The New Testament: A Thematic Introduction - Softcover

J. Christiaan Beker

 
9780800627751: The New Testament: A Thematic Introduction
Softcover
ISBN 10: 080062775X ISBN 13: 9780800627751
Publisher: Fortress Press, 1994

Synopsis

This book reflects J. Christiaan Beker's experience of more than twenty years of teaching and introductory courses in New Testament. In distinction from a history-of-religions approach, he aims at allowing the theological thrust of the New Testament to become transparent for today's readers.The work pre-supposes the normative and canonical claim of the New Testament for all forms of Christian theology. Beker concentrates on some of the most central issues within the New Testament by surveying sixteen of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. A chronological sequence is followed, beginning with Paul's letters.

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About the Author

J. Christiaan Beker was for thirty years the Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary; he died in 1999. Among his books from Fortress Press are the critically acclaimed Paul the Apostle (1980), The Triumph of God (1990), and The New Testament: A Thematic Introduction (1994).

From the Back Cover

This book reflects J. Christian Beker's experience of more than twenty years of teaching an introductory course in New Testament. In distinction from a history-of-religions approach, he aims at allowing the theological thrust of the New Testament to become transparent for today's readers.

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Publisher
Fortress Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
080062775X
ISBN 13 
9780800627751
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
152