Texts and Contexts honors the life and scholarship of David E. Garland. Fifteen colleagues, friends, and former students each offer a study onone of the canonical Gospels or Paul's letters, demonstrating how these texts continue to reveal new surprises and a wealth of resources for service to the gospel. Throughout his productive career as a New Testament scholarafirst at the Southern Seminary andlaterat Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological SeminaryaGarlandbecame widely known and highly regarded for his wise and careful interpretive work. His commentaries on the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) as well as Paul's letters (1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon) exemplify careful, thoughtful, and faithful biblical scholarship in service of both the academy and the church. This present volume begins with five studies on Gospels texts and the Jesus tradition (Margaret E. Ramey, Richard Bauckham, Mikeal C. Parsons, Andrew E. Arterbury, and Craig L. Blomberg). Five essays on Pauline passages and interpretation follow (Todd D. Still, Mark A. Seifrid, Craig S. Keener, Bradley Arnold, and Klyne R. Snodgrass). Five homilies round out the collection (Ben Witherington III, W. Hulitt Gloer, Bill J. Leonard, Timothy George, and Daniel O. Aleshire). Even as this book celebrates and commemorates what Garland has already done, it anticipates scholarship yet to be received.
Todd D. Still is Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University. He is the author or editor of Jesus and Paul Reconnected: Fresh Pathways into an Old Debate; Colossians in The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Revised Edition; and Conflict at Thessalonica: A Pauline Church and Its Neighbors. He lives in Waco, Texas.
Part One: Gospels Studies 1. Seasoning in the Sermon: Wealth Wisdom in the Sermon on the Mount Margaret E. Ramey 2. Where Was Dalmanutha?: Mark 8:10 Richard Bauckham 3. The "Sinful Woman" and Simon the Pharisee: Character and Characterization in Luke 7:36-50 Mikeal C. Parsons 4. The Battle on the Mount of Olives: Reading Luke 22:39-46 in Its Literary Context Andrew E. Arterbury 5. When Ockhamas Razor Shaves Too Closely: A Necessarily Complex Model of the Development of the Jesus Tradition Craig L. Blomberg Part Two: Pauline Studies 6. Why Did Paul Preach "Christ Crucified" in Corinth? A New Answer to an Old Question from an Unexpected Place Todd D. Still 7. Paul: A Theologian of the Cross Mark A. Seifrid 8. Corrupted vs. Renewed Minds in Romans 1, 7, and 12 Craig S. Keener 9. The Presence and Function of Athletic Language in Philippians 1:27-30 Bradley Arnold 10. Reflections on Paul and Women Klyne R. Snodgrass Part Three: Gospels and Pauline Sermons 11. You Be the Judge: Matthew 7:1-6 Ben Witherington III 12. The Jericho Connection: Luke 19:1-10; 4:14-30 W. Hulitt Gloer 13. The Things That Make for Freedom: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Bill J. Leonard 14. Why Donat Yaall Pass the Bread?: Galatians 2:11-16; 3:26-29 Timothy George 15. Traveling Mercies: Reflections along Lifeas Journey: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22 Daniel O. Aleshire
