Research Catalog

Title

The World of the New Testament : Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts / Joel B. Green, Lee Martin McDonald, editors.

Publication

• Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, [2013]
• ©2013

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Details

Additional Authors

• Green, Joel B., 1956-
• McDonald, Lee Martin, 1942-

Description

xxiv, 616 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

"A team of distinguished specialists introduces the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman backgrounds necessary for understanding the New Testament and the early church"--Publisher's summary.

Subjects

• Greece
• Bible > New Testament
• Bible > New Testament > Criticism
• Bible > Nouveau Testament > Critique, interprétation, etc
• Rome > Histoire > 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire)
• Grèce > Histoire > 146 av. J.-C.-323
• Palestine > Histoire > Jusqu'à 70
• RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament
• Church history > 30-600, Early church
• Classical civilization > Social aspects
• Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
• Civilisation gréco-romaine > Aspect social
• Judaïsme > Histoire > 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Période postexilique)
• Juifs > Palestine > Mœurs et coutumes > Jusqu'à 70
• Juifs > Histoire > 586 av. J.-C.-70
• History
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• To 600
• Rome (Empire)
• Middle East > Palestine
• Bible > New Testament > History of Biblical events
• Bible > New Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Bibel > Neues Testament
• Jews > History > 586 B.C.-70 A.D
• Jews > Palestine > Social life and customs > To 70 A.D
• Judaism > History > Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
• Civilization, Greco-Roman > Social aspects
• Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
• Palestine > History > To 70 A.D
• Greece > History > 146 B.C.-323 A.D
• Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
• Christianity > History > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
• Urchristentum
• Judentum
• Hellenismus
• Zeithintergrund
• Interpretation
• Judar > historia
• Judar > vardagsliv och traditioner
• Bibelkritik > judendom > historia
• Church history > Primitive and early church
• History of Biblical events
• Jews > Social life and customs
• Judaism > Post-exilic period (Judaism)

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction / Joel B. Green and Lee Martin McDonald -- 2. New Testament chronology / Lee Martin McDonald -- PART 1. SETTING THE CONTEXT: EXILE AND THE JEWISH HERITAGE -- 3. Exile / Nicholas Perrin -- 4. The Hasmoneans and the Hasmonean era / Larry R. Helyer -- 5. The Herodian dynasty / Everett Ferguson -- 6. Monotheism / Nathan MacDonald -- 7. The scriptures and scriptural interpretation / Lidija Novakovic -- PART 2. SETTING THE CONTEXT: ROMAN HELLENISM -- 8. Greek religion / Moyer V. Hubbard -- 9. The imperial cult / Nicholas Perrin -- 10. Greco-Roman philosophical schools / John T. Fitzgerald -- 11. Civic and voluntary associations in the Greco-Roman world / Michael S. Moore -- 12. Economics, taxes, and tithes / David J. Downs -- 13. Slaves and slavery in the Roman world / S. Scott Bartchy -- 14. Women, children, and families in the Greco-Roman world / Lynn H. Cohick -- 15. Education in the Greco-Roman world / Ben Witherington III -- PART 3. THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN THE CONTEXT OF ROMAN HELLENISM -- 16. Temple and priesthood / David Instone-Brewer -- 17. Jews and Samaritans / Lidija Novakovic -- 18. Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes / Michelle Lee-Barnewall -- 19. The Dead Sea Scrolls / C.D. Elledge -- 20. Prophetic movements and zealots / James D.G. Dunn -- 21. Apocalypticism / Larry R. Helyer -- 22. Synagogue and Sanhedrin / Kenneth D. Litwak -- 23. Jews in the diaspora / David A. DeSilva -- 24. Noncanonical Jewish writings / Daniel M. Gurtner -- 25. Jewish identity, beliefs, and practices / Archie T. Wright -- 26. Jewish education / Kent L. Yinger -- 27. Healing and healthcare / Joel B. Green -- PART 4. THE LITERARY CONTEXT OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY -- 28. Reading, writing and manuscripts / E. Randolph Richards -- 29. Pseudonymous writings and the New Testament / Lee Martin McDonald -- 30. Literary forms in the New Testament / Thomas E. Phillips -- 31. Homer and the New Testament / Thomas E. Phillips -- 32. Josephus and the New Testament / Michael F. Bird -- 33. Philo and the New Testament / Torrey Seland -- 34. Rabbinic literature and the New Testament / Bruce Chilton -- 35. Early noncanonical Christian writings / Nicholas Perrin -- PART 5. THE GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT -- 36. Jesus research and archaeology / James H. Charlesworth -- 37. Egypt / John D. Wineland -- 38. Palestine / Thomas R. Hatina -- 39. Syria, Cilicia, and Cyprus / Mark Wilson -- 40. The province and cities of Asia / Paul Trebilco -- 41. Galatia / Mark Wilson -- 42. Macedonia / Gene L. Green -- 43. Achaia / Gene L. Green -- 44. Rome and its provinces / Thomas R. Hatina -- Money in the New Testament era / Lee Martin McDonald -- Measurements in the New Testament era / Lee Martin McDonald -- Glossary / Joel B. Green and Lee Martin McDonald.

ISBN

• 9780801039621
• 0801039622
• 1441247971
• 9781441247971
• 9780801098611
• 0801098610

LCCN

• 2013003341
• 40022775322

OCLC

• 795759475
• SCSB-10759175

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library