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Introducing the New Testament : its literature and theology / Paul J. Achtemeier, Joel B. Green, Marianne Meye Thompson. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., [(c)2001.Description: xii, 624 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0802837174
  • 9780802837172
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS2330.3.I587 2001
  • BS2330.3.T474.I587 2001
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Contents:
1. What Is the New Testament? 1 -- 1.1. Literary Angle 3 -- 1.2. Historical Angle 6 -- 1.3. New Testament as the Church's Scripture 9 -- 2. World of the New Testament 15 -- 2.1. Many Worlds of the New Testament 17 -- 2.2. Environmental Conditions 21 -- 2.3. Institutional Contexts 41 -- 3. Nature of the Gospels 53 -- 3.1. Jesus and the Gospels: Milestones 53 -- 3.2. What Is a "Gospel"? 62 -- 3.3. Gospel Tradition 67 -- 3.4. Literary Forms in the Gospels 74 -- 3.5. Reading New Testament Narratives 81 -- 3.6. Epilogue: The Gospels and Acts as Scripture 86 -- 4. Gospel according to Matthew 89 -- 4.1. Plan of the Gospel of Matthew 91 -- 4.2. Narrative of Matthew 96 -- 4.3. Gospel of Matthew, the Jews, and the Church 117 -- 5. Gospel according to Mark 123 -- 5.1. Narrating the Story of Jesus 123 -- 5.2. Jesus, the Disciples, and the Authorities in Mark 125 -- 5.3. Mark's Dramatic Narrative 129 -- 5.4. Setting and Purpose of Mark's Gospel 143 -- 6. Gospel according to Luke 149 -- 6.1. Character of Luke's Gospel (and Acts) 152 -- 6.2. Unity of Luke-Acts 154 -- 6.3. Narrative of the Gospel of Luke 156 -- 6.4. "He Has Lifted Up the Lowly" 171 -- 7. Gospel according to John 175 -- 7.1. In the Beginning 175 -- 7.2. Jesus, Conflict, and Confession 177 -- 7.3. John's Narrative 179 -- 7.4. John and the Other Gospels 197 -- 7.5. Setting and Purpose of the Gospel 200 -- 8. Jesus of Nazareth 207 -- 8.1. Quest of the Historical Jesus 207 -- 8.2. Beginning of Jesus' Public Ministry 209 -- 8.3. Kingdom of God 214 -- 8.4. Miracles of Jesus 224 -- 8.5. Jesus and the Messianic Task 228 -- 8.6. Death of Jesus 235 -- 8.7. Resurrection of Jesus 241 -- 9. Acts of the Apostles 245 -- 9.1. Acts and the New Testament Canon 245 -- 9.2. Book of Acts as "History" 247 -- 9.3. Narrative Progression of the Mission in Acts 249 -- 9.4. Speeches in Acts 262 -- 9.5. Purpose of Acts 265 -- 9.6. Authorship of Acts 268 -- 10. Letters in the New Testament 271 -- 10.1. Writing Materials and Delivery of Letters 271 -- 10.2. Development and Purpose of Letters 274 -- 10.3. Aramaic Letters 275 -- 10.4. Hellenistic Letters 276 -- 10.5. Letters in the New Testament 278 -- 11. Paul and His World 283 -- 11.1. World 283 -- 11.2. Life of Paul 289 -- 11.3. Paul's Intellectual World 294 -- 12. Paul's Letter to the Christians in Rome 299 -- 12.1. Purpose of the Letter 299 -- 12.2. Where the Letter Was Written 306 -- 12.3. Letter's Author and Integrity 306 -- 12.4. Theme of the Letter 307 -- 12.5. Content of the Letter 309 -- 13. Paul and the Christians in Corinth 327 -- 13.1. Corinth as Paul Knew It 327 -- 13.2. Corinthian Correspondence 332 -- 13.3. 1 Corinthians 334 -- 13.4. 2 Corinthians 347 -- 14. Letter to the Galatians 355 -- 14.1. Letter 356 -- 14.2. Some Problems 372 -- 15. Letter to the Ephesians 377 -- 15.1. Some Questions 378 -- 16. Paul and the Christians in Philippi 391 -- 16.1. Letter 392 -- 16.2. Some Questions 399 -- 17. Paul and the Christians at Colossae: Colossians and Philemon 407 -- 17.1. Colossians 408 -- 17.2. Philemon 421 -- 18. Paul's Letters to the Thessalonian Christians 427 -- 18.1. 