Given that Peter fades from view halfway through the book of Acts and that he left no gospel account in his name, it is tempting for many biblical scholars to dismiss him as a vague figure in Christian history and downplay his influence in the early church.
This new introduction incorporates:a wide range of methods-literary, historical, psychological, theological, and social-scientificcritically perceptive introductions to each of the New Testament writingsa comprehensive survey of approaches to biblical studies, historical and cultural backgrounds, the historical Jesus, and the rise of the resurrection faithattention to extracanonical materialsch…
As an indispensable guide, and a stimulating textbook, this volume is destined to become the steady companion of students and pastors who want to learn how to do exegesis, as well as to deepen their knowledge of the New Testament. This handbook is primarily concerned with the exegetical process itself, a process determined by the reasons for which it is undertaken-methodically working through …
This volume discusses various hermeneutical methods used in understanding the New Testament such as word studies, grammatical analysis, New Testament background, theological synthesis, textual criticism, and use of the Old Testament in the New.
In this greatly expanded edition of To Advance the Gospel, Joseph Fitzmyer has added eight new studies of Pauline and Lucan topics not part of his original work. Together these nineteen essays consider a number of major issues in the study of the New Testament as well as in the life of the church today.
In this groundbreaking and controversial book, Burton Mack brilliantly exposes how the Gospels are fictional mythologies created by different communities for various purposes and are only distantly related to the actual historical Jesus. Mack's innovative scholarship, which boldly challenges traditional Christian understanding, will change the way you approach the New Testament and think about…
The methodology of structural exegesis is explained without the use of technical vocabulary and presented in six clearly defined and repeatedly illustrated steps that can be easily followed.
A distinguished group of scholars here introduces and illustrates the array of strategies and methods used in New Testament study today. Standard approaches -- text criticism, historical methods, etc. -- appear side by side with newer approaches -- narrative criticism, Latino-Latina hermeneutics, theological interpretation of the New Testament, and more.
A classic kind of introduction to the New Testament, Schnelle's book presents full and up-to-date information about the individual writings with respect to date, author, place of writing, structure of the document, current scholarship, and themes and theological aims. The book, intended to supersede W. G. Kummel's introduction, informs the reader of all the important historical issues and descr…
Sejak terbitnya, Pengantar Perjanjian Baru telah menjadi buku pegangan yang andal dan mendapat banyak pujian. Revisi oleh penulis menjadikan Pengantar Perjanjian Baru semakin diakui sebagai karya Injili yang memberikan survei komprehensif, membahas berbagai isu kritis yang mengemuka dalam studi Perjanjian Baru, dan memberikan kemungkinan pendalaman setiap topik dengan catatan dan daftar pustaka…