Professor Michael Goulder is fêted in this volume with a collection of 24 articles written for the occasion of his retirement by his colleagues and friends. The essays, which respond to and/or interact with Professor Goulder's creative work across the boundaries of the scholarly disciplines, are grouped into four subject (I) Method in Interpretation; (II) The Hebrew Bible in Context; (III) The New Testament in Context; (IV) Views beyond the Biblical Boundaries. The contributors (I) J. Barton, P.M. Joyce, F.M. Young; (II) W.G. Lambert, R.J. Coggins, J.H. Eaton, R.N. Whybray, G.I. Emmerson; (III) J.L. Houlden, D.E. Orton, D. Parker, F. Neirynck, I.H. Marshall, J.C. O'Neill, C.M. Tuckett, J. Drury, J.D.G. Dunn, J. Muddiman, R.H. Gundry, J.M. Lieu, S.E. Porter, J. Day; (IV) M. Goodman, J.M. Hull. There is a personal tribute to Professor Goulder by Professor Dennis Nineham, and a full bibliography of his publications is included.
Stanley E. Porter (PhD, University of Sheffield) is president, dean, and professor of New Testament, and Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Wolrdview at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. He has authored or edited dozens of books, including How We Got the New Testament and Fundamentals of New Testament Greek.