Encountering the New Testament: A Historical and Theological Survey

by Walter A. Elwell, Robert W. Yarbrough

Overview

With its full-color illustrations and multimedia, interactive compact disc—not to mention its rigorous scholarship, readable style, and educational soundness—Encountering the New Testament: A Historical and Theological Survey sets a new standard in introductory undergraduate biblical studies.

Although nearly every Christian college offers a course surveying the New Testament, professors too often discover that the books for these courses fail to communicate to their students. Encountering the New Testament offers instructors a text specifically designed with today's first-year college student in mind.

This volume is written at a level students can understand and is realistic about students' level of biblical literacy. In addition, it seeks to draw in the student with an eye-pleasing presentation. This unique text boasts a number of distinguishing features, including a multimedia, interactive CD-ROM software program; abundant illustrations, photographs, figures, tables, and charts—all in full color; sidebars addressing ethical/theological concerns and providing primary source material; focus boxes isolating key issues and making relevant applications; learning objectives and chapter outline at the beginning of each chapter; study questions, review questions, annotated bibliography, glossary, and chapter summaries at the end of each chapter.

Encountering the New Testament was awarded a Christianity Today Book Award in 1999.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801039645
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/15/2013
Series:	Encountering Biblical Studies
Edition description:	3rd Edition
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Walter A. Elwell (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is professor emeritus of New Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois, where he taught for twenty-seven years and served as dean. He has written or edited numerous books, reference works, and articles.

Robert W. Yarbrough (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of New Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He lectures internationally and is the author, editor, or translator of numerous books, articles, and reviews.

Table of Contents

Contents

To the Professor
To the Student
1. Why Study the New Testament?
Part 1: Encountering Jesus and the Gospels
2. The Middle East in the Days of Jesus
3. The Gospel and the Four Gospels
4. The Gospel of Matthew: The Messiah Has Come!
5. The Gospel of Mark: Son of God,
Servant of All
6. The Gospel of Luke: A Savior for
All People
7. The Gospel of John: Eternal Life
through His Name
8. Man from Galilee: The Life of Jesus Christ
9. Lord, Teach Us: The Teaching
Ministry of Jesus Christ
10. Modern Approaches to the New
Testament: Historical Criticism
and Hermeneutics
11. The Modern Study of the Gospels
12. The Modern Search for Jesus
Part 2: Encountering Acts and the
Earliest Church
13. The World and Identity of the
Earliest Church
14. Acts 1-7: The Earliest Days of the Church
15. Acts 8-12: Salvation for Both Jew and Gentile
16. Acts 13-28: The Light of Christ to the Ends of the Earth
Part 3: Encountering Paul and His
Epistles
17. All Things to All People: Life and
Teachings of the Apostle Paul
18. Romans: Right with God
19. Corinthians and Galatians:
Apostolic Counsel for Confused Churches
20. Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon: Letters
from Prison
21. Thessalonians, Timothy, and Titus: A Legacy of Faithfulness
Part 4: Encountering the General
Epistles and the Apocalypse
22. Hebrews and James: Maintaining Full Commitment to Christ
23. Peter, John, and Jude: A Call to
Faith, Hope, and Love
24. Revelation: God Is in Control!
Epilogue: Matters to Ponder
Glossary
Indexes