First of all, we wish to thank Jack Kuhatschek at Baker for his friendship and for entrusting us with this project. Likewise we are grateful to Brian Vos, Robert Hand, and Brian Brunsting, the talented and hard-working editorial and layout team at Baker that worked in close partnership with us to produce this book. In addition, kudos to Cheryl Van Andel for the great cover design. We also thank our many friends and colleagues in seminaries and universities around the world who contributed articles. They represent the very best of biblical scholarship in the world today. Jim Martin and John Walton assisted us with the pictures; we are most appreciative. Several Ouachita Baptist University students helped us by proofreading early drafts and organizing pictures. Thus we want to thank Rene Adams, Leasha May, and Darlene Seal for their hard work. Finally we want to thank our wives, Donna Hays and Judy Duvall, for their input, encouragement, and loving patience.
Contributors
Part I: Gods Story (and Your Story)
Old Testament Contributors
Dr. Robert Bergen (Hannibal LaGrange University): Leprosy in the Old Testament
Dr. M. Daniel Carroll R. (Denver Seminary): Old Testament Ethics
Dr. Archie England (New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary): The Sacrifices
Dr. Peter Enns: Dating the Exodus ; The Plagues
Dr. Michael Grisanti (The Masters Seminary): The Ten Commandments
Dr. Kevin Hall (Oklahoma Baptist University): False Prophecy in the Old Testament
Dr. Richard S. Hess (Denver Seminary): The Role of the Genealogies in the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East
Dr. James L. Johns (Houston Baptist University): The History of Palestine between the Old and New Testaments
Dr. Christine Jones (Carson-Newman University): The Day of Atonement
Dr. Tremper Longman III (Westmont College): Wisdom in the Ancient Near East ; Proverbs in the Ancient Near East
Dr. Doug Nykolaishen (Ouachita Baptist University): The Assyrian Empire ; The Babylonian Empire ; The Persian Kings
Dr. Richard Schultz (Wheaton College): The Servant Songs of Isaiah
Dr. Boyd Seevers (Northwestern College): Old Testament Fortifications
Dr. Joe M. Sprinkle (Crossroads College): Hittite Treaties and the Structure of Deuteronomy
Dr. W. Dennis Tucker Jr. (George W. Truett Theological Seminary): Music in the Old Testament
Dr. John H. Walton (Wheaton College): Other Flood Accounts in the Ancient Near East
New Testament Contributors
Dr. Kenneth A. Berding (Talbot School of Theology): Spiritual Gifts
Dr. Darrell L. Bock (Dallas Theological Seminary): The Resurrection of Jesus ; Jesus s Postresurrection Appearances
Dr. Jeannine K. Brown (Bethel Seminary): The Strong and the Weak ; Contextualizing the Message
Dr. David B. Capes (Houston Baptist University): Paul s Co-workers ; Honor and Shame ; Early Christian Hymns
Dr. Robbie Fox Castleman (John Brown University): The City of Corinth ; Women in Ancient Corinth
Dr. Jeff Cate (California Baptist University): The Synagogue ; Slavery in the New Testament
Dr. Lynn H. Cohick (Wheaton College): Roman Citizenship ; The City of Rome
Dr. Bruce Corley (B. H. Carroll Theological Institute): The Trial ( s ) of Jesus
Dr. Joseph R. Dodson (Ouachita Baptist University): Discipleship in the New Testament ; Jesus the Teacher ; Teachers of the Law ( Scribes ); Christ ( Messiah ); Pharisees in the New Testament ; Roman Soldiers
Dr. George H. Guthrie (Union University): Triumphal Procession ; God s Power in Weakness ; Warning Passages in Hebrews ; The Jewish High Priest
Dr. Justin K. Hardin (Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University): The Sign of Circumcision
Dr. Larry R. Helyer (Taylor University): The House of Herod ; The Sanhedrin
Dr. Douglas S. Huffman (Talbot School of Theology): Martyrdom in the New Testament ; Persecution in the Early Church
Dr. Paul Jackson (Union University): The Destruction of Jerusalem in AD ; The Jerusalem Council
Dr. Scott Jackson (Ouachita Baptist University): Luke s Use of Koinonia ; The House Church
Dr. Karen H. Jobes (Wheaton College): Household Codes
Dr. Craig S. Keener (Palmer Theological Seminary): Jewish Marriage and Wedding Customs ; The Holy Spirit in the New Testament
Dr. Bobby Kelly (Oklahoma Baptist University): The Family of Jesus ; Women Followers of Jesus
Dr. William W. Klein (Denver Seminary): Stoicheia ( Elements ) in the New Testament ; Angels and Demons
Dr. Jonathan M. Lunde (Talbot School of Theology): Herod s Temple ; The Samaritans
Dr. Thomas H. McCall (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School): Deity and Humanity of Christ
Dr. Grant R. Osborne (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School): The Setting for the New Testament
Dr. C. Marvin Pate (Ouachita Baptist University): The Relationship between Israel and the Church
Dr. Nicholas Perrin (Wheaton College): Eternal Life ; Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus
Dr. Brian M. Rapske (Northwest Baptist Seminary): Roman Prisons ; Shipping in the Ancient World
Dr. Rodney Reeves (Southwest Baptist University): Son of Man ; Jesus the Servant