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Tables of Contents for Introducing the New Testament
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Maps
xi
 
Abbreviations
xii
 
What Is the New Testament?
1
14
The Literary Angle
3
3
The Historical Angle
6
3
The New Testament as the Church's Scripture
9
6
The World of the New Testament
15
38
The Many Worlds of the New Testament
17
4
Environmental Conditions
21
20
Institutional Contexts
41
10
Conclusion
51
2
The Nature of the Gospels
53
36
Jesus and the Gospels: Milestones
53
9
What Is a ``Gospel''?
62
5
The Gospel Tradition
67
7
Literary Forms in the Gospels
74
7
Reading New Testament Narratives
81
5
Epilogue: The Gospels and Acts as Scripture
86
3
The Gospel according to Matthew
89
34
The Plan of the Gospel of Matthew
91
5
The Narrative of Matthew
96
21
The Gospel of Matthew, the Jews, and the Church
117
6
The Gospel according to Mark
123
26
Narrating the Story of Jesus
123
2
Jesus, the Disciples, and the Authorities in Mark
125
4
Mark's Dramatic Narrative
129
14
The Setting and Purpose of Mark's Gospel
143
6
The Gospel according to Luke
149
26
The Character of Luke's Gospel (and Acts)
152
2
The Unity of Luke-Acts
154
2
The Narrative of the Gospel of Luke
156
15
``He Has Lifted Up the Lowly''
171
4
The Gospel according to John
175
32
In the Beginning
175
2
Jesus, Conflict, and Confession
177
2
John's Narrative
179
18
John and the Other Gospels
197
3
The Setting and Purpose of the Gospel
200
7
Jesus of Nazareth
207
38
The Quest of the Historical Jesus
207
2
The Beginning of Jesus' Public Ministry
209
5
The Kingdom of God
214
10
The Miracles of Jesus
224
4
Jesus and the Messianic Task
228
7
The Death of Jesus
235
6
The Resurrection of Jesus
241
4
The Acts of the Apostles
245
26
Acts and the New Testament Canon
245
2
The Book of Acts as ``History''
247
2
The Narrative Progression of the Mission in Acts
249
13
The Speeches in Acts
262
3
The Purpose of Acts
265
3
The Authorship of Acts
268
3
Letters in the New Testament
271
12
Writing Materials and Delivery of Letters
271
3
Development and Purpose of Letters
274
1
Aramaic Letters
275
1
Hellenistic Letters
276
2
Letters in the New Testament
278
5
Paul and His World
283
16
The World
283
6
The Life of Paul
289
5
Paul's Intellectual World
294
5
Paul's Letter to the Christians in Rome
299
28
The Purpose of the Letter
299
7
Where the Letter Was Written
306
1
The Letter's Author and Integrity
306
1
The Theme of the Letter
307
2
The Content of the Letter
309
18
Paul and the Christians in Corinth
327
28
Corinth as Paul Knew It
327
5
The Corinthian Correspondence
332
2
1 Corinthians
334
13
2 Corinthians
347
8
The Letter to the Galatians
355
22
The Letter
356
16
Some Problems
372
5
The Letter to the Ephesians
377
14
Some Questions
378
3
Content
381
10
Paul and the Christians in Philippi
391
16
The Letter
392
7
Some Questions
399
8
Paul and the Christians at Colossae: Colossians and Philemon
407
20
Colossians
408
13
Philemon
421
6
Paul's Letters to the Thessalonian Christians
427
20
1 Thessalonians
428
11
2 Thessalonians
439
8
1 and 2 Timothy and Titus
447
18
1 Timothy
448
5
2 Timothy
453
6
Titus
459
2
Some Questions
461
4
Hebrews
465
26
The Origins of ``The Epistle to the Hebrews''
465
8
Use of the Old Testament
473
3
``In These Last Days, He Has Spoken to Us through a Son''
476
6
Jesus, the Pioneer and Perfecter of Faith
482
1
The Pilgrim People of God
483
2
``Such a Great High Priest''
485
6
James
491
22
``James, a Servant of God''
492
3
James and Jewish Christianity
495
2
``To the Twelve Tribes in the Dispersion''
497
2
The Genre of James
499
3
James and Jesus
502
1
Doers of the Word
503
6
Hearing and Doing, Faith and Works
509
2
James within the Canon
511
2
1 and 2 Peter, Jude
513
22
``Catholic'' Epistles?
513
2
1 Peter
515
12
2 Peter
527
5
Jude
532
3
1, 2, and 3 John
535
20
The Setting of the Epistles of John
535
1
The Conflict: Data from the Epistles
536
2
Historical Parallels and the Shape of the False Teaching
538
4
1 John
542
5
2 John
547
4
3 John
551
4
Revelation
555
34
The Genre of Revelation
556
9
The Historical Context of the Book of Revelation
565
8
The Revelation of Jesus Christ
573
13
Summary
586
3
The Formation of the New Testament Canon
589
20
Internal Forces Affecting the Shape of the Canon
590
3
External Forces Affecting the Shape of the Canon
593
2
The Growth of the New Testament Canon
595
3
The Process of Canonical Selection
598
6
Criteria of Canon Selection
604
5
Index of Names and Subjects
609