Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is the New Testament? -- The environment of early Christian traditions: the Greco-Roman world -- The environment of early Christian traditions: the world of ancient Judaism -- The traditions of Jesus in their Greco-Roman context -- Jesus, the suffering son of God: the Gospel according to Mark -- Jesus, the Jewish Messiah: the gospel according to Matthew -- Jesus, the savior of the world: the Gospel according to Luke -- Luke's second volume: the book of Acts -- Jesus, the man sent from heaven: the Gospel according to John and the Johannine epistles -- The historical Jesus -- From Jesus to the Gospels -- Paul: the man and the mission -- Paul and his apostolic mission: 1 Thessalonians as a test case -- Paul and the crises of his churches: the Corinthian correspondence -- Paul and the crises of his churches: Galatians, Philippians, and Philemon -- The Gospel according to Paul: the letter to the Romans -- In the wake of the apostle: the Deutero-Pauline and Pastoral epistles -- From Paul's female colleagues to the pastor's intimidated women: the oppression of women in early Christianity -- Christian conflicts with Jews and Pagans: Hebrews and 1 Peter -- Christian conflicts with Christians and the cosmos: James, 2 Peter, Jude, and the Book of Revelation.