Do We Need the New Testament?

Posted on 10 July 2018 by John E. Goldingay

Do we need the Old Testament That s a familiar question, often asked But as an Old Testament scholar, John Goldingay turns that question on its head Do we need the New Testament What s new about the New Testament After all, the Old Testament was the only Bible Jesus and the disciples knew Jesus affirmed it as the Word of God Do we need anything And what happens when we begin to look at the Old Testament, which is the First Testament, not as a deficient old work in need of a christological makeover, but as a rich and splendid revelation of God s faithfulness to Israel and the world In this cheerfully provocative yet probingly serious book, John Goldingay sets the question and views it from a variety of angles Under his expert hand, each facet unfolds the surprising richness of the Old Testament and challenges us to recalibrate our perspective on it. Best Read Kindle ePUB Do We Need the New Testament? By John E. Goldingay – kino-fada.fr We must applaud volumes that encourage us to see the Old Testament in all its splendor Too many push it back to secondary status Enter Old Testament scholar John Goldingay who makes his attempt to shake up our thinking on the subject His aim is letting the Old Testament speak for itself There are pluses and minuses in this volume for sure The author writes well, knows the scholarly issues out there, and can be quite thought provoking His chapter on The Costly Loss Of First Testament Spi We must applaud volumes that encourage us to see the Old Testament in all its splendor Too many push it back to secondary status Enter Old Testament scholar John Goldingay who makes his attempt to shake up our thinking on the subject His aim is letting the Old Testament speak for itself There are pluses and minuses in this volume for sure The author writes well, knows the scholarly issues out there, and can be quite thought provoking His chapter on The Costly Loss Of First Testament Spirituality , for example, covered several trains on thought that I had never thought of, particularly on the Psalms and worship.There were also chapters, like chapter four on Grand and Middle Narratives, that I simply could not get on with Perhaps that saysabout me as a reviewer than him as a writer I am not sure.I im...the arguments made in this book aren t as provocative as the title suggests, but nonetheless, still provides some good pointers for OT hermeneutics However, it seems that the ideas explored here will benefit from asystematic application to extended OT texts, which Goldi...John Goldingay is David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California He is the author of numerous articles and books, including An Introduction to the Old Testament, The Theology of the Book of Isaiah, and the magisterial three volume Old Testament Theology Goldingay is well known for his enthusiastic approach to the Old Testament and his desire to allow the first Testament to function as authoritative Christian Scripture Do We Need the New John Goldingay is David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller ...As a NT scholar, I was intrigued by the question of John Goldingay s title, Do We Need the New Testament Letting the Old Testament Speak for Itself If an evangelical scholar of his erudition is asking the question, I want to know why and hear his point The answer he lays out in the book is at once affirming and challenging It affirms what I have become increasingly convince...I found this book to be challenging, entertaining and thought provoking Goldingay is a fine communicator, and it is good to read someone who is so passionate about the Old Testament or as he likes to call it, the First Testament and I must say I think he has a good argument for that.As an Academic, the Author at times can be quite scholarly but you also see his Pastor s heart shining through So even when I disagree or at least am unconvinced about some of his scholarly views, I find th I found this book to be challenging, entertaining and thought provoking Goldingay is a fine communicator, and it is good to read someone who is so passionate about the Old Testament or as he likes to call it, the First Testament and I must say I think he has a good argument for that.As an Academic, the Author at times can be quite scholarly but you also see his Pastor s heart shining through So even when I disagree or at least am unconvinced about some of his scholarly views, I find that he is gracious in how he uses them This is not a large book, and thus it wouldn t be appropriate for him to justify or give thorough backgrounds for these Anyway, a good theological book is one that makes you think, makes you question your assumptions so that even if you disagree with the Author, the journey has been rewarding Now of course I agree with much that Goldingay has to say, b...Hebben christenen het Nieuwe Testament eigenlijk wel nodig Meestal wordt deze vraag gesteld met