Books of the New TestamentSCM Study Guide: New Testament Books, together with its companion volume on "New Testament Interpretation", offers an up-to-date, accessible introduction to this fast-changing area of theological study. Aimed at level one students, it encourages interaction with the New Testament texts and provides pointers for further reading and learning. The book describes the world out of which the New Testament came, and what can be known of the key figures of Jesus and Paul, before discussing the 27 books in turn. At every stage, attention is paid to the range of questions New Testament interpretation raises - historical, literary, theological - with worked examples from specific passages. Topics of particular interest include: What can be known about Jesus? Why are there four gospels? What is the Legacy of Paul? Does Revelation predict the End of the World? |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Worlds Which Produced the New Testament | 5 |
What Can We Know about Jesus? | 24 |
Studying Paul | 42 |
Introducing Pauls Letters | 62 |
The First Three Gospels | 94 |
The Spiritual Gospel | 115 |
From the Cradle to the Empty Grave | 130 |
The Letter to the Hebrews | 177 |
The Catholic Epistles | 193 |
Guide to the End of the World? | 210 |
The New Testament Canon | 228 |
Notes | 237 |
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