Table of Contents

New Testament theology and Greek linguistics: A contextualized introduction; Part I. The Origins of New Testament Theology and Greek Linguistics: 1. The first history: Language and linguistics; 2. The second history: New Testament theology; Part II. The Present State of New Testament Theology and Greek Linguistics: 3. Modern linguistics, New Testament Greek study, and New Testament theology; 4. Proposals and counter-proposals in contemporary New Testament theology; Part III. The Possible Futures of New Testament Theology: 5. Alternative futures of New Testament theology; 6. A linguistic foundation for New Testament theology; 7. A linguistic model for New Testament theology; 8. The problem of the Son of Man in New Testament theology; Conclusion.

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Offers a unique, language-based critique of New Testament theology and reconceptualizes it using categories of modern linguistics.

About the Author

Stanley E. Porter is President, Dean, and Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College. An award-winning, internationally recognized New Testament scholar, he is the author of over thirty books, including Linguistic Analysis of the Greek New Testament and When Paul Met Jesus: How an Idea Got Lost in History, and co-author of  Active Hermeneutics: Seeking Understanding in an Age of Objectivism.