From Jesus to the New Testament

Jens Schröter is Professor for Exegesis and Theology of the New Testament and New Testament Apocrypha at the Faculty of Theology at the Humboldt-University in Berlin.Wayne Coppins is Professor of Religion at The University of Georgia.Simon Gathercole is Reader in New Testament Studies at the University of Cambridge.

• Editors' IntroductionPreface to the English EditionPreface to the German EditionIntroductionPart I: Recollection and History in Early Christianity1 New Testament Science beyond Historicism2 Reflections on the Relationship between Historiography and Hermeneutics in New Testament Science3 Construction of History and the Beginnings of Christianity4 History in Light of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus ChristPart II: Jesus--Paul--Luke5 Beginnings of the Jesus Tradition6 On the Historicity of the Gospels7 The Unity of the Gospel8 The Universalizing of the Law in Galatians9 Metaphorical Christology in Paul10 Luke as Historiographer11 Salvation for the Gentiles and IsraelPart III: On the Way to the New Testament12 Jesus and the Canon13 The Acts of the Apostles and the Emergence of the New Testament Canon14 ""The Church Has Four Gospels, the Heresy Many""Part IV: What Is ""Theology of the New Testament""?15 Particularity and Inclusivity in Early Christianity16 The Meaning of the Canon for a Theology of the New TestamentBibliographyIndex of Ancient SourcesIndex of Modern AuthorsSubject Index

"Jens Schroter's collection of essays seeks to penetrate deeply below the surface of the New Testament and its history and historical figures, and to bring into a meaningful perspective the theology and history that gave rise to the faith of the earliest Christians. Many think a New Testament canon is a snapshot of what went on, but Schrater shows that the canon itself can only be understood in light of a long history of developments in different directions." -- Scot McKnight, Professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary