Reading the New Testament: contemporary approaches

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: How to Read the New Testament Part 1: History 2. Reading Historical Documents Historically: From Historical Criticisms to Literary Criticisms and Back Again 3. Contemporary Historical Approaches to the New Testament: Identity and Difference 4. Applying Methods Old and New 5. The Quest for the Historical Jesus Part 2: Revolutionary Origins of Christian Beliefs? 6. The New Testament and the Origins of Major Christian Theological Ideas 7. Paul, the Law, Faith and Salvation: Old Perspectives, New Perspectives, Different Perspectives 8. Paul's Revolution for Our Times? Paul and Continental Philosophy Part 3: Reception 9. What is 'Reception History'? 10. Methods and Questions in Reception History 11. How to Read New Testament Scholarship Part 4: Extracts from New Testament Scholarship