The New Testament Its Background and Message
by Lea, Thomas; Black, David AlanEdition: 2nd
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Pub. Date: 2003-07-01
Publisher(s): B&H Academic
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Summary
In the comprehensiveThe New Testament: Its Background and Message, the late Thomas Lea presented a clear and concise introduction to the New Testament giving readers the key that unlocks the door to understanding these important texts. This influential work presents the background of the New Testament with broad strokes and with a focus on specific books including the Gospels, Acts, and Paul and his letters. Originally written in an easy-to-understand style and form, Lea's text continues to unlock the message of the New Testament for both new students and seasoned scholars.
Author Biography
The late Thomas D. Lea was dean of the School of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.David Alan Black, a well know and highly regarded New Testament scholar, is professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. He is the author or editor of many books including Learning to Read New Testament Greek and interpreting the New Testament, published by Broadman & Holman. He resides in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Table of Contents
| List of Tables | p. xiii |
| List of Maps | p. xv |
| Preface to Revised Edition | p. xvii |
| Introduction to the Original Edition | p. 1 |
| The Background to the New Testament | |
| The Political History of Palestine During the Intertestamental Period | p. 7 |
| The Babylonian Period (626-539 B.C.) | p. 9 |
| The Persian Period (539-331 B.C.) | p. 11 |
| The Grecian Period (331-320 B.C.) | p. 13 |
| The Ptolemaic Period (320-198 B.C.) | p. 15 |
| The Syrian Period (198-167 B.C.) | p. 16 |
| The Maccabean Period (167-142 B.C.) | p. 18 |
| The Hasmonean Period (142-63 B.C.) | p. 20 |
| The Roman Period (63 B.C. on) | p. 21 |
| Later Events in Palestine | p. 26 |
| Life in the World of the New Testament | p. 31 |
| Home Construction | p. 32 |
| Food | p. 34 |
| Clothing | p. 35 |
| Social Classes | p. 35 |
| Languages | p. 36 |
| Jewish Population | p. 37 |
| Industry, Labor, and Commerce | p. 37 |
| Transportation and Communication | p. 38 |
| Education | p. 39 |
| Science and Medicine | p. 39 |
| Entertainment | p. 40 |
| Marriage | p. 41 |
| Funerals | p. 42 |
| Crime | p. 43 |
| The Roman Army | p. 43 |
| The Religious Background to the New Testament | p. 47 |
| Paganism | p. 47 |
| Judaism | p. 54 |
| Conclusion | p. 64 |
| The Canon, Text, and Genre of the New Testament | p. 69 |
| The Canon and Text | p. 69 |
| The New Testament Text | p. 75 |
| Genre | p. 78 |
| The Life of Jesus and the Gospels | |
| Learning About Jesus | p. 85 |
| Sources | p. 86 |
| The Geography of Jesus' Homeland | p. 87 |
| The Historical Study of Jesus' Life | p. 89 |
| The Teaching of Jesus | p. 92 |
| Dates in Jesus' Life | p. 94 |
| The Chronology of Jesus' Life | p. 97 |
| The Synoptic Problem | p. 113 |
| The Development of the Synoptic Gospels | p. 114 |
| Moving Toward a Synoptic Consensus | p. 126 |
| The Four Gospels | p. 131 |
| The Gospel of Matthew | p. 132 |
| Outline of Matthew | p. 139 |
| The Gospel of Mark | p. 140 |
| Outline of Mark | p. 146 |
| The Gospel of Luke | p. 146 |
| Outline of Luke | p. 154 |
| The Gospel of John | p. 156 |
| Outline of John | p. 164 |
| The Birth, Childhood, and Early Ministry of Jesus | p. 171 |
| Jesus' Ministry in and Around Galilee | p. 191 |
| The Later Judean andthe Perean Ministry | p. 223 |
| The Final Week of Jesus' Life--Crucifixion and Resurrection | p. 245 |
| The Growth of thse Early Church in Acts | |
| Introduction to the Acts and the Role of Peter in Early Christianity (Acts 1-12) | p. 281 |
| Authorship | p. 281 |
| Luke the Man | p. 283 |
| Date of Writing Acts | p. 283 |
| Literary Questions About Acts | p. 284 |
| The Quality of Greek | p. 284 |
