New Testament Theology

MANY WITNESSES, ONE GOSPEL

I. Howard Marshall

InterVarsity Press

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©2004 by I. Howard Marshall

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Biblical citations are taken from the NIV (Inclusive Language Edition) for the Old Testament and from the TNIV for the New Testament unless otherwise indicated.

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Cover Images: Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY

ISBN 0-8308-2795-1

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publishing Data

Marshall, I. Howard

New Testament theology: many witnesses, one Gospel/I.

Howard

Marshall.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8308-2795-1 (hardcover: alk. paper)

1. Bible N.T.—Theology. I. Title.

BS2397.M37 2004

230’.0415—dc22

2004017266

To Dai, Doug, Alan and Nathalie,

my sons- and daughter-in-law

Contents

Preface

General Bibliography

Abbreviations

Part 1: Introduction

1 How Do We Do New Testament Theology?

Part 2: Jesus, the Synoptic Gospels and Acts

2 The Gospels and New Testament Theology

3 The Gospel of Mark

4 The Gospel of Matthew

5 Luke–Acts: The Former Treatise

6 Luke–Acts: The Sequel

7 The Theology of the Synoptic Gospels and Acts

Part 3: The Pauline Letters

8 The Letter to the Galatians

9 The Letters to the Thessalonians

10 The First Letter to the Corinthians

11 The Second Letter to the Corinthians

12 The Letter to the Romans

13 The Letter to the Philippians

14 The Letter to Philemon

15 The Letter to the Colossians

16 The Letter to the Ephesians

17 The Pastoral Epistles

18 The Theology of the Pauline Letters

19 Paul, the Synoptic Gospels and Acts

Part 4: The Johannine Literature

20 The Gospel of John

21 The Letters of John

22 The Revelation of John

23 The Gospel, Letters and Revelation of John

24 John, the Synoptic Gospels and Acts, and Paul

Part 5: Hebrews, James, 1-2 Peter, and Jude

25 The Letter to the Hebrews

26 The Letter of James

27 The First Letter of Peter

28 The Letter of Jude

29 The Second Letter of Peter

30 Hebrews, James, 1-2 Peter and Jude in the New Testament

Part 6: Conclusion

31 Diversity and Unity in the New Testament

Author Index

Subject Index

Scripture Index