Introduction Stephen J. Chester You Become What You Worship: Theosis and the Story of the Bible Ben C. Blackwell Response to Blackwell Cynthia Peters Anderson The Old Testament and Participation with God (and/in Christ?): (Re-)Reading the Life of Moses with Some Help from Gregory of Nyssa Brent Strawn Response to Strawn J. Nathan Clayton Cruciform or Resurrectiform? Paul's Paradoxical Practice of Participation in Christ Michael J. Gorman Response to Gorman Markus Nikkanen Union(s) with Christ: Colossians 1:15-20 Grant Macaskill Response to Macaskill Constantine R. Campbell Why Bother with Participation? An Early Lutheran Perspective Olli-Pekka Vainio Response to Vainio Stephen J. Chester The Geography of Participation: In Christ is Location. Location, Location Julie Canlis Response to Canlis Mary Patton Baker Jews and Gentiles together in Christ? The Jerusalem Council on Racial Reconciliation Ashish Varma Response to Varma Hauna Ondrey Letting the Music Play (Matthew 22:34-40) Cynthia Peters Anderson

CONTENTS: Introduction Klyne Snodgrass Fear in the Garden: The State of Emergency and the Politics of Blessing Scott Bader-Saye Response to Bader-Saye Amy E. Black "In God We Trust"? The Challenge of the Prophets R. W. L. Moberly Response to Moberly Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. Imagining the Unthinkable: Exposing the Idolatry of National Security in Amos M. Daniel Carroll R. Response to Carroll Robert D. Haak Security and Self-Sufficiency: A Comparison of Paul and Epictetus John M. G. Barclay Response to Barclay Joel Willitts Martin Luther's Teachings on Security in the Psalms and Their Significance for the Art of Reading Scripture G. Sujin Pak Response to Pak Jo Ann Deasy "One Who Trusts Will Not Panic": Providence and the Prophet of Desecuritization Jill Carson Colwell Response to Colwell Darrell Cosden The Radical Insecurity of Idolatry? Or of Faith? Randall C. Zachman Response to Zachmann Kyle J. A. Small Homeland Insecurity: The Spiritual Lust for an Escape Clause Ben Witherington III Response to Witherington Andy Johnson Hoofbeats Full of Grace? Andy Johnson Security William H. Willimon Protecting God: Psalm 91, Luke 4:1-14 Brent Laytham

Ex Auditu began as the journal incorporating the papers of the Fredrick Neumann Symposium of Princeton Theological Seminary. After the first four volumes the journal began publishing the papers from the North Park Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture. The intent from the first has been to provide a forum for doing interdisciplinary theology from a biblical perspective for the benefit of the Church. Each annual publication focuses on a topic crucial to the life of today's Church. Additionally, each issue contains an annotated bibliography and a sermon, which makes it a practical guide for pastors. EDITOR: Dr. Stephen Chester, Associate Professor of New Testament North Park Theological Seminary EDITOR EMERITUS: Dr. Klyne R. Snodgrass, Paul W. Brandel Professor of New Testament Studies at North Park Theological Seminary ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Dr. D. Christopher Spinks, Acquisitions Editor at Wipf and Stock Publishers. EDITORIAL BOARD: Terence E. Fretheim, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN; Richard B. Hays, Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC; Jon R. Stock, Wipf and Stock Publishers, Eugene, OR; Miroslav Volf, Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT; John Wipf, Wipf and Stock Publishers, Eugene, OR SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: Individuals: U.S.A. and all other countries (in U.S. funds)-$20.00 / Students-$12.00 Institutions: $30 in the U.S., and $40 for international shipments (in U.S. funds) To subscribe: Send pertinent information to Wipf and Stock Publishers at [email protected] and indicate your preferred method of payment. Back issues are available through Wipf and Stock Publishers. Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture at North Park DETAILS: For more information about the symposium click here. INQUIRIES: Other inquiries should be addressed to one of the following: Dr. Dennis Edwards, Associate Professor of New Testament North Park Theological Seminary 3225 W. Foster Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 Telephone: (773) 244-6238 / Email [email protected] Chris Spinks, Acquisitions Editor Wipf and Stock Publishers 199 W. 8th Ave., Ste. 3 Eugene, OR 97401 Telephone: (541) 344-1528 / Fax: (541) 344-1506 / Email: [email protected]

