A Brief Introduction to the New Testament - Brossura

Ehrman, Bart D.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0199862303 ISBN 13: 9780199862306

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2012

Riassunto

Featuring vibrant full color throughout, A Brief Introduction to the New Testament, Third Edition, is a concise version of Bart D. Ehrman's best-selling The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, Fifth Edition. Retaining the approach of the longer textbook while condensing and simplifying much of its material, this volume looks at the New Testament from a consistently historical and comparative perspective and emphasizes the rich diversity of the earliest Christian literature. Distinctive to this study is its emphasis on the historical, literary, and religious milieux of the Greco-Roman world, including early Judaism.

The text incorporates a wealth of pedagogical resources including an extensive text box program, study questions, maps, timelines, and more than seventy photos (including two photo essays). A comprehensive glossary contains more than 200 key terms; these terms appear in boldface type the first time they are used in each chapter and are also listed at the end of each chapter in which they appear.

Reflecting recent changes in scholarship, the third edition features:

* New "Take a Stand" boxes at the end of each chapter that help students synthesize the material

* New text boxes on textual criticism, forgery, the historical Jesus, and non-canonical texts

* Updated and expanded bibliographies

* An updated Student Website containing chapter summaries, key terms, guides for reading, and self-quizzes

2* An updated Instructor's Manual that provides summaries, pedagogical suggestions, and a test bank

Ideal for undergraduate and seminary classes in the New Testament, Biblical Studies, and Christian Origins, A Brief Introduction to the New Testament, Third Edition, is an engaging and accessible introduction that encourages students to consider the historical issues surrounding these writings.

A FREE 6-month subscription to Oxford Biblical Studies Online (www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com)―a $180 value―is available with the purchase of every new copy of this text!

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L'autore:

Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has published numerous books and articles, including The New Testament, Fifth Edition (2011), The Apocryphal Gospels (2011), The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture, Second Edition (2011), and Forgery and Counter-forgery (2012), all published by Oxford University Press.

Contenuti:

