Cover i
Endorsements ii
Half Title Page iii
Series Page iv
Title Page v
Copyright Page vi
Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations xi
1. The New Testament as Christian Scripture 1
2. The New Testament as a Book 12
3. The World around the New Testament 22
4. Jesus’s Life and Teaching 52
5. The Fourfold Gospel Book 70
6. The Gospel according to Matthew 89
7. The Gospel according to Mark 105
8. The Gospel according to Luke 120
9. The Gospel according to John 138
10. The Acts of the Apostles 156
11. The Apostle Paul’s Life and Teaching 178
12. The Letter to the Romans 191
13. The First Letter to the Corinthians 210
14. The Second Letter to the Corinthians 229
15. The Letter to the Galatians 241
16. The Letter to the Ephesians 253
17. The Letter to the Philippians 262
18. The Letter to the Colossians 269
19. The First Letter to the Thessalonians 277
20. The Second Letter to the Thessalonians 284
21. The Pastoral Letters: 1–2 Timothy and Titus 290
22. The Letter to Philemon 305
23. The Letter to the Hebrews 311
24. The Letter of James 323
25. The First Letter of Peter 331
26. The Second Letter of Peter 341
27. The Letters of John: 1–3 John 347
28. The Letter of Jude 360
29. The Book of Revelation 366
30. Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture in the Twenty-First Century 381
Glossary 387
Notes 407
Index 411
Back Ad 417
Back Cover 418