The World That Shaped the New Testament
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Book by Calvin J. Roetzel
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The World That Shaped the New Testament
- Author: Calvin J. Roetzel
- Length: 168
- Edition: Paperback
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press; Revised edition
Information on The World That Shaped the New Testament from the publisher:
The author of this book offers another fine introduction to New Testament studies. The New Testament writings are the result of lively interaction between the early church writers and their world. Roetzel discusses these first-century writers and outlines the major realities they faced as they shaped the New Testament record: political history, forms of religious expression, institutions, scriptural interpretation, and the mythic significance of evil.
Description of Calvin J. Roetzel, author of The World That Shaped the New Testament:
(PUBWestminster/John Knox)Brilliant! New Testament witnesses are explored from a plethora of angles: the social structure of Roman society, political dimensions of Pharisaism, Hellenistic religious expression, the Jewish Diaspora, the influence of the Septuagint on New Testament writers, women in antiquity, and lots more. 184 pages, softcover.