Table of Contents:Part 1: The Discipline of Hearing1. Exegesis as a Theological Discipline2. Listening To and Listening ForPart 2: The Presence of the Prior Word3. Challenged by the Greek Precedent4. Energized by Jewish Beginnings5. Paul: Problem and Promise6. Death and Afterlife in the New TestamentPart 3: The Word as Criterion7. The Penetrating Word8. Scripture and Canon9. The Gospel's Promise of SalvationPart 4: A Word for Bearers of the Word10. Our Identity's Dimensions11. A Word for Us Theologians12. Is There Good News for Ministers Too?13. The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of KnowledgePart 5: The Word Borne14. Summoned to Christian Unity15. King Jesus?16. Are You the Coming One?17. Promise and Hope
