The Epistles of 2 Corinthians and 1 Peter: Newly Discovered Commentaries
362The Epistles of 2 Corinthians and 1 Peter: Newly Discovered Commentaries
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780830829460 |
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Publisher: | InterVarsity Press |
Publication date: | 11/02/2016 |
Series: | The Lightfoot Legacy Set |
Pages: | 362 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 16.60(h) x 1.50(d) |
About the Author
Ben Witherington III is Amos Professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary and a well-known expert in his field. He is the author of over forty books, including Conflict and Community in Corinth and a two-volume New Testament theology, The Indelible Image. He speaks widely, is a frequent guest on radio and television, and blogs at patheos.com.
Todd D. Still (PhD, University of Glasgow) is dean of George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University. He is the author of Conflict at Thessalonica: A Pauline Church and Its Neighbours and the editor of Jesus and Paul Reconnected: Fresh Pathways into an Old Debate.
Jeanette M. Hagen is a PhD student in New Testament at the University of Durham.
Table of Contents
Foreword xi
Abbreviations xix
Editors' Introduction: J. B. Lightfoot as Biblical Commentator xxvii
Part 1 Pauline Prolegomena: Of Chronology and Context 1
Part 2 Commentary on 2 Corinthians 23
The Salutation and the Supplication (2 Corinthians 1:1-14) 25
Why a Further Visit Failed to Happen (2 Corinthians 1:23-2:17) 34
Excursus: On the Use of the First Person Plural in St. Paul's Epistles 38
The Ministry of Death, and the Ministry of Life (2 Corinthians 3) 42
Eternal Treasures in Earthen Vessels (2 Corinthians 4) 49
Of Temporary Tents and Eternal Houses (2 Corinthians 5) 55
The Ministry of Suffering and Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 6) 61
Frank Speech and Fresh Hope (2 Corinthians 6:11-7:16) 64
2 Corinthians 7 66
About the Collection (2 Corinthians 8) 68
2 Corinthians 9 70
2 Corinthians 10 71
2 Corinthians 11 74
Part 3 Introduction to the Commentary on 1 Peter 75
Part 4 Commentary on 1 Peter 97
A Living Hope, a Call to Holy Living (1 Peter 1) 99
The Living Stone and the Living Stones (1 Peter 2) 109
Heirs of Life, Followers of Christ's Example of Suffering (1 Peter 3) 116
Appendix A The Mission of Titus to the Corinthians 119
Appendix B St. Paul's Preparation for Ministry 129
Appendix C 'The Letter Killeth, but the Spirit Giveth Life' 139
Appendix D Lessons of History from the Cradle of Christianity 146
Appendix E The Christian Ministry 193
Appendix F J. B. Lightfoot as Biblical Commentator: C. K. Barrett 283
Appendix G Lightfoot in Retrospect: J. D, G. Dunn 305
Published Works by Lightfoot in Chronological Sequence 333
Monographs on Lightfoot or His Works 342
Articles or Essays on Lightfoot or His Works 345
Author Index 354
Scripture Index 357
What People are Saying About This
"Joseph Barber Lightfoot has been, for me, in many ways the epitome of what the commentator on New Testament and early church texts can and should aspire to. His detailed knowledge of the literature of the time was unsurpassed, and his ability to shed the light of that knowledge on the New Testament writings was without peer. His commentaries on New Testament texts and the early Fathers retain a relevance and a value to this day almost unique for nineteenth-century scholarship. That a fuller publication of his writings is now available in these volumes is a wonderful bonus for those who want to hear these New Testament and early church texts as they were first heard."
"We are greatly in debt to Ben Witherington, Todd Still and their collaborators for bringing this material to light for our day."
"Harnack said it best: Lightfoot was a true liberal for he was 'an independent, free scholar . . . in the absolute sense of the word. He has never defended tradition for the tradition's sake.' We need more liberals like that today!"
"From Bede, the greatest European scholar of the seventh century, to today's world-class university sharing a world heritage site with a majestic cathedral, creative and careful study has long stood alongside prayer and worship here in Durham. It is therefore fitting that this amazing discovery of Lightfoot's handwritten manuscripts was made by one of the world's leading biblical scholars in the cathedral library. For within these pages, Lightfoot embodies that Durham tradition—outstanding independent scholarship offered humbly in the service of God."
"The discovery of hitherto unknown exegetical works by J. B. Lightfoot is a rare gift, full of potential for fresh insight both about the man himself (acknowledged worldwide as the leading scholar of his day) and, as he would have wished, about texts which he knew so well and which themselves express the heart of the gospel. Hearty congratulations to finder, editor and publisher on an unexpected and exciting addition to the core library of seminal biblical studies."
"Thanks to Witherington and his associates and to IVP for bringing this cache of material from the great J. B. Lightfoot into the public domain. His previously published works have remained important (his multivolume study of the apostolic fathers is essential for these writings), and this hitherto unpublished material will now also likely come to be seen as a valuable resource."
"The work of J. B. Lightfoot, along with that of his close collaborators B. F. Westcott and F. J. A. Hort, remains of landmark significance to contemporary New Testament studies. The editors and their assistants are to be thanked and congratulated for their labors in bringing to publication these previously unpublished notes on 2 Corinthians and 1 Peter, along with various essays by and about Lightfoot. These materials will be of interest to all who work on the historical interpretation of these letters and on the history of their interpretation."
"The discovery and publication of previously unpublished commentaries on the New Testament by Joseph Barber Lightfoot is a highly significant event in the history of New Testament scholarship. For a start, these shed valuable light on the reception of the New Testament in the nineteenth century, representing the work of the foremost English scholar of that era whose linguistic and historical skills exhibit a quality of scholarship that few today can match. . . . Ben Witherington, Todd Still and Jeanette Hagen are to be warmly congratulated for their remarkable success in making such a significant voice from the past resound again today."
"This book is significant for understanding the development of NT Scholarship in the nineteenth century. Thus, for reception-historical purposes, it is an invaluable tool."