Stephen L. Harris,
California State University - Sacramento
ISBN: 0073386537 Copyright year: 2009
Table of Contents
Part I. AN INVITATION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT
Chapter 1. An Overview of the New Testament
Chapter 2. How the New Testament Was Formed and Handed Down to Us
Part II. THE THREE WORLDS IN WHICH CHRISTIANITY ORIGINATED
Chapter 3. The Diverse World of First-Century Judaism
Chapter 4. The World of Greek Thought and Culture
Chapter 5. The World of Roman Political Power
Part III. DIVERSE PORTRAITS OF JESUS
Chapter 6. The Gospels: Form and Purpose
Chapter 7. Mark's Portrait of Jesus: The Hidden Messiah and Eschatological Judge
Chapter 8. Matthew's Portrait of Jesus: A Teacher Greater than Moses
Chapter 9. Luke's Portrait of Jesus: A Savior for "All Nations"
Chapter 10. John's Portrait of Jesus: Divine Wisdom Made Flesh
Chapter 11. The Other Gospels: Additional Portraits of Jesus
Chapter 12. The Continuing Quest for the Historical Jesus
PART IV. AN ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY CHURCH
Chapter 13. Acts of the Apostles
PART V. PAUL AND THE PAULINE TRADITION
Chapter 14. Paul: Apostle to the Nations
Chapter 15. Unity, Freedom, and Christ's Return: Paul's Letters to Thessalonica and Corinth
Chapter 16. Freedom from Law and Justification by Faith: Galatians and Romans
Chapter 17. Letters from Prison: Philippians and Philemon
Chapter 18. Continuing the Pauline Tradition: 2 Thessalonians, Colossians, Ephesians, the Pastoral Epistles, and Other Early Christian Writings Influenced by Pauline Thought
PART VI. GENERAL LETTERS AND SOME VISION OF END TIME
Chapter 19. General Letters on Faith and Behavior: Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles, and the Noncanonical Teachings (Didache) of the Twelve Apostles
Chapter 20. Continuing the Apocalyptic Hope: The Book of Revelation and Other Jewish/Christian Apocalyptic Works
Chapter 21. The Judeo-Christian Bible and Subsequent History
Glossary of New Testament Terms and Concepts
Selected Bibliography
Credits
Index
2009