More Than A Passover

This work examines whether the theological method currently known as inculturation is found in the Supper Narratives of the New Testament. A methodology is set up in which texts are examined against the backdrop of Graeco-Roman, Judaic and early Christian cultures. This leads to the conclusion that the New Testament writers used a methodology which can be identified as inculturation including, e.g., Judaic practice as a corrective to Graeco-Roman sacramental custom.

The Author: Fergus J. King studied Classics at the University of St Andrews, and Theology at the University of Edinburgh. He completed his doctorate at the University of South Africa, Pretoria. He is currently Rector of the Parish of the Good Shepherd in the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, New South Wales (Australia), and teaches Biblical Studies part-time at the University of Newcastle.

Contents : Inculturation - Sacrifice - Eschatology - Ritual meals - Second Temple Judaism - Graeco-Roman philosophy and religion - New Testament Supper Narratives - Bricolage - Re-accentuation - Symbolism.