Old and New

Essays on Continuity and Discontinuity in the New Testament

by Morna D. Hooker, edited by Ahreum Kim

Book cover: Old and New

Extent: 777 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Biblical Studies, Jewish Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament

Series volume number: 516

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(April 2024)

ISBN: 9783161624544

9.09 x 6.06 inches

Price: $237.00

In stock

This collection of essays by Morna D. Hooker deals with the theme of continuity and discontinuity – primarily between first-century Judaism and early Christianity – and explores the ways in which New Testament writers drew on their own cultures and previous beliefs in interpreting their experience of Jesus.


This volume’s essays by Morna D. Hooker were written over a period of more than fifty years (1970-2021) and include two previously unpublished essays. They all deal with the theme of continuity and discontinuity – primarily between first-century Judaism and early Christianity – and explore the different ways in which New Testament writers interpreted their experience of Jesus, drawing on their own cultures and beliefs. Evangelists and letter-writers alike attempted to show how their new beliefs were ‘in accordance with the scriptures’, though those beliefs inevitably shaped the ways in which they read the scriptures. Alongside essays on the Gospels and Paul, the collection also features an exploration of how Paul himself was in turn interpreted by Luther, illustrating the way in which continuity and discontinuity are to be seen in every generation.

  • By (author) Morna D Hooker
  • Edited by Ahreum Kim