The World that Shaped the New Testament
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
In this book, Calvin Roetzel explores the social, political, religious, and intellectual environment of the New Testament writers. Roetzel maps the major features of the first-century landscape so that the student may be able to view the whole, and through the whole gain new perspective on and insight into each part. Now updated with the most current scholarship and with revisions taking into account archeological findings, this is the best available introduction to the subject.
Expanded materials include discussion of the social structure of Roman society, political dimensions of Pharisaism, Hellenistic religious expression, the Jewish Diaspora, the influence of the Septuagint on the Gospel writers and Paul, and women in antiquity. Pictures are integrated into the text at relevant points, the end of each chapter contains suggestions for further reading, and there is also a current and comprehensive bibliography of topics and authors.
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- Explores the social, political and religious environment of the New Testament writers.
- Maps the major features of the first-century landscape.
- Includes discussion of the social structure of Roman society.
- Title: The World that Shaped the New Testament
- Author: Calvin J. Roetzel
- Edition: Revised Edition
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox
- Print Publication Date: 2002
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Pages: 168
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. › History of contemporary events, etc; Christianity › Origin
- ISBNs: 9780664224158, 0664224156
- Resource ID: LLS:WRLDTHTNWTSTMNT
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-09-06T19:18:31Z