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To Advance the Gospel: New Testament Studies

Seven essays in German (pp. 5-147) are followed by reviews of twenty-one books, eighteen of which are in German. H. K. Nielsen tries to establish criteria for authentic words of Jesus, but concludes that more research is required (5-26). Otto Bucher writes on John the Baptist in Lk 1-2, 3-24, and Acts (27-44). He believes Luke had information not in Mt, Mk, or Q. Bocher wonders if Luke were one of the twelve disciples of John at Ephesus. This would throw light on his interest in the poor, women, Samaritans, tax gatherers and soldiers (43). Luke’s blend of Pauline and non-Pauline traits would be clarified if he were a pupil of Apollos. Feliks Gryglewicz examines the Spirit in the Fourth Gospel (45-53). He concludes that the evangelist added very little to a tradition going back to Jesus that the Spirit was unappreciated by the world, and directed its activity to the,members of the Church. Jacob Jervell analyzes the attitudes to miracles of the Lukan and Pauline Paul.. Luke does not share Paul’s idea of miracles as signs of the apostle, despite great human weakness (54-75). Gerard Delling expounds the “God for us” in Rom 8:31-39, considering vv. 35 and 38 to come from Paul (76-96). Josef Zmijewski argues that the pseudonymity of the Pastoral Epistles is their claim to be genuine Pauline teaching (97-1 18). Albert Vanhoye provides the first part of a treatment of the structure and theology of Hebrews, with four pages on concentric structure in Revelation (1 19-147). This is a slightly reworked translation from Cahiers Evangife 19 (1977). A trait common to many of these essays is an interest in the historical foundations of new Testament writings.