An introduction to the New Testament :
DeSilva, David Arthur.
An introduction to the New Testament : contexts, methods & ministry formation / David A. deSilva. - Downers Grove, Ill. : Leicester, England : InterVarsity Press ; Apollos, c2004. - 975 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
New Testament as pastoral response -- environment of early Christianity : essential landmarks -- cultural and social world of the early church : purity, honor, patronage and kinship -- four Gospels and the One Jesus : critical issues in the study of the Gospels -- Gospel according to Mark : following the way to the cross -- Gospel according to Matthew : following the words of the Messiah -- Gospel according to Luke : following the heart of the Father -- Acts of the Apostles : following the leading of the Spirit -- Gospel according to John : following the One from above -- Epistles of John : painful breaches of the bond of unity and love -- prologue to the study of Paul's letters -- letter to the Galatians : walking in line with the Spirit -- Thessalonian correspondence : living in the light of the "day" -- Corinthian correspondence : valuing oneself and others in the Lord -- Epistle to the Romans : the God of Jew and Gentile -- Epistle to the Philippians : unity in the face of adversity -- Epistle to Philemon : the slave is our brother -- Excursus : pseudepigraphy and the New Testament canon -- The The The The The The The The The The A The The The The The The Epistles to the Christians in Colossae and Ephesus : walking in the light of Christ's victory -- letters to Timothy and Titus : trustworthy management of God's household -- Epistle to the "Hebrews" : living in trust and gratitude to God -- Epistle to James : promoting consistency of belief and behavior -- first letter of Peter : an ethic for resident aliens awaiting their inheritance -- Jude and 2 Peter : the dangers of deviant disciples -- Revelation of John : living in the light of God's triumph. The The The The The The
0830827463 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1844740234 (UK)
2003023200
Bible.--New Testament--Introductions.
New Testament
Gospels--study of
New Testament--Early Christianity
BS2330.3 / .D47 2004
225.1 DES I
An introduction to the New Testament : contexts, methods & ministry formation / David A. deSilva. - Downers Grove, Ill. : Leicester, England : InterVarsity Press ; Apollos, c2004. - 975 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
New Testament as pastoral response -- environment of early Christianity : essential landmarks -- cultural and social world of the early church : purity, honor, patronage and kinship -- four Gospels and the One Jesus : critical issues in the study of the Gospels -- Gospel according to Mark : following the way to the cross -- Gospel according to Matthew : following the words of the Messiah -- Gospel according to Luke : following the heart of the Father -- Acts of the Apostles : following the leading of the Spirit -- Gospel according to John : following the One from above -- Epistles of John : painful breaches of the bond of unity and love -- prologue to the study of Paul's letters -- letter to the Galatians : walking in line with the Spirit -- Thessalonian correspondence : living in the light of the "day" -- Corinthian correspondence : valuing oneself and others in the Lord -- Epistle to the Romans : the God of Jew and Gentile -- Epistle to the Philippians : unity in the face of adversity -- Epistle to Philemon : the slave is our brother -- Excursus : pseudepigraphy and the New Testament canon -- The The The The The The The The The The A The The The The The The Epistles to the Christians in Colossae and Ephesus : walking in the light of Christ's victory -- letters to Timothy and Titus : trustworthy management of God's household -- Epistle to the "Hebrews" : living in trust and gratitude to God -- Epistle to James : promoting consistency of belief and behavior -- first letter of Peter : an ethic for resident aliens awaiting their inheritance -- Jude and 2 Peter : the dangers of deviant disciples -- Revelation of John : living in the light of God's triumph. The The The The The The
0830827463 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1844740234 (UK)
2003023200
Bible.--New Testament--Introductions.
New Testament
Gospels--study of
New Testament--Early Christianity
BS2330.3 / .D47 2004
225.1 DES I