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King, Fergus J.
More Than A Passover
Inculturation in the Supper Narratives of the New Testament
Series: New Testament Studies in Contextual Exegesis. Neutestamentarische Studien zur kontextuellen Exegese - Volume 3
Year of Publication: 2007
Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2007. XXVI, 395 pp.
ISBN 978-3-631-56575-9 pb.
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Weight: 0.560 kg, 1.235 lbs
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Book synopsis
This work examines whether the theological method currently known as inculturation is found in the Supper Narratives of the New Testament. A methodology is set up in which texts are examined against the backdrop of Graeco-Roman, Judaic and early Christian cultures. This leads to the conclusion that the New Testament writers used a methodology which can be identified as inculturation including, e.g., Judaic practice as a corrective to Graeco-Roman sacramental custom.
Contents
Contents: Inculturation - Sacrifice - Eschatology - Ritual meals - Second Temple Judaism - Graeco-Roman philosophy and religion - New Testament Supper Narratives - Bricolage - Re-accentuation - Symbolism.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
The Author: Fergus J. King studied Classics at the University of St Andrews, and Theology at the University of Edinburgh. He completed his doctorate at the University of South Africa, Pretoria. He is currently Rector of the Parish of the Good Shepherd in the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, New South Wales (Australia), and teaches Biblical Studies part-time at the University of Newcastle.
Series
New Testament Studies in Contextual Exegesis. Vol. 3
Edited by Johannes Beutler, Thomas Schmeller and Werner Kahl