This collection of exegetical and theological essays on the themes of New Testament Christology and ethics reflects the important contributions to those fields made by Richard B. Hays, in some cases building on and in other cases challenging his stimulating work.

Edited by David M. Moffitt and Isaac Augustine Morales, O.P. - Foreword by N.T. Wright - Contributions by Kathy Barrett Dawson; Dustin W. Ellington; Nathan Eubank; Leroy Andrew Huizenga; J. R. Daniel Kirk; David M. Moffitt; Isaac Augustine Morales, O.P.;

Part I: Gospels

1. Matthew's Authoritative Jesus: Reading Matthew 15 through a Deuteronomic LensKathy Barrett Dawson

2. God Attested by Men: Echoes of Jonah and the Identification of Jesus with Israel's God in the Storm-Stilling Stories of Matthew's Gospel David M. Moffitt

3. Good Trees Produce Good Fruit: Is Obedience Automatic According to the New Testament? Nathan Eubank

Part II: Epistles

4. People of the Gospel: Participation in Christ and Paul's Self-Portrayal in 1 Corinthians 1-4 Dustin W. Ellington

5. Washed, Sanctified, Justified: 1 Corinthians 6 and Baptismal Participation in Christ Isaac Augustine Morales, O.P.

6. Resurrection Reconsidered: The Corinthian Denial and Paul's Response Leroy Andrew Huizenga

7. The Faith of Richard Hays: Seeking the Narrative Substructure of Paul's Thought Bradley R. Trick

8. Performing the Psalms with Jesus: Christ and Community in the Letter to the Hebrews J. Ross Wagner

Part III: Ethics

9. Christianity's Surprise: New Testament Foundations of the Human C. Kavin Rowe

10. The Moral Vision of LGBTQ Inclusion: Community, Cross, New Creation J. R. Daniel Kirk

11. Converting the Congregational Imagination Stephan K. Turnbull