Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture: A Literary, Canonical, and Theological Survey

Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture is designed to meet the needs of contemporary evangelical undergraduates. This survey textbook effectively covers the New Testament books and major topics in the New Testament, assuming no prior academic study of the Bible.

Many introductions to the New Testament focus on critical issues such as authorship, background, and history. While this book addresses these important issues as well, its focus is on reading the text of the New Testament itself. The authors believe the New Testament should be read from multiple angles: historically, literarily, canonically, theologically, and ecclesially. They pay attention to how the New Testament documents fit together as a canonical whole that supplements the Old Testament to make up the Christian Scriptures. They also show how the New Testament writings provide basic material for Christian doctrine, spirituality, and engagement with culture.

This is the first volume in a new series of survey textbooks that will cover the Old and New Testaments. The book features full-color illustrations that hold interest and aid learning and offers a full array of pedagogical aids: photographs, sidebars, maps, time lines, charts, glossary, and discussion questions. Chapters can be assigned in any order, making this an ideal textbook for one-semester courses at evangelical schools.

432 pages

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Contents

1. The New Testament as Christian Scripture
2. The New Testament as a Book
3. The World around the New Testament
4. Jesus's Life and Teaching
5. The Fourfold Gospel Book
6. The Gospel according to Matthew
7. The Gospel according to Mark
8. The Gospel according to Luke
9. The Gospel according to John
10. The Acts of the Apostles
11. The Apostle Paul's Life and Teaching
12. The Letter to the Romans
13. The First Letter to the Corinthians
14. The Second Letter to the Corinthians
15. The Letter to the Galatians
16. The Letter to the Ephesians
17. The Letter to the Philippians
18. The Letter to the Colossians
19. The First Letter to the Thessalonians
20. The Second Letter to the Thessalonians
21. The Pastoral Letters: 1-2 Timothy and Titus
22. The Letter to Philemon
23. The Letter to the Hebrews
24. The Letter of James
25. The First Letter of Peter
26. The Second Letter of Peter
27. The Letters of John: 1-3 John
28. The Letter of Jude
29. The Book of Revelation
30. Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture in the Twenty-First Century
Glossary
Index