Foreword
Abbreviations
Editor's Introduction: J.B. Lightfoot as Biblical Commentator
Part One: Pauline Prolegomena: Of Chronology and Context
Part Two: Commentary on 2 Corinthians
The Salutation and the Supplication (2 Cor 1:1-14)
Why a Further Visit Failed to Happen (2 Cor 1:23-2:17)
Excursus: On the use of the First Person Plural in St. Paul's
Epistles
The Ministry of Death, and the Ministry of Life (2 Cor 3)
Eternal Treasures in Earthen Vessels (2 Cor 4)
Of Temporary Tents and Eternal Houses (2 Cor 5)
The Ministry of Suffering and Reconciliation (2 Cor 6)
Frank Speech and Fresh Hope (2 Cor 6:11-7:16)
2 Corinthians 7
About the Collection (2 Cor 8)
2 Corinthians 9
2 Corinthians 10
2 Corinthians 11
Part Three: Introduction to the Commentary on 1 Peter
Part Four: Commentary on 1 Peter
A Living Hope, a call to Holy Living (1 Peter 1)
The Living Stone and the Living Stones (1 Peter 2)
Heirs of Life, Followers of Christ's Example of Suffering (1 Peter
3)
Appendix A: The Mission of Titus to the Corinthians
Appendix B: St. Paul's Preparation for Ministry
Appendix C: "The Letter Killeth, but the Spirit Giveth Life"
Appendix D: Lessons of History from the Cradle of Christianity
Appendix E: The Christian Ministry
Appendix F: J.B. Lightfoot as Biblical Commentator: C.K.
Barrett
Appendix G: Lightfoot in Retrospect: J.D.G. Dunn
Published Works by Lightfoot in Chronological Sequence
Monographs on Lightfoot or His Works
Articles or Essays on Lightfoot or His Works
Author Index
Scripture Index
Joseph Barber Lightfoot (1828–1889), also known as J. B. Lightfoot, was an English theologian, preacher, canon of St Paul's Cathedral and bishop of Durham.
Ben Witherington III (PhD, University of Durham) is Jean R. Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and is on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland. He is the author of over forty books, including the two-volume New Testament Theology and Ethics.
Todd D. Still (PhD, University of Glasgow) is Charles J. and Eleanor McLerran DeLancey Dean and the William M. Hinson Professor of Christian Scriptures at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University. He is the author of Thinking through Paul: A Survey of His Life, Letters, and Theology (coauthored with Bruce W. Longenecker), Philippians Philemon, and Jesus and Paul Reconnected: Fresh Pathways into an Old Debate.
"The work of J. B. Lightfoot, along with that of his close
collaborators B. F. Westcott and F. J. A. Hort, remains of landmark
significance to contemporary New Testament studies. The editors and
their assistants are to be thanked and congratulated for their
labors in bringing to publication these previously unpublished
notes on 2 Corinthians and 1 Peter, along with various essays by
and about Lightfoot. These materials will be of interest to all who
work on the historical interpretation of these letters and on the
history of their interpretation."
*David G. Horrell, professor of New Testament studies, director,
Centre for Biblical Studies, University of Exeter*
"Harnack said it best: Lightfoot was a true liberal for he was 'an
independent, free scholar . . . in the absolute sense of the word.
He has never defended tradition for the tradition's sake.' We need
more liberals like that today!"
*Daniel B. Wallace, Dallas Theological Seminary*
"Thanks to Witherington and his associates and to IVP for bringing
this cache of material from the great J. B. Lightfoot into the
public domain. His previously published works have remained
important (his multivolume study of the apostolic fathers is
essential for these writings), and this hitherto unpublished
material will now also likely come to be seen as a valuable
resource."
*Larry Hurtado, University of Edinburgh*
"From Bede, the greatest European scholar of the seventh century,
to today's world-class university sharing a world heritage site
with a majestic cathedral, creative and careful study has long
stood alongside prayer and worship here in Durham. It is therefore
fitting that this amazing discovery of Lightfoot's handwritten
manuscripts was made by one of the world's leading biblical
scholars in the cathedral library. For within these pages,
Lightfoot embodies that Durham tradition—outstanding independent
scholarship offered humbly in the service of God."
*David Wilkinson, Durham University*
"The discovery of hitherto unknown exegetical works by J. B.
Lightfoot is a rare gift, full of potential for fresh insight both
about the man himself (acknowledged worldwide as the leading
scholar of his day) and, as he would have wished, about texts which
he knew so well and which themselves express the heart of the
gospel. Hearty congratulations to finder, editor and publisher on
an unexpected and exciting addition to the core library of seminal
biblical studies."
*N. T. Wright, University of St. Andrews, former Bishop of
Durham*
"We are greatly in debt to Ben Witherington, Todd Still and their
collaborators for bringing this material to light for our day."
*Steve Walton, Tyndale House, Cambridge*
"The discovery and publication of previously unpublished
commentaries on the New Testament by Joseph Barber Lightfoot is a
highly significant event in the history of New Testament
scholarship. For a start, these shed valuable light on the
reception of the New Testament in the nineteenth century,
representing the work of the foremost English scholar of that era
whose linguistic and historical skills exhibit a quality of
scholarship that few today can match. . . . Ben Witherington, Todd
Still and Jeanette Hagen are to be warmly congratulated for their
remarkable success in making such a significant voice from the past
resound again today."
*John M. G. Barclay, Lightfoot Professor of Divinity, University of
Durham*
"Joseph Barber Lightfoot has been, for me, in many ways the epitome
of what the commentator on New Testament and early church texts can
and should aspire to. His detailed knowledge of the literature of
the time was unsurpassed, and his ability to shed the light of that
knowledge on the New Testament writings was without peer. His
commentaries on New Testament texts and the early Fathers retain a
relevance and a value to this day almost unique for
nineteenth-century scholarship. That a fuller publication of his
writings is now available in these volumes is a wonderful bonus for
those who want to hear these New Testament and early church texts
as they were first heard."
*James D. G. Dunn, Emeritus Lightfoot Professor of Divinity,
University of Durham*
"This book is significant for understanding the development of NT
Scholarship in the nineteenth century. Thus, for
reception-historical purposes, it is an invaluable tool."
*Katherine M. Hockey, Journal for the Study of the New Testament,
2018, Vol. 40(5)*
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