Merrill Chapin Tenney

Intended as a companion volume to Dr. Tenney's widely successful New Testament Survey, this book provides a short reconstruction of the cultural milieu in which Christianity arose and developed from the time of the Maccabean Revolt to A.D. 138. The book begins with an explanation of the relevance of the historical, political, social, and economic background of the first century to the proper understanding of the New Testament, taking into account all the possible historical sources -- canonical and non-canonical, literary and archaeological. - Jacket flap.

Jesus' return from the dead to resume contact with his disciples is the great unshakable reality of the ages, says Merrill C. Tenney. Dean Tenney makes a forceful case for the traditional Christian view of the Resurrection and demonstrates that Christ's conquest of death has prime significance for the spiritual and intellectual concerns of our age. His clear, well-organized presentation covers almost every aspect of this central doctrine: Pagan Myths, Hebrew Scriptures and Apocrypha; Old Testament Predictions, Evidence of the Gospels and Acts, Developing Theology of the New Testament, Emerging Creed of the Early Church, Historical Evidence for the Resurrection, Resurrection and the Nature of God, Salvation and Eschatology, What Christ's Conquering of Death Means for Humanity, How the Resurrection Can Give Meaning and Purpose to Life Today.

Presents a series of twenty-four lectures that examines in detail the New Testament. Professor Bart Ehrman discusses its form, the methods of composition, its authors and their original audiences, and the surrounding historical context. He focuses on questions of historical evidence and explanation rather than on issues of religious belief and theological truth.

A comprehensive handbook of the people of the Bible and how they lived. Covers for ancient Israel/Palestine/Middle East: geography, minerals, gems, animals, insects, plants, herbs, agriculture, tools, implements, trade, transportation, warfare, weapons, languages, writing, literature, poetry, laws, statutes, worship rituals, family relationships, women, marriage, divorce, birth, infancy, childhood, adolescence, diseases, medicine, food, eating habits, clothing, cosmetics, architecture, furniture, music.