On-Campus Course Syllabus NTS 602 L00.A New Testament Theology Spring 2019 Class Information Day and Time: Monday 10:45 a.m. – 1:15 a.m. Room Number: E201
Contact Information Instructor Name: Dr. Roy Metts Instructor Email: [email protected] Instructor Phone: 214-818-1335 Instructor Office Hours: Monday 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 – 4:15 p.m.
Course Description and Prerequisites A study of the principal religious themes of the New Testament from the perspective afforded exegetical studies of the Greek text. Recognizes diversity in the New Testament, and suggests methodological resolutions to the issue of unity within diversity, including definitions; the history of biblical theology; the relationship of New Testament theology to other disciplines; the relationship between history, revelation, and kerygma; biblical authority; and the hermeneutical question. (Prerequisites: NTS 501, NTS 601, or equivalents)
Course Objectives Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
A. Define the field of inquiry called N.T. Theology; B. Identify both the primary & secondary literature in the field; C. Distinguish the methodological approach of an important author of a N.T. theological work; i.e., whether the author's approach is diachronic systematic, lexicographic, descriptive, or thematic; D. Discuss with the relationships between N.T. Theology & the rise of biblical criticism; E. Distinguish of the major approaches of biblical criticism; form, redaction, literary, structural, etc.; F. Assemble a basic bibliography for the discipline; G. Assess the relationship of N.T. Theology to other biblical disciplines; H. Describe areas of study pertinent to doing biblical theology; e.g., unity, the nature of history, history & kerygma, revelation and history, canon, etc.; I. Recognize representative N.T. & O.T. theologians; J. Articulate a Synoptic theology of the Kingdom of God; K. Articulate a Pauline theology of salvation; L. Distinguish the fundamental relationship between preaching & biblical theology.
Page 1 of 12 v.3 Required Textbooks Ladd, George Eldon. A Theology of the New Testament. Rev. sub. ed. ISBN: 9780802806802. Ladd, George Eldon. The Gospel of the Kingdon. Reprint. ISBN: 9780802812803. Rosner, Brian S., T. Desmond Alexander, Graeme Goldsworthy, and D.A. Carson. New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. ISBN: 9780830814381. Streett, R. Alan. Heaven on Earth: Experiencing the Kingdom of God in the Here and Now. ISBN: 9780736949149.
Course Requirements and Assignments A. The student must prepare a paper at the end of the investigation of the synoptic materials on the evangelists' Kingdom of God theology & the role this motif fulfills in the life & teachings of Jesus.
B. The student must also prepare a paper on the Pauline theology of salvation & the relationship of the justification motif to the Kingdom of God motif in the synoptics.
C. As is obvious from the course outline, the lecture method is integrated with student participation & discussion. Particularly is this valuable in achieving in part course objectives one through twelve.
D. Each student must be prepared to act as a resource person on a particular theme or question of importance raised in the course of discussion & investigation.
E. Extensive reading in the required texts is mandatory. Parallel reading is also required as indicated in the course outline.
