The Faith of Jesus Christ: Exegetical, Theological, and Biblical Studies

by Michael F. Bird; Preston M. Sprinkle

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2010

Overview

The Faith of Jesus Christ represents an attempt to grapple with one of the most perplexing problems in Pauline studies, namely that of the phrase pistis christou. Issues of considerable theological import hinge on how we interpret it (does it mean "faith in Christ" or "the faithfulness of Christ"?). The topic is now well rehearsed in contemporary scholarship and this volume sheds new light on the question by presenting rigorous exegetical studies from both sides of the debate. It also brings creative new proposals to bear on the problem, and orients the discussion in the wider spectrum of historical, biblical, and systematic theology. The Faith of Jesus Christ represents the most penetrating and comprehensive attempt to date to grapple with the significance of Jesus' faithfulness and obedience for Christian salvation and the extent to which it is represented in key biblical texts.

Key Features

• Includes a foreword by James D. G. Dunn and seventeen essays
• Deals with one of the most perplexing problems in Pauline studies
• Sheds new light on the question by presenting rigorous exegetical studies from both sides of the debate

Contents

• Introduction: Problems and Prospects for a New Testament Debate - Michael F. Bird

I. Background of the Debate

• Debating the Faithfulness of Jesus Christ in Twentieth-Century Scholarship - Debbie Hunn
• Πιστίς with the Preposition and Genitive Modifier: Lexical, Semantic and Syntactic Considerations in the Πιστίς Χριστοῦ Discussion - Stanley E. Porter and Andrew W. Pitts

II. Pauline Texts in Contention

• The Faithful of Jesus Christ in Romans 3:22 - Douglas A. Campbell
• Saving Faith: The Rhetoric and Semantic of Πιστίς in Paul - R. Barry Matlock
• Πιστίς Χριστοῦ Terminology in Philippians and Ephesians - Paul Foster
• Faith in Christ: Some Exegetical and Theological Reflections on Philippians 3:9 and Ephesians 3:12 - Richard H. Bell

III. Pauline Exegesis, Hermeneutics, and Theology: Mediating Proposals and Fresh Approaches

• The Faith of Christ - Mark A. Seifrid
• By Faith (of Christ): An Exegetical Dilemma and its Scriptural Solution - Francis Watson
• Πιστίς Χριστοῦ as an Eschatological Event - Preston M. Sprinkle
• The Faithfulness of Jesus Christ as a Theme in Paul's Theology in Galatians - Ardel B. Caneday

IV. The Witness of the Wider New Testament

• The Faith of Jesus Christ in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts - Peter G. Bolt
• The Obedient Son: The "Faithfulness" of Christ in the Fourth Gospel - Willis H. Salier
• James 2:1 in the Πιστίς Χριστοῦ Debate: Irrelevant or Indispensable? - Bruce A. Lowe
• On the Sidelines of the Πιστίς Χριστοῦ Debate: The View from Revelation - David A. de Silva

V. Historical and Theological Reflections

• Πιστίς Χριστοῦ in the Church Fathers and Beyond - Mark W. Elliott
• From Faithfulness to Faith in the Theology of Karl Barth - Benjamin Myers

Product Details

• Title: The Faith of Jesus Christ: Exegetical, Theological, and Biblical Studies (Bird and Sprinkle, eds.).
• Authors: Michael F. Bird, Preston M. Sprinkle
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Pages: 376
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780801045646, 0801045649
• Resource ID: LLS:FTHJSSCSPRNKLDS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:08:25Z