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A comprehensive introductory study guide to the New Testament, presenting the student with the results of recent scholarship in a clear and fresh way.
In this clear and accessible introductory text, the author supplies the reader with basic information about both the content and the historical background of the New Testament and shows the processes by which scholars seek to solve some of the chief literary problems of the Gospels. He offers a straightforward path through the unwieldy abundance of complex material, without distortion or over-simplification. He avoids technical discussions and critical debates, but shows the main problems to be considered in this type of study. The author does not emphasise novel theories, but presents a balanced account that represents the consensus of current New Testament scholarship. Long seen as one of the leading volumes of its kind, this enlarged and revised edition will provide lasting knowledge to all who seek a deepened understanding of the forces that forged the New Testament.
In this clear and accessible introductory text, the author supplies the reader with basic information about both the content and the historical background of the New Testament and shows the processes by which scholars seek to solve some of the chief literary problems of the Gospels. He offers a straightforward path through the unwieldy abundance of complex material, without distortion or over-simplification. He avoids technical discussions and critical debates, but shows the main problems to be considered in this type of study. The author does not emphasise novel theories, but presents a balanced account that represents the consensus of current New Testament scholarship. Long seen as one of the leading volumes of its kind, this enlarged and revised edition will provide lasting knowledge to all who seek a deepened understanding of the forces that forged the New Testament.
Price: $36.95
Pages: 308
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
04 March 2003
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.51 in
ISBN: 9780227170250
Format: Paperback
PART ONE: The Background of the New Testament Period
1. THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF PALESTINIAN JUDAISM
I. SURVEY OF THE POLITICAL HISTORY OP PALESTINE PROM ALEXANDER THE GREAT TO THE FALL OF JERUSALEM (A.D. 70)
II. THE ROMAN PROVINCIAL SYSTEM
III. THE LANGUAGES CURRENT IN PALESTINE
2. THE CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND OF PALESTINIAN JUDAISM
I. SURVEY OF INTERTESTAMENTAL JEWISH LITERATURE
II. SECTS, PARTIES, AND CLASSES WITHIN PALESTINIAN JUDAISM
III. SCRIBES AND RABBIS: THEIR DUTIES AND METHODS OF TEACHING
IV. THE TEMPLE AND ITS RITUAL
V. THE SYNAGOGUE AND ITS WORSHIP
3. THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND OF GRECO-ROMAN PAGANISM
I. SCHOOLS OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD
II. MYSTERY RELIGIONS IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD
PART TWO: Aspects of the Life and Teaching of Jesus Christ
4. THE SOURCES FOR OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIFE AND TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST
I. NON-CHRISTIAN SOURCES - JEWISH AND PAGAN
II. CHRISTIAN SOURCES-CANONICAL AND APOCRYPHAL
5. A SUMMARY OF THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST
I. THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST
II. THE EARLY YEARS OF JESUS' LIFE
III. THE BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION OF JESUS CHRIST
IV. THE PUBLIC MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST
APPENDIX: MIRACLES IN THE GOSPELS
6. ASPECTS OF THE TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST
I. THE FORM OF JESUS' TEACHING
II. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE TEACHDNG OF JESUS CHRIST
APPENDIX: THE ORIGINALITY OF JESUS' ETHICAL TEACHING
PART THREE: The Apostolic Age
7. THE SOURCES AND THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE APOSTOLIC AGE
I. THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
II. THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE APOSTOLIC AGE
8. PRIMITIVE JEWISH CHRISTIANITY
I. PENTECOST AND THE EARLIEST EVANGELISM
II. THE CHURCH'S CONFLICT WITH JUDAISM AND THE MARTYRDOM OF STEPHEN
9. THE EXPANSION OF CHRISTIANITY THROUGH THE WORK OF THE APOSTLE PAUL
I. PAUL'S EARLY TRAINING AND CONVERSION
II. PAUL'S FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY
III. THE APOSTOLIC COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM
IV. PAUL'S SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY
V. PAUL'S THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY
VI. PAUL'S ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT
10. PAUL'S LETTERS TO CHURCHES AND INDIVIDUALS
I. PAUL'S LETTERS IN GENERAL
II. SUMMARIES OF PAUL'S LETTERS
APPENDIX: LEADING IDEAS IN PAUL'S THEOLOGY
11. THE GENERAL LETTERS AND THE BOOK OF REVELATION
I. THE GENERAL LETTERS
II. THE BOOK OF REVELATION
APPENDIX I: THE FORMATION OF THE CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
APPENDIX II: THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NEW TESTAMENT
REFERENCES
GENERAL INDEX
MAPS
PALESTINE - A. D.
THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD AT THE TIME OF PAUL
1. THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF PALESTINIAN JUDAISM
I. SURVEY OF THE POLITICAL HISTORY OP PALESTINE PROM ALEXANDER THE GREAT TO THE FALL OF JERUSALEM (A.D. 70)
II. THE ROMAN PROVINCIAL SYSTEM
III. THE LANGUAGES CURRENT IN PALESTINE
2. THE CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND OF PALESTINIAN JUDAISM
I. SURVEY OF INTERTESTAMENTAL JEWISH LITERATURE
II. SECTS, PARTIES, AND CLASSES WITHIN PALESTINIAN JUDAISM
III. SCRIBES AND RABBIS: THEIR DUTIES AND METHODS OF TEACHING
IV. THE TEMPLE AND ITS RITUAL
V. THE SYNAGOGUE AND ITS WORSHIP
3. THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND OF GRECO-ROMAN PAGANISM
I. SCHOOLS OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD
II. MYSTERY RELIGIONS IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD
PART TWO: Aspects of the Life and Teaching of Jesus Christ
4. THE SOURCES FOR OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIFE AND TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST
I. NON-CHRISTIAN SOURCES - JEWISH AND PAGAN
II. CHRISTIAN SOURCES-CANONICAL AND APOCRYPHAL
5. A SUMMARY OF THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST
I. THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST
II. THE EARLY YEARS OF JESUS' LIFE
III. THE BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION OF JESUS CHRIST
IV. THE PUBLIC MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST
APPENDIX: MIRACLES IN THE GOSPELS
6. ASPECTS OF THE TEACHING OF JESUS CHRIST
I. THE FORM OF JESUS' TEACHING
II. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE TEACHDNG OF JESUS CHRIST
APPENDIX: THE ORIGINALITY OF JESUS' ETHICAL TEACHING
PART THREE: The Apostolic Age
7. THE SOURCES AND THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE APOSTOLIC AGE
I. THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
II. THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE APOSTOLIC AGE
8. PRIMITIVE JEWISH CHRISTIANITY
I. PENTECOST AND THE EARLIEST EVANGELISM
II. THE CHURCH'S CONFLICT WITH JUDAISM AND THE MARTYRDOM OF STEPHEN
9. THE EXPANSION OF CHRISTIANITY THROUGH THE WORK OF THE APOSTLE PAUL
I. PAUL'S EARLY TRAINING AND CONVERSION
II. PAUL'S FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY
III. THE APOSTOLIC COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM
IV. PAUL'S SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY
V. PAUL'S THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY
VI. PAUL'S ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT
10. PAUL'S LETTERS TO CHURCHES AND INDIVIDUALS
I. PAUL'S LETTERS IN GENERAL
II. SUMMARIES OF PAUL'S LETTERS
APPENDIX: LEADING IDEAS IN PAUL'S THEOLOGY
11. THE GENERAL LETTERS AND THE BOOK OF REVELATION
I. THE GENERAL LETTERS
II. THE BOOK OF REVELATION
APPENDIX I: THE FORMATION OF THE CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
APPENDIX II: THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NEW TESTAMENT
REFERENCES
GENERAL INDEX
MAPS
PALESTINE - A. D.
THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD AT THE TIME OF PAUL