Understanding the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
Forms, Features, Framings, and Functions
About
This up-to-date introduction to the study of the New Testament's use of the Old Testament surveys the current state of the discipline, summarizes the scholarly conversation, illuminates the New Testament writers' respect for Old Testament contexts, proposes advances in classification and terminology, and provides resources for further work in the field.
New Testament scholar Douglas Huffman suggests a way beyond the impasse concerning the terminology used by scholars in the discipline. He offers a new approach to identifying and interpreting Old Testament quotations, allusions, and echoes by exploring not just the forms but also the features, framings, and functions of the New Testament use of the Old Testament. Huffman demonstrates the advantages of his approach by analyzing how the Old Testament is used in Luke-Acts and thus provides a model that can be applied to other New Testament authors' use of Old Testament Scripture.
Professors and students of the Bible, scholars, and pastors will value this work.
1. Introduction to Studying the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
2. Form Classifications for the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
3. Features for Form Identification in the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
4. Framing Classifications for the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
5. Function Classifications for the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
6. The New Testament Use of the Old Testament in Luke and Acts
Appendix A: Apparent Citations Introduced in the New Testament but Difficult to Locate in the Old Testament
Appendix B: A Select Bibliography on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
Appendix C: Applying the New Taxonomy of Forms to the UBS5 and NA28 Indexes of Old Testament Citations and Allusions in the New Testament for Luke and Acts
Glossary: Common Terms in the Study of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
Indexes
The Author
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Douglas S. Huffman
Douglas S. Huffman (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of New Testament and dean of academic programs at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, in La Mirada, California. He specializes in Luke-Acts, New Testament Greek, the New...
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