Exploring the New Testament: A Guide to the Letters and Revelation

by I. Howard Marshall, Stephen Travis, Ian Paul

Overview

Professors and students will warm to this clearly written and well-informed introduction to the New Testament Letters and the Apocalypse. Exploring the New Testament, Volume Two introduces students of biblical studies and theology to Greco-Roman background ancient letter writing content and major themes Paul's life, mission and theology issues of authorship, date and setting methods in reading and interpreting the New Testament Letters and Revelation the intersection of New Testament criticism with contemporary issues of faith and culture This revised edition features updated text and bibliographies, and incorporates new material gleaned from the experience of classroom use.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780830825288
Publisher:	InterVarsity Press
Publication date:	06/15/2021
Series:	Exploring the Bible Series , #2
Edition description:	Revised, Third Edition
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	296,947
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

I. Howard Marshall is Honorary Research Professor of New Testament at the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland. He has written numerous books on the New Testament, including commentaries on the Gospel of Luke, Acts, 1-2 Thessalonians, the Pastoral Epistles, 1 Peter and 1-3 John.

Stephen Travis (PhD, University of Cambridge) served for more than thirty years as lecturer of New Testament and for more than fifteen years as vice principal at St. John's College in Nottingham, England. His books include Christian Hope and the Future and Christ and the Judgement of God.

Ian Paul is a freelance theologian, writer, speaker, adjunct professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, and associate minister at St. Nicholas' Church, Nottingham, England. He is the author of Revelation (TNTC) and coeditor of Preaching the New Testament.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
How to Use This Book

A. Setting the Scene
1. The World of First-Century Christians

B. Paul and His Letters
2. Letters in the New Testament
3. Paul, His Letters and His Life
4. The Letter to the Galatians
5. The Letters to the Thessalonians
6. The ‘First’ Letter to the Corinthians
7. The ‘Second’ Letter to the Corinthians
8. The Letter to the Romans
9. The Letter to the Philippians
10. The Letter to Philemon
11. The Letter to the Colossians
12. The Letter to the Ephesians
13. The Letters to Timothy and Titus
14. Paul—the Missionary Theologian
15. New Testament Letters—Interpretation and Authorship

C. Letters by Other Church Leaders
16. The Letter to the Hebrews
17. The Letter of James
18. The First Letter of Peter
19. The Second Letter of Peter and the Letter of Jude
20. The Letters of John

D. Apocalyptic Literature
21. The Revelation to John

Glossary
Index

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