1 Thessalonians 428 -- 18.2. 2 Thessalonians 439 -- 19. 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus 447 -- 19.1. 1 Timothy 448 -- 19.2. 2 Timothy 453 -- 19.3. Titus 459 -- 19.4. Some Questions 461 -- 20. Hebrews 465 -- 20.1. Origins of "The Epistle to the Hebrews" 465 -- 20.2. Use of the Old Testament 473 -- 20.3. "In These Last Days, He Has Spoken to Us through a Son" 476 -- 20.4. Jesus, the Pioneer and Perfecter of Faith 482 -- 20.5. Pilgrim People of God 483 -- 20.6. "Such a Great High Priest" 485 -- 21. James 491 -- 21.1. "James, a Servant of God" 492 -- 21.2. James and Jewish Christianity 495 -- 21.3. "To the Twelve Tribes in the Dispersion" 497 -- 21.4. Genre of James 499 -- 21.5. James and Jesus 502 -- 21.6. Doers of the Word 503 -- 21.7. Hearing and Doing, Faith and Works 509 -- 21.8. James within the Canon 511 -- 22. 1 and 2 Peter, Jude 513 -- 22.1. "Catholic" Epistles? 513 -- 22.2. 1 Peter 515 -- 22.3. 2 Peter 527 -- 22.4. Jude 532 -- 23. 1, 2, and 3 John 535 -- 23.1. Setting of the Epistles of John 535 -- 23.2. Conflict: Data from the Epistles 536 -- 23.3. Historical Parallels and the Shape of the False Teaching 538 -- 23.4. 1 John 542 -- 23.5. 2 John 547 -- 23.6. 3 John 551 -- 24. Revelation 555 -- 24.1. Genre of Revelation 556 -- 24.2. Historical Context of the Book of Revelation 565 -- 24.3. Revelation of Jesus Christ 573 -- 25. Formation of the New Testament Canon 589 -- 25.1. Internal Forces Affecting the Shape of the Canon 590 -- 25.2. External Forces Affecting the Shape of the Canon 593 -- 25.3. Growth of the New Testament Canon 595 -- 25.4. Process of Canonical Selection 598 -- 25.5. Criteria of Canon Selection 604.
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1. What Is the New Testament? 1 -- 1.1. Literary Angle 3 -- 1.2. Historical Angle 6 -- 1.3. New Testament as the Church's Scripture 9 -- 2. World of the New Testament 15 -- 2.1. Many Worlds of the New Testament 17 -- 2.2. Environmental Conditions 21 -- 2.3. Institutional Contexts 41 -- 3. Nature of the Gospels 53 -- 3.1. Jesus and the Gospels: Milestones 53 -- 3.2. What Is a "Gospel"? 62 -- 3.3. Gospel Tradition 67 -- 3.4. Literary Forms in the Gospels 74 -- 3.5. Reading New Testament Narratives 81 -- 3.6. Epilogue: The Gospels and Acts as Scripture 86 -- 4. Gospel according to Matthew 89 -- 4.1. Plan of the Gospel of Matthew 91 -- 4.2. Narrative of Matthew 96 -- 4.3. Gospel of Matthew, the Jews, and the Church 117 -- 5. Gospel according to Mark 123 -- 5.1. Narrating the Story of Jesus 123 -- 5.2. Jesus, the Disciples, and the Authorities in Mark 125 -- 5.3. Mark's Dramatic Narrative 129 -- 5.4. Setting and Purpose of Mark's Gospel 143 -- 6. Gospel according to Luke 149 -- 6.1. Character of Luke's Gospel (and Acts) 152 -- 6.2. Unity of Luke-Acts 154 -- 6.3. Narrative of the Gospel of Luke 156 -- 6.4. "He Has Lifted Up the Lowly" 171 -- 7. Gospel according to John 175 -- 7.1. In the Beginning 175 -- 7.2. Jesus, Conflict, and Confession 177 -- 7.3. John's Narrative 179 -- 7.4. John and the Other Gospels 197 -- 7.5. Setting and Purpose of the Gospel 200 -- 8. Jesus of Nazareth 207 -- 8.1. Quest of the Historical Jesus 207 -- 