The introduction to this Princeton professor’s updated 1971 doctoral dissertation surveys recent studies of NT prophecy, primarily with respect to the hypothesis that Christian prophets ‘created’ sayings of the historical Jesus. After raising hopes that he might move us beyond the scholarly stalemate on this issue, Gillespie devotes the rest of the book exclusively to a study of select passages in Paul. The thesis he defends is that ‘early Christian prophets were interpreting theologically the inherent implications of the kerygma when they were prophesying’ (p. 32). After examining 1 Thessalonians 5:20 and Romans 12:6, Gillespie concentrates on 1 Corinthians 12–14. The distinctive form of prophecy that has been under-studied and not consistently recognized is that of the sermon—sustained, intelligible reflection on the gospel—as opposed to the more ecstatic tongues which Paul seeks to minimize. Given its form and context, Gillespie thinks that 1 Corinthians 15 may reflect just such a prophecy. But as 2:6–16 has already stressed, true prophecy will always be cross-centred and not magnify human wisdom. Although the vexed question of the role of prophets in the composition of the Gospels remains unaddressed, the study in general provides a solid introduction to the Pauline issues at stake and encourages us to balance D. Aune’s magisterial study, Prophecy in Early Christianity and the Ancient Mediterranean World (1983) with some of David Hill’s insights in New Testament Prophecy (1979).