New Testament Introduction
An Introduction to its Literature and History
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Weight | 0.54 kg |
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Dimensions | 21.5 × 13.6 × 2.5 cm |
ISBN | 9780851514499 |
Binding | Paperback |
Format | Book |
Page Count | 386 |
Original Pub Date | 1976 |
Banner Pub Date | Nov 1, 1976 |
Book Description
The writing of John Gresham Machen was characterized by clarity of thought, depth of scholarship, and an evident passion for the message of the Bible. It is a mark of his peculiar gifts that none of these features is lacking in these chapters of New Testament Introduction. Now available for the first time in book form, they are a valuable part of Machen’s witness to the integrity, magnificence, and plentitude of the writings that constitute the New Testament.
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Introduction | 9 | |
1. | THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF CHRISTIANITY | |
The New Testament | 13 | |
The Roman Background of Christianity | 20 | |
The Greek Background of Christianity | 27 | |
The Jewish Background of Christianity: 1. Palestinian Judaism | 33 | |
The Jewish Background of Christianity: 2. The Judaism of the Dispersion | 39 | |
The Messiah | 44 | |
2. | THE EARLY HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY | |
The Book of The Acts | 51 | |
The Cross and the Resurrection as the Foundation of Apostolic Preaching | 57 | |
The Beginnings of the Christian Church | 63 | |
The First Persecution | 69 | |
The First Gentile Converts | 74 | |
The Conversion of Paul | 78 | |
The Church at Antioch | 84 | |
3. | CHRISTIANITY ESTABLISHED AMONG THE GENTILES | |
The Gospel to the Gentiles | 91 | |
The Council at Jerusalem | 97 | |
The Gospel Carried into Europe | 103 | |
4. | THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF THE GOSPEL | |
Encouragement for New Converts | 115 | |
The Conflict with the Judaizers | 122 | |
Problems of a Gentile Church | 131 | |
The Apostle and his Ministry | 138 | |
The Gospel of Salvation | 147 | |
Paul’s Journey to Rome | 154 | |
The Supremacy of Christ | 159 | |
The Church of Christ | 167 | |
Christ and his Followers | 173 | |
Training New Leaders | 180 | |
5. | THE PRESENTATION AND DEFENCE OF CHRISTIANITY | |
A Presentation of Jesus to Jewish Christians | 191 | |
A Graphic Sketch of the Life of Jesus | 198 | |
A Greek Historian’s Account of Jesus | 205 | |
The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple | 215 | |
The Jesus of the Gospels | 226 | |
A Document of the Jerusalem Church | 233 | |
Jesus the Fulfilment of the Old Testament | 242 | |
Christian Fortitude | 249 | |
The Christian’s Attitude towards Error and Immorality | 256 | |
The Life of the Children of God | 264 | |
The Messages of the Living Christ | 270 | |
A Vision of the Final Triumph | 280 | |
Review | 285 | |
6. | THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH AND THE CHURCH OF TODAY | |
The Church and the World | 293 | |
The Christian Message | 305 | |
The Word and the Sacraments | 311 | |
Prayer | 319 | |
The Congregation | 330 | |
The Relief of the Needy | 338 | |
Organizing for Service | 347 | |
A Mission for the World | 354 | |
The Christian Ideal of Personal Morality | 359 | |
Christianity and Human Relationships | 366 | |
The Christian Use of the Intellect | 373 | |
The Christian Hope and the Present Possession | 379 | |
Retrospect: the First Christian Century | 385 |
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