{"product_id":"the-new-testament-isbn-9781119685920","title":"The New Testament","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible introduction to the New Testament, offering up-to-date historical-critical scholarship and diverse critical perspectives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Testament: A Contemporary Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e presents a concise account of the emergence of Jesus traditions in the broader context of ancient Mediterranean history. Incorporating established historical approaches and alternative academic analyses, this innovative textbook helps students understand the historical and political contexts of the authors and their audiences, and how different social identities and lived experiences influenced the formation of the Bible and its later interpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccomplished scholar Colleen Conway emphasizes the cultural and literary context of the New Testament while drawing from historical, postcolonial, gender, feminist, and intersectional analyses of biblical texts. Throughout the book, students explore how issues of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and power dynamics contributed to the production of the New Testament texts and continue to inform their interpretation in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough twelve chronologically organized chapters, this book examines Paul's mission to the Gentiles, unity and conflict in Paul's communities, the four Gospel narratives, the Revelation to John, Hebrews, 1 Peter, the New Testament canon, early Christian writings, and more. \u003ci\u003eThe New Testament: A Contemporary Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an up-to-date introduction to historical and critical methods and central questions in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps students contextualize the different writings of the New Testament as part of the Mediterranean world of the first century, for example exploring how Roman Imperial rule and social stratification affected the authors of New Testament texts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses how ideas about gender and race affect the meaning and application of New Testament texts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures \"Contemporary Voices\" sections highlighting the work of modern New Testament scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes numerous pedagogical tools such as chapter review questions, key term lists, suggested readings, a timeline, maps, illustrations, photographs, a glossary, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned for undergraduate students with varying levels of biblical knowledge, \u003ci\u003eThe New Testament: A Contemporary Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal textbook for one-semester religious studies courses on the Bible, the New Testament, or early Christianity, as well as undergraduate and graduate students in history, sociology and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Boxes xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue: Orientation to the Academic Study of the New Testament 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Overview 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Contemporary Introduction to the New Testament 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent Designations and Different Bibles 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contents of the New Testament 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations, Translations, and Annotations 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Terminology for Old Texts 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue Review 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Translation and Paraphrase Comparison of John 1:18 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The New Testament Writings in Multiple Contexts 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA History of Trauma under Imperial Rule 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Testament Writings in their Ancient Literary Context 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Testament Writings in their Ancient Social Context 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Acts 16:11-40 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: The New Testament in a Complex World 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One Review 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Jesus Movement in the Context of the Roman Empire 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRome Comes to Jerusalem 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSearching for the Historical Jesus: Problems and Proposals 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Earliest Jesus Traditions 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two Review 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Introducing Paul and His Letters 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Study of the Pauline Letters 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul's Earliest Surviving Letter: 1 Thessalonians 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul's Letter to the Philippians 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul's Letter to Philemon 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three Review 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Reading Paul within Judaism: Galatians and Romans 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul's Gentile Problem in Galatia 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul on his \"Earlier Life\" (Gal 1:13) 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy and Why Not Circumcision in Galatia? 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul's Letter to the Romans: The Righteousness of God in Relation to Jews and Gentiles 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem of Israel and the Place of the Gentiles (Romans 9-11) 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four Review 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Conflicts with the Corinthian Christ Group 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Urban Setting of Corinth 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatus Problems in Corinth 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicts over the Body and Sexuality in Corinth 85ii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicts over Meat Consumption in Corinth 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisputing Ritual Practices in Corinth 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfflictions and Accusations in 2 Corinthians 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisputes Regarding the Collection for Jerusalem (2 Corinthians 8-9) 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul's Self-Defense\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eagainst Gendered Status Attacks 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: 2 Cor 11:16-12:13 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five Review 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Claiming Pauline Authority: Later Trajectories of Pauline Traditions 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Pseudonymity and the New Testament Writers 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Deutero-Pauline Letters: 2 Thessalonians, Colossians, and Ephesians 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConforming to Roman Imperial Values: The New Testament Household Codes 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Deutero-Pauline Letters: 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Paul of Legend: The Acts of Paul and Thecla 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Local Letters to Scriptural Authority 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six Review 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Gospel of Mark: Suffering and Trauma under Imperial Rule 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Jewish