Searching the Scriptures

Preface
Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Introduction

General Studies
1: Singing Women and Promised Seed Isaiah 54: 1-3 as Christian Scripture
Mark S. Gignilliat, Beeson Divinity School, USA

2: Genesis Rabbah 48:1-6: Reflections on Thematic Unity and Exegetical Method
Jeremy F. Hultin, Murdoch University, Australia

Studies in the Gospels
3: Metaphorty-Two? The Wilderness and the People of God in Matthew 1: 1-17
Jason B. Hood, Christ United Methodist Church, USA

4: âThe Rejection of Wisdom's Call": Matthew's use of Proverbs 1:20-33 in the Parable of Children in the Marketplace (Matthew 11:16-19/Luke 7: 31-35)
Brian C. Dennert, Loyola University, USA

5: John, Elijah and Naboth: What Does 1 Kings 21 Have to do with Matthew 14?
Jesse Rainbow, Harvard University, USA

6: Jesus as a Nazarite in Mark 14:25 Par., and Joseph's Reunion Meal in Judaic Tradition
Roger D. Aus, Lutherkirchengemeinde Alt-Reinickendorf, Germany

7: The Hebrew Scriptures in the Third Gospel
R. Steven Notley, Nyack College, USA and Jeffrey Garcia, New York University, USA

8: Intertextual Wisdom: Luke 12:13-34 and the Sapiental Conversation on Death and Possessions
Matthew S. Rindge, Gonzaga University, USA

9: Jesus said "Keep the Commandments" and the Rich Man asked "Which Ones?" The Decalogue as a Law Summary in the Story of the Rich Man
Diane Hakala, University of Cambridge, UK

10: They Shall Look Upon the One they have Pierced: Intertextuality, Intra-textuality, and Anti-Judaism in John 19:37
Ruth Sheridan, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Studies in the Letters
11: Toward a Theory of Narrative Transformation: The Importance of Both Contexts in Paul's Scriptural Citations
J. R. Daniel Kirk, Fuller Theological University, USA

12: Dominical Shame Tradition in Paul: An Allusion (Rom 1:16) to Jesus' Use of Shame Language (Mark 8: 38) from the Book of Daniel
Yongbom Lee, Los Angeles Antioch Presbyterian Church, USA

13: âWe Know that Whatever Law SAysâ¦â: Romans 3:9â"20 as a Narrative Utilization of Intertextuality Developing its own Theory of Intertextuality
Alain Gignac, Universite de Montreal, Canada

14: Crushing Satan: Genesis 2-3 in Romans 16: 17-20A
Brian LePort, University of Bristol, UK

15: The Convergence of Adamic and Merkabah Traditions in the Christology of Hebrews
Silviu N. Bunta, University of Dayton, USA

Bibliography
Index