James Crossley is Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies at the University of Sheffield. His research interests include the New Testament and biblical scholarship in historical, cultural and political contexts. His publications include Jesus in an Age of Terror (Equinox, 2008).
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: How to Read the New Testament Part 1:
History 2. Reading Historical Documents Historically: From Historical
Criticisms to Literary Criticisms and Back Again 3. Contemporary Historical
Approaches to the New Testament: Identity and Difference 4. Applying
Methods Old and New 5. The Quest for the Historical Jesus Part 2:
Revolutionary Origins of Christian Beliefs? 6. The New Testament and the
Origins of Major Christian Theological Ideas 7. Paul, the Law, Faith and
Salvation: Old Perspectives, New Perspectives, Different Perspectives 8.
Paul's Revolution for Our Times? Paul and Continental Philosophy Part 3:
Reception 9. What is 'Reception History'? 10. Methods and Questions in
Reception History 11. How to Read New Testament Scholarship Part 4:
Extracts from New Testament Scholarship