Possible Paper Topics 1. The Unity of the Testaments 14. Resurrection in the OT & Judaism 2. The Nature of History 15. The Ethics of the Kingdom 3. History & Kerygma 16. The Theology of (select any NT literature) 4. Revelation & History 17. 1 Thess. 4:9-5:11: Paul & the Parousia 5. History & the Resurrection 18. Gnosticism & the NT 6. The Problem of the Canon 19. 1 Cor. 1-2: Paul’s Concept of Wisdom 7. Biblical Theology & the Rise of Biblical Criticism 20. 1 Cor.7: The Issue of Marriage & Divorce 8. The Problem of Faith & History 21. 1 Cor. 12-14: Glossolalia in Corinth 9. The Relationship of NT Theology to other Disciplines 22. 2 Cor. 5:1-10 in Recent research 10. Preaching & Biblical Theology 23. Romans 9-11: Is there a future for Israel 11. The “Son of Man” in the Synoptics 24. Philippians 2:5-11: Recent Interpretations 12. The Messianic Expectation of the Gospels 25. Colossians 1:13-20: Recent Interpretations 13. The Kingdom of God in the Synoptics 26. Paul & the Law in Recent Debate 27. Jesus & the Law
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Course Outline/Calendar Week One - MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY (NO CLASS) – January 21 Week Two – January 28 Session 1 (1) Introduction to course; tests, objectives, procedures, etc. (2) Lec. #1: "How is the Bible the Word of God (3) Cf. Ladd, NTC, Ladd, BCD, C.F.H. Henry, editor, pp. 7-13 (4) Cf. New Directions, vol. 2, pp. 11-32 Session 2 (1) Ladd, TNT, pp. 1-28 (2) Lec. #2: "Biblical Theology and the Rise of Biblical Criticism" (3) Discussion of TNT, 5-33 (4) Cf. Fuller, Easter Faith, pp. 27-111; Ladd, NTC, pp. 35-53 Week Three – February 4 Session 3 (1) K. Stendahl, "Biblical Theology," IBD, pp. 418-32 (2) Discussion of Stendahl (3) Lec. #3: "The Rise of Biblical Criticism" (cont.) (4) Quiz #1 (5) TNT, pp. 684-719 Session 4 (1) Davies, INT, pp. 3-13, The Unity of the Bible; pp. 75-135, N.T. Criticism; pp. 50-62, Primitive Christian Preaching; Cf. Mounce, Essentials; Hunter, Message. (2) Discussion (3) Cf. Ladd; NTC: Beardslee, Lit. Crit.; Patte, Structural Crit.; Perrin, Redaction C.; McKnight, Form Criticism; Briggs, Gospels; Petersen, Lit. C.; Kistemaker, Gospels; Guthrie, Life of Jesus, pp. 30-49; Fuller NT in Current Study; Doty, Contemporary N.T. Interpretation; Hawkins and Alexander, Challenge of Religious Studies, pp. 55-85; Marshall, N.T. Interpretation: New Directions, vol. 1, pp. 23-73; vol. 2 pp. 33-52 (4) Lec. #4: "The Relation of Biblical Theology to Other Disciplines." Cf. Zondervan Ency., vol. 1, pp. 593-604; Ryrie, Biblical Theology, pp. 11-24 Week Four – February 11 Session 5 (1) James Barr, Supplement: IDB, pp. 104-111: "Biblical Theology: (2) R.N. Longenecker, "NT Theology," Zondervan Ency., vol. 4: 428-34 (3) Discussion (4) TNT, pp.212-245 Session 6 (1) Lec. #5: "NT Theology and the Problem of Faith and History" (2) Hunter, NTT pp. 7-51; Davies, INT, pp. 136-97 Week Five – February 18 Session 7 (1) Lec. #6: "Faith and History" (2) Ladd, TNT, pp. 31-67 (3) Davies, INT, pp. 136-46 Session 8 (1) Lec. #7: "Biblical Theology and the Hermeneutical Question: (2) Ladd, TNT, 68-88; Bruce, Message, pp. 15-22, 50-72 Week Six – February 25 Session 9 (1) Lec. #8: "The Hermeneutical Question" (cont.) (2) Cf. New Directions, vol. 2: 103-159 (3) Davies, INT, pp. 147-197 (4) Intro: Joachim Jeremias
