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