Interpretation and the Claims of the Text

Jason A. Whitlark is Assistant Professor of New Testament, Baylor University.Bruce W. Longenecker is Professor of New Testament and W.W. Melton Chair of Religion, Department of Religion, Baylor University.Lidija Novakovic is Associate Professor of Religion, Baylor University.Mikeal C. Parsons is Professor and Macon Chair in Religion, Baylor University.

• Preface1 Interpreting the Claims of the New Testament: The Life and Scholarship of Charles H. TalbertSharyn Dowd and Alicia D. MyersClaims about God2 The God Who Raised Jesus from the Dead: Toward a Theology of ResurrectionLidija Novakovic3 The ""Glory of God"" in Paul's Letter to the RomansBeverly Roberts GaventaClaims about the Human Condition4 ""The World Was My Oyster but I Used the Wrong Fork"" (Oscar Wilde): The Parable of the Pearl ReopenedAmy-Jill Levine5 The Problem of Evil in the Gospel of JohnR. Alan Culpepper6 Placing Pain in a Pauline Frame: Considering Suffering in Romans 5 and 8Todd D. StillClaims about Creation and Human Destiny7 Endzeit als Urzeit: Mark and Creation TheologyC. Clifton Black8 Conformed to the Image of God's Own Son: The Goal of God's Redemptive Plan according to the Pauline EpistlesFrank J. Matera9 Cosmology and the Perfection of Humanity in HebrewsJason A. WhitlarkClaims about the Christian Community10 Luke and the Heritage of IsraelMikeal C. Parsons11 The Love of God (Romans 5:5): Expansive Syntax and Theological PolyvalenceBruce W. Longenecker12 Diakonia, the Ephesian Comma, and the Ministry of All BelieversLoveday Alexander13 The Living Resources of Early Christology: Papias and the Gospel of MarkDavid P. MoessnerClaims about Empire14 The Question of the State and the State of the Question: The Roman Empire and New Testament TheologiesWarren CarterNotesBibliographyList of ContributorsIndex of Primary SourcesIndex of Modern Authors