Festschrift in Honor of Professor Paul Nadim Tarazi- Volume 2: Studies in the New Testament

196 Pages·2014·1.363 MB·English

by  Tom Dykstra (editor), Vahan Hovhanessian (editor)

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Nadim Tarazi, includes contemporary essays on the New Testament.
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The topics offer a rich array of exegetical studies related to the life and e
d
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teachings of Jesus and the apostle Paul. Coming from America, the
of Professor Paul
Middle East, and Eastern Europe, the contributors to Volume 2 of the
Festschrift in Honor of Professor Paul Nadim Tarazihave gathered to
advance the scholarly vision of Professor Paul Nadim Tarazi.
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editor of New Perspectives on Historical Theology: Essays in Memory
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of John Meyendorff,co-editor of The Philokalia: A Classic Text of
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BIBLE IN THE CHRISTIAN
ORTHODOX TRADITION

Vahan S. Hovhanessian
General Editor

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Studies in the New Testament

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Contents
Foreword ............................................................................................................ vii
Preface ................................................................................................................. ix
Acknowledgments ............................................................................................... xi
V. Rev. Fr. Paul Nadim Tarazi: Brief Biography and Bibliography ................. xiii
Abbreviations .....................................................................................................x ix
Jesus
Authority and Passion: A Concurrent View Christology in the Gospel of
Mark, Archbishop Demetrios Trakatellis .............................................................. 1
Jesus Christ “The Same Yesterday, Today and Forever” Bishop Athanasius
Yevtic ................................................................................................................. 9
The Centurion and the Widow (Luke 7:1-17), Daniel A. Ayuch ....................... 37
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31), Rev. Fr. Aaron
Warwick ........................................................................................................... 45
Epiousios in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, Rev. Fr. Ron Poworoznik .......... 61
Paul
Revisiting “Baptism for the Dead” in 1 Corinthians 15:29, Bishop Vahan
Hovhanessian ................................................................................................... 73
Mysteriology: The Biblical Foundation of Sacramental Theology, Petros
Vassiliadis ........................................................................................................ 89
From Volkmar to Tarazi and Beyond: Mark as an Allegorical Presentation
of the Pauline Gospel, Tom Dykstra ............................................................... 99
Paul the Pastor: Exploring Metaphors for Ministry in Paul’s Writings,
Rev. Dr. William C. Mills ............................................................................... 121
Notes ................................................................................................................. 135
Index ................................................................................................................. 169

Foreword
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his book is the second of a three-volume compendium of scholarly pa-
pers dedicated to Fr. Paul Nadim Tarazi. The background and occa-
sion for this Festschrift (a bouquet of essays in celebration of a
distinguished scholar) has already been noted by my colleague, Dr. Nicholae
Roddy, in the Foreword to volume one. To those remarks, I would like to add
further insight into the life and legacy of Fr. Paul.
I first met Fr. Paul while a student of his at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theo-
logical Seminary in Crestwood, NY. Then, as now, I observed with profound
respect a single unifying theme that has governed the entire span of his teach-
ing career and literary output. That theme is the centrality of the good news of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ. Fr. Paul seems never to have artificially imposed that
Gospel on the historical-critical methods he has used when studying the Bible
– controversial as those methods have been. The integrity of the Bible’s textu-
al history was always respected. At the end of the day—when linguistic and his-
torical complexities have been unraveled -- the church’s central confession of
Jesus Christ as Lord, God and Savior is celebrated and proclaimed. As Fr.
Paul ceaselessly reminds us, without Scripture, the church empties its Gospel
of content and context. Thus, with keen historical insight, Fr. Paul has led us
to see how the Scriptures contain the Word of God (as past revelation), are
the Word of God (God speaking to us), and become the Word of God (when
one personally appropriates its message). For that, we can only respond with a
resounding “Axios!”
The papers in the present volume address subjects pertaining to the New
Testament. The contributors are scholars, lay theologians and clerics of the
Orthodox Church. Each brings his own special relationship with Fr. Paul as
friend, colleague or student. It is impractical to comment on the particular
value of each essay since each has made a different contribution to modern
scholarship. I have organized them simply under the rubrics “Jesus” and
“Paul.”
In presenting this collection, we should not assume that the conclusions
reached in every essay are necessarily the right ones. That is left for the read-
ers to decide freely for themselves, which is the way Fr. Paul always assumed.
viii •PAUL NADIM TARAZI•

It is the intention of all conributors that these essays will honor Fr. Paul by
helping readers to better understand significant themes in the literature of the
New Testament. On behalf of each writer, we extend our warmest apprecia-
tion for the work he has offered to both the academy and the church.
Together, this three-volume collection of essays marks a significant mile-
stone in the developing field of biblical exegesis in the Orthodox Church.
Though much work remains to be done, it is to the credit of Fr. Paul Tarazi
that the field has made such swift and substantive advances over the past 40
years. The editors, contributors and Fr. Paul himself will rejoice greatly if
readers find in these articles a meaningful path to the final destination of bib-
lical knowledge, namely, salvation through Jesus Christ, and love for God and
neighbor.

Bradley Nassif
Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies
North Park University (Chicago)