Voyage Through the New Testament / Edition 1

by Catherine A. Cory

Overview

“This voyage through the New Testament involves the unfolding of a human story about suffering and hope, expectation and promise, death and new life. Whether you are a religious person or not, perhaps you will find your own life story somewhere in these pages.”

Catherine A. Cory, from the preface

 

This unique introductory text invites you to explore the New Testament for yourself. Rather than merely summarizing the New Testament, Voyage through the New Testament provides materials on the historical, religious, cultural, and literary backgrounds for understanding each book; it also investigates controversial interpretations of individual texts and then teaches you how to interpret them yourself. Upon completion of a course using this book, you will have developed the critical thinking skills and learning to do close readings of biblical texts.

Praise from the reviewers

“Of all the textbooks I have looked at over the past 16 years of teaching an introductory course on the New Testament, this is the best.”

Mark G. Boyer, Southwest Missouri State University

“The additional resources in this manuscript are unmatched.  The Supplemental Readings at the end of the book as well as the timeline only enhance this textbook.  The readings engage the reader in relevant primary texts and encourage deeper levels of learning. The readings and activities at the end of the chapter are one of the greatest strengths of the manuscript.  These sections truly set this text apart, placing it on the cutting edge of post-modern pedagogy.”

Paula Fontana Qualls, Gardner-Webb University

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900130494954
Publisher:	Pearson
Publication date:	09/02/2019
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Part I: Before We Begin

Chapter 1.  Issues of Interpretation

Chapter 2.  Contemporary Methods of Studying the Bible

Chapter 3.  The First-Century Greco-Roman World

Chapter 4.  Israel's Story of Salvation

Chapter 5.  First-Century Judaism

Part II:  The Gospels

Chapter 6.  The Gospel According to Mark

Chapter 7.  The Gospel According to Matthew

Chapter 8.  The Gospel According to Luke

Chapter 9.  The Gospel According to John

Chapter 10.  The Synoptic Problem and Historical Jesus Research

Chapter 11. Non-Canonical Gospels

Part III:  Acts of the Apostles

Chapter 12.  Acts of the Apostles

Part IV:  The Letters Associated with Paul

Chapter 13.  The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians

Chapter 14.  Paul's Letter to the Galatians

Chapter 15.  Paul's Letters to the Philippians and to Philemon

Chapter 16.  Paul's First and Second Letters to the Corinthians

Chapter 17.  Paul's Letter to the Romans

Chapter 18.  The Letters to the Colossians and Ephesians

Chapter 19.  The Pastoral Letters

Part V:  Other Letters

Chapter 20.  The Letter to the Hebrews

Chapter 21.  The Letters of James and Jude

Chapter 22.  The First and Second Letters of Peter

Chapter 23.  The Three Letters of John

Part VI:  Apocalyptic Literature

Chapter 24.  The Book of Revelation