New Testament Theology: The Revival of a Discipline. A Review of Recent Contributions to the Field

Rowe, C. Kavin

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“…2 Many books and articles have done this. The most helpful articles are (Matera 2005;Rowe 2006). An article that reviews many book-length contributions is (Schnabel 2019).…”

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Description or Truth? A Typology of New Testament Theology

Heringer

2022

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This essay develops a typology to divide the overcrowded disciplinary space of New Testament theology into eight approaches based on subject matter. After describing and analyzing the approaches, it argues that descriptive New Testament theology becomes unworkable due to internal tensions. Next, it evaluates a recent proposal by Robert Morgan for “implicit” theological interpretation in New Testament theology. After finding Morgan’s approach to insufficiently distinguish itself from a descriptive history-of-religions account, it argues that the future of New Testament theology must consist in a move away from description and toward a search for truth. It encourages Christians to read the New Testament in ways consistent with their own beliefs. The essay concludes by arguing that the future of New Testament theology is one of self-sacrifice in order that something better may appear.

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“…2 Many books and articles have done this. The most helpful articles are (Matera 2005;Rowe 2006). An article that reviews many book-length contributions is (Schnabel 2019).…”

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Description or Truth? A Typology of New Testament Theology

Heringer

2022

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“…For an excellent introduction to the history of NTT from its beginnings with J.P. Gabler's inaugural address in 1787 to more recent contributions in the 1990's, one should start with Frank Matera's insightful review article (Matera 2005). Matera's review is nicely supplemented by Kavin Rowe's article from the following year, which considers several non-English NTTs (Rowe 2006). Finally, one should also consult Christoph Stenschke's essay that brings the reader up to 2008 (Stenschke 2010), wherein he reviews the NTTs of Howard Marshall (2004), Frank Thielman (2005), Frank J.…”

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Is New Testament Theology Still Having an Identity Crisis? A Review of Five Recent Contributions

Strahan

2021

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This article reviews five recent contributions to the field of New Testament theology. More accurately, three NT theologies will be examined alongside two biblical theologies, given that some regard NT theology as inherently deficient apart from OT theology. These five works are notable not only for their diversity of methodology but also their diversity of cultural perspective—one book by a Finn (Timo Eskola’s A Narrative Theology of the New Testament), one by two Germans (Reinhard Feldmeier’s and Hermann Spieckermann’s God of the Living: A Biblical Theology), one by a Canadian (Thomas R. Hatina’s New Testament Theology and its Quest for Relevance: Ancient Texts and Modern Readers), one by an American (Craig L. Blomberg’s A New Testament Theology), and one by a native Briton (John Goldingay’s Biblical Theology). Along the way, this review article will consider how these works navigate the tricky and contested terrain of NT (or biblical) theology, particularly vis-à-vis matters of history, canon, synthesis and diversity, and contemporary relevance.

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“…These include Barr (1999), Carson (1997), Childs (1993), Dunn (2006, Guthrie (1981), Hahn (2005aHahn ( , 2005b, Levenson (1987), Wright (1991), Strecker (1996), Stuhlmacher (1991Stuhlmacher ( -1999, Gnilka (1994), Hübner (1990, Schnelle (2001), Marshall (2004) and Dunn (1993). For other examples, see the discussions in Rowe (2006) and Carson (2010).…”

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