Table of Contents
Abbreviations vii
Preface xiii
Part 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The Nature and Scope of Scripture 2
Chapter 2 The Political and Religious Background of the New Testament 19
Part 2 Jesus and the Gospels 37
Chapter 3 Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels 38
Chapter 4 The Gospel According to Matthew 53
Chapter 5 The Gospel According to Mark 76
Chapter 6 The Gospel According to Luke 87
Chapter 7 The Gospel According to John 105
Part 3 The Early Church and Paul 121
Chapter 8 The Book of Acts 122
Chapter 9 Introduction to Paul and His Letters 138
Chapter 10 Paul's Letter to the Galatians 150
Chapter 11 Paul's Thessalonian Correspondence: 1-2 Thessalonians 162
Chapter 12 Paul's Corinthian Correspondence: 1-2 Corinthians 176
Chapter 13 Paul's Letter to the Romans 207
Chapter 14 The Prison Epistles: Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon 231
Chapter 15 The Pastoral Epistles: 1-2 Timothy, Titus 266
Part 4 The General Epistles and Revelation 287
Chapter 16 The Letter to the Hebrews 288
Chapter 17 The Letter of James 309
Chapter 18 The Petrine Epistles (1-2 Peter) and the Letter of Jude 324
Chapter 19 The Johannine Epistles: 1-3 John 356
Chapter 20 The Book of Revelation 374
Glossary 397
Name Index 414
Subject Index 418
Scripture Index 422
Maps 447
