New Testament History, Culture, and Society

A Background to the Texts of the New Testament

Lincoln H. Blumell, Editor
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Published in 2019

ISBN 978-1-9443-9476-9

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  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Jewish Background of the New Testament
  • Between the Testaments
    The History of Judea Between the Testaments of the Bible
    Joshua M. Matson
  • The Law of Moses
    An Overview
    Daniel L. Belnap
  • Jerusalem, the Holy City
    A Virtual Tour of the City in the New Testament Period
    Tyler J. Griffin
  • The Temple of Herod
    David Rolph Seely
  • Messianism and Jewish Messiahs in the New Testament Period
    Trevan G. Hatch
  • Jewish Hermeneutics in the New Testament Period
    Matthew L. Bowen
  • The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament
    Dana M. Pike
  • Rabbinic Literature and the New Testament
    Avram R. Shannon
  • Greco-Roman Background of the New Testament
  • Judea as a Roman Province, AD 6-66
    Michael R. Trotter
  • Roman Law Relating to the New Testament
    John W. Welch
  • Greco-Roman Philosophy and the New Testament
    Bryce Gessell
  • Greco-Roman Religion and the New Testament
    Grant Adamson
  • The Cares of This World
    Roman Economics and the New Testament
    John Gee
  • The First Jewish Revolt against Rome
    Jared W. Ludlow
  • Jesus and the Gospels
  • The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
    An Overview
    Andrew C. Skinner
  • The Mediator of the New Covenant
    Robert L. Millet
  • The Synoptic Gospels
    Matthew, Mark, and Luke
    Alan Taylor Farnes
  • The Gospel of John
    Eric D. Huntsman
  • Noncanonical Gospels
    Jason R. Combs
  • The Atonement
    Noel B. Reynolds
  • The Crucifixion
    Gaye Strathearn
  • The Resurrection
    Julie M. Smith
  • The Apostle Paul, General Epistles, and Revelation
  • The Life of the Apostle Paul
    An Overview
    Nicolas J. Frederick
  • The Epistle of the Apostle Paul
    An Overview
    Frank F. Judd Jr.
  • Hebrews and the General Epistles
    Hebrews, James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, and Jude
    Lincoln H. Blumell, Frank F. Judd Jr., and George A. Pierce
  • The Book of Revelation
    Following the Lamb
    D. Jill Kirby
  • New Testament Issues and Contexts
  • Understanding the Physical and Metaphysical Geography of the New Testament
    George A. Pierce
  • The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament
    Daniel O. McClellan
  • Women and the World of the New Testament
    Catherine Gines Taylor
  • Family, Marriage, and Celibacy in the New Testament
    Mark D. Ellison
  • Nonverbal Communication in the New Testament
    David M. Calabro
  • Ritualized Prostration in the New Testament
    Andrew C. Smith
  • Worship and Ritual Practices in the New Testament
    Erik Odin Yingling
  • Baptism in the New Testament
    Seth S. Larsen
  • Plants in the New Testament
    Terry B. Ball
  • Clothing and Textiles in the New Testament
    Kristin H. South and Anita Cramer Wells
  • The Text of the New Testament
  • Textual Criticism and the New Testament
    Thomas A. Wayment
  • The King James Translation of the New Testament
    Lincoln H. Blumell and Jan J. Martin
  • The Greek New Testament Text of the King James Version
    Lincoln H. Blumell
  • Joseph Smith's Translation of the New Testament
    Kent P. Jackson
  • The New Testament in the Doctrine and Covenants
    Nicolas J. Frederick
  • After the New Testament
  • Christianity in the Second Century
    Luke Drake
  • The Canonization of the New Testament
    Daniel Becerra
  • Contributors
  • Index
  • Citation Index

About the Book

This volume offers valuable perspectives from biblical scholars on the background of the New Testament texts, including the Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures of the time. The book is divided into several themes, including Jesus in the Gospels, the Apostle Paul, New Testament issues and contexts, and what transpired after the New Testament. It ranges from the intertestamental period to the First Jewish Revolt of AD 66–73 and the canonization of the New Testament. Over forty New Testament scholars and experts contributed to this comprehensive volume, which identifies further readings and has detailed general and citation indexes.