Invitation to the New Testament : a guide to its main witnesses /
W.D. Davies.
- London : SPCK, 1967.
- xii, 540 p. ; 22 cm.
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