Subject: Bible. N.T.--Introductions

introduction to the New Testament and the origins of Christianity
AuthorBurkett, Delbert Royce
PlaceCambridge, Eng.
PublisherCambridge University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
EditionReprint
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
Series
ShelfReading Room
Call NumberBS2330.3.B87 2002
Descriptionxv, 600 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
NoteAn introduction to the New Testament and the origins of Christianity / Delbert Burkett.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: pt. I: Historical and religious background. Introduction -- Jews among Greeks and Romans -- Religion of Second-Temple Judaism -- Varieties of Second-Temple Judaism -- Jewish hopes for the future -- Hellenistic religion, philosophy, and world-view -- An overview of early Christian history -- The making of the New Testament -- pt. II: Jesus and the Gospels. Introduction to the Gospels -- The Synoptic problem -- The Gospel of Mark -- The Gospel of Matthew -- The Gospel of Luke -- The Gospel of John -- The apocryphal Jesus -- The quest for the historical Jesus -- pt. III: Acts. The book of acts -- pt. IV: Pauline Christianity. Paul, his letters, and his churches -- Gentiles and the law (1): Galatians -- Gentiles and the law (2): Romans -- Problems of church life: 1 Corinthians -- Problems of church life: 2 Corinthians -- The imminent parousia: 1 and 2 Thessalonians -- Prison epistles (1): Philippians and Philemon -- Prison epistles (2): Colossians and Ephesians -- pt. V: Judaic Christianity. Judaic Christianity -- The letter of James -- The Didache -- pt. VI: Gnostic Christianity. Gnostic Christianity -- The Gospel of Thomas -- pt. VII: Proto-Orthodox Christianity. Proto-Orthodox Christianity -- Conflict within the church (1): 1 Clement -- Conflict within the church (2): the pastoral epistles -- Conflict within the church (3): Jude and 2 Peter -- Conflict within the church (4): the Johannine epistles -- Conflict within the church (5): the letters of Ignatius -- Relation of Christianity to Judaism (1): Hebrews -- Relation of Christianity to Judaism (2): the epistle of Barnabas -- Conflict with the Roman world (1): 1 Peter -- Conflict with the Roman world (2): Revelation -- Appendix 1. Lucian on sacrifice -- Appendix 2. The Essenes -- Appendix 3. Jewish Messianic hopes -- Appendix 4. Divine men and their births -- Appendix 5. Apotheoses -- Appendix 6. Miracle stories in the ancient world -- Appendix 7. The infancy Gospel of Thomas -- Appendix 8. The Gospel of Peter -- Appendix 9. The Didache -- Appendix 10. Selections from the Gospel of Thomas -- Appendix 11. Selections from 1 Clement -- Appendix 12. Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans 1-9 -- Appendix 13. Selections from the epistle of Barnabas -- Appendix 14. Conflict with Rome.

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ISBN0521007208
LCCN2001-43103
Xinyue daolan 新約導覽. [Pour lire l'Ancien Testament. Chinese]
AuthorCharpentier, EtienneLiu Ronghe 劉榮和
PlaceTainan Shi 臺南市
PublisherGuangqi chubanshe 光啟出版社
CollectionRicci Institute Library
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LanguageChinese 中文
TypeBook
Series
ShelfReading Room
Call NumberBS2535.2.C4512 1999
Description292 p. : ill., maps, folding plans ; 21 cm.
NoteXinyue daolan 新約導覽 / Shabangjie zhu 沙邦傑著 ; Liu Ronghe yi 劉榮和譯.
Translation of: Pour lire le Nouveau Testament / Etienne Charpentier ; Paris : Cerf, 1981.
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