"A Sheffield reader."

A collection of "the best articles on the topic published in the first 50 issues (1978-1993) of Journal for the study of the New Testament"--Page 7

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Son and servant: an essay on Matthean Christology / D. Hill -- Matthew and the community of the Dead Sea Scrolls / A. Ito -- The figure of Jesus in Matthew's story: a literary-critical probe / J.D. Kingsbury -- The figure of Jesus in Matthew's story: a response to Professor Kingsbury's literary-critical probe / D. Hill -- The figure of Jesus in Matthew's story: a rejoinder to David Hill / J.D. Kingsbury -- Mark 9.1: seeing the Kingdom in power / K. Brower -- Is Mark 15.39 the key to Mark's Christology? / E.S. Johnson -- Mark's Christological paradox / P.G. Davis -- The prologue as the interpretative key to Mark's Gospel / F.J. Matera -- The Gospel of Mark: evolutionary or revolutionary document? / L.W. Hurtado -- Did St. Luke imitate the Septuagint? / W.G. Most -- The purpose of Luke / J.L. Houlden -- The law in Luke-Acts / C.L. Blomberg -- the 'Leaven of the Pharisees' and 'this generation': Israel's rejection of Jesus according to Luke / D.P. Moessner.