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The New Testament: A Student's Introduction, 7/e

Stephen L. Harris, California State University - Sacramento

Preface

PART ONE 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 TWO 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 THREE 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 Luke’s Portrait of the Early Church: Jesus’ Followers Continue His Work
Chapter 11 John’s Portrait of Jesus: Divine Wisdom Made Flesh
Chapter 12 The Continuing Quest for the Historical Jesus

PART FOUR Paul and the Pauline Tradition
Chapter 13 Paul: Apostle to the Nations
Chapter 14 Unity, Freedom, and Christ’s Return: Paul’s Letters to Thessalonica and Corinth
Chapter 15 Freedom from Law and Justification by Faith: Galatians and Romans
Chapter 16 Letters from Prison: Philippians and Philemon
Chapter 17 Continuing the Pauline Tradition: 2 Thessalonians, Colossians, Ephesians, the Pastoral Epistles, and Other Early Christian Writings Influenced by Pauline Thought

PART FIVE General Letters and Some Visions of End Time
Chapter 18 General Letters on Faith and Behavior: Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles, and the Noncanonical Teachings (Didache) of the Twelve Apostles
Chapter 19 Continuing the Apocalyptic Hope: The Book of Revelation and Other Jewish/Christian Apocalyptic Works
Chapter 20 The Judeo-Christian Bible and Subsequent History
Appendix The Other Gospels: Additional Portraits of Jesus

Glossary of New Testament Terms and Concepts

Credits

Index

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