Bethlehem to Patmos : the New Testament story / Paul W. Barnett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnett, Paul W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--History of contemporary events.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament--History of Biblical events.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 pages)

Place of Publication:

Milton Keynes, England : Paternoster, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The historian, Paul Barnett, examines the New Testament story and beyond in this revision of his bestselling work, Bethlehem to Patmos. Through this fascinating journey he shows that the New Testament is historically reliable on the life of Jesus and the early experiences of the nascent first-century church. 'I am thrilled that Paul Barnett's time-honoured orientation to the New Testament will continue to find an audience with this new edition. In an age in which religion is frequently evaluated by the sound-bytes of its most eccentric representatives, it is essential to find a reliable guide to the actual documents that underlie the Christian faith. Barnett's familiarity with the documents, sane historical judgement, and engaging storytelling make him just such a guide. The work moves swiftly from the events that opened the New Testament era to those that brought it to a close. Along the way, Barnett shows how these events relate to scholarly understanding of the era, what was at stake in interpreting and committing these events to writing, and why these events continue to have significance. The book is immensely useful as a solid orientation for students of the New Testament, and I commend it gladly.' Matthew R. Malcolm, Head of New Testament, Trinity Theological College, Western Australia

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Bethlehem: the Beginning""; ""Nazareth: The Hidden Years (""; ""Nazareth to Jerusalem: Jesus� Movements (c.""; ""Nazareth to Jerusalem: Jesus� Teaching (c.""; ""Why Jesus was Remembered""; ""Jerusalem: Between Jesus and Paul (c.""; ""Jerusalem to Antioch (c.""; ""The Decade of the Two Missions (""; ""Jerusalem and Rome: The Decade of Crisis (""; ""The Gospels""; ""Patmos""; ""Hostile Witnesses""; ""After the Apostles: The Next Hundred Years""; ""Endnotes""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 29, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78078-300-0

OCLC:

922966752