Theology of the New Testament, vol. 2: The Variety and Unity of the Apostolic Witness to Christ

by Leonhard Goppelt

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 1982

Overview

This volume, the second of a two-volume work by Leonhard Goppelt, represents the most mature and comprehensive thought of this German New Testament scholar. Among German-speaking scholars it is distinguished as rivaling, if not replacing, the monumental work on New Testament theology by Rudolf Bultmann. One reason for this fundamental significance is that it attempts to reclaim a biblical theology that comprehends both Old and New Testaments. As in the first volume, Goppelt makes a thoroughgoing application of the most reliable tools and insights of New Testament scholarship. And while he views his work as "instructive dialogue between exegetical and systematic theology" and seeks always to maintain a balance between historical research and theological understanding, his goal is not simply to come to terms with the intent of the New Testament authors but to apply that knowledge in the context of present-day realities.

Volume II treats a variety of apostolic witnesses to Christ (the primitive Christian community, Paul, and the post-Pauline writers). Yet, as the title indicates, with all the richness and variety of the New Testament proclamation, each of the witnesses expresses in various ways the apostolic kerygma. That witness alone is the norm of Christian faith and life that is to be developed reflectively in the contemporary context.

Adding to the volume's usefulness are detailed bibliographies for each chapter, subject indexes for both Volume I and II, a literature supplement, and a list of the publications of Leonhard Goppelt.

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Key Features

• Attempts to reclaim a biblical theology that comprehends both Old and New Testaments
• Explores a variety of apostolic witnesses to Christ
• Includes subject indexes for both Volume I and II

Contents

• The Presuppositions of Pauline Theology
• Jesus Christ (Christology)
• The Continued Ministry of Jesus
• The Saving Effect of the Christ Event: The Gospel as the Revelation of God’s Righteousness
• The Emergence of the Gospel as Visible Form in the Church
• Christians in Society
• The Proclamation of the Epistle of James and of Matthew in the Church of Syria
• The Long Path of the Church in History: The Theology of the Epistle to the Hebrews and of Luke
• The Presence of the Eschaton in the Self-Revelation of the Logos Become Flesh (the First Epistle of John and the Gospel of John)

Praise for the Print Edition

The two books that I consider the most important achievements of the last ten years are Ernst Käsemann's Commentary on Romans and Leonhard Goppelt's uncompleted, posthumously published Theology of the New Testament.

—Martin Hengel, emeritus professor of New Testament and early Judaism, University of Tübingen

The unfinished works of some scholars are of more value than the completed works of others. Such is the case with this second volume of L. Goppelt's Theology of the New Testament, which the author unfortunately did not live to complete. The discussions of the early church, of Paul and of Peter in particular, are of immense value. The author shows time and again how the theology of the New Testament must be understood in light of the Old Testament and provides a sane approach from a salvation-historical point of view.

—I. Howard Marshall, emeritus professor of New Testament exegesis, University of Aberdeen

Goppelt's Theology of the New Testament has become a standard text in Germany and may well become a standard text in the American scene as well. The work represents the most comprehensive treatment of New Testament theology available today. By treating the NT writings within a historical context, Goppelt's Theology reflects a developing Church engaged in the real world, a motif that marked Goppelt's own thought and concerns about theology and history. This work, thus, represents Goppelt's desire to wed historical and theological exegesis.

—Robert Guelich, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Theology of the New Testament, Volume Two: The Variety and Unity of the Apostolic Witness to Christ
• Author: Leonhard Goppelt
• Series: Theology of the New Testament
• Volume: 2
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 1982
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 372
• Era: era:Contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. › Theology
• ISBNs: 9780802823854, 0802823858
• Resource ID: LLS:LGYNWWTNCHRST02
• Resource Type: text.monograph.biblical-theology
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:14:42Z

About Leonhard Goppelt

Leonhard Goppelt (1911–1973) was professor of New Testament at Hamburg and Munich. His other publications include A Commentary on 1 Peter, Apostolic and Post-Apostolic Times, and Theology of the New Testament.