Survey of the New Testament- Everyman's Bible Commentary

by Benware, Paul N. N.

• ISBN13: 9780802421241
• ISBN10: 0802421245
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

The New Testament is worthy of a lifetime of study, as it answers the most significant questions people have asked,' says Paul Benware. What is the purpose of life? Is there any real hope? What is God like? Can I be freed from guilt and sin?Jesus Christ is the only answer to those questions. He is the key to God's New Covenant, the central theme of the New Testament.In order to fully appreciate the New Covenant, you must explore the lives and times of Christ and the New Testament writers. Survey of the New Testament organizes this essential information around the anticipation, institution, and fulfillment of the New Covenant. Dr. Benware, along with his book-by-book study of the 27 New Testament books, includes a chronological study of the life of Christ, a look at political forces and ideologies of the first-century Roman world, and a glimpse into the inter-testamental period. To clarify the order and pattern of the New Testament, Dr. Benware links each epistle to its historical base, the book of Acts. Thirty helpful charts have been included as well.

Author Biography

PAUL N. BENWARE (Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; Th.D., Grace Theological Seminary) is professor in the Biblical Studies Division at the Philadelphia Biblical University. HE wrote three volumes in the Everyman's Bible Commentary series and co-authored Leaders in the Making. He is married and has four children. c.1990

Table of Contents

Index of Graphics	10	(13)
Part 1: Introduction, Overview, Background: The New Covenant Anticipated
Introduction to the New Testament	13	(4)
Overview of the New Testament	17	(4)
Background to the New Testament	21	(26)
Part 2: The Gospels: The New Covenant Instituted
Perspectives on the Gospels	47	(32)
Matthew	79	(19)
Mark	98	(9)
Luke	107	(15)
John	122	(15)
Part 3: The Acts: The New Covenant Proclaimed
Acts	137	(26)
Part 4: The Epistles: The New Covenant Explained
Perspectives on the Epistles	163	(3)
The Pauline Epistles
Group 1: Paul's Early Epistles
Galatians	166	(12)
1 Thessalonians	178	(6)
2 Thessalonians	184	(6)
Group 2: Paul's Major Epistles
1 Corinthians	190	(10)
2 Corinthians	200	(6)
Romans	206	(18)
Group 3: Paul's Prison Epistles
Ephesians	224	(6)
Colossians	230	(5)
Philemon	235	(3)
Philippians	238	(10)
Group 4: Paul's Pastoral Epistles
1 Timothy	248	(5)
Titus	253	(4)
2 Timothy	257	(7)
The General Epistles
James	264	(4)
Hebrews	268	(7)
1 Peter	275	(5)
2 Peter	280	(5)
Jude	285	(3)
1 John	288	(4)
2 John	292	(2)
3 John	294	(5)
Part 5: The Revelation: The New Covenant Fulfilled
Revelation	299	(32)
Notes on Special Topics
The Person of Jesus Christ	319	(3)
The Apostles of Jesus Christ	322	(3)
Miracles in the Gospels and Acts	325	(3)
The Gift of Tongues	328	(3)
Notes	331	(8)
Selected Bibliography	339

Excerpts

The New Testament continues the story begun in the Old Testament. It is the marvelous climax of God's inspired revelation to mankind. In the Old Testament, God had promised to bring blessing and redemption to man through the messiah, and the New Testament is the record of God's doing just that. The New Testament is much smaller than the Old Testament and it covers a period of time far shorter than that of the Old. But the New Testament covers that most significant era in the history of man-those years when God became man and brought salvation to a lost mankind. The NT is worthy of a lifetime of study, as it answers the most significant questions people have asked: What is the purpose of life? Is there any real hope? What is God like? Can I be freed from guilt and sin? Am I loved?