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Patrick Gray (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament (Cambridge, UK; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2021).

Abstract

"This Companion volume offers a concise and engaging introduction to the New Testament. Including twenty-two especially-commissioned essays, written by an international team of scholars, it examines a range of topics related to the historical and religious contexts in which the contents of the Christian canon emerged. Providing an overview of the critical approaches and methods currently applied to the study of biblical texts, it also includes chapters on each of the writings in the New Testament. The volume serves as an excellent resource for students who have some familiarity with the New Testament and who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the state of academic discussion and debate. Readers will also gain a sense of the new research questions that are emerging from current scholarship"--Publisher description.

Contents

Preface / Patrick Gray -- Part I. Historical Context. The social and political milieu / Helen K. Bond -- The religious and philosophical milieu / John T. Fitzgerald -- The historical Jesus / Sarah E. Rollens and Anthony Le Donne -- The life and letters of Paul / Margaret M. Mitchell -- Part II. The New Testament Writings. The Gospel of Mark / Michael F. Bird -- The Gospel of Matthew / Paul Foster -- The Third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles / Mikeal C. Parsons -- The Gospel of John / George Parsenios -- 1-2 Thessalonians / Nijay K. Gupta -- 1-2 Corinthians / Alexandra R. Brown -- Romans and Galatians / Matthew V. Novenson -- The prison epistles / Jerry Sumney -- Letters to Paul's associates (1-2 Timothy, Titus) / Benjamin L. White -- The letter to the Hebrews / David M. Moffitt -- The general epistles / Patrick J. Hartin -- Revelation / Leslie Baynes -- Part III. Methods and Modes of Interpretation. The canon of the New Testament / Julia Snyder -- Historical-critical methods / James W. Barker -- Literary approaches / Elizabeth E. Shively -- Social sciences, social history, and ideology / James Crossley -- The New Testament and theology / Kevin J. Vanhoozer.

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