CONTENTS
Preface -- pg.9
Abbreviations -- pg.13
INTRODUCTION
1. The Theology of the New Testament: The Basic Questions -- pg.19
ONE. THE GOSPELS AND ACTS
2. The Persistence and Importance of a Fourfold Gospel -- pg.45
3. Mark: The Death of God’s Son as Good News -- pg.57
4. Matthew: New Wine in Old Skins -- pg.84
5. Luke-Acts: The Place of Christians in the Progress of Salvation History -- pg.111
6. John: Faith in Jesus as the Means to Eternal Life -- pg.150
7. Four Diverse Witnesses to the One Gospel of Jesus Christ -- pg.181
TWO. THE PAULINE LETTERS
8. The Coherence and Center of Paul’s Theology -- pg.219
9. First Thessalonians: Maintaining Faith, Love, and Hope in the Midst of Suffering -- pg.234
10. Second Thessalonians: Perseverance Despite Persecution and
False Teaching -- pg.250
11. Galatians: The Grace of God and the Truth of the Gospel -- pg.262
12. First Corinthians: A Plea for Peace, Holiness, and Fidelity -- pg.276
13. Philippians: The Importance of the Gospel’s Progress -- pg.307
14. Second Corinthians: Power Perfected in Weakness -- pg.323
15. Romans: The Gospel of God’s Righteousness -- pg.342
16. Colossians: Christ Preeminent in Cosmos and History -- pg.375
17. Philemon: Reconciliation in Practice -- pg.387
18. Ephesians: The Unity of Church and Cosmos in Christ -- pg.393
19. First Timothy: The Church as Pillar and Foundation of Truth -- pg.408
20. Titus: Knowing God, Doing Good, and Making Salvation Attractive -- pg.423
21. Second Timothy: Faithfulness to the Gospel -- pg.430
22. The Common Emphases and Central Convictions of Paul’s Letters -- pg.438
THREE. THE NON-PAULINE LETTERS AND THE REVELATION OF JOHN
23. Finding Unity in the Non-Pauline Letters and Revelation -- pg.483
24. James: The Wisdom of the Undivided Life -- pg.496
25. Jude: Contending for the Faith against a Perversion of God’s Grace -- pg.512
26. Second Peter: Ethics and Eschatology -- pg.522
27. First John: The Truth about Jesus, His Death, and His Love Command -- pg.536
28. Second John: Avoiding Those Who Have Abandoned Truth and Love -- pg.556
29. Third John: Working Together with the Truth -- pg.562
30. First Peter: On Suffering as a Christian -- pg.569
31. Hebrews: Jesus as Perfecter of the Faith and Leader of the Faithful -- pg.585
32. Revelation: Meaning amid Oppression -- pg.612
33. The Clash of World Views in Hebrews to Revelation -- pg.651
CONCLUSION
34. The Theological Unity of the New Testament -- pg.681
Works Cited -- pg.727
Scripture and Apocrypha Index -- pg.763
Other Ancient Literature Index -- pg.787
Subject Index -- pg.791
Modern Author Index -- pg.795