What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of their Writings [2 ed.] 2008010166, 9780825443848

Table of contents :
Chapter 1

Temple of Artemis, Sardis

Map: Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires

A scribe’s tools

Qumran, Cave 4

Herod’s Tomb

Herod’s Palace in Jerusalem

Chapter 2

Map: Ministry of Jesus

Matthew at a Glance

Judean wilderness

Mount of Beatitudes, traditional location of the Sermon on the Mount

Fallen stones from the temple’s Western Wall

Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock

Garden tomb rolling stone

Olive Trees, Gethsemane

Chapter 3

Mark at a Glance

Sea of Galilee

Michelangelo’s Pieta (Mary holding the dead body of Jesus)

Typical Tomb

Jerusalem temple—model

Chapter 4

Luke at a Glance

Beth Shean, capital of Decapolis

Jordan River

Mount of Olives at sunset

Tabgha Harbor, the traditional site of Jesus calling his disciples

Chapter 5

Acts at a Glance

Ephesus commercial market, where Paul would have worked

Map: The spread of Christianity by A.D. 200

Chapter 6

John (the Gospel) at a Glance

Capernaum synagogue

Feast of Tabernacles booth

Menorah

St. John’s Basilica, Ephesus

Tabgha, location where Jesus met with his disciples after the resurrection (John 21)

Chapter 7

1 John at a Glance

Ephesus street near Temple of Domitian

Traditional site of John’s grave, Ephesus

Chapter 8

Revelation at a Glance

Patmos

Map: The church in Asia Minor

The Seven Churches

Pergamum Acropolis

The Judgments

Amphitheater where Christians were persecuted, Beth Shean

Genesis and Revelation

Inscription on white stone, Pergamum (see Rev. 2:12, 17)

Emperor Nero

Chapter 9

Roman road to Damascus near Gamla

Harbor street in Ephesus

Map: Paul’s Missionary Journeys

Greek philosopher on sarcophagus

Chapter 10

Romans at a Glance

Roman Colosseum

Mosaic inscription of Romans 13, Caesarea

Arch of Titus, located in Rome, commemorating the victory of Titus over Jerusalem

Roman Forum

Chapter 11

1 Corinthians at a Glance

Library of Celsus, Ephesus

Temple of Apollo, Corinth

Chapter 12

2 Corinthians at a Glance

Sophia Wisdom statue in Celsus Library, Ephesus

Chapter 13

Galatians at a Glance

Cave dwellings, Cappadocia

Mosaic of Paul teaching the Romans

Chapter 14

Ephesians at a Glance

Theater, Ephesus

Advertisement for brothel on sidewalk, Ephesus

Chapter 15

Philippians at a Glance

Ruins of ancient Philippi

Traditional place of Paul’s imprisonment, Philippi

Chapter 16

Colossians at a Glance

Infants Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome

Chapter 17

1 and 2 Thessalonians at a Glance

Church of St. Demetrios (martyr), Thessalonica

Thessalonica Forum

Chapter 18

1 Timothy and Titus at a Glance

Artemis, Greek goddess

Temple of Apollo, Didyma, near Ephesus

Chapter 19

2 Timothy at a Glance

Pantheon at Night, Rome

Chapter 20

Philemon at a Glance

Chapter 21

Hebrews at a Glance

Man praying at the Western Wall

Chapter 22

James at a Glance

Ossuaries (bone boxes), near Mount of Olives

Gold bracelets from antiquity

Chapter 23

1 Peter at a Glance

Tomb of Peter below St. Peter’s Basilica

St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican

Chapter 24

2 Peter at a Glance

Peter’s crucifixion, Three Fountains Church, Rome

Chapter 25

Jude at a Glance

Chapter 26

How Did Early Christians Recognize Which Books Were Inspired?