Significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other Essays : Biblical and Early Christianity Studies from Malawi /

Jonathan Nkhoma, in this scholarly collection of essays, enriches the reader with different interesting windows on how one can unearth the riches contained in some of the New Testament writings. The first two essays underscore the importance of placing the New Testament in a proper context and attem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nkhoma, Jonathan Samuel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mzuzu, Malawi : Mzuni Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Dead Sea scrolls.
Manuscrits de la Mer Morte > Relation avec le Nouveau Testament.
Dead Sea scrolls > Relation to the New Testament.
Qumran community.
RELIGION / Christian Church / History.
Eritrea.
Communaute de Qumrān.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Cover ""; ""Copyright page ""; ""Title page ""; ""Contents ""; ""Abbreviations for Qumran Literature""; ""Preface ""; ""Chapter One
  • Significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls: History and Practice of the Qumran Community""; ""Introduction""; ""The History of the Qumran Community""; ""The Practical Religious Life of the Qumran Community""; ""The Biblical Exegesis of the Qumran Community""; ""The Exegetical Practice""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter Two
  • Significance of the Ddead Sea Scrolls: Theology of the Qumran Community""; ""Introduction""; ""I Dualism""; ""II Eschatology""
  • ""III Sacramental Aspects""""IV. Messianic Expectations""; ""V. The End-Time and the After-Life""; ""VI. Language and Thought: Some Common Theological Concepts""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter Three
  • The Old Testament and Jewish Hermeneutics""; ""Introduction""; ""The Text-Form of Old Testament Quotations""; ""1. Textual Variations in Old Testament Quotations""; ""2 The Problem of the First Century Biblical Text""; ""3 Jewish Literary Methods and Exegetical Practices in First Century AD""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter Four
  • New Testament Exegesis of the Old Testament""; ""Midrash""
  • ""Midrash in the New Testament""""Pesher""; ""Allegory""; ""Allegory in the New Testament""; ""Typology""; ""Typology in the New Testament ""; ""Fulfilment of Predictive Prophecy""; ""New Testament Presuppositions in Old Testament Interpretation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter Five
  • Discipleship in Matthew: A Redaction
  • Critical Study ""; ""Introduction""; ""Sermon on the Mount""; ""The Mission Discourse""; ""Matthean Redaction of the Central Markan Discipleship Section""; ""The Healing Miracles""; ""The Great Commission""; ""Conclusion""
  • ""Chapter Six
  • ""Love Your Enemies"": A Study of Luke 6:27-36""""Introduction""; ""Textual Context""; """"Love"" and ""Enemy"" in the History of Ancient Israel""; ""Love and Enemy in the New Testament Context""; ""The Command to Love Enemies in the History of Interpretation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter Seven
  • Table Fellowship in the Gospel of Luke""; ""Introduction""; ""Meals in the Greco-Roman World""; ""Luke 5:27-32: The Meal at the House of Levi""; ""Jesusâ€? First Meal at a Phariseeâ€?s Invitation, Luke 7:36-50""; ""A Second Meal at a Phariseeâ€?s Invitation, Luke 11:37-54""
  • ""Jesusâ€? Third Meal with a Pharisee, Luke 14:1- 24""""Conclusion""; ""Chapter Eight
  • Acts as History in Ancient Historiography""; ""Introduction""; ""Acts in Current Debate""; ""Historiography in Antiquity""; ""Luke-Acts, Josephus and Historiography""; ""The Preface in Luke-Acts and Josephus""; ""Speeches in Luke-Acts and Josephus""; ""Luke-Acts, Josephus as Jewish Historiography""; ""Other Historiographical Aspects""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter Nine
  • History of the Johannine Community: Its Possibility and Legitimacy ""; ""Literary Confirmation of a Historical Portrait""

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