Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction

The One Bible

The background of the Graeco-Roman World

The background of the first-century Judaism

The gospel as the glory of God

The primitive Christian preaching

The historicity of Jesus

The first three gospels

The gospels

The sources of the gospels

Form criticism

The strength and weakness of form criticism

Recent emphases in gospel criticism

Toward understanding the synoptics: the new order

The gospel of the kingdom of God

The scriptures fulfilled

The agent of the kingdom

The demand of the kingdom

The gospel of Mark

The gospel of Matthew

The gospel of Luke

Paul

The sources

The background of Paul

On the road to Damascus

Man and the universe

The ancient enemy

Hope fulfilled: a philosophy of history

The great Pauline metaphors

The new person and his new people

The new way: In Christ

The new way: The spirit and the law of Christ

The fourth gospel

Introduction: Date and authorship

The sources behind the fourth gospel

Gospel for two worlds: The Jewish background

Gospel for two worlds: The hellenistic background

The challenge of the fourth gospel

The word became flesh

The flesh

The signs: Jesus and the world

Farewell discourses: Jesus and the church

The passion

The return of Jesus: The resurrection

The spirit and the commandment

Conclusion