The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown guides serious New Testament students through the historical, literary, and theological dimensions of the biblical text, allowing them to better understand and share God's "word of truth" (2 Tim 2:15). It offers a thorough introduction to all twenty-seven books of the New Testament and closely examines events such as Christ's incarnation and virgin birth, his crucifixion and resurrection, and triumphant return. The second edition features updated bibliographies and footnotes, interpretation sections that cover different literary genres in the New Testament, an epilogue that canvasses the entire storyline of Scripture, and a variety of maps. All of these new features contribute to making this a life-long resource for students of Scripture.
The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown guides serious New Testament students through the historical, literary, and theological dimensions of the biblical text, allowing them to better understand and share God's "word of truth" (2 Tim 2:15). It offers a thorough introduction to all twenty-seven books of the New Testament and closely examines events such as Christ's incarnation and virgin birth, his crucifixion and resurrection, and triumphant return. The second edition features updated bibliographies and footnotes, interpretation sections that cover different literary genres in the New Testament, an epilogue that canvasses the entire storyline of Scripture, and a variety of maps. All of these new features contribute to making this a life-long resource for students of Scripture.
List of Abbreviations Preface Part One: Introduction Chapter 1: The Nature and Scope of Scripture Chapter 2: The Political and Religious Background of the New Testament Part Two: Jesus and the Gospels Chapter 3: Jesus and the Relationship between the Gospels Chapter 4: The Gospel According to Matthew Chapter 5: The Gospel According to Mark Chapter 6: The Gospel According to Luke Chapter 7: The Gospel According to John Part Three: The Early Church and Paul Chapter 8: The Book of Acts Chapter 9: Paul: The Man and His Message Chapter 10: Paul's Letter to the Galatians Chapter 11: Paul's Thessalonian Correspondence: 1--2 Thessalonians Chapter 12: Paul's Corinthian Correspondence: 1--2 Corinthians Chapter 13: Paul's Letter to the Romans Chapter 14: The Prison Epistles: Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon Chapter 15: The Letters to Timothy and Titus Part Four: The General Epistles and Revelation Chapter 16: The Letter to the Hebrews Chapter 17: The Letter of James Chapter 18: The Petrine Epistles (1--2 Peter) and the Letter of Jude Chapter 19: The Johannine Epistles: 1--3 John Chapter 20: The Book of Revelation Part Five: Conclusion Chapter 21: Unity and Diversity in the New Testament Epilogue: The Storyline of Scripture Glossary Name Index Subject Index Scripture Index
Andreas Kostenberger is senior research professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He is the founder of Biblical Foundations(TM) and serves as editor for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (JETS).L. Scott Kellum is professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.Charles Quarles is director of Ph.D. studies and professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
"The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown is a comprehensive and informative introduction to the New Testament. Written from a convictional evangelical perspective, this marvelous volume carefully interacts with the most up-to-date issues in modern scholarship." --David S. Dockery, president, Trinity International University/Trinity Evangelical Divinity School "The authors not only provide the reader with a solid orientation to every NT book, but they also directly address a broad range of issues that scholars have raised. The end result is a richly informative text that is very readable and abundantly helpful." --Clinton E. Arnold, dean and professor of New Testament language and literature, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University "This volume ranks among the finest such studies of recent decades in classic matters of 'New Testament introduction'...Beyond an impressive digest of scholarship, it is an appeal to faithful appropriation of the New Testament's message." --Robert W. Yarbrough, professor of New Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary
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