Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

History and exegesis -- Beyond the canon : narrative ideology and genre in biblical theology / J. Gordon Harris -- Changing perceptions of Daniel : reading Daniel 4 and 5 in context / R. Glenn Wooden -- The function of annunciations in scripture / James A. Sanders -- Jewish scripture and the literacy of Jesus / Craig A. Evans -- The ending of John's Gospel / Stanley E. Porter -- On the writing of biblical commentaries, with particular reference to commentaries on Romans / Richard N. Longenecker -- The Jerusalem council (Acts 15:1-21) in canonical context / Robert W. Wall -- A study of church growth in Colossians and Philemon / Allison A. Trites -- How the New Testament canon began / James D.G. Dunn -- Revelation 12:1-12 : a meditation / Helmut Koester -- Canon and theology -- Canon as the air we breathe / Samuel J. Mikolaski -- Scripture and canon in Karl Barth's early theology / Kimlyn J. Bender -- Thomas Grantham, systematic theology, and the Baptist tradition / William H. Brackney -- Covenant theology : a renewal of theology for Baptists / Christopher Killacky -- Prayer in a postmodern world : reestablishing the link between theology and prayer / Roy W. Williams -- Theology and the kingdom / Jonathan R. Wilson -- The Christian historian as church and denominational leader : W. Standford Reid and Jarold K. Zeman in the Canadian context / Robert S. Wilson -- Abraham's children : is there a future for Jews, Christians, and Muslims? / James H. Charlesworth -- Christian life and ministry -- Relevant Christian ministry in a postmodern culture / Andrew D. MacRae -- Dare to disciple : Christian discipline in an age of litigation / Lionel M. Moriah -- Bible reading and adolescents' attitudes toward sexual practices and substance use / Bruce G. Fawcett and Jody Linkletter.