Nordic Interpretations of the New Testament

Challenging Texts and Perspectives

Contributions by Morten K. Beckmann Contributions by Louise Heldgaard Bylund Contributions by Martin Friis Contributions by Gunnar Haaland Contributions by Niko Huttunen Contributions by Paul Linjamaa Contributions by Jacob P. B. Mortensen Contributions by Halvor Moxnes Contributions by Maria Sturesson Contributions by Kari Syreeni Contributions by Samuel Tedder Contributions by Runar M. Thorsteinsson Contributions by Lauri Thurén Contributions by Magnus Zetterholm Contributions by Gitte Buch-Hansen Edited by Louise Heklgaard Bylund Edited by René Falkenberg Edited by Marianne Bjelland Kartzow Edited by Kasper Bro Larsen

Book cover: Nordic Interpretations of the New Testament

Extent: 308 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Biblical Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(September 2020)

ISBN: 9783525554562

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $188.00

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Interpretation of the New Testament by scholars from the Nordic Countries.


This volume brings together contributions from the ongoing conversation among and between New Testament scholars from the Nordic Countries, namely Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The aim is to challenge the New Testament texts and their interpretation but also to be challenged by these texts and interpretations; how to read, interpret and contextualize the impact of these texts, and how to conceptualize the power and authority attributed to them.As neighbours in peripheral Europe, partly sharing language and history, scholars of this region also aim to participatie in the broader international discourse. The fact that their common academic language is English begs the question whether many of the current essays could have been written in different settings, since they do not explicitly reflect on contextual issues. Or is this the case?What characterizes that part of the world are social democracies with relatively high standards of living, a strong protestant past but an increasing multicultural population, public welfare systems, and gender equality. Public universities still have money and can prioritize mobility and internationalisation; accordingly, although few people live in the Nordic countries relatively many biblical scholars have roots there.

  • Contributions by Morten K. Beckmann
  • Contributions by Louise Heldgaard Bylund
  • Contributions by Martin Friis
  • Contributions by Gunnar Haaland
  • Contributions by Niko Huttunen
  • Contributions by Paul Linjamaa
  • Contributions by Jacob P. B. Mortensen
  • Contributions by Halvor Moxnes
  • Contributions by Maria Sturesson
  • Contributions by Kari Syreeni
  • Contributions by Samuel Tedder
  • Contributions by Runar M. Thorsteinsson
  • Contributions by Lauri Thurén
  • Contributions by Magnus Zetterholm
  • Contributions by Gitte Buch-Hansen
  • Edited by Louise Heklgaard Bylund
  • Edited by René Falkenberg
  • Edited by Marianne Bjelland Kartzow
  • Edited by Kasper Bro Larsen