This collection of essays honours Kevin J. Vanhoozer by representing the current state of evangelical hermeneutics in light of his work. The volume consists of three parts: The Biblical Script, Great Performances, and Theodrama Today. Each part contains wide-ranging contributions from well-known scholars, who address important topics for contemporary hermeneutics in dialogue with Vanhoozer's influential work.Kevin J. Vanhoozer is today's leading evangelical theologian of biblical interpretation. He is one of the most influential voices in contemporary hermeneutics, and in academic theology he is one of his generation's most influential evangelicals.

DedicationAcknowledgments Abbreviations ContributorsIntroduction: Evangelical Hermeneutics in Dialogue with Kevin J. Vanhoozer Daniel J. TreierPART I: The Biblical Script1. Will the Goof Prevail? The Hermeneutics of Textual Criticism Iain Provan2. Reading Between the Lines: On Discerning the Implicit Messages of Scripture V. Philips Long3. New Testament Quotations of the Old as Divine Speech Acts Karen H. Jobes4. Reading John's Gospel as a Theodramatic Preview of Coming Attractions Robert H. Gundry5. The Great Antagonist Graham A. Cole6. Martyrdom: Martin Albertz's Neglected New Testament Theology and the Importance of a Theological Category Robert W. Yarbrough PART II: Great Performances7. The Spirit in Biblical Interpretation: Basil of Caesarea and Modern Discussion of Meaning and Significance Darren Sarisky8. Augustine and Scripture Gregory W. Lee9. Thomas Aquinas and the Book of Jeremiah Matthew Levering10. John Calvin and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture Scott M. Manetsch11. "The Whole Scope and Tenor of Scripture": Hermeneutics, Wholeness, and Holiness in Wesleyan Theological Interpretation of ScriptureThomas McCall12. "Fantastic!" Karl Barth, American Evangelicals, and the Strange New World of Theology Stephen M. Garrett PART III: Theodrama Today13. Baptized Biblical Interpretation: The Place and Function of the Creed Scott R. Swain14. The Triune God Michael Allen15. How God Does Things with Words in the Church Michael Horton16. The Drama of (Imputation) Doctrine: Original Guilt as Biblical and Systematic TheologyHans Madueme17. "Born of Water and the Spirit": Divine Agency in Interpretations of John 3 and Acts 10Elizabeth Y. Sung18. Scripture in SoundJeremy Begbie ConclusionDouglas A. Sweeney Bibliography Index