02602nam a2200169Ia 4500 220820s9999 xx 000 0 und d 9780310864332031086433X eng BS2397 .T445 2005 Thielman, Frank Theology of the New Testament : a canonical and synthetic approach/ Frank Thielman Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan, 2005 798 p. ; 25 cm. Introduction: The theology of the New Testament: the basic questions -- pt. 1:The Gospels and Acts -- The persistence and importance of a fourfold Gospel -- Mark: the death of God's Son as good news -- Matthew: new wine in old skins -- Luke-Acts: the place of Christians in the progress of salvation history -- John: faith in Jesus as the means to eternal life -- Four diverse witnesses to the one Gospel of Jesus Christ -- pt. 2: The Pauline Letters -- The coherence and center of Paul's theology -- First Thessalonians: maintaining faith, love, and hope in the midst of suffering -- Second Thessalonians: perseverance despite persecution and false teaching -- Galatians: the grace of God and the truth of the Gospel -- First Corinthians: a plea for peace, holiness, and fidelity -- Philippians: the importance of the Gospel's progress -- Second Corinthians: power perfected in weakness -- Romans: the Gospel of God's righteousness -- Colossians: Christ preeminent in cosmos and history -- Philemon: reconciliation in practice -- Ephesians: the unity of church and cosmos in Christ -- First Timothy: the church as pillar and foundation of truth -- Titus: knowing God, doing good, and making salvation attractive -- Second Timothy: faithfulness to the Gospel -- The common emphases and central convictions of Paul's Letters -- pt. 3: The non-Pauline Letters and the Revelation of John -- Finding unity in the non-Pauline Letters and Revelation -- James: the wisdom of the undivided life -- Jude: contending for the faith against a perversion of God's Grace -- Second Peter: ethics and eschatology -- First John: the truth about Jesus, his death, and his love command -- Second John: avoiding those who have abandoned truth and love -- Third John: working together with the truth -- First Peter: on suffering as a Christian -- Hebrews: Jesus as perfecter of the faith and leader of the faithful -- Revelation: meaning amid oppression -- The clash of world views in Hebrews to Revelation -- Conclusion: the theological unity of the New Testament. Bible. New Testament -- Theology.Bible. New Testament -- Canonical criticism. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2022-08-20 0 BS2397 .T445 2005 00028514 2022-08-20 00:00:00 2022-08-20 BK 40408 40408