Chalice Introduction to the New Testament

by Dennis E. Smith (Editor)

Each contributor is a respected scholar in the subject of his or her essay; together they present a variety of methods and approaches to biblical interpretation that includes basic data, relevant social context, aspects of religious thought and institutions, literary features, organization, primary theological teachings, relevance for the church today, and a recommended bibliography. Essays are organized chronologically to best depict the development of early Christianity. Chapters and contributors The New Testament and Its World, Dennis E. Smith; The Early Galatians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Richard E. Sturm; Paul as Missionary/ Corinthian Correspondence, Philemon, Philippians,Rodney L. Parrott; Paul as Romans, Dennis E. Smith; The Pauline Colossians, Ephesians, Bonnie Thurston; Jesus and the Gospels, Dennis E. Smith; The Birth of Narrative The Gospel of Mark, M. Eugene Boring; A Jewish-Christian The Gospel of Matthew, Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder and Dennis E. Smith; The Story of Jesus According to The Gospel of Luke, Ronald J. Allen; The Story of the Church According to The Acts of the Apostles, Ronald J. Allen; Word Becomes The Gospel of John, Larry Paul Jones; The Domestication of The Pastoral Epistles, Bonnie B. Thurston; The Epistolary The Letters of James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, and Jude, Nancy Claire Pittman; An Exhortation to Hebrews, Judith Hoch Wray; Consummation and The Revelation of John, Judith Hoch Wray.

352 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2004