The New Testament
Subtitle: methods and meanings
By: Warren Carter & Amy-Jill Levine
Contributors: Levine, Amy-Jill, 1956-
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Nashville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9781426741906; 9781630885779
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible; Neues Testament
Description: In this concise, accessible book, Warren Carter and A.J. Levine introduce three aspects of New Testament study: the world of the text (plots, characters, setting, and themes), the world behind the text (the concerns, circumstances, and experiences of the early Christian communities), and the world in front of the text (the meaning for contemporary readers). As students engage the New Testament, they face a central issue that has confronted all students before them, namely, that these texts have been and are read in diverse and often quite conflicting ways.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: -- 1.; title: Matthew -- -- 2.; title: Mark -- -- 3.; title: Luke -- -- 4.; title: John -- -- 5.; title: Acts -- -- 6.; title: Romans -- -- 7.; title: 1 Corinthians -- -- 8.; title: 2 Corinthians -- -- 9.; title: Galatians -- -- 10.; title: Ephesians -- -- 11.; title: Philippians -- -- 12.; title: Colossians -- -- 13.; title: 1 and 2 Thessalonians -- -- 14.; title: The Pastorals: 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus -- -- 15.; title: Philemon -- -- 16.; title: Hebrews -- -- 17.; title: James -- -- 18.; title: 1 Peter -- -- 19.; title: 2 Peter and Jude -- -- 20.; title: 1, 2, and 3 John -- -- 21.; title: Revelation.