New Testament, and how is it best approached? Esteemed professor C. Kavin Rowe explores these questions in sixteen incisive essays covering a range of topics, including:

• the state of New Testament studies as a field
• the relationship between historical criticism and theological reading
• interdisciplinary methodology
• comparative religion and New Testament Christianity
• truth claims of the New Testament

What unites these diverse chapters is a holistic approach to the New Testament. Against the modern tendency to separate disciples, Rowe unites philosophy, theology, history, and biblical studies in fruitful conversation. Most crucially, he emphasizes the essential purpose of this academic work: its implications for human flourishing.

With an insightful and bold approach, Rowe’s essays should be read by anyone interested in New Testament studies. Scholars and students will find the essays in this critical volume challenging and rewarding.

Key Features

• Features sixteen incisive essays covering a range of topics
• Explopres philosophy, theology, history, and biblical studies
• Emphasizes the essential purpose of this academic work: its implications for human flourishing

Product Details

• Title: Method, Context, and Meaning in New Testament Studies
• Author: C. Kavin Rowe
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 320
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. › Study and teaching
• ISBNs: 9780802882738, 0802882730
• Resource ID: LLS:MTHDCNTXTTSTMST
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-02T17:10:30Z

About C. Kavin Rowe

Academic research focuses primarily on the New Testament, both in its historical particularity and in its relation to the later Christian theological tradition. In addition to detailed exegetical studies on New Testament texts, he has published articles on topics ranging from the Imperial cult in the Graeco-Roman world to the doctrine of the Trinity. His first book, Early Narrative Christology: The Lord in the Gospel of Luke, deals with the narrative articulation of the identity of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. Dr. Rowe was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Heidelberg in 2002-2003 and Regional Scholar for the Society of Biblical Literature in 2006. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).