Overview
Thomas Schreiner's substantial New Testament Theology examined the unifying themes that emerge from a detailed reading of the New Testament canon. This student-level digest of Schreiner's massive work explores the key themes and teachings of the New Testament in a more accessible and concise way. The book summarizes the findings of Schreiner's larger work and provides answers to the "so what?" question of New Testament theology. Comprehensive and up to date, this survey is arranged thematically and includes careful exegesis of key passages. It offers students, pastors, and lay readers a big picture view of what the New Testament is all about.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Fulfillment of God's Saving Promises: The Already-Not Yet
2. The Centrality of God in New Testament Theology
3. The Centrality of Christ in the Gospels
4. Jesus's Saving Work in Acts
5. The Christology of Paul
6. The Saving Work of God and Christ according to Paul
7. The Christology of Hebrews-Revelation
8. The Holy Spirit
9. The Problem of Sin
10. Faith and Obedience
11. The Law and Salvation History
12. The People of the Promise
13. The Consummation of God's Promises
Epilogue
Indexes
1. The Fulfillment of God's Saving Promises: The Already-Not Yet
2. The Centrality of God in New Testament Theology
3. The Centrality of Christ in the Gospels
4. Jesus's Saving Work in Acts
5. The Christology of Paul
6. The Saving Work of God and Christ according to Paul
7. The Christology of Hebrews-Revelation
8. The Holy Spirit
9. The Problem of Sin
10. Faith and Obedience
11. The Law and Salvation History
12. The People of the Promise
13. The Consummation of God's Promises
Epilogue
Indexes
Author
Thomas R. Schreiner
Thomas R. Schreiner (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and professor of biblical theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He has taught at SBTS for twenty-five years. Schreiner is the author or editor of numerous books, including Romans in the BECNT series, Handbook on Acts and Paul's Letters, The King in His Beauty, New Testament Theology, Magnifying God in Christ, Interpreting the Pauline Epistles, and Paul, Apostle of God's Glory in Christ.