Page 5 of 12 v.3 Session 10 (1) Lec. #9: "The Hermeneutical Question: Revelation History and the OT" (2) Ladd, TNT, pp. 89-132 (3) Intro: "The Theology of History in Jurgen Moltmann's Eschatological Theology" (4) Translate: Matt. 12:28-32 Week Seven – March 4 Session 11 (1) Lec. #10: "Definition & Method of OT Theology" (2) Ladd, TNT, pp. 133-57 (3) Intro: Geerhardus Vos (4) Translate: Matt 6:9-13 (5) Discuss Ladd Session 12 (1) Ladd, TNT, pp. 158-180 (2) Translate: Matt 19:16, 22-29 (3) Discuss Ladd
March 11-15 SPRING BREAK WEEK
Week Eight – March 18 Session 13 (1) Ladd, TNT, pp. 181-211; cf. Hunter, Davies, Bruce (2) Discussion (3) Translate: Mark 10:17, 21; 29-31 Session 14 (1) Ladd, TNT, pp. 212-245; cfr. Hunter, Davies, Bruce (2) Discussion
Week Nine – March 25 Session 15 (1) Hunter, NTT, pp. 125-51; Bruce, Message, pp. 100-111 (2) Translate: John 1:1-13 Session 16 (1) Ladd, TNT pp. 249-272; Davies, INT, pp. 373-408 (2) Translate John 1:14-18 Week Ten – April 1 Session 17 (1) Ladd, TNT, pp. 273-321; Davies, INT pp. 409-65 (2) Translate John 5:24-29 Session 18 (1) Ladd, TNT pp. 322-350; Davies, INT, pp. 466-518 (2) Translate John 14:1-6;18, 20, 28; 16:23, 26; 6:39-44, 54 Week Eleven – April 8 Session 19 (1) Lec. #11: "Biblical Theology in Crises" (2) Karl Barth (3) Ladd, TNT pp. 347-363; Hunter, NTT, pp. 63-86; Bruce, Message,pp. 50-61 Session 20 (1) Lec. #12: "The New Crises in Biblical Theology" Week Twelve – April 15 Session 21 (1) Lec. #13: "The Crisis in Biblical Theology" (2) Intro: T. W. Manson (3) Ladd, TNT: 364-393; Hunter, NTT: 87-110; Davies, INT, 233-93 Session 22 (1) Lec. #14: "Distortions of the NT Concepts in Modern Theology" (2) Intro: Rudolf Bultmann (3) Ladd, TNT: 397-434; Bruce, Message: 23-33; Davies, INT: 327-44 (4) Translate: Rom. 1:18-32 Week Thirteen– April 22 Session 23 (1) Lec. #15: "The Distortion of NT Concepts in Mode Theology" (Cont.) (2) Intro: Ernst Kasemann (3) Ladd, INT: 435-477
Page 6 of 12 v.3 (4) Translate Rom. 3:21-26; Gal. 3:13; 2 Cor. 5:21 Session 24 (1) Lec. #16: "Areas of Study Pertinent to Doing Biblical Theology: Unity, The Nature of History, History and Kerygma Revelation and History, the Resurrection, Canon, etc. (2) Intro: Hans Conzelmann (3) Ladd, TNT: 478-520; Davies, INT: 310-26 (4) Translate: Rom. 5:1-2, 8-11 Session 25 (1) Lec. #16 (Cont.) (2) Intro: Oscar Cullmann (3) Ladd, TNT: 521-575; Davies, INT: 272-77 (4) Translate: Rom. 8:1-8 Week Fourteen – April 29 Session 26 (1) Lec. #17: "Preaching and Biblical Theology" (2) Intro: Oscar Cullmann (Cont.) (3) Ladd, TNT: 576-614; Davies, INT: 345-70 (4) Translate: Gal. 3:10-14, 19-22 Session 27 (1) Lec. #18: "Preaching and Biblical Theology" (Cont.) (2) Intro: Alan Richardson (3) Ladd, TNT: Catch-up day on Ladd; Davies, INT: 345-55 (4) Translate: Eph. 2:1-10 Session 28 (1) Lec. #19: "Method in NT Theology" (2) Intro: Walter Exchrodt: The Cross-Section Method of Old Testament Theology (3) Ladd, TNT: 617-639; Davies, INT: 294-309 (4) Translate: 1 Cor. 15:22-26 Week Fifteen – May 6 Session 29 (1) Lec. #20: "Method in NT Theology" (2) Intro: G. Ernest Wright: "Descriptive OT Theology" (3) Ladd, TNT: 640-656: Hunter, NTT: 111-24, Bruce, Message: 73-82, 89-99 (4) Translate: 1 Pet. 1:3-12 Session 30 (1) Lec. #21: "Method in NT Theology" (Cont.) (2) Intro: Gerhard von Rad: "The Diachronic Method of OT Theology" (3) Ladd, TNT: 657-683 Session 31 (1) Lec. #22: "The Bibliography of NT Theology" (2) Intro: "Kittel's Word Book and NT Theology" (3) Ladd, TNT: Catch-up day on General Epistles, Bruce, Message: 83-88 Review for Final Week Sixteen - FINAL – May 13
GRADUATION – May 18
Course Schedule maybe be changed or redirected by the discretion of the professor.
