Introducing the New Testament,

by Hunter, Archibald MacBride

• ISBN13: 9780664249656
• ISBN10: 0664249655
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1973-06-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

Archibald Hunter has thoroughly revised and updated this work. At the same time, he has preserved its outline and organization. This widely acclaimed book has already become a standard reference for teachers, ministers, college, and seminary students.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
PART ONE INTRODUCTORY
Why We Study the New Testament	3	(6)
Language, Text and Canon	9	(8)
The Contents of the New Testament	17	(6)
PART TWO THE FOUR GOSPELS
How the Gospels Came to be Written	23	(5)
The Synoptic Problem: A Literary Puzzle	28	(9)
The Earliest Gospel (Mark)	37	(9)
The Gentile-Christian Gospel (Luke)	46	(8)
The Jewish-Christian Gospel (Matthew)	54	(7)
The Spiritual Gospel (John)	61	(12)
PART THREE THE EARLY CHURCH AND SAINT PAUL
How They Brought the Good News from Jerusalem to Rome (Acts)	73	(10)
Paul	83	(11)
The Gospel According to Paul (Romans)	94	(11)
The Church of God in Vanity Fair (I Corinthians)	105	(8)
The Trials and Triumphs of an Apostle (II Corinthians)	113	(5)
Christian Freedom (Galatians)	118	(6)
The Glory of Christ in the Church (Ephesians)	124	(7)
A Paean from Prison (Philippians)	131	(5)
The Cosmic Christ (Colossians)	136	(6)
Saints in Salonica (I and II Thessalonians)	142	(4)
Speaking the Truth in Love (Philemon)	146	(4)
The Pastoral Epistles (I and II Timothy, Titus)	150	(9)
PART FOUR THE WRITINGS OF THE OTHER APOSTOLIC MEN
The Epistle of Priesthood (Hebrews)	159	(9)
The Epistle of Practice (James)	168	(4)
The Epistle of Hope (I Peter)	172	(6)
The Correspondence of the Elder (I, II, and III John)	178	(6)
Contending for the Faith (Jude)	184	(2)
The Promise of his Coming (II Peter)	186	(2)
The Judgment and Victory of God (Revelation)	188	(21)
EPILOGUE
The Unity of the New Testament	198	(11)
Books for Further Reading	209	(4)
Index of Subjects	213	(2)
Index of Authors	215