Hearing the Old Testament in the New Testament

Edited by

Stanley E. Porter

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K.

©2006 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

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Published 2006 by

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hearing the Old Testament in the New Testament / edited by Stanley E. Porter.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN-10: 0-8028-2846-9 / ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-2846-0 (pbk.: alk. paper)

1. Bible. N.T.—Relation to the Old Testament.

2. Bible. O.T.—Quotations in the New Testament.

I. Porter, Stanley E., 1956–

BS2387.H36 2006

225.6—dc22

2006014253

www.eerdmans.com

Contents

Preface

Contributors

Abbreviations

Introduction: The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament

Stanley E. Porter

The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament as a Rhetorical Device: A Methodological Proposal

Dennis L. Stamps

Biblical Texts and the Scriptures for the New Testament Church

R. Timothy McLay

Scripture, History, Messiah: Scriptural Fulfillment and the Fullness of Time in Matthew’s Gospel

Michael P. Knowles

The Beginning of the Good News and the Fulfillment of Scripture in the Gospel of Mark

Craig A. Evans

Scripture Justifies Mission: The Use of the Old Testament in Luke-Acts

Stanley E. Porter

“They Saw His Glory and Spoke of Him”: The Gospel of John and the Old Testament

Paul Miller

Written Also for Our Sake: Paul’s Use of Scripture in the Four Major Epistles, with a Study of 1 Corinthians 10

James W. Aageson

In the Face of the Empire: Paul’s Use of Scripture in the Shorter Epistles

Sylvia C. Keesmaat

Job as Exemplar in the Epistle of James

Kurt Anders Richardson

The Use of Scripture in the Pastoral and General Epistles and the Book of Revelation

Andreas J. Köstenberger

Hearing the Old Testament in the New: A Response

Andreas J. Köstenberger

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Ancient Sources

Preface

The 2003 H. H. Bingham Colloquium in New Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, was entitled “Hearing the Old Testament through the New: The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament.” The Colloquium, the ninth in a continuing series, attracted not only the speakers whose papers are included here but also a congregation of those interested in hearing and responding to the papers.

One of the distinctives of the Bingham Colloquium at McMaster Divinity College is its provision of an opportunity for selected scholars to present their perspectives on a contemporary New Testament theme of relevance to the larger community of both students and laity. The topic for this Bingham Colloquium, “Hearing the Old Testament through the New,” focused upon understanding the Old Testament texts as mediated through the New Testament, and the New Testament texts as they interpreted the Old Testament especially in relation to Jesus Christ. We hope that this volume will ...