New Testament Theology Basic Issues in the Current Debate
New Testament Theology Basic Issues in the Current Debate by Gerhard Hasel, published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing on September 26, 1978, offers a thorough examination of the complexities surrounding New Testament theology. This edition, comprising 254 pages, delves into the diverse interpretations and methodologies that have emerged in recent years, highlighting the resulting tensions and confusions among scholars and students in the field.
In this book, Hasel provides an in-depth discussion of the fundamental issues at play in the current debate on New Testament theology. He surveys the historical development of the discipline over the past two centuries, identifying key issues that contribute to the ongoing crisis in this area of study. The author explores topics such as methodology, the unity of the New Testament, and the relationship between the New and Old Testaments, concluding with proposals for an approach to theology that remains faithful to biblical material. This work serves as a critical resource for those engaged in biblical studies and Christian theology.
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Recent years have witnessed the publication of a vast amount of material on New Testament theology. Many theologians, unable to agree on the nature, function, method, and scope of this discipline, have offered their own interpretations of the subject. Unfortunately, this increasing variety of approaches has resulted in a tension and confusion among scholars and students.
Gerhard Hasel addresses the situation with an in-depth discussion of the basic issues of the debate. He begins with a comprehensive survey of the emergence and development of New Testament theology over the last two centuries. From this overview he discerns various issues which have led to the present state of crisis in this area of study. Professor Hasel examines the issues related to methodology, to the unity of the New Testament, and to the relationship between the New and the Old Testaments. He concludes with some basic proposals for doing theology with an historical and theological method which seeks to be faithful to the biblical material.
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