RT Book
T1 An Introduction to the New Testament: History, Literature, Theology
A1 Boring, M. Eugene
LA English
PP Louisville
PB Presbyterian Publishing Corporation
YR 2012
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1758815221
AB A user-friendly introduction to the New Testament for beginning students.
AB Intro -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Text Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. What Is the New Testament? -- 1.1. "Testament" -- 1.2. "New" -- 1.3. "New Testament" -- 1.4. The New Testament as Epistle and Gospel -- 1.4.1. The two fundamental genres of New Testament literature are both narrative forms. -- 1.5. The New Testament as Narrative: History, Stories, and the Story -- 1.5.1. The central figure of the New Testament is a historical figure, a human being who lived and died in the world of actual history. -- 1.5.2. From beginning to end, the Bible is about this-worldly history. -- 1.5.3. The Bible projects a macronarrative that embraces its individual stories in a comprehensive whole. -- 1.6. For Further Reading -- 2. Formation: "The New Testament as the Church's Book" -- 2.1. The New Testament is the church's book in the sense that the church wrote it. -- 2.2. The New Testament is the church's book in the sense that the church selected it. -- 2.2.1. Historical Sketch -- 2.2.2. Theological Reflections -- 2.3. The New Testament is the church's book in the sense that the church edited it. -- 2.4. For Further Reading -- 3. Textual Criticism: From Manuscripts to Electronic Text -- 3.1. Materials for Reconstructing the New Testament Text -- 3.2. Variations and Their Causes -- 3.3. Textual Criticism-In Quest of the "Original Text" -- 3.4. Results: The Modern Printed Greek New Testament(s) -- 3.5. Implications for Translation -- 3.6. Theological Implications -- 3.7. For Further Reading -- 4. LXX to NRSV: No Translation without Interpretation -- 4.1. The New Testament is the church's book in the sense that the church translated it. -- 4.2. The Task of Translation -- 4.3. History of Biblical Translation -- 4.3.1. Translation in the Jewish Community.
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