What is the Christian's relation to the Mosaic Law? Paul's description of the pedagogical nature of the law in Galatians 3:10-Galatians 4:7 should be read very carefully.

Different New Testament writers may employ the same theme in a very different way. This essay explores this reality in Paul (Romans 4 and Galatians 3), James 2, and Hebrews 11. Different circumstances called for a different application. The function of the theme of the faith of Abraham in three different authors is explored.

Longenecker focuses in this article on the designation in the Gospels of Jesus Christ as Son of Man. The author argues that a good understanding of this designation has important implications for Christian discipleship.

How should Jesus' self-designation as Son of Man be interpreted? Longenecker see it as a self-designation chosen by Jesus to explain who he is—the Messiah of Israel.

In this study the author compares and contrasts the spirituality of New Testament Christianity with that of the Judaism that existed before the destruction of the temple in AD 70. The major focus is on an analysis of the piety of pre-destruction Hebraic Judaism.