ISBN The World of the New Testament (Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts) book English Paperback 640 pages

Two respected senior scholars have brought together a team of distinguished specialists to introduce the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman history and culture relevant for understanding the New Testament and the early church. The book includes seventy-five photographs, fifteen maps, numerous tables and charts, illustrations, and bibliographies. All students of the New Testament will value this reliable, up-to-date, comprehensive textbook and reference volume on the New Testament world.ContentsIntroductionJoel B. Green and Lee Martin McDonaldNew Testament ChronologyLee Martin McDonaldPart 1: Setting the Context: Exile and the Jewish HeritageExileNicholas PerrinThe Hasmoneans and the Hasmonean EraLarry R. HelyerThe Herodian DynastyEverett FergusonMonotheismNathan MacDonaldThe Scriptures and Scriptural InterpretationLidija NovakovicPart 2: Setting the Context: Roman HellenismGreek ReligionMoyer V. HubbardThe Imperial CultNicholas PerrinGreco-Roman Philosophical SchoolsJohn T. FitzgeraldCivic and Voluntary Associations in the Greco-Roman WorldMichael S. MooreEconomics, Taxes, and TithesDavid J. DownsSlaves and Slavery in the Roman WorldS. Scott BartchyWomen, Children, and Families in the Greco-Roman WorldLynn H. CohickEducation in the Greco-Roman WorldBen Witherington IIIPart 3: The Jewish People in the Context of Roman HellenismTemple and PriesthoodDavid Instone-BrewerJews and SamaritansLidija NovakovicPharisees, Sadducees, and EssenesMichelle Lee-BarnewallThe Dead Sea ScrollsC. D. ElledgeProphetic Movements and ZealotsJames D. G. DunnApocalypticismLarry R. HelyerSynagogue and SanhedrinKenneth D. LitwakJews in the DiasporaDavid A. deSilvaNoncanonical Jewish WritingsDaniel M. GurtnerJewish Identity, Beliefs, and PracticesArchie T. WrightJewish EducationKent L. YingerHealing and HealthcareJoel B. GreenPart 4: The Literary Context of Early ChristianityReading, Writing, and ManuscriptsE. Randolph RichardsPseudonymous Writings and the New TestamentLee Martin McDonaldLiterary Forms in the New TestamentThomas E. PhillipsHomer and the New TestamentThomas E. PhillipsJosephus and the New TestamentMichael F. BirdPhilo and the New TestamentTorrey SelandRabbinic Literature and the New TestamentBruce ChiltonEarly Canonical Christian WritingsNicholas PerrinPart 5: The Geographical Context of the New TestamentJesus Research and ArcheologyJames H. CharlesworthEgyptJohn D. WinelandPalestineThomas R. HatinaSyria, Cilicia, and CyprusMark WilsonThe Province and Cities of AsiaPaul TrebilcoGalatiaMark WilsonMacedoniaGene L. GreenAchaiaGene L. GreenRome and Its ProvincesThomas HatinaAdditional ResourcesMoney in the New Testament EraLee Martin McDonaldMeasurements in the New Testament EraLee Martin McDonaldGlossaryJoel B. Green and Lee Martin McDonaldIndexes