New Testament Foundations : an Introduction for Students.
- La Vergne : Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2018.
- 1 online resource (891 pages)
Intro; Title Page; Permissions; Preface to Revised and Expanded Edition; Abbreviations; Part One: Introduction and Backgrounds; Chapter 1: Introduction: Scripture as God's Action in History; Chapter 2: The Text of the New Testament: Textual Criticism; Chapter 3: The Historical and Political Background of Second Temple Judaism; Chapter 4: Second Temple Judaism's Beliefs and Practices; Chapter 5: Second Temple Jewish Literature; Chapter 6: The Social-Political Framework of the Roman Empire; Chapter 7: The Greco-Roman Religious and Philosophical Framework; Part Two: The Gospels and Acts Chapter 8: What to Look For in the GospelsChapter 9: The Synoptic Problem; Chapter 10: Early Traditions About Jesus; Chapter 11: The Gospels and the Historical Jesus; Chapter 12: Mark's Suffering Son of Man; Chapter 13: Matthew's Gospel for the Church; Chapter 14: Luke: God Keeps Promises; Chapter 15: John: The Son of God's Abiding Love; Chapter 16: Acts of the Apostles: The Growth of the Church; Part Three: Pauline Epistles; Chapter 17: What to Look For in the Epistles; Chapter 18: Letter Writing and Paul; Chapter 19: The Life and Theology of Paul Chapter 20: 1-2 Thessalonians: Persecution and ParousiaChapter 21: Galatians: Paul's Struggle for the Gentile Church; Chapter 22: Philippians: Paul and His Friends; Chapter 23: Colossians and Crisis; Chapter 24: Christianity and Slavery in Philemon; Chapter 25: Reconciliation and the Apostle of Weakness in 1-2 Corinthians; Chapter 26: Romans: Paul's Missionary Manifesto; Chapter 27: Christ and the Church in the Ephesian Epistle; Chapter 28: The Pastorals and the Close of Paul's Life; Part Four: Other New Testament Writings; Chapter 29: The Pilgrim People of God in the Epistle to the Hebrews Chapter 30: Christianity According to 1 PeterChapter 31: The Epistle of James and Jewish Christianity; Chapter 32: Jude's Contending for the Faith; Chapter 33: Early Catholicism and 2 Peter; Chapter 34: Johannine Epistles: The Struggle for the Heart of a Community; Chapter 35: Revelation: The Kingdom of God versus the Empire; Epilogue; Bibliography