Ehrman, Bart D.

The New Testament : a historical introduction to the early Christian writings / Bart D. Ehrman. - 3rd ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. - xxxiii, 506 p. : illus., maps ; pbk ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. What is the New Testament? The Early Christians and their Literature --
2. World of Early Christian Traditions --
3. Traditions of Jesus in their Greco-Roman Context --
4. Christian Gospels: A Literary and Historical Introduction --
5. Jesus, the Suffering Son of God: The Gospel According to Mark --
6. Synoptic Problem and its Significance for Interpretation --
7. Jesus, the Jewish Messiah: the Gospel According to Matthew --
8. Jesus, the Savior of the World: the Gospel According to Luke --
9. Luke's Second Volume: the Acts of the Apostles --
10. Jesus, the Man Sent From Heaven: the Gospel According to John --
11. From John's Jesus to the Gnostic Christ: the Johannine Epistles and Beyond --
12. Jesus From Different Perspectives: Other Gospels in Early Christianity --
13. Historical Jesus: Sources, Problems, and Methods --
14. Excursus: the Historian and the Problem of Miracle --
15. Jesus in Context --
16. Jesus, the Apocalyptic Prophet --
17. From Jesus to the Gospels --
18. Paul the Apostle: The Man and His Mission --
19. Paul and His Apostolic Mission: 1 Thessalonians as a Test Case --
20. Paul and the Crises of His Churches: 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, and Philemon --
21. Gospel According to Paul: the Letter to the Romans --
22. Does the Tradition Miscarry? Paul in Relation to Jesus, Thecla, and Theudas --
23. In the Wake of the Apostle: the Deutero-Pauline and Pastoral Epistles --
24. From Paul's Female Colleagues to the Pastor's Intimidated Women: the Oppression of Women in Early Christianity --
25. Christians and Jews: Hebrews, Barnabas, and Later Anti-Jewish Literature --
26. Christians and Pagans: 1 Peter, the Letters of Ignatius, the Martyrdom of Polycarp, and Later Apologetic Literature --
27. Christians and Christians: James, the Didache, Polycarp, 1 Clement, Jude, and 2 Peter --
28. Christians and the Cosmos: the Revelation of John, the Shepherd of Hermas, and the Apocalypse of Peter --
29. Epilogue: Do We Have the Original New Testament?

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