Selected Bibliography C. Ryrie, Biblical Theology of the N.T. H. Conzelmann, Outline of the Theology of the N.T. A.M. Hunter, Message of the N.T. (Message) _ , Introducing N.T. Theology (NTT) F.F. Bruce, Message of the N.T. (Message)
Page 7 of 12 v.3 W.D. Davies, Invitation to the N.T. (INT) Harrington, The path of Biblical Theology Robert Morgan, The Nature of N.T. Theology Gerhard Hasel, N.T. Theology: Basic Issues in the Current Debate Robert Coleman, Issues of Theological Warfare Donald Guthrie, New Testament Theology (NTT) G.E. Ladd, The New Testament and Criticism (NTC) Elwell, Water, Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology Zuck, Roy, A Biblical Theology of the New Testament, 0802407358
Rodney J. Decker M.Div., Th.M., Th.D., Assoc. Professor of New Testament Baptist Bible Seminary, 538 Venard Rd. Clarks Summit, PA 18411 USA
P21 (Matthew 12.24-26) More... NT Biblical Theology This page provides selected support materials for a Ph.D. course in NT Biblical Theology which I teach every 2 or 3 years. There is a separate, private web site for many materials, but those that I've chosen to make available publicly are posted here. Bibliography This bibliography is not exhaustive. Most items listed at this point are books, though some select journal articles have been included (& more will be added along the way, probably without announcement unless there is a major revision involved). Note that for display purposes on a wider variety of browsers and operating systems, diacritics such as umlauts, accents, etc. have been omitted.
Adam, A. K. M. Making Sense of New Testament Theology: "Modern" Problems and Prospects. Studies in American Biblical Hermeneutics, 11. Macon, GA: Mercer Univ. Press, 1995. Adeney, Walter F. The Theology of the New Testament. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1907. Alexander, T., et al., ed. New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2000. Note especially these introductory articles: B. S. Rosner, "Biblical Theology," 3-11; C. H. H. Scobie, "History of Biblical Theology," 11-20; P. Balla, "Challenges to Biblical Theology," 20-27; and D. A. Carson, "Systematic Theology and Biblical Theology," 89-104. Baird, William. History of New Testament Research. 3 vols. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992, 2003, -. Balla, Peter. Challenges to New Testament Theology. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1997. Barr, James. "Biblical Theology." In Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, Supplementary Volume. Edited by G. Buttrick, 104-11. Nashville: Abingdon, 1976. Barr, James. The Concept of Biblical Theology: An Old Testament Perspective. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999. Baur, Ferdinand Christian. Vorslesungen uber neutestamentliche Theologie. [Lectures on NT Theology.] 2 vols. Bibliothek theologischer Klassiker, 45-46. Gotha: Perthes, 1892. Bernard, Thomas Dehany. The Progress of Doctrine in the New Testament: Considered in Eight Lectures Delivered before the University of Oxford, on the Bampton Foundation. Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1868. Betz, O. "Biblical Theology, History of." In Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. Edited by G. Buttrick, 1:432-37. New York: Abingdon, 1962.
