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From Adam to Armageddon A Survey of the Bible

by: White, J. Benton; Wilson, Walter T.

From Adam to Armageddon A Survey of the Bible

by: White, J. Benton; Wilson, Walter T.

ISBN 13:
9780534525866
ISBN 10:
0534525865
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 03/24/2005
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

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Summary

Prelude. 1. Preparing for the Study. 2. "In the Beginning..." 3. Shaping the Future: Becoming a Nation. 4. The Prophets. 5. From National to World Religion. 6. The Late Hebrew Bible Period. Interlude: The Apocrypha. 7. Christianity: A Sect Within Judaism. 8. The Synoptic Gospels: Stories About Jesus. 9. The Letters of Paul. 10. Other Letters and a Sermon. 11. In the Name of John. Postlude. Glossary. Index. Maps.

Preface

Prelude

Approaches to the Bible

The Bible as History, Religious Document, and Scripture

Course Goals

xvi

Historic Outline and Biblical Order

xvii

Preparing for the Study

The Bible's Meaning

(1)

Preconditions for the Bible's Origin

(1)

Scholarly Study of the Bible

(1)

Historical Development

(3)

The Order of the Books

(2)

The Arena Out of Which the Bible Arose

(5)

Study Questions

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

``In the Beginning . . .''

The Book of Genesis

(7)

Were There Matriarchs as Well?

(1)

Moses and the Pentateuch

(5)

Questions Raised by the Exodus Story

(1)

The Eyes of Faith

(2)

A Priestly Manual: Leviticus

(1)

The Pentateuch

(1)

Summary

(1)

Study Questions

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

Shaping the Future: Becoming a Nation

The Nature of the History

(2)

Joshua and the Conquest of Canaan

(1)

The Era of the Judges

(1)

Samuel: The Transitional Figure

(1)

Saul: The First King

(1)

David: A Dilemma

(2)

Solomon: In All His Glory

(1)

The Division of the Land

(1)

The Story of Israel

(3)

Judah: The Apple of Yahweh's Eye

(2)

An Overview of the Deuteronomic History

(4)

Study Questions

(1)

Suggested Readings

(2)

The Prophets

A Prophet Defined

(1)

The Tradition of the Prophets

(2)

Stages of Prophetic Development

(13)

Conclusions About the Prophetic Tradition

(2)

Study Questions

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

From National to World Religion

The Shaping of Surviving Judaism

(3)

The Exilic Prophets

(8)

The Chronicler

(4)

Study Questions

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

The Late Hebrew Bible Period

A Rationale for Our Study

(3)

The Wisdom Tradition

(2)

The Literature of Wisdom

(13)

Study Questions

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

Interlude: The Apocrypha

Definition and History

100

(6)

Study Questions

105

(1)

Suggested Readings

105

(1)

Christianity: A Sect Within Judaism

Postexilic Judaism

106

(3)

Diversity Within Judaism

109

(2)

The Birth of Christianity

111

(6)

Study Questions

116

(1)

Suggested Readings

116

(1)

The Synoptic Gospels: Stories about Jesus

The Gospels Defined

117

(1)

The Occasion for the Gospels

118

(1)

The Interrelationship of the Gospels

119

(3)

Mark

122

(3)

Matthew

125

(5)

Luke

130

(4)

The Gospel Within the Gospels

134

(2)

Acts

136

(4)

Study Questions

137

(1)

Suggested Readings

138

(2)

The Letters of Paul

The Importance of Paul

140

(4)

Seven Letters of Paul

144

(9)

Later Pauline or DeuteroPauline?

153

(4)

1 and 2 Timothy, Titus: The Pastoral Epistles

157

(3)

Paul and Women

160

(2)

Study Questions

161

(1)

Suggested Readings

161

(1)

Other Letters and a Sermon

The Catholic Epistles

162

(1)

James

162

(2)

1 Peter

164

(1)

2 Peter

164

(2)

Jude

166

(1)

A Sermon: Hebrews

166

(3)

Study Questions

167

(1)

Suggested Readings

168

(1)

In the Name of John

The Gospel of John

169

(6)

The Letters of John

175

(2)

Revelation

177

(6)

Study Questions

181

(1)

Suggested Readings

181

(2)

Postlude

The Forming of the Jewish and Christian Canons

183

(2)

The Standards of Canonicity

185

(1)

Pseudepigrapha and New Testament Apocrypha

186

(2)

The Transmission of the Bible Through the Centuries

188

(3)

Conclusion

191

(2)

Study Questions

191

(1)

Suggested Readings

191

(2)

Glossary

193

(18)

Index

211

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