betrekking tot het Oude Testament De gedachte is dat een christen aan het Nieuwe Testament genoeg heeft en het Oude Testament van minder waarde is Als reactie op de onderwaardering van het Oude Testament draait John Goldingay de vraag om Goldingay is een evangelicale Bijbelwetenschapper en hoogleraar Oude Testament aan het Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, in de Amerikaanse staat Californi Hebben christenen het Nieuwe Testament eigenlijk wel nodig Meestal wordt deze vraag gesteld met betrekking tot het Oude Testament De gedachte is dat een christen aan het Nieuwe Testament genoeg heeft en het Oude Testament van minder waarde is Als reactie op de onderwaardering van het Oude Testament draait John Goldingay de vraag om Goldingay is een evangelicale Bijbelwetenschapper en hoogleraar Oude Testament aan het Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, in de...I m a big Goldingay fan, and this was a book I was excited to read The best chapter and one that was the most challenging was the final one on Theological Interpretation of Scripture, where he pushed back against reading everything through a christological lens or through the regula fide I think I agree with his concerns although there is surely some place for a christological reflection on the First Testament this is after all what the NT writers do The book did however feel like a bit of a I m a big Goldingay fan, and this was a book I was excited to read The best chapter and one that was the most challenging was the final one on Theological Interpretation of Scripture, where he pushed back against reading everything through a christological lens or through the regula fide I think I agree with his concerns although there is surely some place for a christological reflection on the First Testament this is after all what the NT writers do The book did however fee...As I was reminded recently we Christians tend to take a rather Marcionite view of the Old Testament First Testament We prefer the New Testament to it, and even verge on assuming that the God of the OT is different from the God of the NT At the same time, we tend to read the OT through a NT lens, so that the First Testament loses its ability to speak for itself Everything points to Jesus, we re told, and so the First Testament essentially becomes superfluous It had its moment, but that moment As I was reminded recently we Christians tend to take a rather Marcionite view of the Old Testament First Testament We prefer the New Testament to it, and even verge on assuming that the God of the OT is different from the God of the NT At the same time, we tend to read the OT through a NT lens, so that the First Testament loses its ability to speak for itself Everything points to Jesus, we re told, and so the First Testament essentially becomes superfluous It had its moment, but that moment has passed.John Goldingay is an evangelical scholar of the First ...This a deliberately provocative title to a stimulating book As an Anglican priest Goldingay is committed to Jesus Christ as set forth in the New Testament, but as an Old First Testament scholar is sensitive to the way Christians for centuries have underplayed the value of the First Testament, and even slighted it As such it has points of contact with the work of Sanders etc in bringing back into the discussion the Jewish context of Jesus, and trying to locate him amongst his contemporaries This a deliberately provocative title to a stimulating book As an Anglican priest Goldingay is committed to Jesus Christ as set forth in the New Testament, but as an Old First Testament scholar is sensitive to the way Christians for centuries have underplayed the value of the First Testament, and even slighted it As such it has points of contact with the work of Sanders etc in bringing back into the discussion the Jewish context of Jesus, and trying to locate him amongst his contemporaries He makes the bold claim that Jesus s teaching is largely an expression of what had gone before he fulfilled the Law and the Prophets in the sense that he embodied the teaching in a way that no one else had done or could do Otherwise Jesus is largely representing First Testament content Rather the First Testament being the location of an angry God, Goldingay tells us several times that it is Jesus who introduces the ideas of Hell and hating other people. Jesus key innovations are around eschatology ...I always find John Goldingay a challenging author He makes me think deeply about the topics he addresses In that sense, this book doesn t disappoint However, I don t think he convinced me along the way I m not ready to accept that the First Covenant his term is as thoroughly complete as he presents.However, what he did do was open my eyes to a number of ideas that I had not cast in quite the same light as he did It helped me to see what I thoughtNew Testament in nature and he co...

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10 July 2018

John E. Goldingay