C. Kavin Rowe's keenest essays on Luke, Acts, and Paul, collected into one volumeHow should scholars undertake New Testament interpretation? C. Kavin Rowe unfolds a careful, multidisciplinary approach across fifteen of his most incisive articles and chapters. Focusing on Luke, Acts, and Paul's letters, this authoritative collection exemplifies how to enrich exegesis through historical inquiry, philosophical reasoning, and theological reflection. Topics include:

A masterful collection of essays in New Testament studies connecting Scripture, theology, and human lifeWhat is the purpose of studying the New Testament, and how is it best approached? Esteemed professor C. Kavin Rowe explores these questions in sixteen incisive essays covering a range of topics, including:• the state of New Testament studies as a field• the relationship between historical criticism and theological reading• interdisciplinary m...

How to cultivate a thriving Christian community in a disconnected cultureWhat does it mean to be a Christian community? And what does it mean to lead one? How does a pastor address today's challenges, from lack of faith in institutions, to conflict in the church, to the tension between tradition and innovation?C. Kavin Rowe addresses these topics and a multitude of others in this collection of keen essays. Bite-size and conversational, yet deeply rooted in ...

In this groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary work of philosophy and biblical studies, New Testament scholar C. Kavin Rowe explores the promise and problems inherent in engaging rival philosophical claims to what is true. Juxtaposing the Roman Stoics Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius with the Christian saints Paul, Luke, and Justin Martyr, and incorporating the contemporary views of Jeffrey Stout, Alasdair McIntyre, Charles Taylor, Martha Nussbaum, Pierre Hadot, and others, the author ...

For almost 300 years, the dominant trend in New Testament interpretation has been to read the Acts of the Apostles as a document that argues for the political possibility of harmonious co-existence between 'Rome' and the early Christian movement. Kavin Rowe argues that the time is long overdue for a sophisticated, critically constructive reappraisal. "A brilliant piece of work by a young scholar of considerable promise." --First Things "This well-written, well-argued book is a mus...

At its beginning Christianity was surprising, powerful, creative, world-shaking.Today in the West it is many times familiar, common, andexpected, losing its power to surprise and transform. We have developedsocietal amnesia and ignorance of what Christianity originally was – andwhat it still can be. We need to recover the surprise of Christianity. Weneed to ask the same fundamental questions as the early Christians, whichwill help us rediscover the...

重塑使徒行傳研究的典範轉移長久以來，使徒行傳的研究被一種主流觀點所籠罩：學者多認為路加寫作的目的，是為了教會在面臨逼迫時，向外人證明基督信仰的「無害性」。他們相信，路加想要減緩周遭的敵意，說明教會不會威脅強大的羅馬帝國，以尋求信仰群體的生存空間。然而本書作者，杜克大學神學院的重量級新約學者羅維，以這本顛覆性的經典巨作撼動了此一學術典範。他透過扎實的方法論反省，以及嚴謹的歷史、政治、文化分析，把使徒行傳放在第一世紀末至二世紀初的羅馬政治文化背景之下來理解，對使徒行傳提出了截然不同的解讀。他指出，路加所呈現的並非僅僅是「對外求和」的姿態，路加深層的想望，反倒是在於澈底挑戰希羅世界的文化願景和神學願景！在當時代的希羅社會中，基督徒的宣教使命獨一無二、前所未聞。羅維深入探討了這一使命的核心實踐，將其歸納為三個相互依存的關鍵要素：　1.宣告耶穌至高的權柄：直接取代敬拜皇帝為「主」的文化。2.直到地極的宣教使命：展現信仰群體忠於所托，專心致志的行動力。

Stimulated by the signal contributions that New Testament scholar Richard B. Hays has made to Christology and Christian ethics, the essays collected here carry forward conversations involving close studies of particular passages in the Gospels and Epistles and wider-ranging forays into big questions in those fields. Some essays build on Hays’s work, pushing forward in new directions on questions of scriptural intertextuality, Christology, and participation in Christ. Others challenge his w...

From Nicaea to now: rediscovering how the Triune God shapes faithful ministry in a modern world.In this illuminating collection marking the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, distinguished scholars and ministry practitioners from Duke Divinity School explore how Trinitarian faith continues to transform Christian identity and practice. Moving beyond abstract formulations, this volume demonstrates the enduring power of Nicene confession to shape faithful wi...