The Cultural Background Of The New Testament

Author : David E Graves
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798679162747

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The Cultural Background of the New Testament by David E Graves Pdf

This work is an essential companion for understanding each book of the New Testament in its cultural context. It provides information and analysis on each biblical book, covering its cultural and historical background including the author and fresh outline of each biblical book. From the life of Jesus in the Gospels, to the life of Paul in Acts, you'll find the answers you are looking for here. Cultural and archaeological discoveries are provided throughout, helping to bring the Bible alive for any reader. It is beautifully illustrated with over 200 colorful, maps, timelines, charts, photographs, and illustrations. A helpful glossary defines technical terms, and extensive footnotes with hundreds of commentaries and books listed in the For Future Study section, as well as an extensive bibliography, provide an invaluable resource to readers seeking further study. An engaging resource intended for laypeople who want to know more about the New Testament, whether in seminary courses, college classrooms, church groups or personal study.

Author : Lincoln Blumell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1944394761

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New Testament History, Culture, and Society by Lincoln Blumell Pdf

This volume offers valuable perspectives from biblical scholars on the background of the New Testament texts, including the Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures of the time. It ranges from the law of Moses and intertestamental period to the First Jewish Revolt of AD 66-73 and the canonization of the New Testament. Over forty New Testament scholars and experts contributed to this comprehensive volume. Here is just a small sampling of those writers: Robert L. Millet, John W. Welch, Andrew C. Skinner, Kent P. Jackson, Thomas A. Wayment, Terry B. Ball, Noel Reynolds, and Frank F. Judd. The book is divided into several themes, including Jesus in the Gospels, the Apostle Paul, New Testament issues and contexts, and what transpired after the New Testament.

Author : Joel B. Green,Lee Martin McDonald
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441240545

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The World of the New Testament by Joel B. Green,Lee Martin McDonald Pdf

This volume addresses the most important issues related to the study of New Testament writings. Two respected senior scholars have brought together a team of distinguished specialists to introduce the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman backgrounds necessary for understanding the New Testament and the early church. Contributors include renowned scholars such as Lynn H. Cohick, David A. deSilva, James D. G. Dunn, and Ben Witherington III. The book includes seventy-five photographs, fifteen maps, numerous tables and charts, illustrations, and bibliographies. All students of the New Testament will value this reliable, up-to-date, comprehensive textbook and reference volume on the New Testament world.

Author : Victor H. Matthews
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441228253

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The Cultural World of the Bible by Victor H. Matthews Pdf

In this new edition of a successful book (over 120,000 copies sold), now updated throughout, a leading expert on the social world of the Bible offers students a reliable guide to the manners and customs of the ancient world. From what people wore, ate, and built to how they exercised justice, mourned, and viewed family and legal customs, this illustrated introduction helps readers gain valuable cultural background on the biblical world. The attractive, full-color, user-friendly design will appeal to students, while numerous pedagogical features--including fifty photos, sidebars, callouts, maps, charts, a glossary of key terms, chapter outlines, and discussion questions--increase classroom utility. Previously published as Manners and Customs in the Bible.

Author : N. T. Wright,Michael F. Bird
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310528722

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The New Testament in Its World Workbook by N. T. Wright,Michael F. Bird Pdf

This workbook accompanies The New Testament in Its World by N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird. Following the textbook's structure, it offers assessment questions, exercises, and activities designed to support the students' learning experience. Reinforcing the teaching in the textbook, this workbook will not only help to enhance their understanding of the New Testament books as historical, literary, and social phenomena located in the world of early Christianity, but also guide them to think like a first-century believer while reading the text responsibly for today.

Author : Craig S. Keener
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 821 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830877829

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The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament by Craig S. Keener Pdf

Christianity Today's Books of the Year Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference This revised edition of the standard reference work in its field has been expanded throughout to now provide even more up-to-date information by Craig Keener, one of the leading New Testament scholars on Jewish, Greek and Roman culture. To understand and apply the Bible well, you need two crucial sources of information. One is the Bible itself. The other is an understanding of the cultural background of the passage you're reading. Only with the background can you grasp the author's original concerns and purposes. This unique commentary provides, in verse-by-verse format, the crucial cultural background you need for responsible—and richer—Bible study. It includes a glossary of cultural terms and important historical figures, maps and charts, up-to-date bibliographies, and introductory essays about cultural background information for each book of the New Testament. Based on decades of in-depth study, this accessible and bestselling commentary is valuable for pastors in sermon preparation, for Sunday-school and other church teachers as they build lessons, for missionaries concerned not to import their own cultural biases into the Bible, for college and seminary students in classroom assignments, and for everyday Bible readers seeking to deepen and enhance their study of Scripture.

Author : R. K. Harrison
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0801012864

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Old Testament Times by R. K. Harrison Pdf

Recent years have seen a renewed interest in the study of background materials relating to Scripture. More and more Christians are seeking out resources that will help them understand the culture of the times when the Bible was written. Indeed, to fully understand the Old Testament, one must first understand the social, historical, and political forces that affected its writers. Old Testament Times explores and explains the characters and events of the Old Testament in historical perspective. Being released for the first time in a full-color edition, this guide includes - thirty-two maps - seventy photos - eight charts - five illustrations Pastors, small groups, and anyone wishing for a better understanding of biblical times will find an excellent tool in this comprehensive handbook written by one of America's foremost biblical scholars.

