The Content and the Setting of the Gospel

Bringing together the internationally recognized excellence of Macquarie University faculty - renowned for their knowledge of the New Testament's Greco-Roman background - and the theological expertise of scholars affiliated with the Australian College of Theology, this book provides a major, integrated, and distinctively Australian contribution to the study of the content and setting of the New Testament Gospels.

Mark Harding is dean of the Australian College of Theology and an honorary associate of Macquarie University. Alanna Nobbs is professor of ancient history and codirector of the Ancient History Documentary Research Centre at Macquarie University.

Foreword	p. ix
Contributors	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xv
Archaeology
The Archaeology of Galilee and Palestine from the Maccabees to the Second Jewish Revolt (167 BC-AD 135)	p. 1
The Text of the NT
The Gospel Manuscript Tradition	p. 28
The Language of the Gospels: Evidence from the Inscriptions and the Papyri	p. 62
The Setting
The Political Context	p. 79
The Social Context	p. 105
Second Temple Judaism	p. 127
The Gospels in the Early Churches
The Gospels and the Old Testament	p. 155
The Gospels in Early Christian Literature	p. 181
Non-Canonical Gospels	p. 209
Jesus' Life and Ministry
Who was Jesus?	p. 231
The Markan Outline and Emphases	p. 263
Distinctive Features of the Gospels	p. 289
The Kingdom of God in the Proclamation of Jesus	p. 329
The Parables	p. 354
The Ethics of Jesus	p. 373
The Miracles of Jesus	p. 395
The Titles of Jesus	p. 417
The Passion and Resurrection Narratives	p. 437
Index of Ancient People	p. 456
Index of Places	p. 459
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