“The use of the Old Testament in the New has long been recognized as an important field of research,” writes the author. “Too often, however, the emphasis placed upon rabbinic and Hellenistic influences has tended to subordinate and obscure the unique place of the Old Testament in the minds and theology of the early Christian writers.” The purpose of this volume is to discover “the rationale underlying the Pauline usage both in its textual manifestation and in its theological application.” The author concludes that, “while rabbinic Judaism has influenced the mechanics of Pauline citation, one must look to the apostolic Church and to Christ Himself to find the primary source of the apostle's understanding and use of the Old Testament.”

In this important historical study, E Earle Ellis examines the Old Testament canon in the early church and biblical interpretation in the New Testament. He writes from the conviction that “the use of the Old Testament by the New Testament writers is the primary key to their theology and, thus, to the message of God that they taught the early church and that they continue to teach the church today.”

This volume presents, in published form, the detailed commentary work of E. Earle Ellis on Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. At the time of his death Ellis had been working for many years on a volume for the International Critical Commentary on the epistle. Because Ellis was unable to complete the volume before his passing and had left instructions that it should not be completed, Terry Wilder instead presents Ellis’ profound exegetical insights in the form of his completed commentary sections on 1 Corinthians, with minimal editorial intervention.

Published in honor of Dr. Ellis for his eightieth birthday and for his contributions to biblical scholarship, this book contains 21 articles written by internationally renowned New Testament scholars. In each article, the writer shares his/her keen insights on a cutting-edge issue in the study of the New Testament which has been central to Dr. Ellis’ research and writings. The topics discussed in the book are diverse, ranging from New Testament history, text, and exegesis to theology and ethics. A number of articles are devoted to investigating how the Old Testament is used in the New Testament, an area to which Dr. Ellis has made the most significant contributions; a few articles are focused on exegetical or hermeneutical issues or authorship issues, and other articles deal with various theological issues including the “New Perspective” on Paul.

E. Earle Ellis, as a biblical scholar, served as a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Southwestern Seminary. With a teacher’s heart, Elli’s studies examined New Testament theology hermeneutics, Paul, Luke, John, and New Testament eschatology. This collection of his writing provides some of the highlights of his respected career. Included, here, especially, is Ellis’ most well-known Paul and His Recent Interpreters, a model of brevity and scholarship. These four monographs and one commentary on Luke provide an ideal introduction and guide to his research.

This collection gathers many titles from Wipf and Stock imprints and includes works in theology, biblical studies, church history, philosophy and related disciplines from authors such as Karl Barth, Daniel Block, Walter Brueggemann, D. A. Carson, William Lane Craig, Stanley Hauerwas, Walter Kaiser, Jacob Neusner, Thomas Torrance, and many others. Help build yourself a robust and broad selection of resources in your Logos digital library. Imprints of Wipf and Stock Publishers include Cascade Books, Pickwick Publications, Wipf & Stock, and Resource Publications.