Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Historical Exegesis in the Epistle to the Hebrews -- 1.1 The use of Scriptural texts in Hebrews -- 1.1.1 Hermeneutics in Hebrews 3:1-4:13 -- 1.1.2 Hebrews 3:1-6: Introduction -- 1.1.3 Hebrews 3:7-11: Primary Lemma -- 1.1.4 Hebrews 3:12-13: First Paraenesis -- 1.1.5 Hebrews 3:14-19: Argument from historic referent -- 1.1.6 Hebrews 4:1-2: Second Paraenesis -- 1.1.7 Hebrews 4:3-5: Argument from gezerah shewah -- 1.1.8 Hebrews 4:6-10: Argument from Davidic authorship -- 1.1.9 Hebrews 4:11-13: Third Paraenesis -- 1.2 Hermeneutics in Hebrews 7:1-28 -- 1.2.1 Hebrews 7:1-3: Etymological argument -- 1.2.2 Hebrews 7:4-10: Argument from an historic referent. -- 1.2.3 Hebrews 7:11-19: Ps 110:4 effects a change in the priesthood -- 1.2.4 Heb 7:26-28: Summary of the Christological implications of Ps 110:4. -- 1.3 Hebrews' distinctive use of history. -- 1.3.1 Philo -- 1.3.2 Qumran -- 1.3.3 Rabbinic literature -- 1.4 History in Hebrews -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Historical Exegesis in the Acts of the Apostles -- 2.1 Issues relating to the study of the speeches in Acts -- 2.2 Exegetical practice in Luke-Acts -- 2.3 The hermeneutics of Acts 2:14-41 -- 2.3.1 Acts 2:14-21: Joel 2:28-32 explains the situation in which it is quoted. -- 2.3.2 Acts 2:22-35: History and Scripture confirm Jesus as the Risen Christ -- 2.3.3 Acts 2:36 & 38-39: Paraenetic -- 2.4 The Hermeneutics of Acts 13:26-41 -- 2.4.1 Acts 13:16-22: The history of Israel to David -- 2.4.2 Acts 13:23-33: The promise of the Christ and its fulfilment -- 2.4.3 Acts 13:33-37: The fulfilment of Scripture is proven by Scripture -- 2.4.4 Acts 13:38-41: Paraenetic -- 2.5 Suggested exegetical backgrounds -- 2.5.1 Qumranic Literature -- 2.5.2 Rabbinic Literature -- 2.5.3 Josephus -- 2.6 History in Luke-Acts -- Conclusion.

Chapter 3: Historical Exegesis in the Davidssohnfrage: Matthew 22:41-46, Mark 12:35-37 and Luke 20:41-44. -- 3.1 Historical Hermeneutics in the Davidssohnfrage: Mk 12:35-37 and Parallels -- 3.1.1 Jesus' Interpretation of Scripture in the Synoptic Gospels -- 3.1.2 Mk 12:35-37 and its Parallels -- 3.1.3 The Exegetical Argument -- 3.1.4 The Ambiguity of the Davidssohnfrage -- 3.2 Historical Hermeneutics and the Historical Jesus -- Conclusion: The Davidssohnfrage and the treatment of Ps 16 in Acts -- Chapter 4: The Historical Hermeneutics of the New Testament and the Current Crisis facing the Historical-Critical Method in Theology -- 4.1 The challenge to historical hermeneutics -- 4.1.1 The nature and origins of historical criticism -- 4.1.2 Determinacy, the intentionalist fallacy and the historical-critical method -- 4.1.3 Theological hermeneutics and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture school -- 4.2 Historical and theological hermeneutics: a recommendation -- 4.2.1 Historical study is not alien to theology -- 4.2.2 Historical study encourages theological narrative -- 4.2.3 Historical study encourages alterity and theological rigour -- 4.3 Excursus: A theological approach to historical hermeneutics in practice -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Keyword Index.