TY - BOOK AU - Drane,John William TI - Introducing the New Testament SN - 0060620692 AV - BS2330.2 .D7 1986 U1 - 225.6/1 19 PY - 1986/// CY - San Francisco PB - Harper & Row KW - Bible KW - New Testament KW - Introductions KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-473) and index; Pt. 1: Setting the scene -- The world of the first Christians -- Pt. 2: Jesus: God's promised deliverer -- Jesus' birth and early years -- Who was Jesus? -- Why did Jesus die? -- The resurrection -- Pt. 3: The kingdom is here -- What is God's kingdom? -- Pictures of the kingdom -- The power of the kingdom -- God's kingdom in action -- Pt. 4: Knowing about Jesus -- Understanding the Gospels -- Four portraits of Jesus -- Can we trust the Gospels? -- Pt. 5: Into all the world -- Confronting the ancient world -- Pt. 6: Paul: evangelist extraordinary -- Who was Paul? -- Paul the persecutor -- Into all the world -- Paul the missionary -- Paul the pastor -- Paul reaches Rome -- Letters from prison -- Pt. 7: Paul and the Christian message -- What does it mean to be a Christian? -- Freedom and fellowship -- Pt. 8: Unity in diversity -- The Spirit and the letter -- The church and its Jewish origins -- The enemies within ER -