Methodology in the Use of the Old Testament in the New: Context and Criteria

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Methodology in the Use of the Old Testament in the New: Context and Criteria
Authors and Contributors      Edited by David Allen
Edited by Dr Steve Smith
SeriesThe Library of New Testament Studies
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreBiblical studies
ISBN/Barcode 9780567700681
ClassificationsDewey:220.6
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint T.& T.Clark Ltd
Publication Date 20 May 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This volume brings together scholars of both the Old and New Testaments to discuss three areas of methodological interest in respect of the use of the Old Testament in the New (OT/NT). It begins with an interdisciplinary conversation into insights that OT/NT scholars might glean from other related disciplines and approaches. The subsequent essays consider the notion of an Old Testament text's 'context', and how contemporaneous authors such as Philo or the Qumran community conceived of, and attended to, the concept. The contributors then turn their focus to the criteria that can/should be used for determining Old Testament allusions or echoes, and the legitimacy for so doing, particularly responding to the work of Richard Hays. The volume closes with a fresh proposal for OT/NT methodology, along with a concluding reflection on the collected essays.

Author Biography

David Allen is Academic Dean at Queen's Foundation, Birmingham, UK. Steve Smith is Tutor and Lecturer in New Testament studies at St Mellitus College, London, UK.