To what end exegesis? : essays textual, exegetical, and theological / Gordon D. Fee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fee, Gordon D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

x, 378 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans ; Vancouver, British Columbia : Regent College Pub., [2001]

Summary:

Over the past twenty-five years Gordon D. Fee has produced a steady stream of articles and academic papers addressing thorny text-critical issues, delicate exegetical concerns, and profound theological matters. Many of these scholarly pieces have made significant contributions to the field of New Testament studies, but they have been scattered in a wide range of publications. Now, in this book, twenty-one of Fee's finest shorter works are conveniently available together in a single volume.

In many ways this collection reflects Fee's own journey as a biblical scholar. The volume begins with Fee's early work in textual criticism, turns to studies more strictly exegetical in nature, and concludes with studies more theological in intent. In the course of these studies Fee explores a wide range of concerns for readers and interpreters of the New Testament, including Paul as an early trinitarian thinker, freedom and obedience according to Paul, New Testament christology and pneumatology, and much more. These fine studies amply demonstrate Fee's mastery of the exegetical task and illustrate the goal of exegesis in the service of the Christian community. Certain to be consulted and read frequently, To What End Exegesis? will provide teachers, pastors, and serious students of the Bible with a robust banquet of New Testament scholarship.

Contents:

Textual Studies

1. "One Thing Is Needful"? (Luke 10:42) 3

2. On the Inauthenticity of John 5:3b-4 17

3. On the Text and Meaning of John 20:30-31 29

4. Textual-Exegetical Observations on 1 Corinthians 1:2, 2:1, and 2:10 43

5. On Text and Commentary on 1 and 2 Thessalonians 57

Exegetical Studies

6. Once More

John 7:37-39 83

7. 1 Corinthians 7:1 in the NIV 88

8. XAPI[Sigma] in 2 Corinthians 1:15: Apostolic Parousia and Paul-Corinth Chronology 99

9. [characters not reproducible] Once Again: An Interpretation of 1 Corinthians 8-10 105

10. 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 and Food Offered to Idols 129

11. Freedom and the Life of Obedience (Galatians 5:1-6:18) 154

12. Philippians 2:5-11: Hymn or Exalted Pauline Prose? 173

Theological Studies

13. Toward a Theology of 1 Corinthians 195

14. Christology and Pneumatology in Romans 8:9-11

and Elsewhere: Some Reflections on Paul as a Trinitarian 218

15. "Another Gospel Which You Did Not Embrace": 2 Corinthians 11:4 and the Theology of 1 and 2 Corinthians 240

16. Some Exegetical and Theological Reflections on Ephesians 4:30 and Pauline Pneumatology 262

17. To What End Exegesis? Reflections on Exegesis and Spirituality in Philippians 4:10-20 276

18. Pneuma and Eschatology in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2: A Proposal about "Testing the Prophets" and the Purpose of 2 Thessalonians 290

19. Toward a Theology of 2 Timothy

from a Pauline Perspective 309

20. Paul and the Trinity: The Experience of Christ and the Spirit for Paul's Understanding of God 330

21. Wisdom Christology in Paul: A Dissenting View 351.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0802849253

OCLC:

47140444