The New Testament as Reception

In this book a new concept is systematically explored: that of the New Testament as a "reception" of various antecedents. Three chapters cover its reception of the Old Testament, of Second Temple Judaism and of Graeco-Roman culture. Three further chapters explore the reception of Jesus, using as examples the Synoptic parables, Matthew's Messianic Teacher, and the Christology of the Book of Revelation. Paul is considered in a chapter on his reception in Acts, and three final chapters survey broader themes: feminist reception, reception history within the New Testament (using the Annunciation as an example), and translation.

• Table of contents
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• List of Contributors
• The New Testament reception of the Old Testament - Mogens Müller
• The New Testament reception of Judaism in the Second Temple period - Mikael Winninge
• The reception of Graeco-Roman culture in the New Testament: the case of Romans 7:7-25 - Troels Engberg-Pedersen
• The reception of the parables of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels - Renate Banschbach Eggen
• Jesus as messianic teacher in the Gospel according to Matthew: tradition history and/or narrative christology - Samuel Byrskog
• The reception of Paul in the Acts of the Apostles - Niels Hyldahl
• In quest of the elevated Jesus: reflections on the angelomophic christology of the Book of Revelation within its Jewish setting - Håkan Ulfgard
• Feminist reception of the New Testament: a critical reception - Jorunn Økland
• The annunciation: a study in reception history - Tord Fornberg
• Translation as interpretation - Thor Strandenaes
• Bibliography
• Index of References
• Index of Authors