Preface Abbreviations List of Contributors I. Hellenistic JudaismN. CLAYTON CROYDisrespecting Dionysus: 3 Maccabees as Narrative Satire of the God of WineLESTER L. GRABBEJewish Identity and Hellenism in the Fragmentary Jewish Writings in GreekWALTER T. WILSONThe Constitution of Compassion: Political Reflections on Philo's De humanitateWILLIAM ADLERMoses, the Exodus, and Comparative Chronology II. The New Testament in ContextGREGORY STERLINGTurning to God: Conversion in Greek-Speaking Judaism and Early ChristianityMARK BLACKThe Messianic Use of Zechariah 9-14 in Matthew, Mark, and the Pre-Markan TraditionMICHAEL JOSEPH BROWNPerformance Anxiety: The Use of UPOKRITHS in Matthew 6:1-18SHARYN DOWDIs Matthew 18:15-17 about "Church Discipline"?JOHN B. WEAVERThe Noble and Good Heart: Kaloka\gaqi/a in Luke's Parable of the SowerSCOTT SHAUFThe "Word of God" and Retribution Theology in Luke-ActsALLEN BLACK"Your Sons and Your Daughters Will Prophesy .": Pairings of Men and Women in Luke-Acts GAIL R.

O'DAYThe Citation of Scripture as a Key to Characterization in ActsDAVID P. MOESSNERLuke's "Plan of God" from the Greek Psalter: The Rhetorical Thrust of "The Prophets and the Psalms" in Peter's Speech at PentecostSTEVEN J. KRAFTCHICKSelf-Presentation and Community Construction in PhilippiansABRAHAM J. MALHERBEHow to Treat Old Women and Old Men: The Use of Philosophical Traditions and Scripture in 1 Timothy 5JOHN T. FITZGERALDProverbs 3:11-12, Hebrews 12:5-6, and the Tradition of Corporal PunishmentIII. The History of InterpretationPATRICK GRAYThe Early Reception of Hebrews 6:4-6JUAN HERNÁNDEZ JR.The Apocalypse in Codex Alexandrinus: Its Singular Readings and Scribal HabitsTHOMAS H. OLBRICHTExegetical and Theological Presuppositions in Nineteenth-Century American Commentaries on ActsLUKE TIMOTHY JOHNSONNarrative Criticism and Translation: Luke-Acts and the Case of the NRSVBRAD R.

BRAXTON Paul and Racial Reconciliation: A Postcolonial Approach to 2 Corinthians 3:12-18TODD PENNERDie Judenfrage and the Construction of Ancient Judaism: Toward a Foregrounding of the Backgrounds Approach to Early Christianity Publications of Carl R. Holladay Scripture Index Index of Modern Authors.