Exegetical Essays, 3rd ed.

by Don Garlington

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock

, 2003

Overview

In this collection of 13 biblical studies, New Testament scholar Don Garlington fills the gaps in New Testament research, offering alternate understandings of familiar passages. Following the order of the canonical biblical text, Garlington examines the biblical-theological method, followed by an Old Testament essay, and then proceeds through the Gospels, Paul and Revelation, and concludes with review articles of two recent notable books.

Key Features

• Provides new takes on familiar passages
• Examination of the biblical-theological method
• Review articles of recent notable books in the field of biblical theology

Contents

• “The Biblical-Theological Method”
• “Kingship in the Period of the United Monarchy: A Prelude to Christology”
• “Oath-taking in the Community of the New Age (Matthew 5:33–37)”
• “Jesus, the Unique Son of God, Tested and Faithful”
• “Who Did Jesus Think He Was?”
• “‘ΙΕΡΟΣΓΑΕΙΝ and the Idolatry of Israel (Romans 2:22)”
• “Romans 7:14–25 and the Creation Theology of Paul”
• “Role Reversal and Paul’s Use of Scripture in Galatians 3:10–13”
• “Burden Bearing and the Recovery of Offending Christians (Galatians 6:1–5)”
• “A Study of Justification by Faith”
• “Reigning with Christ: Revelation 20:1–6 in its Salvation-Historical Setting”
• “A Review Article: Justification and Variegated Nomism”
• “Imputation or Union with Christ? A Response to John Piper”

Top Highlights

“The danger of an undue emphasis on Systematic theology is that it becomes the hermeneutical control over subsequent study, thereby occupying an unwarranted place in the hermeneutical circle.” (Page 10)

“between the inauguration and the consummation of redemption” (Page 313)

Product Details

• Title: Exegetical Essays
• Author: Don Garlington
• Edition: Third Edition
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Print Publication Date: 2003
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Pages: 440
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Jesus Christ › Person and offices
• ISBNs: 9781592443932, 1592443931, 9781579105921, 9781592440924, 1579105920, 1592440924
• Resource ID: LLS:XGTCLSSYS3RDDTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T04:30:51Z

About Don Garlington

Don Garlington is a celebrated New Testament scholar noted for his support of the “New Perspective” on Paul. He holds an MDiv and ThM from Westminster Theological Seminary and PhD from the University of Durham. He has been a professor at Toronto Baptist Seminary and Tyndale Seminary. He is the author of The Obedience of Faith: A Pauline Phrase in Historical Context and Faith, Obedience, and Perseverance: Aspects of Paul’s Letter to the Romans.