Page 8 of 12 v.3 Beyschlag, W. New Testament Theology: or, Historical Account of the Teaching of Jesus and of Primitive Christianity According to the New Testament Sources. 2 vols. Translated by N. Buchanan. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1895. Boers, Hendrikus. What is New Testament Theology? The Rise of Criticism and the Problem of a Theology of the New Testament. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1979. Bonsirven, Joseph. Theology of the New Testament. Translated by S. Tye. London: Burns & Oates, 1963. Bowell, Daniel J. and J. Julius Scott. "Bibliography of Works on New Testament Theology." In The New Testament Student and His Field. Edited by J. Skilton, 234-46. The New Testament Student, 5. Philipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1982. Bultmann, Rudolf Karl. Theology of the New Testament. 2 vols. Translated by K. Grobel. New York: Scribner, 1951-55. Burrows, Millar. An Outline of Biblical Theology. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1946. Caird, George Bradford. Completed and edited by L. D. Hurst. New Testament Theology. Oxford: Clarendon, 1994. Carson, D. A. "Current Issues in Biblical Theology: A New Testament Perspective." BBR 5 (1995): 17-41. Childs, Brevard S. Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Christian Bible. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992. Childs, Brevard S. Biblical Theology: A Proposal. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2002. [Adapted from Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments.] Childs, Brevard S. The New Testament as Canon: An Introduction. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1984. Clowney, Edmund P. Preaching and Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1961. Conzelmann, Hans. An Outline of the Theology of the New Testament. Transl. J. Bowden. New York: Harper & Row, 1968. (ET of Grundriss der Theologie des Neuen Testaments. 2d ed. Munich: Christian Kaiser, 1968.) Deissmann, Adolf. "Zur Method der Biblischen Theologie des Neuen Testaments." ZTK 3 (1893): 126-39. Reprinted in Das Problem der Theologie des Neuen Testaments. Edited by G. Strecker. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1975. Dodd, C. H. The Apostolic Preaching and Its Developments: Three Lectures with an Appendix on Eschatology and History. New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Dodd, C. H. According to the Scriptures: The Sub-Structure of New Testament Theology. New York: Scribner, 1953. Dunn, James D. G. The Theology of Paul the Apostle. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. Dunn, James D. G. Unity and Diversity in the New Testament: An Inquiry into the Character of Earliest Christianity. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1977. Ebeling, G. "The Meaning of 'Biblical Theology.'" JTS 6 (1955): 210-25. Elwell Walter A. & J. D. Weaver, ed. Bible Interpreters of the 20th Century. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999. Elwell Walter A., ed. Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. Estes, David Foster. An Outline of New Testament Theology. New York: Silver, Burdett, 1900. Fuller, Reginald H. "New Testament Theology." In The New Testament and Its Modern Interpreters. Edited by Eldon Jay Epp and George W. MacRae, 565-84. Philadelphia: Fortress/Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1989. Gabler. See s.v. Sandys-Wunsch. Gaffin, Richard B., Jr. "Systematic and Biblical Theology." WTJ 38 (1976): 281-99. Goldsworthy, Graeme. According to Plan, The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible: An Introductory Biblical Theology. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1991. Goppelt, Leonhard. Theology of the New Testament. 2 vols. Translated by John E. Alsup. Edited by Jurgen Roloff. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981, 1982. (ET of Theologie des Neuen Testaments. 2 vols. Edited by J. Roloff. Gottingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 1976.) Gould, Ezra Palmer. The Biblical Theology of the New Testament. New York: Macmillan, 1900. Guthrie, Donald. New Testament Theology. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1981. Hafemann, Scott, ed. Biblical Theology: Retrospect and Prospect. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2002. Hafemann, Scott. "The 'Righteousness of God': An Introduction to the Theological and Historical Foundation of Peter Stuhlmacher's Biblical Theology of the New Testament." In How to Do Biblical Theology by Peter Stuhlmacher, xv-xli. Princeton Theological Monographs, 38. Allison Park, PA: Pickwick, 1995. Harrington, Wilfrid. The Path of Biblical Theology. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1973. Hasel, Gerhard F. New Testament Theology: Basic Issues in the Current Debate. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978. Hunter, Archibald Macbride. Introducing New Testament Theology. Philadelphia : Westminster Press, 1958.
