Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 324-329.

Part I: The three worlds of the Bible: An orientation: An orientation to the literary world; An orientation to the historical world; An orientation to the contemporary world; The problem: Journeying into the first two worlds; Questions for discussion and reflection -- Gearing up for the journey: An orientation to the methods of Biblical study: Intrinsic study: Journeying into the literary world; Extrinsic study: Entering the Historical world; Uses of the text: Traveling into the contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection

Part II: The Torah: Origins: The Book of Genesis: Prehistory: Cosmic origins; Prehistory: Communal origins; Origins of the people of God; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection -- Covenant: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy: Let my people go; You shall be my people and I shall be your God; A look back, a look ahead

Part III: Prophets: The nation Israel: Joshua, Judges, First and Second Samuel, First and Second Kings (The former prophets): The occupation of Canaan -- From tribes to state; From State to empire: The United Kingdom; From empire to exile: The divided kingdom; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection -- Covenant advocates: The Prophets of ancient Israel (The latter Prophets): Prophecy as a social phenomenon; The prophets and their times; Prophetic speech and prophetic literature; Prophetic themes: Covenant, Judgment, Redemption; The Prophetic books; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection

Part IV: The writings: Israel's sacred songs: Psalms, Song of Songs, and Lamentations: A people's poetry: The Book of Psalms; The Megilloth; The Song of Songs; Lamentations; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection -- The way of wisdom: Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes: The literary world; The wisdom movement in Israel and the Ancient Near East; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection -- The rest of the writings: Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Ruth, Esther and Daniel: The historical world: After the exile; The literary world: The chronicler's history; Two short stories: Ruth and Esther; The horizon of history: The birth of Apocalyptic; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection

Part V: Jewish life and literature (200 B.C.E. - 100 C.E.): The historical world: Varieties of classical Judaism; The Literary world; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection

Part VI: The Proclaimer: Jesus of Nazareth: Evidence outside the Gospels -- The Gospels as sources: where did Jesus "fit"?; Jesus and the titles attributed to Him; Conclusion; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection -- The Proclaimer becomes the proclaimed (Mark, Matthew, Luke and John): The growth of the Gospels; The literary worlds of the Gospels; The historical settings of the Gospels; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection

Part VII: The Acts of the Apostles: The birth of Christianity: The unity of Luke-Acts; The Acts as literature; The earliest church; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection

Part VIII: Letters: Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles (The Letters of Paul): The quest for the "Historical" Paul; Letters as literature; The Letters of Paul in context; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection -- The growing church (The Pastoral and general Epistles, Hebrews and the Revelation of John): Toward a post-apostolic church (70-125 C.E.) -- The Pastoral Epistles: Be strong in the faith; The letter to the Hebrews: Christ as High Priest and Mediator of a New Covenant: The General (Catholic) Epistles: For the whole Church (James, First Peter; Jude; Second Peter; First, second and third John); The Revelation to John; What must happen soon; The New Testament Apocrypha; The contemporary world; Questions for discussion and reflection

Part IX: Conclusion: Journey On!