The Hope of Glory: Honor Discourse and New Testament Interpretation

by David A. deSilva

Overview

The Hope of Glory: Honor Discourse and New Testament Interpretation invites the reader to examine how the New Testament sought to shape the ambitions, behaviors, and social interactions of honor-sensitive people. How did these texts help the early Christians set their hearts on gaining honor and self-respect before God, and withstand society's pressure to return to its values? How may those who share commitment to Jesus support one another so as to offset society's erosion of their commitment? What is the source of the believer's honor, and how can he or she preserve it intact?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781725224957
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	07/01/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	246
File size:	50 MB
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About the Author

David A. deSilva (Ph.D., Emory, 1995) is Trustees' Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio. His publications include Seeing Things John's Way: The Rhetoric of the Book of Revelation (Westminster John Knox, 2009), 4 Maccabees: Introduction and Commentary on the Greek Text (Brill, 2006), An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods&Ministry Formation (InterVarsity, 2004), Introducing the Apocrypha (Baker Academic, 2002), Perseverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistle "to the Hebrews" (Eerdmans, 2000), and Honor, Patronage, Kinship&Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture (InterVarsity, 2000). He is an ordained elder in the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church.
David A. deSilva is Trustees' Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio, and an ordained elder in the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. He is the author of twenty books, including Global Readings: A Sri Lankan Commentary on Paul's Letter to the Galatians (Cascade 2011); Seeing Things John's Way: The Rhetoric of the Book of Revelation (2009); An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods&Ministry Formation (2004); Introducing the Apocrypha (2002); and Perseverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistle "to the Hebrews" (2000).

Table of Contents

Abbreviations ix

Preface xi

Introduction: Reading the New Testament in Cultural Context xiii

1 Honor Discourse, Classicla Rhetoric, and Social Engineering 1

2 Honor Discourse in Mathew 34

3 Honor Discourse in the Fourth Gospel 70

4 Honor Discourse in 1 and 2 Thessalonians 91

5 Honor Discourse in the Corinthian Correspondence 118

4 Honor Discourse in the Epistle to the Hebrews 144

7 Honor Discourse in the Apocalpse of John 178

Conclusion: Honor Discourse, Exegesis, and the Church 203

Bibliography of Modern Authors 210

Index of Texts Cited 216

Index of Modern Authors 227

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"DeSilva brings some of the best results of social-scientific and rhetorical analyses of the New Testament out of the academic ghetto and . . . makes them available to non-specialists. . . . A real contribution to our understanding of early Christianity—and of ourselves."
—Luke Timothy Johnson, Candler School of Theology, Emory University

". . . focus on the influence of honor and shame principles in the ancient Mediterranean world has been less well defined . . . David deSilva's work on 'honor discourse' clarifies just how important honor and disgrace were to the peoples of this region. . . . Readers will appreciate both the degree of scholarly thoroughness in his treatment of ancient sources as well as the broad use of modern studies that effectively pull together current thinking on the New Testament world."
—Victor H. Matthews
Southwest Missouri State University

Editorial Reviews

"DeSilva brings some of the best results of social-scientific and rhetorical analyses of the New Testament out of the academic ghetto and . . . makes them available to non-specialists. . . . A real contribution to our understanding of early Christianity—and of ourselves."
—Luke Timothy Johnson, Candler School of Theology, Emory University

". . . focus on the influence of honor and shame principles in the ancient Mediterranean world has been less well defined . . . David deSilva's work on 'honor discourse' clarifies just how important honor and disgrace were to the peoples of this region. . . . Readers will appreciate both the degree of scholarly thoroughness in his treatment of ancient sources as well as the broad use of modern studies that effectively pull together current thinking on the New Testament world."
—Victor H. Matthews
Southwest Missouri State University

From the Publisher