Page 9 of 12 v.3 Jeremias, Joachim. New Testament Theology: The Proclamation of Jesus. Translated by J. Bowden. New York: Scribner's, 1971. (ET of Neutestamentliche Theologie I. Teil: Die Verkundigung Jesu, 1971.) Jeremias, Joachim. The Central Message of the New Testament. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1965. Kasemann, E. "The Problem of a New Testament Theology." NTS 19 (1973): 135-45. Knudsen, Ralph Edward. Theology in the New Testament: A Basis for Christian Faith. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1964. Kummel, Werner Georg. The New Testament: The History of the Investigation of Its Problems. Translated by S. Gilmour and H. Kee. London: SCM, 1972. Kummel, Werner Georg. The Theology of the New Testament According to Its Major Witnesses: Jesus, Paul, John. Translated by J. Seely. Nashville: Abingdon, 1973. (ET of Die Theologie des Neues Testaments. Gottingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 1969.) Ladd, George Eldon. "The Search for Perspective." Interpretation 25 (1971): 41-62. Ladd, George Eldon. A Theology of the New Testament. 2d ed. Edited by Donald A. Hagner. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993. Lehman, Chester Kindig. Biblical Theology. 2 vols. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1971, 1974. McKim, Donald. Historical Handbook of Major Biblical Interpreters. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1998. Merk, Otto. Biblische Theologie des Neuen Testaments in ihrer Anfangszeit: Ihre methodischen Probleme bei Johann Philipp Gabler und Georg Leorenz Bauer und deren Nachwirkungen. Marburger theologische Studien, 9. Marburg: Elwert, 1972. Morgan, Robert, ed. The Nature of New Testament Theology: The Contribution of William Wrede and Adolf Schlatter. Studies in Biblical Theology, 2d series, v. 25. [London]: SCM, 1973. Reprint, Naperville, IL: Allenson, n.d. (This book includes English translations of major essays by Wrede and Schlatter, with an extensive introduction by Morgan.) Morgan, Robert. "New Testament Theology." In Biblical Theology: Problems and Perspectives: In Honor of J. Christian Beker. Edited by S. Kraftchick, C. Myers, Jr., and B. Ollenburger, 104-30. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. Morgan, Robert. "Theology (NT)." In Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by D. Freedman, 6:473-83. New York: Doubleday, 1992. Morris, Leon. New Testament Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986. Motyer, Steve. "Two Testaments, One Biblical Theology." In Between Two Horizons: Spanning New Testament Studies and Systematic Theology. Edited by Joel B. Green and Max Turner, 143-64. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000. Neill, Stephen and Tom Wright. The Interpretation of the New Testament, 1861-1986. 2d ed. New York: Oxford, 1988. Neill, Stephen. Jesus Through Many Eyes: Introduction to the Theology of the New Testament. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1976. Ollenburger, Ben C. "Biblical Theology: Situating the Discipline." In Understanding the Word: Essays in Honor of Bernhard W. Anderson. Edited by J. Butler, E. Conrad, and B. Ollenburger, 37-62. JSOTSupp, 37. Sheffield, JSOT Press, 1985. Purkiser, W. T., Richard S. Taylor, and Willard H. Taylor. God, Man, & Salvation: A Biblical Theology. Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 1977. Raisanen, Heikki. Beyond New Testament Theology: A Story and a Programme. 2d ed. London: SCM, 2000. Reumann, J., ed. The Promise and Practice of Biblical Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991. Reventlow, Henning Graf. Problems of Biblical Theology in the Twentieth Century. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986. Reventlow, Henning Graf. "Theology (Biblical), History of." Translated by F. Cryer. In Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by D. Freedman, 6:483-505. New York: Doubleday, 1992. Richardson, Alan. An Introduction to the Theology of the New Testament. New York: Harper, 1958. Rust, E. C. Salvation History: A Biblical Interpretation. Richmond, VA: John Knox, 1963. Ryrie, Charles Caldwell. Biblical Theology of the New Testament. Chicago: Moody Press, 1959. Sandys-Wunsch, John and Laurence Eldredge. "J. P. Gabler and the Distinction between Biblical and Dogmatic Theology: Translation, Commentary, and Discussion of His Originality." Scottish Journal of Theology 33 (1980): 133-58. Schelkle, K. H. Theology of the New Testament. 3 vols. Translated by W. Jurgens. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical, 1971-77. Schlatter, Adolf. Die Geschichte des Christus and Die Theologie der Apostel. 2 vols. Stuttgart: Calwer Vereinsbuchhandlung, 1922-23. (ET: Schlatter, Adolf. The History of the Christ: The Foundation for New
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