A short history of the New Testament. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Halvor Moxnes.
• Authors: Moxnes, Halvor
• Contents: Introduction : What is a history of the New Testament? -- Part 1. Beginnings : From Jesus to the gospels -- 1. Becoming Christians : letter writing as community formation -- 2. Memory and identity : the gospels as Jesus-biographies -- 3. Acts and apocalypse : ambivalent living under the Roman Empire -- 4. Included or excluded : when was the New Testament created? -- Part 2. Shaping history : The reception of the New Testament : -- 5. 'Christianity goes to press' : the communication history of the New Testament -- 6. ' ... Their eyes were opened and they recognised him.' : glimpses and receptions of the Jesus story -- 7. Race, class and gender 'in Christ'? : the ambiguous reception history of Galatians 3:28 -- Part 3. Reading and meaning-making : The history of how to read the New Testament : -- 8. Historical readings : how modernity shaped New Testament scholarship -- 9. 'Reading from this place' : Paul in recent interpretations -- 10. Where is the future of the New Testament?
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 238 pages), illustrations, maps, portraits
• Subjects: 220.61; BIBLES -- General; RELIGION -- Biblical Reference -- General; RELIGION -- Biblical Reference -- Handbooks; Electronic books; Introductions
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0857735527; 9780857735522; 0857735527; 9781786739575; 1786739577
• Related ISBNs: 9781780766072; 1780766076; 1780766084; 9781780766089
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-217) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.