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New Testament History: A Narrative Account

At first blush it might seem perfectly obvious what "New Testament history" is and what the contents of a book about New Testament history would contain. On closer inspection this is not the case. Are we talking about a history of the New Testament documents themselves, or perhaps a history of the times in which the New Testament books were written? Or are we talking about an ordering and chronicling of the events mentioned in the New Testament? And if we are discussing the latter, how much of a running start does one need? Should we begin with the era of the Maccabees, or go even further back to the time of Alexander the Great, or even the exile? One may ask the same sort of question at the other end of the spectrum. Do we stop the discussion around A.D. 100, since all the New Testament documents seem to have been completed by then? Or do we carry on until we have chronicled the events that led to the collecting and closing of the New Testament canon? Further still, should New Testament history begin when, properly speaking, the New Testament era begins, at Pentecost, thereby leaving out the rehearsing of the life and times of Jesus himself? For better or worse, I have concluded that this latter approach, which focuses solely on the nascent stages of what came to be called early Christianity, is inadequate. We must begin at least with the beginning of the life of Jesus, because understanding the historical connection between Jesus and the movement he spawned is crucial to understanding anything that one might choose to call "New Testament history."

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Judul Seri

-

No. Panggil

Online

Penerbit

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA : Baker Academic., 2001

Deskripsi Fisik

430 p. : 24 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-8010-2293-2

Klasifikasi

NONE

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

electronic

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

First Edition

Subjek

Bible. New Testament
Bible. N.T. - History Of Biblical Events
History of Biblical events

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Witherington, Ben, III

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