Gospel and Spirit: Issues in New Testament Hermeneutics

156 Pages·1991·2.46 MB·English

by  Gordon D. Fee

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AuthoPrr'esf aOcnet :h eR easofnosTr h esEes sayisx
1 HermeneutaincdCs o mmonS ensAen:E xploratory
Essaoyn tHheer meneutoiftc hseE pistl1e s
2 TheE vangelDiiclaelm mHae:r meneutaincds
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theN aturoefS cript2u4re
3 NormativeannedAs ust horIinatle An tP:r oposal
RegardNienwgT estameInmtp erati3v7e s
4 TheG reaWta tershed-Intentionality and
Particularity/IET tiemmoat2lh:iy8t -y1:5
asa T estC ase5 2
5 HermeneutEixcesg,e sainsdt, h eR oloefTr aditio6n6
6 HermeneutaincdHs i storiPcraelc edeAn Mta:j or
ProblienmP entecoHsetramle neut8i3c s
7 Baptiisnmt heH olSyp irTihteI: s suoef
SeparabailnidtS yu bsequen1c0e5
8 Laoasn dL eadersUhnidpe trh eN ewC ovenant:
Some ExegeatnidHc earlm eneutOibcsaelr ­
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AUTHOR'SP REFACE
ON THE REASONSF ORT HESEE SSAYS
Althoumgyhp rofensaslilao bohrasv per imarbieleyn
inN ewT estamteenxtt curailt iacnidse mx egeshiesr,m eneu­
tichsa sb eemny l ief-lopnags siBoynh .e rmeneuItr iecfste or
thqe uestiooftn hsae p plicaotfbi iobnl itceaxlt sh-etoolgically
andp ractilcya-lttoh leie of fth ec huracnhd tihned divuiaSli.n ce
alhle rmeneuitsdi ocnswe i thisno mefa rme ofe rreenf(csee e
chapt5e)ri, ti so nlfiyt titnhga Its houhledr ewistefhto rtthh e
framoefr eefrenacned t hereftohrueer genc(ieevset nh cea sual
readwilelr r ecognizet hacte rtiasisnu perse domintahtabeto) t h
callfeodr tthh esvea rioeusss aiynst hfier sptl acaen db rinmge
nowt og athtehre fmo rp ublicaitnai s oinn glveo lume.
Thet wifnoc usi nt het itlteh iobsfo oki ndicatthees
conetxftor mw ithwihnic ht hesvea rioeusss aeymse rgeAdsa.
NewT estamesncth orl,ba orann d raiinst ehdeP entesctoal
traditIhi aovnse,p ennte arylmy-whoei daultTffeteachi ng-and
writiinntg h lea rgceorn teoxfNt o rtAhm ericeavna nlgiecalism.
Althoutghhe stweo tradithiaovnmesu chin common,
theayl shoa vse omec rucpioailn otfsd ifferenotni.Tah teire­
foree,v etnh ougIhh a vlei vtehdr outghhey earassa h appy
membero fb otthr aditaitot nhses, a met imiet h asb eena
situatniootwn i thotuetn sniso-itnh redei rections.
x ISSUIENNS E WT ESfAMENHTE RMEEUNTCIS
Firtshte,ar rete h tee nsitohnaestxi sftom re w ithmiyn
ownh isttorraidci tthiAeos ns,e mbolfGi oed(s U S.H) erteh e
tensionm-yfry oomu th-bheaesn behtewaearentnhd e ad.
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basriicg htonfPe esnst ecosetmaplhiasosmni't ssh e experi­
enceedm,p owerwionrogkft hSep iriintcl,u tdhioenn gg oing
manifestoaftht evi aornisso puisr igtiuftIsaa .mla m embeorf
thtirsa diftiirbosybnt i ratnhed x periaenndc enb,oyc w h oice.
Buta sa N ewT estamesncth oelvaertn,h oucgohn ­
vincoeftd h bea sriicg htonfPe esnst ecostalicsomn'­s historic
cernIrs e,a loiuzarer dt icuolfta htoicsooenn celrnesmft u ch
tob ed esired hermWeent eeuntdtieoacd ra gloulnety h.be a sis
ofh istoprrieccaeldw ehnawtte d isalltooow tehdeo rnts h e
sambea sIinsd.e Iet dh,i initksf atiors atyh atth tirsa dition
halsa ckbeodth he rmenesuotpihciaslt ainccdao tnisoinys .t enc
Ont hoen eh andwe,a doptaeh de rmeneusttiacntachlea t
seempeedr feecvtildyte onu ts -antdh ereforeb ets oh ould
