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Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
New Testament Interpretation: General Epistles and Revelation
The following texts are being used in Westminster Theological Seminaries class on New Testament Interpretation: General Epistles and Revelation during the Summer ’07 semester:
New Testament Interpretation: General Epistles and Revelation
Purpose:
• To introduce the particular character of Revelation and the General Epistles
• To enable students to understand these books so that they can apply their teaching to their own lives and in their ministry
This course will deal with questions of special introduction, and will include the exegesis of selected passages in order to establish the structure and distinctive themes of these books.
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The Gospels – New Testament Interpretation
The following texts are being used in Westminster Theological Seminaries class on New Testament Interpretation: The Gospels during the Summer ’07 semester:
New Testament Interpretation: The Gospels
Purpose:
• To develop a framework of understanding for interpreting and applying the canonical Gospels
• To familiarize students with the Gospels’ description of the earthly ministr y and teaching of Jesus Christ, and to enable them to understand and apply the theology of the Gospels in ministry.
Topics covered include a selective survey and critique of historical-critical investigation of the Gospels, questions of special introduction, an over view of the content and theology of Jesus’ actions and teaching, and an examination of the character and special emphases of each canonical Gospel.
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New Testament For Ministry
The following books were used in the course on New Testament For Ministry at Westminster Theological Seminary, during the Spring 2007 semester:
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According to the seminary catalog –
New Testament for Ministry
Purpose:
• To examine some of the ways that New Testament writers applied the story of Jesus Christ to various problems confronting the first century church
• To develop responsible ways of applying the story of Jesus Christ to problems we face today
Topics covered include how the centrality of Jesus in the NT functions in relation to redemptive history, how that history applies to believers today, some major theological themes of the NT Gospels and Epistles, and the task of bridging the historical and cultural gap between the ancient and modern worlds.
Books recommended by Dan G. McCartney
New Testament Special Studies
Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, has recommended the following books for New Testament Special Studies.
Beasley-Murray, G.R. Jesus and the Kingdom of God. Grand Rapids/Exter, UK: Eerdmans/Paternoster, 1986.
Black, David Allen, and David Dockery, eds. New Testament Criticism and Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991.
Black, David A. and David Dockery. Interpreting the New Testament: Essays on Methods and Issues. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2001.
Black, David A. Why Four Gospels? The Historical Origins of the Gospels. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2001.
Blomberg, Craig. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels. Downers Grove: IVP, 1987.
Bruce, F.F. Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
________. The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? rev. ed. Downers Grove: IVP, 1987.
Carson, D.A., Peter T. O’Brien, and Mark Seifrid, eds. Justification and Variegated Nomism. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
France, R. T. Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher. Downers Grove: IVP, 1998.
Green, Joel B, Scott McKnight, and I. Howard Marshall, eds. Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. Downers Grove: IVP, 1992.
Hawthorne, G.F., Ralph Martin, and D.G. Reid, eds. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Downers Grove: IVP, 1993.
Hoehner, Harold. Chronological Aspects of the Life of Christ. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1977.
Komoszewski, J. Ed, M. James Sawyer, and Daniel B. Wallace. Reinventing Jesus: What The Da Vinci Code and Other Novel Speculations Don’t Tell You. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2006.
Longenecker, R.N. Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1975.
Marshall, I. Howard. Luke: Historian and Theologian. Repr. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1971.
Martin, Ralph P. Mark: Evangelist and Theologian. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1972.
Martin, Ralph P. and Peter H. Davids. Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Development. Downers Grove: IVP, 1997.
Morgan, G. Campbell. The Crises of the Christ. Old Tappan: Revell, 1936.
Polhill, John B. Paul and His Letters. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1999.
Smalley, Stephen. John: Evangelist and Interpreter. Repr. Nashville: Nelson, 1984.
Stein, Robert H. The Synoptic Problem: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
_____________. Jesus the Messiah: A Survey of the Life of Christ. Downers Grove: IVP, 1996.
_____________. The Method and Messages of Jesus’ Teachings. WJK, 1995.
New Testament Word Study
Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, has recommended the following books for New Testament Word Study.
Bauer, Walter, F. W. Dander, W.F. Arndt and F.W. Gingrich. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3d ed. rev. and edited by F.W. Danker. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2000.
(BDAG). Brown, Colin, ed. New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. 4 Vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1974-86.
Robertson, A.T. Word Pictures in the New Testament. 6 vols. Nashville: Broadman, 1930.
Silva, Moises. Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics. Rev. and expanded. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.
Nijay K. Gupta’s bibliography on the Old Testament in the New
Nijay K. Gupta has published a helpful bibliography on the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament. I copy below the portion of his bibliography on Paul’s use of the Old Testament. You can find the complete bibliography and additional resources on his website by CLICKING HERE.
Paul’s Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament (Background, Hermeneutics, etc…)Aageson, J.W. Written Also for Our Sake: Paul and the Art of Biblical Interpretation. Louisville: JK, 1993.
Ellis, E.E. Paul’s Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1981 [original printing 1957].
Evans, C.A. and J.A. Sanders, Paul and the Scriptures of Israel. Sheffield: JSOT, 1994.
Hanson, A.T. Studies on Paul’s Technique and Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974.
Hays, R.B. Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul. New Haven: Yale UP, 1989.
_______. Conversion of the Imagination. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005.
Koch, D.A. Die Schrift als Zeuge des Evangeloums: Untersuchungen zur Verwendung und zum Verstandnis der Schrift bei Paulus. Tuebingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1986.
Silva, M. ‘Old Testament in Paul’. In Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Edited by G.F. Hawthorne, R.P. Martin and D.G. Reid, 630-42. Downer’s Grove, Ill.: IVP, 1993.
Stanley, C.D. Paul and the Language of Scripture: Citation Technique in the Pauline Epistles and Contemporary Literature. Cambridge: UP, 1993.
Watson, F. Paul and the Hermeneutics of Faith. London: T & T Clark, 2004.