From Jesus to the New Testament

Jens Schroter 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 Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Georgia.

Editors' Introduction Preface to the English Edition Preface to the German Edition Introduction Part I: Recollection and History in Early Christianity 1 New Testament Science beyond Historicism 2 Reflections on the Relationship between Historiography and Hermeneutics in New Testament Science 3 Construction of History and the Beginnings of Christianity 4 History in Light of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ Part II: Jesus--Paul--Luke 5 Beginnings of the Jesus Tradition 6 On the Historicity of the Gospels 7 The Unity of the Gospel 8 The Universalizing of the Law in Galatians 9 Metaphorical Christology in Paul 10 Luke as Historiographer 11 Salvation for the Gentiles and Israel Part III: On the Way to the New Testament 12 Jesus and the Canon 13 The Acts of the Apostles and the Emergence of the New Testament Canon 14 "The Church Has Four Gospels, the Heresy Many" Part IV: What Is "Theology of the New Testament"? 15 Particularity and Inclusivity in Early Christianity 16 The Meaning of the Canon for a Theology of the New Testament Bibliography Index of Ancient Sources Index of Modern Authors Subject 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 "Schroter does what very few New Testament scholars -- whether English- or German-speaking-manage: to ground his historical analysis explicitly in a nuanced and sophisticated theoretical discussion of what it means to do history. Schrater's book serves as a superb introduction to and analysis of German New Testament scholarship." -- Adele Reinhartz, Full Professor, Department of Classics and Religious Studies, University of Ottawa