Why a ''New Testament''?

Covenant as an Impetus for New Scripture in Early Christianity
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-73539-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 19, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Texts and Editions for New Testament Study

Why would early Christians perceive the need for a ‘New Testament’? Unfortunately, most studies on the NT canon concentrate on its development and closing to the neglect of its impetus. Yet NT texts like 1 Tim. 5:18 and 2 Pet. 3:16 reveal that, within the first century, early Christians began receiving recent Christian texts as “Scripture”, on par with their Old Testament scriptural collection. What explains this rapid and remarkable development? Levi Baker traces the connection between Scripture and covenant in early Judaism and early Christianity, arguing that the answer lies in early Christianity’s conviction that Jesus had inaugurated the new covenant.

Autoren/Hrsg.

S Baker, Levi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Levi S. Baker (Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Assistant Professor of New Testament at William Tennent School of Theology. He also lectures in both Old and New Testaments at several institutions. His research and writing focus on elucidating the New Testament’s relationship to the religious world of Second Temple Judaism, including the Old Testament. His forthcoming volume English Grammar for Students Learning New Testament Greek (co-authored with L. Scott Kellum) aims to reduce student confusion when learning New Testament Greek.