| March 11, 2019 |
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This concise work will reward readers with much to consider.
His heavy emphasis on the OT background of NT images is commendable, since this was the primary theological context that Paul could assume that his audience shared. But this focus can occasionally lead to inadequate engagement with other context. If I correctly understand him, he regards as radical the early Christian address of God as Father, since Paul’s Jewish context rarely spoke God’s name aloud (105). But ancient Jewish worship frequently addressed God as Father.
Notwithstanding such reservations, I believe that this concise work will reward readers with much to consider. Certainly it has done so in my own case.
Reviewed by Craig S. Keener
Publisher’s page: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/jesus-the-lord-according-to-paul-the-apostle/351880
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Category: Biblical Studies, Winter 2019
About the Author: Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. (Duke University), is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is author of many books, including Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts (Baker Academic, 2011), the bestselling IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, The Historical Jesus of the Gospels, Gift and Giver: The Holy Spirit for Today, and commentaries on Acts, Matthew, John, Romans, 1-2 Corinthians, and Revelation. In addition to having written more than seventy academic articles, several booklets and more than 150 popular-level articles, Craig is is the New Testament editor (and author of most New Testament notes) for the The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. He is married to Dr. Médine Moussounga Keener, who is from the Republic of Congo, and together they have worked for ethnic reconciliation in North America and Africa. Craig and Médine wrote Impossible Love: The True Story of an African Civil War, Miracles and Hope against All Odds (Chosen, 2016) to share their story. sites.google.com/site/drckeener. Twitter: @keener_craig
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