| Description |
xii, 624 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1: What is the New Testament? -- The literary angle -- The historical angle -- The New Testament as the church's scripture -- pt. 2: The world of the New Testament -- The many worlds of the New Testament -- Environmental conditions -- Institutional contexts -- pt. 3: The nature of the Gospels -- Jesus and the Gospels: milestones -- What is a "Gospel"? -- The Gospel tradition -- Literary forms in the Gospels -- Reading New Testament narratives -- Epilogue: The Gospels and Acts as Scripture -- pt. 4: The Gospel according to Matthew -- The plan of the Gospel of Matthew -- The narrative of Matthew -- The Gospel of Matthew, the Jews, and the Church -- pt. 5: The Gospel according to Mark -- Narrating the story of Jesus -- Jesus, the disciples, and the authorities in Mark -- Mark's dramatic narrative -- The setting and purpose of Mark's Gospel -- pt. 6: The Gospel according to Luke -- The character of Luke's Gospel (and Acts) -- The unity of Luke-Acts -- The narrative of the Gospel of Luke -- "He has lifted up the lowly" -- pt. 7: The Gospel according to John -- In the beginning -- Jesus, conflict, and confession -- John's narrative -- John and the other Gospels -- The setting and purpose of the Gospel -- pt. 8: Jesus of Nazareth -- The quest of the historical Jesus -- The beginning of Jesus' public ministry -- The kingdom of God -- The miracles of Jesus -- Jesus and the Messianic task -- The death of Jesus -- The resurrection of Jesus -- pt. 9: The Acts of the apostles -- Acts and the New Testament canon -- The Book of Acts as "history" -- The narrative progression of the mission in Acts -- The speeches in Acts -- The purpose of Acts -- The authorship of Acts -- pt. 10: Letters in the New Testament -- Writing materials and delivery of letters -- Development and purpose of letters -- Aramaic letters -- Hellenistic letters -- Letters in the New Testament -- pt. 11: Paul and his world -- The world -- The life of Paul -- Paul's intellectual world -- pt. 12: Paul's letter to the Christians in Rome -- The purpose of the letter -- Where the letter was written -- The letter's author and integrity -- The theme of the letter -- The content of the letter -- pt. 13: Paul and the Christians in Corinth -- Corinth as Paul knew it -- Corinthian correspondence -- 1 Corinthians -- 2 Corinthians -- pt. 14: The letter to the Galatians -- The letter -- Some problems -- pt. 15: The letter to the Ephesians -- Some questions -- Content pt. 16: Paul and the Christians in Philippi -- The letter -- Some questions -- pt. 17: Paul and the Christians at Colossae: Colossians and Philemon -- Colossians -- Philemon -- pt. 18: Paul's letters to the Thessalonian Christians -- 1 Thessalonians -- 2 Thessalonians -- pt. 19: 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus -- 1 Timothy -- 2 Timothy -- Titus -- Some questions -- pt. 20: Hebrews -- Origins of "The epistle to the Hebrews" -- Use of the Old Testament -- "In these last days, He has spoken to us through a Son" -- Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith -- Pilgrim people of God -- "Such a great high priest" -- pt. 21: James -- "James, a servant of God" -- James and Jewish Christianity -- "To the twelve tribes in the dispersion" -- Genre of James -- James and Jesus -- Doers of the Word -- Hearing and doing, faith and works -- James within the Canon -- pt. 22: 1 and 2 Peter, Jude -- "Catholic" epistles? -- 1 Peter -- 2 Peter -- Jude -- pt. 23: 1, 2, and 3 John -- The setting of the epistles of John -- The conflict: data from the epistles -- Historical parallels and the shape of the false teaching -- 1 John -- 2 John -- 3 John -- pt. 24: Revelation -- The genre of Revelation -- The historical context of the book of Revelation -- The revelation of Jesus Christ -- pt. 25: Formation of the New Testament canon -- Internal forces affecting the shape of the canon -- External forces affecting the shape of the canon -- The growth of the New Testament canon -- The process of canonical selection -- Criteria of canon selection. |
| Summary |
Explores the literature of the New Testament of the Bible, highlighting the many messages contained within the text and outlining issues that can be discussed by heralding these messages. Also provides background of the time period and locations in which the New Testament was written. |
| Subject |
Bible. New Testament -- Introductions.
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Bible. New Testament. (OCoLC)fst01808090
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"Bible. NT" -- manuel.
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Bible. New Testament
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Bible -- Criticism. New Testament.
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Nieuwe Testament.
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Nieuwtestamentische theologie.
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critique littéraire -- "Bible. NT" -- manuel.
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| Indexed Term |
Bible - N.T - Introductions |
| Genre/Form |
Introductions. (OCoLC)fst01423833
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| Added Author |
Green, Joel B., 1956-
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Thompson, Marianne Meye.
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| ISBN |
0802837174 |
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9780802837172 |
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