Introduction to the New Testament (1982 Koester), book (English ed.)

Introduction to the New Testament (1982) is the English edition of Einführung in das Neue Testament (1980 Koester), book.

Editions

Published in New York, NY: Fortress Press, 1982. Reprinted several times in New York, NY: Fortress Press, 1987-2005.

Table of contents

• 1. Historical Survey
  • 1. Greece and the Ancient Mediterranean World Before Alexander
  • 2. Alexander the Great
  • 3. The Diadochi and the Formation of their Empires
  • 4. The Empires and States of the Hellenistic World Prior to the Roman Conquest
  • 5. Political Ideology and Ruler Cult
• 2. Society and Economics
  • 1. Hellenism and Hellenization
  • 2. The Basic Structures of Administration and Economy
  • 3. The Society
  • 4. The Hellenistic City
  • 5. Agriculture
  • 6. Manufacturing and Industry
  • 7. Trade, Monetary Systems, and Banking
• 3. Education, Language, and Literature
  • 1. Basic Features of Cultural and Intellectual Life
  • 2. The Language
  • 3. The Sciences
  • 4. Literature
• 4. Philosophy and Religion
  • 1. The Philosophical Schools and Philosophical Religion
  • 2. The Spirit of the Hellenistic Age
  • 3. The Development of Greek Religion
  • 4. The New Religions
• 5. The People of Israel in the Hellenistic Period
  • 1. The History of the Israelite People to the Roman Conquest
  • 2. Diversity in the Religion of Israel
  • 3. The Literature of Hellenistic Israel
• 6. The Roman Empire as the Heir of Hellenism
  • 1. The Development of Rome into a World Power
  • 2. The Roman Empire to the End of the "Golden Age"
  • 3. Administration and Economy
  • 4. Roman Culture and Hellenism

External links

• Google Books (partial text)