The indelible image
Subtitle: the theological and ethical thought world of the New Testament
By: Ben Witherington III.
Publisher: IVP Academic
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Downers Grove, Ill
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780830838615; 9780830838622
Subjects: Bible. -- N.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The individual witnesses. The overture : The grand story in miniature; title: Prologue : Blueprints and bylaws; title: Jesus : the alpha and omega of New Testament thought; title: Paul the paradigm setter; title: The kinsmen and their redeemer and Peter and his principles; title: The anonymous famous preacher; title: Beloved theology and ethics; title: One-eyed gospels; title: The end of all things and the beginning of the canon; title: v. 2. The collective witness.; title: Rewind : a brief synopsis of volume 1; title: Prolegomena : Is New Testament theology or ethics possible?; title: Preliminary considerations : from symbolic universe to story to theologizing : the arc and arch of theology; title: What is the symbolic universe of Jesus and the new Testament writers?; title: The narrative thought world of Jesus and the New Testament writers; title: New Testament theology : a census of the Christological consensus; title: A census of the consensus : the God of the Old Testament as the father of Jesus and his followers; title: A census of the consensus : the Holy Spirit, God's mighty presence in person; title: A census of the consensus : salvation now and in the end; title: A census of the consensus : New Testament ethics : preliminary considerations; title: A census of the consensus : the ethic of Jesus and its influence on the New Testament writers; title: Ethics for Jewish Christians : Matthew, John, James, Jude, Hebrews, 1-3 John, 1 Peter, Revelation; title: Ethics for gentile Christians : Paul's letters; title: Ethics for gentile Christians : Mark, Luke, 2 Peter; title: The matrix of meaning : the thought worlds of the Old Testament and the New Testament, and the way forward