• *=New to this Edition
• Each chapter opens with a "What to Expect" section and closes with Suggestions for Further Reading and Key Terms.
• Boxes:
• Preface to the Third Edition:
• Preface to the Second Edition:
• Preface to the First Edition:
• Acknowledgments:
• Notes on Suggestions for Further Reading:
• Credits:
• Master Time Line:
• 1. INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS THE NEW TESTAMENT?
• The New Testament: Some Basic Information
• Other Early Christian Writings
• The Development of the Christian Canon
• Implications for Our Study
• The New Testament: One Other Set of Problems
• At a Glance: The New Testament Canon:
• Excursus: Some Additional Reflections: The Historian and the Believer
• * Take a Stand:
• 2. THE ENVIRONMENT OF EARLY CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS: THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD
• The Problem of Beginnings
• One Remarkable Life
• The Environment of the New Testament: Religions in the Greco-Roman World
• At a Glance: The World of Early Christianity:
• * Take a Stand:
• 3. THE ENVIRONMENT OF EARLY CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS: THE WORLD OF ANCIENT JUDAISM
• Monotheism: The Belief in One True God
• The Covenant: Israel's Pact with Its God
• The Law: Israel's Convenantal Obligations
• Temple and Synagogue: Israel's Places of Worship
• Forms of Early Judaism
• Political Crises in Palestine and Their Ramifications
• The Formation of Jewish Sects
• The Jewish Context for the Traditions About Jesus
• At a Glance: The World of Early Judaism:
• * Take a Stand:
• 4. THE TRADITIONS OF JESUS IN THEIR GRECO-ROMAN CONTEXT
• Oral Traditions Behind the Gospel
• The Gospels as Biographies of Jesus
• At a Glance: The Traditions of Jesus:
• Some Additional Reflections: The Authors of the Gospels
• * Take a Stand:
• 5. JESUS, THE SUFFERING SON OF GOD: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK
• The Synoptic Problem
• Mark, Our Earliest Gospel
• The Beginning of the Gospel: Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God Who Fulfills Scripture
• Jesus the Authoritative Son of God
• Jesus the Opposed Son of God
• Jesus the Misunderstood Son of God
• Jesus the Acknowledged Son of God
• Jesus the Suffering Son of God
• Jesus the Crucified Son of God
• Jesus the Vindicated Son of God
• Conclusion: Mark and His Readers
• At a Glance: The Gospel of Mark:
• * Take a Stand:
• 6. JESUS, THE JEWISH MESSIAH: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
• A Redactional Approach to Matthew
• The Importance of Beginnings: Jesus the Jewish Messiah in Fulfillment of the Jewish Scriptures
• The Portrayal of Jesus in Matthew: The Sermon on the Mount as a Springboard
• Jesus Rejected by the Jewish Leaders
• Matthew and His Readers
• At a Glance: Matthew:
• * Take a Stand:
• 7. JESUS, THE REJECTED PROPHET: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE
• A Comparative Overview of the Gospel
• The Preface to Luke's Gospel
• Luke's Birth Narrative in Comparative Perspective
• From Jew to Gentile: Luke's Portrayal of Jesus the Rejected Prophet
• Luke's Distinctive Emphases throughout His Gospel
• Conclusion: Luke in Comparative Perspective
• At a Glance: The Gospel of Luke:
• * Take a Stand:
• 8. JESUS, THE MAN SENT FROM HEAVEN: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN
• The Gospel of John from a Literary-Historical Perspective
• The Gospel of John from a Redactional Perspective
• The Gospel of John from a Thematic Perspective
• The Gospel of John from a Comparative Perspective
• The Author of the Fourth Gospel
• At a Glance: The Gospel of John:
• * Take a Stand:
• 9. THE HISTORICAL JESUS
• Problems with Sources
• Using Our Sources
• Jewish Apocalypticism
• Jesus in His Apocalyptic Context
• The Beginning and End as Keys to the Middle
• The Apocalyptic Deeds of Jesus
• The Apocalyptic Teachings of Jesus
• The Apocalyptic Death of Jesus
• At a Glance: Jesus the Apocalyptic Prophet:
• * Take a Stand:
• 10. FROM JESUS TO THE GOSPELS
• The Beginning of Christianity
• Jesus' Resurrection from an Apocalyptic Perspective
• Jesus' Death, According to the Scriptures
• The Emergence of Different Understandings of Jesus
• At a Glance: From Jesus to the Gospels:
• * Take a Stand:
• 11. LUKE'S SECOND VOLUME: THE BOOK OF ACTS
• The Genre of Acts and Its Significance
• The Thematic Approach to Acts
• From Gospel to Acts: The Opening Transition
• Themes in the Speeches of Acts
• At a Glance: The Book of Acts:
• Conclusion: The Author and His Themes in Context
• * Take a Stand:
• 12. PAUL THE APOSTLE: THE MAN AND HIS MISSION
• The Study of Paul: Methodological Difficulties
• The Life of Paul
• At a Glance: Paul and His Mission:
• * Take a Stand:
• 13. PAUL AND HIS APOSTOLIC MISSION: I THESSALONIANS AS A TEST CASE
• The Founding of the Church in Thessalonica
• The Beginnings of the Thessalonian Church: A Socio-Historical Perspective
• The Church at Thessalonica after Paul's Departure
• Conclusion: Paul the Apostle
• At a Glance: I Thessalonians:
• * Take a Stand:
• 14. PAUL AND THE CRISES OF HIS CHURCHES: THE CORINTHIAN CORRESPONDENCE
• 1 Corinthians
• At a Glance: 1 Corinthians:
• 2 Corinthians
• At a Glance: 2 Corinthians:
• * Take a Stand:
• 15. PAUL AND THE CRISES OF HIS CHURCHES: GALATIANS, PHILIPPIANS, AND PHILEMON
• Galatians
• At a Glance: Galatians:
• Philippians
• At a Glance: Philippians:
• Philemon
• At a Glance: Philemon:
• * Take a Stand:
• 16. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL: THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS
• The Occasion and Purpose of the Letter
• The Theme of the Epistle
• Pauline Models for Salvation
• The Flow of Paul's Argument
• Conclusion: Paul and the Romans
• At a Glance: Romans:
• * Take a Stand:
• 17. IN THE WAKE OF THE APOSTLE: THE DEUTERO-PAULINE AND PASTORAL EPISTLES
• Pseudonymity in the Ancient World
• The Deutero-Pauline Epistles
• At a Glance: The Deutero-Pauline Epistles:
• The Pastoral Epistles
• The Historical Situation and Authorship of the Pastoral Epistles
• At a Glance: The Pastoral Epistles:
• * Take a Stand
• 18. FROM PAUL'S FEMALE COLLEAGUES TO THE PASTOR'S INTIMIDATED WOMEN: THE OPPRESSION OF WOMEN IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY
• Women in Paul's Churches
• Women Associated with Jesus
• Paul's Understanding of Women in the Church
• Women in the Aftermath of Paul
• Ancient Ideologies of Gender
• Gender Ideology and the Pauline Churches
• At a Glance: Women in Early Christianity:
• * Take a Stand:
• 19. CHRISTIAN CONFLICTS WITH JEWS AND PAGANS: HEBREWS AND 1 PETER
• Christians and Jews
• Early Christian Self-Definition
• Continuity and Superiority: The Epistle to the Hebrews
• At a Glance: Hebrews:
• Christians and Pagans
• Christians in a Hostile World: The Letter of 1 Peter
• At a Glance: 1 Peter:
• * Take a Stand:
• 20. CHRISTIAN CONFLICTS WITH CHRISTIANS: JAMES, 2 PETER, JUDE, AND THE JOHANNINE EPISTLES
• Christian Conflicts with Christians
• The Epistle of James
• Jude
• 2 Peter
• The Johannine Epistles
• Understanding the Johannine Epistles
• Reflections on the Contextual Method for Understanding the Johannine Epistles
• Conflicts within the Early Christian Communities
• At a Glance: Christian Internal Conflicts:
• * Take a Stand:
• 21. CHRISTIANS AND THE COSMOS: THE BOOK OF REVELATION
• The Content and Structure of the Book of Revelation
• The Book of Revelation from a Historical Perspective
• Apocalyptic Worldviews and Apocalypse Genre
• The Revelation of John in Historical Context
• At a Glance: The Book of Revelation:
• * Take a Stand:
• Glossary of Terms:
• Index:
• Photo Essays:

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0199862303
• ISBN 13: 9780199862306
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 416