New Testament Theology

Paper Summary:

Two trends in biblical scholarship can be discerned, especially with reference to the New Testament: Interpretations based on history and those based on theology. This paper explains the views of several historians and writers on theology relating to the New Testament.

Paper Outline:
Introduction
New Testament Theology
Beyond New Testament Theology
Authorship
The Program
Conclusion
Works Cited

From the Paper:

"Manifestations of sacred power can be more subtle, but holy power motivates human beings to act. This power of the nonordinary is both attractive and frightening at the same time. How this power is described differs one from religion to the next, but it usually includes elements of attraction and repulsion. Fear and love of the holy are common in religion, and the holy power that both attracts and repels is found in many religions, from tribal religions to modern religious tradition."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Becker, Jurgen; translated by O.C. Dean Jr. Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993.
• Coleman, John A. "1998 Paul Hanley Furfey Lecture." Sociology of Religion, 60:2, 1999.
• Cronk, George. "The Theology of St. Paul." From The Message of the Bible: An Orthodox Christian Perspective, by George Cronk, Chapter 7. New York: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1990. http://www.bergen.edu/phr/121/PaulGC.pdf.
• Cunningham, Joseph and Alfred Wikenhauser. New Testament Introduction. New York: Herder and Herder, 1958.
• Dibelius Martin. From Tradition to Gospel. Translated from the second revised edition by B. L. Woolf. Cambridge: James Clark, 1971.

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