The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and ContentMetzger closely examines the historical background and content of hte New Testament and details the role of scribes and translators in handing the scriptures down through the centuries. Utilizing the finest modern scholarship, Metzger looks at the people, societies, and events that produced the New Testament. Palestinian Judaism, Greco-Roman paganism, sources and chronology of the apostolic age, and the work of Paul are all clearly illuminated. A new appendix looks at the formation of the canon of the New Testament and explores the work of the scribes. |
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SURVEY OF THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF PALESTINE FROM | 17 |
THE CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND | 39 |
THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND | 61 |
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