The Blackwell Companion to The New Testament (Blackwell Companions to Religion)

The Blackwell Companion to the New Testament is a detailed introduction to the New Testament, written by more than 40 scholars from a variety of Christian denominations. Treats the 27 books and letters of the New Testament systematically, beginning with a review of current issues and concluding with an annotated bibliography Considers the historical, social and cultural contexts in which the New Testament was produced, exploring relevant linguistic and textual issues An international contributor list of over 40 scholars represent wide field expertise and a variety of Christian denominations Distinctive features include a unified treatment of Luke through Acts, articles on the canonical Gospels, and a discussion of the apocryphal New Testament The Blackwell Companion To The New Testament Is A Detailed Introduction To The New Testament, Written By More Than 40 Scholars From A Variety Of Christian Denominations. The World Of Roman Hellenism / David E. Aune -- The World Of Early Judaism / Judith H. Newman -- The Archaeological Setting / C. Thomas Mccollough -- New Testament Greek / Christophe Rico -- Reconstructing The Text Of The New Testament / Michael W. Holmes -- The Canons Of The New Testament / Leslie Baynes -- Historical Criticism / David E. Aune -- Literary Criticism / David E. Aune -- Form Criticism / David E. Aune -- Feminist Criticism / Amy-jill Levine -- Rhetorical Criticism / Duane F. Watson -- Social-scientific Criticism / Jerome H. Neyrey -- Socio-rhetorical Interpretation / Vernon K. Robbins -- The Problem Of The Historical Jesus / Dale C. Allison, Jr. -- The Synoptic Problem / Patricia Walters -- Q : The Sayings Source / Ronald A. Piper -- The Gospel Of Mark / Jens Schröter -- The Gospel Of Matthew / Dennis C. Duling -- Luke-acts : The Gospel Of Luke And The Acts Of The Apostles / Richard P. Thompson -- Johannine Literature : The Gospel And Letters Of John / John Painter -- Paul And His Letters / Jouette M. Bassler -- Paul's Letter To The Romans / Thomas H. Tobin -- 1 Corinthians / John Fotopoulos -- 2 Corinthians / Calvin J. Roetzel -- Galatians / Mark D. Nanos -- Philippians / Paul Hartog -- Colossians / Troy W. Martin ; Todd D. Still -- 1 Thessalonians / Karl P. Donfried -- 2 Thessalonians / Edgar Krentz -- Paul's Letter To Philemon / John R. Levison -- Ephesians / Margaret Y. Macdonald -- The Pastoral Letters: 1-2 Timothy And Titus / David E. Aune -- The Letter Of James / Paul A. Holloway -- 1 Peter / Brian Han Gregg -- 2 Peter And Jude / Kevin B. Mccruden -- Hebrews / Craig R. Koester -- The Apocalypse Of John / David L. Barr -- New Testament Apocrypha / Petra Heldt. Edited By David E. Aune. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Wiley-Blackwell The Blackwell Companion to the New Testament 5 Contents 9 Contributors 12 Introduction 19 CHAPTER 1: The World of Roman Hellenism 33 CHAPTER 2: The World of Early Judaism 56 CHAPTER 3: The Archaeological Setting 67 CHAPTER 4: New Testament Greek 79 CHAPTER 5: Reconstructing the Text of the New Testament 95 CHAPTER 6: The Canons of the New Testament 108 CHAPTER 7: Historical Criticism 119 CHAPTER 8: Literary Criticism 134 CHAPTER 9: Form Criticism 158 CHAPTER 10: Feminist Criticism 174 CHAPTER 11: Rhetorical Criticism 184 CHAPTER 12: Social-Scientific Criticism 195 CHAPTER 13: Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation 210 CHAPTER 14: The Problem of the Historical Jesus 238 CHAPTER 15: The Synoptic Problem 254 CHAPTER 16: Q : The Sayings Source 272 CHAPTER 17: The Gospel of Mark 290 CHAPTER 18: The Gospel of Matthew 314 CHAPTER 19: Luke–Acts: The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles 337 CHAPTER 20: Johannine Literature: The Gospel and Letters of John 362 CHAPTER 21: Paul and his Letters 391 CHAPTER 22: Paul’s Letter to the Romans 416 CHAPTER 23: 1 Corinthians 431 CHAPTER 24: 2 Corinthians 452 CHAPTER 25: Galatians 473 CHAPTER 26: Philippians 493 CHAPTER 27: Colossians 507 CHAPTER 28: 1 Thessalonians 522 CHAPTER 29: 2 Thessalonians 533 CHAPTER 30: Paul’s Letter to Philemon 544 CHAPTER 31: Ephesians 555 CHAPTER 32: The Pastoral Letters: 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus 569 CHAPTER 33: The Letter of James 588 CHAPTER 34: 1 Peter 600 CHAPTER 35: 2 Peter and Jude 614 CHAPTER 36: Hebrews 631 CHAPTER 37: The Apocalypse of John 650 CHAPTER 38: New Testament Apocrypha 670 Index 695 ISBN-13:,9781405108256 Introduction / D.E. Aune The world of Roman hellenism / D.E. Aune The world of early Judaism / Judith H. Newman The archaeological setting / C. Thomas McCollough The Greek of the New Testament / Christophe Rico Reconstructing the text of the New Testament / Michael W. Holmes The canons of the New Testament / Leslie Baynes Historical criticism / D.E. Aune Literary criticism / D.E. Aune Form criticism / D.E. Aune Feminist criticism / Amy-Jill Levine Rhetorical criticism / Duane F. Watson Social science criticism of the New Testament / Jerome H. Neyrey Socio-rhetorical interpretation / Vernon K. Robbins The problem of the historical Jesus / Dale C. Allison, Jr. The synoptic problem / Patricia Walters Q : the sayings source / Ronald A. Piper The Gospel of Mark / Jens Schröter The Gospel of Matthew / Dennis Duling Luke-Acts : the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles / Richard P. Thompson Johannine literature : the Gospel and Letters of John / John Painter Paul and his letters / Jouette M. Bassler Paul's letter to the Romans / Thomas H. Tobin 1 Corinthians / John Fotopoulos 2 Corinthians / Calvin J. Roetzel Galatians / Mark D. Nanos Philippians / Paul Hartog Colossians / Troy W. Martin 1 Thessalonians / Karl P. Donfried 2 Thessalonians / Edgar Krentz Philemon / John R. Levison Ephesians / Margaret Y. MacDonald The Pastorals : 1-2 Timothy and Titus / D.E. Aune James / Paul A. Holloway 1 Peter / Brian Han Gregg 2 Peter and Jude / Kevin B. McCruden Hebrews / Craig R. Koester The Apocalypse of John / David L. Barr New Testament Apocrypha / Petra Heldt.