The New Testament a Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings by Bart D. Ehrman.

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

The New Testament a Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings by Bart D. Ehrman.

Description

What is the New Testament? : the early Christians and their literature -- The world of early Christian traditions -- The Jewish context of Jesus and his followers -- The traditions of Jesus in their Greco-Roman context -- The Christian gospels : a literary and historical introduction -- Jesus, the suffering Son of God : the Gospel according to Mark -- The Synoptic problem and its significance for interpretation -- Jesus, the Jewish Messiah : the Gospel according to Matthew -- Jesus, the savior of the world : the Gospel according to Luke -- Luke's second volume : the Acts of the apostles -- Jesus, the man sent from heaven : the Gospel according to John -- From John's Jesus to the Gnostic Christ : the Johannine epistles and beyond -- Jesus from different perspectives : other gospels in early Christianity -- The historical Jesus : sources, problems, and methods -- Excursus : the historian and the problem of miracle -- Jesus in context -- Jesus, the apocalyptic prophet -- From Jesus to the gospels -- Paul the Apostle : the man and his mission -- Paul and his apostolic mission : 1 Thessalonians as a test case -- Paul and the crises of his churches : 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, and Philemon -- The Gospel according to Paul : the letter to the Romans -- Does the tradition miscarry? : Paul in relation to Jesus, James, Thecla, and Theudas -- In the wake of the apostle : the Deutero-Pauline and pastoral epistles -- From Paul's female colleagues to the pastor's intimidated women : the oppression of women in early Christianity -- Christians and Jews : Hebrews, Barnabas, and later anti-Jewish literature -- Christians and pagans : 1 Peter, the letters of Ignatius, the Martyrdom of Polycarp, and later apologetic literature -- Christians and Christians : James, the Didache, Polycarp, 1 Clement, Jude, and 2 Peter -- Christians and the cosmos : the Revelation of John, The shepherd of Hermas, and the Apocalypse of Peter -- Epilogue : do we have the original New Testament? xxxiii, 527 p., [24] p. of plates :ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

Ehrman, Bart D.

Place Published

City

New York

Date Published

2008

Publication Subjects

Bible.--New Testament--Introductions. Christian literature, Early--History and criticism. Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Call No.

BS2330.2 .E355 2008

ISBN

9780195322590 (pbk.), 0195322592 (pbk.), 9780199740307 (pbk.)

LCCN

2007005903

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.