Abbreviations Profile and Appreciation of John Nolland, Craig Smith John Nolland Select Bibliography List of Contributors Introduction 1. The Nazareth of Jesus - Rainer Riesner, Technische Universitat Dortmund, Germany 2. 'On This Rock I Will Build My Church' (Matthew 16.18): Was the Promise to Peter a Response to Tetrarch Philip's Proclamation? - Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist University, USA 3. Biographies of Jesus in Old Testament and Rabbinic Style: the Genre of the New Testament Gospels - Armin D. Baum, Freie Theologische Hochschule, Germany 4. The Provenance of Jesus' Quotations of Scripture from a Social Memory Perspective - Thomas R. Hatina, Trinity Western University, Canada 5. Son of Man-Lord of the Temple? Gospel Echoes of Psalm 8 and the Ongoing Christological Challenge - N. T. Wright, University of St Andrews, UK 6. Authority and Accountability in Luke 11.24-13.9 - Darrell Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary, USA 7. Pharisees and Jesus' Power of Persuasion in Luke-Acts: Another Consideration of their Characterization - Robert L. Brawley, McCormick Seminary (Em), USA 8. Jesus, Son of Adam and Son of God (Luke 3.38): Adam-Christ Typologies in Luke-Acts - Yongbom Lee, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA 9. Identity and Christology: the Ascended Jesus in the Book of Acts - Steve Walton, St Mary's University, UK 10. The Jewish Saviour for Israel in the Missionary Speeches of Acts - Christoph Stenschke, University of South Africa, South Africa 11. 'A Tale of Two Cities'?: Jerusalem in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke - Daniel M. Gurtner, Bethel University, USA 12. Insisting on Easter: Matthew's Use of the Theologically Provocative Vocative (kyrie) in the Suppliant Narratives - Douglas Sean O'Donnell, Trinity College Bristol, UK 13. How do the Beatitudes Work? Some Observations on the Structure of the Beatitudes in Matthew - David Wenham, Trinity College Bristol, UK 14. The Holy Spirit in the Gospel of Matthew - Roland Deines, University of Nottingham, UK 15. Jesus, the Foundation of sabbatismos -Craig A. Smith, University of British Columbia, Canada 16. Exalted Lord and Suffering Servant: the Response to Jesus in James and 1 Peter - Peter Davids, Houston Graduate School of Theology, USA 17. Jesus, the Theological Educator: Lessons in Transformational Teaching from the Gospel of Luke - Eeva John, University of Cambridge, UK 18. Lives that Speak: 'e logike latreia' in Romans 12.1 - Eckhard J. Schnabel, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, USA Index of Main Biblical References