Theology of the New Testament / Georg Strecker ; German edition edited and completed by Friedrich Wilhelm Horn ; translated by M. Eugene Boring.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strecker, Georg, 1929-1994.

Contributor:

Horn, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Standardized Title:

Theologie des Neuen Testaments. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology, Doctrinal--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Bible. New Testament--Theology.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (775 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W. de Gruyter, [2000]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contents are the theological conceptions of the authors of the New Testament, considered from systematic viewpoints, in the following sequence: Paul, the synoptics (Jesus, the saying-source), the Johannine literature (including the Apocalypse of John), the deutero-Pauline writings, the catholic epistles.

Contents:

Front matter

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Foreword

Translator's Preface

Contents

Introduction

Α. Redemption and Liberation - The Theology of Paul

I. History-of-Religion Presuppositions - Prepauline Elements in Pauline Theology

II. The Person of Jesus Christ

III. The Liberation through Christ

IV. The Community of the Free - The Church

V. The Future of the Free

Β. Early Christian Tradition to the Composition of the Gospels

I. The Proclamation of the Coming One - John the Baptist

II. The Kingdom of God - Jesus

III. The Palestinian and the Hellenistic Church

IV. Directives of the Son of Man - The Sayings Collection

C. The Way of Jesus Christ - The Synoptic Gospels

I. Fundamental Problems of Gospel Composition

II. Secret Epiphany - The Evangelist Mark

III. The Way of Righteousness - The Evangelist Matthew

IV. The Midst of Time - The Evangelist Luke

D. Truth and Love - The Johannine School

Preliminary Remarks on Chronology

I. The Presbyter's Letters

II. The First Letter of John

III. The Gospel of John

IV. The Coming of the Lamb - The Apocalyptist John

E . On the Way to the Early Catholic Church - the Deuteropauline Literature

I. Christ, the Head of the Church - The Letter to the Colossians

II. Attaining the Maturity of Christ - The Letter to the Ephesians

III. Sound Doctrine - The Pastoral Letters

IV. Against the False Eschatological Teachers - Second Thessalonians

F. A Message with a Universal Claim - The Catholic Letters

I. Christ, the True High Priest - The Epistle to the Hebrews

II. Suffering with Christ - The First Letter of Peter

III. Orientation to the Beginnings - The Letter of Jude and Second Peter

IV. The Perfect Law of Freedom - The Letter of James

General Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [683]-685) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110806632

3110806630

OCLC:

922947805