Survey of the New Testament
Offline and Online Resources

This page is designed to assist my students and any other students interested in the subject of New Testament Survey or New Testament Introduction. Prof. Kümmel explains our subject as follows: "The scholarly discipline of 'introduction to the NT' is concerned with the historical questions of the origin and collecting of the NT writings, and of the textual tradition of both the writings and the collection." (P. 28; see just below for details of his book under Print Resources)

The first section enumerates several books that could serve to introduce the subject of New Testament Introduction. Articles describing the Temple in Jerusalem are also listed. There is bibliography on the New Testament Synagogue. Then follow links to web sites that could be valuable in researching the subject of New Testament Survey.

Print Resources for New Testament Introduction

For the general reader, Prof. Metzger's book is the best choice. For those who have developed some knowledge of the subject, Kümmel's work and the textbook by Carson, Moo, and Morris are packed with detailed information and bibliography. For an interesting, different, and helpful perspective, the work of Childs can be recommended to the committed student.

Bibliography on the Center of the World - The Jerusalem Temple

Here are several useful articles from the Biblical Archaeologist that provide information and illustrations of the Second Temple, the sacred shrine familiar to Jesus of Nazareth and the early Palestinian Christians. We call it the "Second Temple" because the first temple constructed by King Solomon in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar early in the sixth century B.C. The so-called Second Temple was built at the restoration in the late sixth century. Considerable improvements to the complex of the Second Temple were made by Herod the Great at the end of the first century B.C. These efforts were continued for a long time until shortly before the Temple's destruction again by the Roman forces under the leadership of Titus.

Bibliography on Religious Town Halls - Synagogues

Our understanding of the layout, decoration, and operation of early synagogues has improved in recent years. Some online resources are cited below. Several useful print resources are listed here.

Online Resources for New Testament Introduction

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