othehresn;co en,ce a fni nvde ry ilnti hteeta lrleli yt eroaft ure
thmiosv emetnhta t aeirtthiecruo lrd aetfeesn dpsa rittisc ular
kinodf" restorahteiromneinsetBu"ut ttih cbesa .s pirco blem
witahls lu crhe storahteiromneinsetou fct oiucrsis,cse o ,n sis­
tencBya.s oenda lkli nodfcs u Ltaunrdea xlp erifeancttioarls ,
vari"oruessa ttoironpiiscatkns cd"h ooosnte h bea soifts h eir
owns eotfsc oncerns.
Sof omre o,n oef t haeb idhienrgm eneiustsihucaeassl
beetnof inwda ytsoa rtictuhlveaa tleio dfPi etnyt eac]eox spte ­
rienbcuett,o d os oi na w ayt haste emtsom em orceo nsis­
tenbtilbyl TihcuaIsla ,.m p arctolnyc erinnte hdee sses atyos
articauh leartmee neouftt ihPcee sn teceoxsptearli feonrc e
Pentecotshteamlssei lntv eersm tsha atr meo rceo nsonant
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wiallls boem orvei abhelrem eneuitnit chlaeal rlgCyeh rr is­
tiacno mmunTihteyus.re g enfciintedhs e eixrp resisnti hoen
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PREFACE xi
mitttehea yte aro,fw hicIhw asa membecrh,o steos olicit
paperosn v arioiusss ues surrtohuePn ednitnegc ousntdaelr ­
standoifnt gh bea ptiisntm h Heo lSyp irSiitn.1c h ea da lready
hintaetds omet hinogns tihses uoefs eparaibtiayln ds ub­
sequenIcv eo,l unteteorr eedaa dp apero nt haits suSei.n ce
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tioInh ,a vtea ketnh eo pprotuniotft yh is publtiocc aotni­on
tinue dtihaalutoe g-itnh feo rmo fa p ostsctroci hpatp t6e.r
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writtweint htinh ec ontexotfP entecocsotnacle rInh sa,v e
incluidteh de rpea trlbye causteh eu rgencoifte hseo riginal
essawye rseo c leahrelrym eneutbiuctpa arlt,l ayl sboec ause
heriesa na rea whIae mrc eo nvintcheepd r esent generation
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rootBso.t bhy e xperieea nncdb yd ispositthieeoa nr liPeesnt­
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samtei mteh,e wreer ael arnguem beorfw omenw hoh adb een
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blioefsG odI,h avwea tcheadlo lf t hacth angWeh.e nt he
Pentecojsotianlteshd eN atioAnsaslo ciaotfEi vonang elicals,
ane rositoonop kl acient hea reoafc hurcahn dm inistthrayt
isb iddifnaigrt od estrtohvyee rtyh ing Gtohdta hte HSopliyr it
creatientd h �fi rsptl acDee.s piptreoe tsttsot hec otnrarwye,
aren owd ef actoa denomina.ot fic olneriscesc,o nodn ltyo
RomanC atholicainsdum,n; of rtuenlaytw,e h aveb ecomae
denominatoifwo hni tmea,l ec lericAsl.t houIgh ha vel ittle
hopteh aotn ev oiccea ns tetmh iosv erhwelmitnigd Iei ,n clude
thiess sabye cauistee x prestsheecs o vnictinoontos n loyf a
NewT estamesncth olbaru,to fa P entecowshtoba elm oatnhse
dissoluotfti ho"en r estor"oa ntti hoins veryt hceroulcoigailc al
issuFeo.rs omet,h iess samya ys eemt oh avaed imensoifo n
"crlgebya shintgoi" ti ;sf oi,tp r obagbilvye s exprteoms ys ion
own deeppopluyl irsoto twsh,i cIha mc onivnceidnt hicsa se
arael stoh re oootfst hNe ewT estamecnhtu rch.
Seconbde,i nagP entecowsittahlti hnel argfearrm e­
worokf N ortAhm ericeavna gnelicahlaisas lms bor ouhgtt en­
sionforsm t hissi daesw elWhle.r eafso tr hem ostp artth ere
hasb eeang enuiinfne o,t a tt imewso nderiancgc,e ptaonfc e
"htisst ranogxymeo rona monugs "-Pae ntecoNsetwaTle sta­
menstc holiascr o nsidbeyrm eadn yac otnradicitnti eornm s-