TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harris,Stephen L.
TI  - The New Testament: a student's introduction 
SN  - 1559343761
AV  - BS2330.2 .H326 1995
U1  - 225.61 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Mountain View, Califonia
PB  - Mayfield Pub. Co.
KW  - Bible
KW  - New Testament
KW  - Introductions
KW  - Textbooks
N1  - PART I. AN INTRODUCTIONB TO THE NEW TESTAMENT
Chapter 1. An overview of the new testament

Chapter 2. How the new testament was handed down to us

Chapter 3. Alexander and Hellenistic world

Chapter 4. The troubled world into which Jesus was born

Chapter 5. The diverse world of first century Judaism

PART II. FOUR POTRAITS OF JESUS
Chapter 6. the gospels: Form and purpose

Chapter 7. Mark's portrait of Jesus: The hidden messiah and eschatological judge

Chapter 8. Mathew's of Jesus: The great teacher

Chapter 9. Luke's portrait of Jesus: A Saviour of all nations

Chapter 10. John's portrait of Jesus: Devine wisdom made fresh

Chapter 11. The continuing quest for historical Jesus

PART III. A HISTORY OF EARLY CHURCH
Chapter 12. Acts of the apostles

PART IV. PAUL AND PAULINE TRADITION
Chapter 13. Paul: apostle of all nations

Chapter 14. Unity freedom, and Christ's return: Paul's letters to Thessalonica and Corinth

Chapter 15. Freedom from law and justification by faith: Galatians and Romans

Chapter 16. Letters from prison: Philippians, Philemon and Colossians

Chapter 17. Continuing the Pauline tradition: Ephesians and pastoral epistles

PART V. GENERAL LETTERS AND A VISION OF END TIME
Chapter 18. General letters on faith and behavior: Hebrews and the catholic epistles

Chapter 19. Continuing the Apocalyptic hope: The book revelation

PART VI. BEYOND THE NEW TESTAMENT PERIOD
Chapter 20. Outside the canon: Other early Christian writings

Chapter 21. The Judeo-Christian bible and subsequent history



; Includes bibliographical references  (p. 385) and index
ER  -