| The Sources of Luke | p. 285 |
| Historical Accuracy of Acts | p. 285 |
| The Content of Acts | p. 291 |
| The Role of Paul in the Spread of Christianity (Acts 13-28) | p. 301 |
| Paul's First Missionary Journey | p. 305 |
| Second Missionary Journey | p. 311 |
| The Third Missionary Journey | p. 315 |
| Arrest and Imprisonment in Jerusalem(21:17-23:35) | p. 319 |
| Paul's Appearance Before Felix (24:1-27) | p. 320 |
| Paul Before Festus (25:1-12) | p. 321 |
| Paul Before Festus and Herod Agrippa II (25:13-26:32) | p. 321 |
| The Voyage to Rome (27:1-28:16) | p. 322 |
| Paul in Rome (28:17-31) | p. 324 |
| Outline of Acts | p. 326 |
| The Epistles of Paul | |
| An Overview of Paul's Life | p. 333 |
| The Literary Contributions of Paul | p. 334 |
| The Personality of Paul | p. 345 |
| The Life of Paul | p. 346 |
| A Chronology of Paul's Life | p. 349 |
| The Theology of Paul | p. 354 |
| Paul's First Writings (A Survey of Galatians and 1 and 2 Thessalonians) | p. 363 |
| The Letter to the Galatians | p. 364 |
| The Message of Galatians | p. 370 |
| Outline of Galatians | p. 375 |
| For Further Discussion | p. 376 |
| The Letters to the Thessalonians | p. 377 |
| The Message of 1 Thessalonians | p. 381 |
| Outline of 1 Thessalonians | p. 383 |
| The Message of 2 Thessalonians | p. 384 |
| Outline of 2 Thessalonians | p. 386 |
| Paul's Chief Writings (A Survey of Romans and 1 and 2 Corinthians) | p. 389 |
| The Epistle to the Romans | p. 390 |
| The Message of Romans | p. 394 |
| Outline of Romans | p. 400 |
| For Further Discussion | p. 402 |
| The Corinthian Letters | p. 402 |
| 1 Corinthians | p. 407 |
| The Message of 1 Corinthians | p. 408 |
| Outline of 1 Corinthians | p. 416 |
| 2 Corinthians | p. 417 |
| The Message of 2 Corinthians | p. 419 |
| Outline of 2 Corinthians | p. 425 |
| Paul's Captivity Epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon) | p. 431 |
| Time and Place | p. 432 |
| Date of the Captivity Epistles | p. 435 |
| The Epistle to the Ephesians | p. 436 |
| Outline of Ephesians | p. 441 |
| The Epistle to the Philippians | p. 442 |
| Outline of Philippians | p. 448 |
| The Epistle to the Colossians | p. 449 |
| Outline of Colossians | p. 456 |
| The Epistle to Philemon | p. 457 |
| Outline of Philemon | p. 459 |
| The Pastoral Epistles | p. 463 |
| Authorship of the Pastorals | p. 464 |
| Chronology for the Pastorals | p. 471 |
| Occasion and Purpose | p. 472 |
| 1 Timothy | p. 473 |
| 2 Timothy | p. 475 |
| Titus | p. 476 |
| The Content of 1 Timothy | p. 477 |
| Outline of 1 Timothy | p. 481 |
| The Content of 2 Timothy | p. 483 |
| Outline of 2 Timothy | p. 486 |
| Content of Titus | p. 487 |
| Outline of Titus | p. 489 |
| Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation | |
| The Epistle to the Hebrews | p. 495 |
| The Content of Hebrews | p. 502 |
| The Exegesis of Hebrews 6:4-12 | p. 506 |
| An Outline of Hebrews | p. 507 |
| The Epistle of James | p. 511 |
| The Content of James | p. 517 |
| Outline of James | p. 522 |
| The Epistles of 1 and 2 Peter | p. 525 |
| The Epistle of First Peter | p. 526 |
| The Content of First Peter | p. 534 |
| Outline of First Peter | p. 538 |
| The Epistle of Second Peter | p. 539 |
| The Content of Second Peter | p. 544 |
| An Outline of Second Peter | p. 546 |
| The Johannine Epistles | p. 551 |
| The Epistle of 1 John | p. 551 |
| The Content of First John | p. 555 |
| Outline of First John | p. 559 |
| The Epistles of 2 and 3 John | p. 560 |
| Content of 2 John | p. 561 |
| Outline of 2 John | p. 562 |
| Content of 3 John | p. 563 |
| Outline of 3 John | p. 564 |
| The Epistle of Jude | p. 567 |
| Content of Jude | p. 572 |
| Outline of Jude | p. 574 |
| The Revelation | p. 577 |
| Content of Revelation | p. 589 |
| Outline of Revelation | p. 601 |
| Endnotes | p. 607 |
| Glossary of Terms | p. 637 |
| Index | p. 645 |
| About the Authors | p. 653 |
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