David Allen is Academic Dean at Queen’s Foundation, Birmingham, UK. Steve Smith is Tutor and Lecturer in New Testament studies at St Mellitus College, London, UK.

• Foreword to the Hawarden anniversary volume - Susan Docherty, Newman University Birmingham, UKList of ContributorsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction David Allen and Steve SmithSection A: Methodological Insights for OT/NT studies from Outside the New Testament1. Crossing Testamentary Borders: Methodological Insights for OT/NT Study from Contemporary Hebrew Bible Scholarship - Susan Docherty 2. Scriptural Reuse in Ancient Jewish Literature: Comments and Reflections on the State of the Art - William A. Tooman3. Genre versus Intertextuality: Linking Wisdom Texts, Themes and Contexts with the wider Old Testament and with the Sayings of Jesus - Katharine J. Dell 4. How Scripture ‘Speaks’: Insights from the Study of Ancient Media Culture Catrin H. Williams Section B: The Role of OT Context in OT/NT studies5. The Meaning and Place of Old Testament Context in OT/NT Methodology - Arthur Keefer6. Selective Versus Contextual Allusions: Reconsidering Technical Terms of Intertextuality - Beate Kowalski7. Old Testament Context: Insights from Philo - Kenneth Schenck8. Old Testament Context: Insights from the Dead Sea Scrolls - Benjamin WoldSection C: The Role of Criteria for OT/NT studies9. The Use of Criteria: The State of the Question - David Allen10. The Use of Criteria: A Proposal from Relevance Theory - Steve SmithResponses11. Rethinking Context in the Relationship of Israel’s Scriptures to the NT: Character, Agency, and the Possibility of Genuine Change - Rikk Watts12. Concluding Reflection - Steve MoyiseBibliographyAuthor indexIndex of references

[Methodology in the Use of the Old Testament in the New] stands as a valuable assessment of the status quaestionis with regard to methods of study of the [Old Testament]’s use in the [New Testament; several of the essays suggest conceptual and methodological tools by which the field may grow in the future. The book in its entirety would serve as an excellent primer for advanced students who need to understand the scholarly terrain. All scholars who work in the field will find here something informative, and at times provocative, within the wide range of interests and expertise that the book presents.