Table of Contents

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Abbreviations
Preface
1. The New Testament as History
Excursus 1A: New Testament Chronology
Excursus 1B: History and Myth
2. The Impact of Christ
3. The Hellenistic Background to Jesus
4. Herod, Idumaean, King of the Jews
5. Jesus' Birth Boyhood
6. Jesus' Context: Galilee Peraea
7. Jesus' Context: Judea
Excursus 7A: The Search for the historical Pontius Pilate
8. Jesus of Nazareth (c. 29-33)
Excursus 8A: Working Assumptions
Excursus 8B: The Criterion of Dissimilarity
Excursus 8C: Did Jesus Make Claims to Deity?
9. Resurrection, Exaltation the Spirit
10. The Community of the Messiah in Jerusalem
Excursus 10A: The Use of Acts 1-5 for Historical Reconstruction
11. The Scattering of the Community the Conversion of Saul (c. 34/35)
12. Peter in Palestine (33-47)
13. The Apostolate of Saul in the "Unknown Years" (c. 34-47)
Excursus 13A: Paul's Mission Strategy According to Rainer Riesner
Excursus 13B: Jews, Proselytes and God-fearers
14. The Inclusion of the Gentiles (47-49)
Excursus 14A: An Early Dating for Galations
Excursus 14B: The Missionary Agreement and the Jerusalem Council
15. James, Cephas John
16. Paul's Later Ministry (c. 50-65)
17. Churches Evangelists (33-100)
18. The Four Gospels
19. The Kindgom of Christ
20. Epilogue
Excursus 20A:The Birth of Christianity According to J. Dominic Crossan
Select Bibliography
Indexes

About the Author

Barnett (Ph.D., London University), was until his retirement Anglican bishop of North Sydney, Australia. He remains a visiting fellow in ancient history at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) and research professor at Regent College (Vancouver, British Columbia). He has written several books.