Author : James G. Crossley
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567081957

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The Date of Mark's Gospel by James G. Crossley Pdf

This book argues that Mark's gospel was not written as late as c. 65-75 CE, but dates from sometime between the late 30s and early 40s CE. It challenges the use of the external evidence (such as Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria) often used for dating Mark, relying instead on internal evidence from the gospel itself. James Crossley also questions the view that Mark 13 reflects the Jewish war, arguing that there are other plausible historical settings. Crossley argues that Mark's gospel takes for granted that Jesus fully observed biblical law and that Mark could only make such an assumption at a time when Christianity was largely law observant: and this could not have been later than the mid-40s, from which point on certain Jewish and gentile Christians were no longer observing some biblical laws (e.g. food, Sabbath).

Author : Mark Allan Powell
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493413133

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Introducing the New Testament by Mark Allan Powell Pdf

This lively, engaging introduction to the New Testament is critical yet faith-friendly, lavishly illustrated, and accompanied by a variety of pedagogical aids, including sidebars, maps, tables, charts, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading. The full-color interior features art from around the world that illustrates the New Testament's impact on history and culture. The first edition has been well received (over 60,000 copies sold). This new edition has been thoroughly revised in response to professor feedback and features an updated interior design. It offers expanded coverage of the New Testament world in a new chapter on Jewish backgrounds, features dozens of new works of fine art from around the world, and provides extensive new online material for students and professors available through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources.

Author : Frederick Fyvie Bruce
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Bible
ISBN : UCSC:32106010942057

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New Testament History by Frederick Fyvie Bruce Pdf

Author : Steve Mason
Publisher : Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:30000092514136

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Josephus and the New Testament by Steve Mason Pdf

"Updated text and new maps bring this standard introduction up to date . . . "Throughout Christian history, the works of Josephus have been mined for the light they shed on the world of the New Testament. Josephus tells us about the Herodian family, the temple, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the Essenes. He mentions James the brother of Jesus, John the Baptist, and even Jesus himself. In "Josephus and the New Testament, "an internationally acknowledged authority on Josephus introduces this first-century Jewish historian to readers who want to begin to explore his witness to environment in which early Judaism and Christianity took shape.

Author : J. Julius Jr. Scott
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781585583010

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Jewish Backgrounds of the New Testament by J. Julius Jr. Scott Pdf

This survey of intertestamental Judaism illuminates the customs and controversies that provide essential background for understanding the New Testament. Scott opens a door into the Jewish world and literature leading up to the development of Christianity. He also offers an accessible overview of the data through helpful charts, maps, and diagrams incorporated throughout the text to engage his readers.

Author : Jonathan S. Greer,John W. Hilber,John H. Walton
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 1010 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493415540

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Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament by Jonathan S. Greer,John W. Hilber,John H. Walton Pdf

This authoritative volume brings together a team of world-class scholars to cover the full range of Old Testament backgrounds studies in a concise, up-to-date, and comprehensive manner. With expertise in various subdisciplines of Old Testament backgrounds, the authors illuminate the cultural, social, and historical contexts of the world behind the Old Testament. They introduce readers to a wide range of background materials, covering history, geography, archaeology, and ancient Near Eastern textual and iconographic studies. Meant to be used alongside traditional literature-based canonical surveys, this one-stop introduction to Old Testament backgrounds fills a gap in typical introduction to the Bible courses. It contains over 100 illustrations, including photographs, line drawings, maps, charts, and tables, which will facilitate its use in the classroom.

Author : Mark J Keown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1683595912

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Discovering the New Testament by Mark J Keown Pdf

Discovering the New Testament is a new and comprehensive introduction to the New Testament in three volumes, reflecting current research and scholarship in New Testament studies. Each volume provides a thorough discussion of background issues as well as treating theological themes and practical application. In this third volume, Mark J. Keown surveys Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation. In addition to covering introductory matters, Keown addresses key concerns for each book, such as the use of the Old Testament in Hebrews, James's view of justification, the relationship of 2 Peter and Jude, and Revelation's various interpretative approaches. Ideal for college or seminary students, Discovering the New Testament provides numerous maps and charts as well as discussion questions for each chapter and a focus on real--life relevance and application.

Author : Richard L. Rohrbaugh
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597528276

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The New Testament in Cross-Cultural Perspective by Richard L. Rohrbaugh Pdf

The Bible is not a Western book, and the world of the New Testament is not our world. The New Testament world was preindustrial, Mediterranean, and populated mostly by nonliterate peasants who depended on hearing these writings read aloud. Only a few of the literate elite were part of the Jesus movement, and they knew nothing of either modernity or the Western culture we inhabit today. This means that for all North Americans, reading the New Testament is always an exercise in cross-cultural communication. Travelers, diplomats, and exchange students take great pains to bridge the cultural gaps that cloud mutual understanding. But North American readers habitually suspend cross-cultural awareness when encountering the Bible. The result is that we unwittingly project our own cultural understandings onto the pages of the New Testament. Rohrbaugh argues that to whatever degree we can bridge cultural gaps between ourselves and New Testament writers, we learn to value their intentions rather than the meanings we create from their words. Rohrbaugh's insightful interpretations of Gospel passages go a long way toward helping to span distances between the New Testament world and the present.