TY - BOOK AU - Davies,W.D.(William David) TI - Invitation to the New Testament: a guide to its main witnesses SN - 0281036888 AV - BS2330.2 .D35 1967 2330.2 .D38 PY - 1967/// CY - London PB - SPCK KW - Bible. N.T KW - Introductions N1 - 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 ER -