Table Of Contents:
Preface

1 Introducing the New Testament Getting our bearings; What is the New Testament? Chapter and verse; The canon of the New Testament; The language of the New Testament; Questions to consider 1(12)

2 A tour of the New Testament The Gospels; The Gospel of Matthew; The Gospel of Mark; The Gospel of Luke; The Gospel of John; The Acts of the Apostles; The Epistles; The Epistle to the Romans; The Epistles to the Corinthians; The Epistle to the Galatians; The Epistle to the Ephesians; The Epistle to the Philippians; The Epistle to the Colossians; The Epistles to the Thessalonians; The Epistles to Timothy and Titus; The Epistle to Philemon; The Epistle to the Hebrews; The Epistle to James; The Epistles of Peter; The Epistles of John; The Epistle of Jude; The Revelation to John; Questions to consider 13(30)

3 The geography and historical background of the New Testament Palestine; A year in the life...; Invaded; The five Herods; Life under Rome; Questions to consider 43(15)

4 The people and daily life of the New Testament Particular groups; Daily life; Growing up; Agriculture; Sickness and healing; Jewish worship; Pagan belief and thought; Away from home; Questions to consider 58(22)

5 The translation of the New Testament Latin; Syriac, Coptic, Gothic and Slavonic; English; Printing; The Authorised Version; Revisions of the Authorised Version; New translations into English; Paraphrases; Questions to consider 80(11)

6 The text of the New Testament Papyrus and parchment; Writing; Identifying manuscripts; Some important manuscripts; Variations in the text; Working out the likely original; Questions to consider 91(20)

7 The focus of the New Testament The beginning; In public; Parables; Who was Jesus? The death of Jesus; Miracles; The early Christians; The Jesus of history; Questions to consider 111(19)

8 The critical study of the New Testament: 1 Source criticism; The Synoptic Problem; The Griesbach hypothesis; The two-source hypothesis; From two to four; Questions to consider 130(19)

9 The critical study of the New Testament: 2 Form criticism; Redaction criticism; Literary criticism; Questions to consider 149(18)

10 The use of the New Testament What it meant then; What it means now; Questions to consider 167(11)
Appendices 178(31)
1 Abbreviations of the books of the Bible 178(1)
2 Table of New Testament weights and measures 179(1)
3 People mentioned in the New Testament 180(9)
4 Places mentioned in the New Testament 189(5)
5 Read through the New Testament in a year--twice! 194(5)
6 Some further reading 199(2)
7 Maps The Eastern Mediterranean in New Testament Times; Palestine at the time of Jesus; Jerusalem in the times of Jesus; The travels of St Paul; The Seven churches in Revelation 201(8)
Index 209