The New Testament : a guide / Donald Senior, C.P.

"This work addresses the question of why the New Testament is considered a sacred text by Christians. While sharing some characteristics of an Introduction to the New Testament, this work has a very different purpose. While for many the New Testament is respected as an interesting and influenti...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Senior, Donald (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Series:Guides to sacred texts.
Subjects:
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The New Testament as sacred text
  • What is the New Testament?: a first glance
  • From Jesus to the writings of the New Testament
  • The formation of the canon and the creation of the "New Testament"
  • Jesus Christ and the New Testament
  • Jesus and Paul
  • The remaining New Testament books as sacred
  • Christian holiness and the sacredness of the New Testament: the Gospels and Paul
  • Interpreting the New Testament as a sacred text.