An Asian Introduction to the New Testament
Johnson Thomaskutty, Johnson Thomaskutty
- 480 pages
- English
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An Asian Introduction to the New Testament
Johnson Thomaskutty, Johnson Thomaskutty
About This Book
Understanding and assessing the New Testament writings from Asian viewpoints provides a unique and original outlook for interpretation of the Christian Scriptures. To that end, An Asian Introduction to the New Testament is the first book of its kind to take full account of the multireligious, multiethnic, multilingual, multicultural, and pluralistic contexts in which Asian Christians find themselves. Into this already complex world, issues of poverty, casteism, class structure, honor and shame aspects, colonial realities, discrimination against women, natural calamities and ecological crises, and others add more layers of complexity.
Perceiving the New Testament in light of these realities enables the reader to see them in a fresh way while understanding that the Jesus Movement emerged from similar social situations. Readers will find able guides in an impressive array of more than twenty scholars from across Asia. Working with volume editor Johnson Thomaskutty, the authors make a clear case: the kernels of Christianity sprouted from Asian roots, and we must read the New Testament considering those roots in order to understand it afresh today.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword by R. S. Sugirtharajah
- Preface by Nijay K. Gupta
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The New Testament and the Sociocultural and Religious Realities of the Asian Contexts
- 2. An Introduction to Asian Biblical Hermeneutics
- 3. The Gospel of Matthew
- 4. The Gospel of Mark
- 5. The Gospel of Luke
- 6. The Gospel of John
- 7. The Book of Acts
- 8. The Letter to the Romans
- 9. The Letters to the Corinthians
- 10. The Letter to the Galatians
- 11. The Letter to the Ephesians
- 12. The Letter to the Philippians
- 13. The Letter to the Colossians
- 14. The Letters to the Thessalonians
- 15. The Letters to Timothy
- 16. The Letter to Titus
- 17. The Letter to Philemon
- 18. The Letter to the Hebrews
- 19. The Letter of James
- 20. The Letters of Peter
- 21. The Letters of John
- 22. The Letter of Jude
- 23. The Book of Revelation
- Index