8.2. Beginning of Jesus' Public Ministry 209 -- 8.3. Kingdom of God 214 -- 8.4. Miracles of Jesus 224 -- 8.5. Jesus and the Messianic Task 228 -- 8.6. Death of Jesus 235 -- 8.7. Resurrection of Jesus 241 -- 9. Acts of the Apostles 245 -- 9.1. Acts and the New Testament Canon 245 -- 9.2. Book of Acts as "History" 247 -- 9.3. Narrative Progression of the Mission in Acts 249 -- 9.4. Speeches in Acts 262 -- 9.5. Purpose of Acts 265 -- 9.6. Authorship of Acts 268 -- 10. Letters in the New Testament 271 -- 10.1. Writing Materials and Delivery of Letters 271 -- 10.2. Development and Purpose of Letters 274 -- 10.3. Aramaic Letters 275 -- 10.4. Hellenistic Letters 276 -- 10.5. Letters in the New Testament 278 -- 11. Paul and His World 283 -- 11.1. World 283 -- 11.2. Life of Paul 289 -- 11.3. Paul's Intellectual World 294 -- 12. Paul's Letter to the Christians in Rome 299 -- 12.1. Purpose of the Letter 299 -- 12.2. Where the Letter Was Written 306 -- 12.3. Letter's Author and Integrity 306 -- 12.4. Theme of the Letter 307 -- 12.5. Content of the Letter 309 -- 13. Paul and the Christians in Corinth 327 -- 13.1. Corinth as Paul Knew It 327 -- 13.2. Corinthian Correspondence 332 -- 13.3. 1 Corinthians 334 -- 13.4. 2 Corinthians 347 -- 14. Letter to the Galatians 355 -- 14.1. Letter 356 -- 14.2. Some Problems 372 -- 15. Letter to the Ephesians 377 -- 15.1. Some Questions 378 -- 16. Paul and the Christians in Philippi 391 -- 16.1. Letter 392 -- 16.2. Some Questions 399 -- 17. Paul and the Christians at Colossae: Colossians and Philemon 407 -- 17.1. Colossians 408 -- 17.2. Philemon 421 -- 18. Paul's Letters to the Thessalonian Christians 427 -- 18.1. 1 Thessalonians 428 -- 18.2. 2 Thessalonians 439 -- 19. 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus 447 -- 19.1. 1 Timothy 448 -- 19.2. 2 Timothy 453 -- 19.3. Titus 459 -- 19.4. Some Questions 461 -- 20. Hebrews 465 -- 20.1. Origins of "The Epistle to the Hebrews" 465 -- 20.2. Use of the Old Testament 473 -- 20.3. "In These Last Days, He Has Spoken to Us through a Son" 476 -- 20.4. Jesus, the Pioneer and Perfecter of Faith 482 -- 20.5. Pilgrim People of God 483 -- 20.6. "Such a Great High Priest" 485 -- 21. James 491 -- 21.1. "James, a Servant of God" 492 -- 21.2. James and Jewish Christianity 495 -- 21.3. "To the Twelve Tribes in the Dispersion" 497 -- 21.4. Genre of James 499 -- 21.5. James and Jesus 502 -- 21.6. Doers of the Word 503 -- 21.7. Hearing and Doing, Faith and Works 509 -- 21.8. James within the Canon 511 -- 22. 1 and 2 Peter, Jude 513 -- 22.1. "Catholic" Epistles? 513 -- 22.2. 1 Peter 515 -- 22.3. 2 Peter 527 -- 22.4. Jude 532 -- 23. 1, 2, and 3 John 535 -- 23.1. Setting of the Epistles of John 535 -- 23.2. Conflict: Data from the Epistles 536 -- 23.3. Historical Parallels and the Shape of the False Teaching 538 -- 23.4. 1 John 542 -- 23.5. 2 John 547 -- 23.6. 3 John 551 -- 24. Revelation 555 -- 24.1. Genre of Revelation 556 -- 24.2. Historical Context of the Book of Revelation 565 -- 24.3. Revelation of Jesus Christ 573 -- 25. Formation of the New Testament Canon 589 -- 25.1. Internal Forces Affecting the Shape of the Canon 590 -- 25.2. External Forces Affecting the Shape of the Canon 593 -- 25.3. Growth of the New Testament Canon 595 -- 25.4. Process of Canonical Selection 598 -- 25.5. Criteria of Canon Selection 604.

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