War (66-70 ce) 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClues to the Dating and Context of the Gospel of Mark 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Story of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rising Popularity of Jesus and Rising Conflict with the Authorities 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching and Misunderstanding \"on the Way\" 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMark's Suffering Messiah 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Enigmatic Ending 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Mark 12:1-12 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven Review 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Gospel of Matthew: Defining Community in the Wake of Destruction 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Synoptic Problem 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structure of the Gospel of Matthew 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Matthean Jesus and Jewish Tradition 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Matthean Jesus, Righteousness, and Torah Obedience 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Matthean Jesus, Wisdom, and Torah 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatthew's Apocalyptic Vision and the Kingdom of Heaven 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Matthean Polemic against the Pharisees 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Matt 25:31-46 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight Review 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Gospel of Luke: Legitimizing the Jesus Movement in the Midst of Empire 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading the Clues in the Lukan Prologue 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lukan Jesus in Continuity with Israel's Past 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod's Plan of Salvation for Israel and the Gentiles 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lukan Jesus and Imperial Imitation 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of the Holy Spirit in the Lukan Narrative 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Travel Narrative and Lukan Parables 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Jesus's Sermon in Nazareth (Luke 4:14-30) 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nine Review 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The Spread of \"the Way\" in the Roman Empire: The Acts of the Apostles 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalvation to Israel and to the Gentiles in Acts 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of the Spirit in Acts 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Acts of Jesus and the Acts of the Apostles 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking Beyond the Leading Men of Luke-Acts 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul and the Spread of \"the Way\" in the Roman Empire 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Acts 8:26-40 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Luke-Acts' Ambivalent Response to Empire 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Ten Review 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Gospel of John and the Johannine Letters: Turning Inward as a Strategy for Life in the Empire 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Is the Johannine Jesus? 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Johannine Prologue: Jesus as Pre-existent Logos Made Flesh 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Johannine Jesus as God's Divine Agent in the World 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \"I Am\" Sayings in the Gospel of John 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing and Believing in the Johannine Jesus 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpposition from the World 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem of \"the Jews\" in the Gospel of John 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: John 17 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Johannine Letters 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven Review 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Following Christ in the Empire: Diverse Approaches in the New Testament 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Overview 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Revelation to John: Visions of \"Conquering\" Roman Power 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Text: Revelation 17-18 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHebrews: Platonic Perspectives on Christ 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Peter: Living as Aliens and Accommodating to the Empire 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Three Different Relationships to the Roman Empire 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twelve Review 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Study 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: The Final Formation of the New Testament Canon 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: A Brief Overview of Some Interpretive Approaches to the Bible 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...exposes students to a more expansive chorus of interpretive voices than are often found in conventional textbooks.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e 78(3), 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColleen M. Conway\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Religion at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ and Executive Editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eBiblical Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e. She has published widely in the areas of gender criticism, biblical masculinity studies, the Gospel of John, and reception history of the Bible. Her recent publications include \u003ci\u003eA Contemporary Introduction to the Bible: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, co-authored with David M. Carr (Wiley Blackwell, 2021), \u003ci\u003eJohn and the Johannine Letters\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003eSex and Slaughter in the Tent of Jael\u003c\/i\u003e (2016).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Informed by contemporary approaches to the study of scripture, noted biblical scholar Colleen Conway expertly initiates students into the historical study of the New Testament in this smart and student-friendly introduction.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJennifer Glancy,\u003c\/b\u003e Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities, Le Moyne College\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A real breath of fresh air, this introduction gives rigorous attention to historical issues while simultaneously presenting accessible and concrete payoffs of contemporary methodological perspectives.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBen Dunning,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity, Harvard Divinity School\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Testament: A Contemporary Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e draws from diverse academic approaches and perspectives to provide an up-to-date account of the emergence of Jesus traditions in the Mediterranean world of the first century. Perfect for undergraduate students with varying levels of biblical knowledge, this concise and highly accessible textbook provides a clear understanding of the historical, political, cultural, and literary contexts of New Testament texts, authors, and audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Colleen M. Conway uses both established historical methods and modern critical analyses to explore how issues of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and imperialism contributed to the production and interpretation of the New Testament texts. 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