1st Edition
New Testament Literature In the Light of Modern Scholarship
Originally published in 1952, this book discusses the relevant historical facts and the main theories of the different theological schools on the literature of the New Testament. The opening chapters of the book are concerned with the background of Christianity, the Canon of the New Testament, the Pre-Literary Period, the Earliest Written Sources, and the Synoptic Problem. These are followed by chapters dealing whenever possible with the authorship, recipients, date and place of composition, sources, purpose, contents, characteristics and historical value of each of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. There is also an introductory chapter on Paul’s Epistles.
Part I: The World of the New Testament and the Canon 1. The World of the New Testament 2. The Canon of the New Testament Part 2: The Pre-Literary Period and Earliest Written Sources 3. The Pre-Literary Period 4. The Earliest Written Sources Part 3: The Four Gospels and Acts 5. The Synoptic Problem 6. The Gospel According to Mark 7. The Gospel According to Matthew 8. The Gospel According to Luke 9. & 10. The Gospel According to John 11. Acts Part 4: Paul’s Epistles 12. Introduction to Paul’s Epistles 13. The Epistle to the Galatians 14. The First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians 15. The First and Second Epistles to the Corinthians 16. The Epistle to the Romans 17. The Captivity Epistles 18. The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon 19. The Epistle to the Ephesians 20. The Epistle to the Philippians Part 5: The Pastoral Epistles 21. The Pastoral Epistles (2 Timothy, 1 Timothy and Titus) Part 6: The Epistle to the Hebrews 22. The Epistle to the Hebrews Part 7: The Catholic Epistles 23. The Catholic Epistles: The Epistle of James 24. The First Epistle of Peter 25. The Epistles of John 26. The Epistle of Jude 27. The Second Epistle of Peter Part 8: The Revelation 28. The Revelation Part 9: Appendices A: Biographical Notes B: Works of the Post-Apostolic Age C: The Didache D: The Muratorian Fragment E: The Principal Manuscripts and Versions of the Greek New Testament F: Writing Materials G: The Family of Herod the Great H: Roman Emperors 27 B.C-A.D 138 I: Bibliography
Biography
T. Henshaw
Original reviews of New Testament Literature:
‘Has chapters on the world of Christ’s time, outlines of Greek philosophy and Roman thought, an account of the sources behind the gospels. It tells in simple, clear, non-technical language how, where, and why each book was written. It is excellently done and will be of great value...’ John O’ London’s Weekly
‘Lucid and orderly…For a trustworthy, readable account of the New Testament literature it cannot be bettered’ Yorkshire Observer.
‘…even the New Testament expert will find it a useful summary…’ Expository Times.