CONTENTS: Introduction Klyne Snodgrass Finding Happiness in Family Life: Biblical Reflections Stephen C. Barton Response to Barton Luke A. Powery Imposter Happiness or the Real Thing? Marriage, Singleness, and the Beatitudes in the Twenty-First Century Jana Marguerite Bennett Response to Bennett Jo Ann Deasy Jesus, Paul, and Family Values Julie Hanlon Rubio Response to Rubio Michelle Clifton-Soderstrom Tyranny, Authority, Service: Leadership and Headship in the New Testament Lynn H. Cohick Response to Cohick Dennis R. Edwards Revenge, Forgiveness, and Sibling Rivalry: A Theological Dialogue Between Scripture and Science Dennis Olson Response to Olson Jack R. Lundbom Wives and Daughters: Women, Sex, and Violence in Biblical Tradition Caryn A. Reeder Response to Reeder Christopher B. Ansberry Generativity, Covenant Witness, and Jesus' Final Discourse Jim Dekker Response to Dekker Linda Cannell The Use of Scripture in Catholic Social Teaching's Vision of the Family Mary Veeneman Response to Veeneman Erica Olson-Bang Family Worship (Isaiah 58:1-12) Luke A. Powery Annotated Bibliography on Family

Introduction Stephen J. Chester You Become What You Worship: Theosis and the Story of the Bible Ben C. Blackwell Response to Blackwell Cynthia Peters Anderson The Old Testament and Participation with God (and/in Christ?): (Re-)Reading the Life of Moses with Some Help from Gregory of Nyssa Brent Strawn Response to Strawn J. Nathan Clayton Cruciform or Resurrectiform? Paul’s Paradoxical Practice of Participation in Christ Michael J. Gorman Response to Gorman Markus Nikkanen Union(s) with Christ: Colossians 1:15–20 Grant Macaskill Response to Macaskill Constantine R. Campbell Why Bother with Participation? An Early Lutheran Perspective Olli-Pekka Vainio Response to Vainio Stephen J. Chester The Geography of Participation: In Christ is Location. Location, Location Julie Canlis Response to Canlis Mary Patton Baker Jews and Gentiles together in Christ? The Jerusalem Council on Racial Reconciliation Ashish Varma Response to Varma Hauna Ondrey Letting the Music Play (Matthew 22:34–40) Cynthia Peters Anderson

Contents Announcement of the 2014 Symposium Abbreviations Introduction Klyne Snodgrass Visions of Horror, Visions of Hope: An Orientation for Urban Ministry from the Book of Amos M. Daniel Carroll R. Response to Carroll Nathan Bills Early Christian Communities in the Greco-Roman City: Perspectives on Urban Ministry from the New Testament Paul Trebilco Response to Trebilco Stephen Chester The Necessity of Lament for Ministry in the Urban Context Soong-Chan Rah Response to Rah Jessica Rivera Good Citizenship: A Study of Philippians 1:27 and Its Implications for Contemporary Urban Ministry Dennis R. Edwards Response to Edwards Kurt N. Fredrickson Love Yourself: Urban Ministry and the Challenge of Self-Love Chanequa Walker-Barnes Prophet, Pagan, Prayer: Urban Theology of Reversal in the Story of Jonah David Leong Response to Leong Daniel White Hodge The Ministerial Significance of Early Syriac Theology Vince L. Bantu Response to Bantu Armida Belmonte Stephens "No Shortcut to the Promised Land": The Fosdick Brothers and Muscular Christianity Amy Laura Hall Response to Hall Reggie Williams The Lord of the Rings Isaias Mercado Annotated Bibliography on Urban Ministry Presenters and Respondents Ex Auditu - Volumes Available

Introduction / Klyne Snodgrass A Christian View of Wealth and Possessions: An Old Testament Perspective / Hugh G. M. Williamson Response to Williamson / James K. Bruckner Poverty and Paul's Gospel / Bruce W. Longenecker Response to Longenecker / Aaron Kuecker A Patristic View of Wealth and Possessions / Helen Rhee Response to Rhee / Bradley Nassif Blessings, Curses, and the Cross / Kelly Johnson Money and Possessions: A Biblical Perspective / Jonathan J. Bonk Response to Bonk / Liz Mosbo VerHage Decorum and Deeds in 1 Timothy 2:9-10 in Light of Ephesiaca by Xenophon of Ephesus / Gary G. Hoag Response to Hoag / Lyn Nixon Wealth, Lordless Powers, and the Rule of Christ / Mark Husbands Response to Husbands / William Myatt Money and Possessions / Will Willimon

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