Acknowledgements List of Figures Introduction: Bridging Gaps Between Past and Present Clarissa Breu, University of Vienna, Austria Part One: New Testament Studies Within Theology Nightmares, Cyborgs, and Magpies: On Thinking Differently About the Bible and Theory Rhiannon Graybill, University of Richmond, USA What I Have Learned and Unlearned from New Testament Scholarship in Writing (My) "Christology" Heinrich Assel, University of Greifswald, Germany Primary Intertext? Connecting New Testament Studies and Theological Ethics Frederike van Oorschot, University of Bonn, Germany Part Two: New Horizons in Historical-Critical Research The Future of Historical-Critical Research in Biblical Studies: Some Thoughts and Suggestions Joseph Verheyden, KU Leuven, Belgium "Why Those Old Stories?" Why Are We Still Bothering with History in Biblical Studies? Reflections in the Present Educational Crisis and in a Global Christian Context Jörg Frey, University of Zurich, Switzerland Imagination: Its Significance for Exegesis Markus Öhler University of Vienna, Austria Apocrypha on the Margins? Reflections on the Subject of New Testament Studies Silke Petersen, University of Hamburg, Germany Part Three: Social Realities and Imaginations Social History: Connecting Historical Methods and Social Concerns Susan E. Hylen, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, USA Imagination and the First Listeners: Intersectional New Testament Interpretation Ellen Aasland Reinertsen, University of Oslo, Norway In Memory of Them: On the Theological and Political Impact of an Intersectional Analysis of New Testament Texts in Their Contexts Angela Standhartinger, Phipps University Marburg, Germany Part Four: Meta-Criticism of New Testament Scholarship Who's Commenting on the Commentators? Imagining a Future for New Testament Commentaries Michelle Fletcher, King's College London, UK Ethics of New Testament Scholarship John Van Maaren, McMaster University, Canada and Valérie Nicolet, University of Zurich, Switzerland Intersectional Exnomination of Social Location in Biblical Studies Jeremy Punt, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Part Five: New Testament Texts and Their Futures Interpreting World Literature: On Reading New Testament Texts in Their Ancient and Contemporary Contexts Susanne Luther, University of Göttingen, Germany Dissemination against the Grain: New Testament Studies as a Cultivated Wild Garden Clarissa Breu, University of Vienna, Austria Who's Afraid of Reception Criticism? Hannah M. Strømmen, Lund University, Sweden New Testament Futures as the Future of New Testament Studies Peter-Ben Smit, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands Appendix: Position Paper Notes on Contributors.