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Reading the Epistles of James, Peter, John and Jude as Scripture

The Shaping and Shape of a Canonical Collection
  • ISBN-13: 9780802865915
  • Publisher: EERDMANS TRADE
    Imprint: EERDMANS TRADE
  • By David R. Nienhuis
  • Price: AUD $51.99
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  • Local release date: 19/12/2013
  • Format: Paperback (222.00mm X 146.00mm) 314 pages Weight: 476g
  • Categories: Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics [HRCG3]
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Through a detailed examination of the historical shaping and final canonical shape of seven oft-neglected New Testament letters, Reading the Epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude as Scripture introduces readers to the historical, literary, and theological integrity of this indispensable apostolic witness.While most scholars today interpret bibli
David R. Nienhuis is associate professor of New Testament studies at Seattle Pacific University.
Francis Watson -- Durham University "In this groundbreaking book David Nienhuis and Robert Wall show that the New Testament collection called the 'Catholic Epistles' has a structure and a rationale that profoundly impact the way its individual texts should be read. Like the fourfold canonical Gospel, this collection represents a decisive intervention in the process of creating a well-ordered Christian scripture out of the mass of early Christian writing." John H. Elliott -- University of San Francisco "In this eloquent challenge to current exegetical communis opinio, the authors argue forcefully for a reading of the seven Catholic Epistles as a canonical unit, which then reveals their common theology, their collective role in the scriptural canon as balance to the Pauline letters, and their cogent apostolic instruction on Christian discipleship and community both in antiquity and in today's world." Stephen Fowl -- Loyola University "David Nienhuis and Robert Wall argue that if we shift our focus from the point of composition to much later matters of canonization, we can begin to see that the Catholic Epistles as a group round out and enrich the theological emphases of the Gospels and Paul's letters in ways that form a more complete and even more attractive canonical whole. . . . Nienhuis and Wall present a challenging argument sustained by detailed theological attention to the canonical process and by close and lively readings of the Catholic Epistles. If taken up, their views can dramatically alter the interpretive patterns and concerns the church and the academy bring to these letters."
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