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200 1 _aIntroducing the New Testament
_eIts Literature and Theology
_fAchtemeier, P.J.
210 _aGrand Rapids
_cWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
_d2001
327 _aContents Maps Abbreviations 1. What is the New Testament? 1.1. The Literary Angle 1.2. The Historical Angle 1.3. The New Testament as the Church's Scripture 2. The World of the New Testament 2.1. Tye Many worlds of the New Testament 2.2. Environmntal Conditions 2.3. Institutional Contexts 2.4. Conclusion 3. The Nature of the Gospels 3.1. Jesus and the Gospels: Milestones 3.2. What is a "Gospel"? 3.3. The Gospel Tradition 3.4. Literary forms in the Gospels 3.5. Reading New Testament Narratives 3.6. Epilogue: The Gospls and Acts as Scrpture 4. The Gospel according to Matthew 4.1. The Plan of the Gospel of Matthew 4.2. The narrative of Matthew 4.3. The Gospel of Matthew, the Jesus, and the Church 5. The Gospel according to Mark 5.1 Narrating the Story of Jesus 5.2. Jesus, the Disciples, and the authorities in Mark 5.3. Mark's dramatic narrative 5.4 The setting and purpose of Mark's Gospel 6. The Gospel according to Luke 6.1. The character of Luke's Gospel (and Acts) 6.2. The Unity o Luke-Acts 6.3 The Narrative of the Gospel of Luke 6.4 He has lifted up the lowly 7. The Gospel according to John 7.1 In the Beginning 7.2. Jesus, conflict, and confession 7.3. John's narrative 7.4. John and the other Gospels 7.5. The Setting and purpose of the Gospel 8. Jesus of Nazareth 8.1. The Quest of the Historical Jesus 8.2. The Beginning of Jesus' publuc ministry 8.3. The Kingdom of God 8.4. The Miracles of Jesus 8.5. Jesus and the Messianic Task 8.6. The Death of Jesus 8.7 The Resurrection of Jesus 9. The Acts of the Apostles 9.1. Acts and the New Testament Canon 9.2. The Book of Acts as "History" 9.3. The Narrative Progression of the Mission in Acts 9.4. The speeches in Acts 9.5. The purpose of Acts 9.6. The Authorship of Acts 10. Letters in the New Testament 10.1 Writing materials and delivery of Letters 10.2. Development and purpose of Letters 10.3. Aramaic Letters 10.4. Hellenistic Letters 10.5. Letters in the New Testament 11. Paul and His World 11.1. The World 11.2. The Life of Paul 11.3. Paul's intellectual World 12. Paul's Letter to the Christians in Rome 12.1 The Purpose of the Letter 12.2. Where the Letter was written 12.3. The Letter's author and integrity 12.4. The theme of the Letter 12.5. The Content of the letter 13. Paul and Christian in Corinth 13.1. Corinth as Paul knew it 13.2. The Corinthian correspondence 13.3. 1 Corinthians 13.4. 2 Corinthians 14. The Letter to Galatians 14.1. The Leter 14.2. Some problems 15. The Letter to the Ephesians 15.1. Some questions 15.2. Content 16. paul and the Christians in Philippi 16.1. The Letter 16.2. Some questions 17. Paul and christians at Colossae: Colossians and Philemon 17.1. Colossians 17.2. Philemon 18. Paul's Letters to the Thessalonian Christian 18.1. 1 Thessalonians 18.2. 2 Thessalonians 19. 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus 19.1. 1 Timothy 19.2 2 Timothy 19.3. Titus 19.4. Some questions 20. Hebrews 20.1.The Origins of "The Epistle of the Hebrews" 20.2. Use of the old Testament 20.3. "In These last days, He has Spoken to Use through a Son" 20.4. Jesus, the Pioneer and Perfecter of Faith 20.5. The Pilgrim people of God 20.6. "Such a great higth Priest" 21. James 21.1. "James, Servant of God" 21.2. James and Jewish Christianity 21.3. "To the Twelwe tribes in the dispersion" 21.4. The genre of James 21.5. James and Jesus 21.6. Doers of the World 21.7. Hearng and Doing, Faith and Works 21.8. James within the Canon 22. 1 and 2 Peter, Jude 22.1. "Catholic" Epistles? 22.2. 1 Peter 22.3. 2 Peter 22.4. Jude 23. 1,2, and 3 John 23.1. The Setting of the Epistles of John 23.2. The Conflict: Data from the Epistls 23.3. Historical parrallels and the Shape of the False Teaching 23.4. 1John 23.5. 2 John 23.6. 3 John 24. Revelation 24.1. The genre of revelation 24.2. The historical contex of the Book of Revelation 24.3. The Revelation of Jesus Christ 24.4. Summary 25. The Formation of the New Testament Canon 25.1. Internal Forces affecting the shape of the Canon 25.2 External forces affecting in the shape of the Canon 25.3. The growth of the New Testament Canon 25.4. The Process of Canonical Selection 25.5. Criteria of canon Selection Index of Names and subjects
330 _aIntroducing the New Testament is an outstanding guide to the writings of the New Testament for readers ranging from Bible students to those approaching the Christian Scriptures for the first time. Written by three leading Bible specialists, this book discusses in a clear and balanced way the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages. Wonderfully readable and well supplied with maps and photographs, this volume is both an ideal textbook for courses covering the New Testament and a superb introduction for general readers wanting authoritative, straight-forward instruction on the writings of the New Testament. Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what scholars have said, this book gets directly to the business of explaining the New Testament's background, content, and theology. The authors do not presume that readers need to be familiar with scholarly debates about the New Testament, nor do they assume those debates have necessarily raised the most important issues. Instead, this book is aimed at putting the message of the Christian Scriptures back within the reach of general readers. Although informed by the current scholarship in the history, traditions, and literature of the New Testament, this book is primarily designed to induct readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. After explaining the nature of the New Testament and the world in which it was written, the authors thoroughly discuss each of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. The content and essential message of these ancient works are described in simple but dynamic language that reveals why they continue to inspire and challenge readers today. Separate chapters also explore the types of literature found in the New Testament, the life and teachings of Jesus, Paul's life and world, and the formation of the New Testament canon. In addition, numerous sidebars offer a wealth of fascinating and highly relevant background information that helps modern readers more fully grasp biblical themes. No other work on the New Testament is so accessible and enjoyable to use.
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