The New Testament World, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded

Author: Bruce J. Malina
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 1646980476
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A classroom standard for two decades, The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology has introduced students to both the New Testament and the social-scientific study of the New Testament. This revised and expanded third edition offers new chapters on envy and the Jesus movement, updates chapters from earlier editions, augments the bibliography, and offers student study questions.

The New Testament World

Author: Bruce J. Malina
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664222956
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276

The New Testament World

Author: Bruce J. Malina
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780804204231
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 169

Book Description

The World that Shaped the New Testament

Author: Calvin J. Roetzel
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664224158
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
In this book, Calvin Roetzel explores the social, political, religious, and intellectual environment of the New Testament writers. Roetzel maps the major features of the first-century landscape so that the student may be able to view the whole, and through the whole gain new perspective on and insight into each part. Now updated with the most current scholarship and with revisions taking into account archeological findings, this is the best available introduction to the subject. Expanded materials include discussion of the social structure of Roman society, political dimensions of Pharisaism, Hellenistic religious expression, the Jewish Diaspora, the influence of the Septuagint on the Gospel writers and Paul, and women in antiquity. Pictures are integrated into the text at relevant points, the end of each chapter contains suggestions for further reading, and there is also a current and comprehensive bibliography of topics and authors.

New Testament Exegesis

Author: Gordon D. Fee
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664223168
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
The third edition of this handbook provides a step-by-step guide to writing an exegetical paper on the New Testament. It takes into account the latest advances in methodology as well as resources. 10 illustrations.

Biblical Interpretation

Author: W. Randolph Tate
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441237100
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 357

Book Description
This comprehensive exploration of the interpretive process, now available in paperback, has served as a successful textbook. It focuses on the three "worlds" of biblical interpretation--the world of the author, the world of the text, and the world of the reader--to help students develop an integrated hermeneutical strategy. The book offers clear explanations of interpretive approaches, which are supported by helpful biblical examples, and succinct synopses of various interpretive methods. Pedagogical aids include end-of-chapter review and study sections with key terms, study questions, and suggestions for further reading.

Voices From the Margin

Author: Sugirtharajah, R.S.
Publisher: Orbis Books
ISBN: 1608336700
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 574

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Old Testament Parallels

Author: Victor Harold Matthews
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809137312
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
In this newly revised and expanded second edition, Victor Matthews and Don Benjamin have gathered key ancient documents from Eastern Mediterranean traditions that provide a literary backdrop for Old Testament writings.

Introducing the New Testament

Author: Mark Allan Powell
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493413139
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 836

Book Description
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.

Families in the New Testament World

Author: Carolyn Osiek
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664255466
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description
What was the family like for the first Christians? Informed by archaeological work and illustrated by figures, this work is a remarkable window into the past, one that both informs and illuminates our current condition. The Family, Culture, and Religion series offers informed and responsible analyses of the state of the American family from a religious perspective and provides practical assistance for the family's revitalization.