Jewish Backgrounds of the New Testament

636 Pages·2012·16.75 MB·English

by  J. Julius Scott Jr.

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CONTENTS
Cover
TitPlaeg e
CopyrPiagghet
Dedication
Illustrations
Praecfe
Abbreviations
IntroduacntdDie ofnio nnist i
PartT hBea ckgraonSuden tdot fli nntge rtejsutdaamiesnmt al
1.
SourocfIe nsf ormation
I.
TheG eograopfth hyLe a nodfI srael
2.
3 ·A Survoefty h Oel Tde stament
4·O lTde stamIedneatan sdI ntsitnusti o
5 ·A Survoefty h Hei stoofrI yn tertestaanmdNe enwTt easlt ament Ju­
daism
Pa2r.t T hCer iasneRdse p sonosfIe nst ertejsutdaamiesnmt al
6.C risofet shS ei xatnhFd o urCtehn turies
7.T heG eneRreaslp oonfIs net ertesJtuadmaeitnost maCt lrh ei ses
8 .I ntertesAttatmeemntptoRta eslc onsTtrraudcnitat (liO olTdes tament)
Instittiuons
ScriabneTdsr a dition
9.
Apocalyptic
I .o
DiivsioSnesc,,at n sdPa rties
II.
CommoLni fienF irsetnt-uCIrsyr ael
I2.
Pa3r·tT hRee loiuTgshi ouogfIh ntt ertejsutdaam:Aie Bsnamtcakulgn frdoro
Christiaann CdCo unsttroomvse rsies
1.3 ReligTihoouusgo hfIt n tertesJtuadmaeinstma l
14. TheF inAagle
15.T heK ingdoofGm o d
1 6T.h eM essiaHnoipce
1.7 CovenaanndLt a wi nt hFei nAagle
18I.n tertesJteawmieAsntihttt auldt eosw aGredn tiles
Epilog
Appensdi xe
A.T heA pocryopfth haOe l Tde stament
B. TheP seudepiBgoroakpsh al
C. Tractaotfte hsMe i shnTaahl,m uadn,Td o sephta
D. Cruicxiifon
E .T heJ ewiDsahiP lrya yaenrtd h Eex csliuoonfJ ewiCshhr istians
F. ApocalLyiptteircaa ntIdun riserp eSdc ripture
G. InterpArpeotcianlgLy iptteirca ture
H. HowS cholaWrosrhkisp
Bibliography
IndoefxS cripatnudJr eew iWsrhi tings
SubjIencdte x
AboutthA eu thor
Notes
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Figures
rC.r osesc-tSiPornio lfoefts h Lea nodfI srael
TheB asPilcao nfH er'oTsde mple
2.
3T.i mLei noeft hHei stoofIrr sya el
4·H erotdhG er eaantdH iDse csendants
5R·u leorfPs a lestine
6.T heP hasoefWso rlHdi story
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2.
PREFACE
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