The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and ContentIn this classic text, one of America's most widely respected New Testament scholars provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the New Testament in a straightforward and understandabe style, without distortion or oversimplification. |
What people are saying - Write a review
LibraryThing Review
User Review - exinanition - LibraryThingThis is an excellent book for those yearning to know more about the background of the New Testament. Bruce Metzger is an excellent teacher, knowledgeable and amply able to express exactly as he intends to do. I highly recommend this book to the student of the New Testament. Read full review
Excellent standard textbook
User Review - Dan Stewart - Christianbook.comThis book is an excellent text introducing the primary ancient manuscripts of the New Testament and the history and rationale involved in the development of today's primary critical Greek texts. The ... Read full review
Contents
THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND | 17 |
THE CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND | 34 |
THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND | 61 |
Copyright | |
11 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content Bruce Manning Metzger No preview available - 2003 |
The New Testament: Its Background Growth and Content 3rd Edition Bruce M. Metzger No preview available - 2012 |
Common terms and phrases
According ancient Antioch apocryphal appears Aramaic baptism Barnabas Bible book of Acts Caesarea called canon century concerning Corinth Corinthians death declares disciples divine doctrine early Christian early church Ephesus ethical evangelists example faith Father followers form critics fourth Gospel Galilee Gentile God's Greek Hasideans heaven Hebrew Herod Herod Agrippa Herod Antipas Israel Jerusalem Jesus Christ Jewish Christians Jews John Josephus Judaism Judea King James kingdom literary Lord Luke Luke's manuscripts Mark Matt Matthew and Luke means Messiah miracles missionary journey Mosaic law Old Testament pagan Palestine parable passages passover Paul's letters persecution person Peter Pharisees Pilate prayer preaching prophets public ministry Rabbi readers reference religious resurrection Roman Rome sabbath Sadducees sanhedrin sayings scholars scribes Scriptures Stephen Summary synagogue synoptic Gospels teachers teaching of Jesus temple Thessalonica Timothy tion tradition translation verses words writing written
Bibliographic information
| Title | The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content |
| Author | Bruce Manning Metzger |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Abingdon Press, 1983 |
| ISBN | 0687279143, 9780687279142 |
| Length | 309 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |