The world of the New Testament: cultural, social, and historical contexts

1. Introduction / Joel B. Green and Lee Martin McDonald

2. New Testament chronology / Lee Martin McDonald

PART 1. SETTING THE CONTEXT: EXILE AND THE JEWISH HERITAGE

3. Exile / Nicholas Perrin

4. The Hasmoneans and the Hasmonean era / Larry R. Helyer

5. The Herodian dynasty / Everett Ferguson

6. Monotheism / Nathan MacDonald

7. The scriptures and scriptural interpretation / Lidija Novakovic

PART 2. SETTING THE CONTEXT: ROMAN HELLENISM

8. Greek religion / Moyer V. Hubbard

9. The imperial cult / Nicholas Perrin

10. Greco-Roman philosophical schools / John T. Fitzgerald

11. Civic and voluntary associations in the Greco-Roman world / Michael S. Moore

12. Economics, taxes, and tithes / David J. Downs

13. Slaves and slavery in the Roman world / S. Scott Bartchy

14. Women, children, and families in the Greco-Roman world / Lynn H. Cohick

15. Education in the Greco-Roman world / Ben Witherington III

PART 3. THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN THE CONTEXT OF ROMAN HELLENISM

16. Temple and priesthood / David Instone-Brewer

17. Jews and Samaritans / Lidija Novakovic

18. Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes / Michelle Lee-Barnewall

19. The Dead Sea Scrolls / C.D. Elledge

20. Prophetic movements and zealots / James D.G. Dunn

21. Apocalypticism / Larry R. Helyer

22. Synagogue and Sanhedrin / Kenneth D. Litwak

23. Jews in the diaspora / David A. DeSilva

24. Noncanonical Jewish writings / Daniel M. Gurtner

25. Jewish identity, beliefs, and practices / Archie T. Wright

26. Jewish education / Kent L. Yinger

27. Healing and healthcare / Joel B. Green

PART 4. THE LITERARY CONTEXT OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY

28. Reading, writing and manuscripts / E. Randolph Richards

29. Pseudonymous writings and the New Testament / Lee Martin McDonald

30. Literary forms in the New Testament / Thomas E. Phillips

31. Homer and the New Testament / Thomas E. Phillips

32. Josephus and the New Testament / Michael F. Bird

33. Philo and the New Testament / Torrey Seland

34. Rabbinic literature and the New Testament / Bruce Chilton

35. Early noncanonical Christian writings / Nicholas Perrin

PART 5. THE GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

36. Jesus research and archaeology / James H. Charlesworth

37. Egypt / John D. Wineland

38. Palestine / Thomas R. Hatina

39. Syria, Cilicia, and Cyprus / Mark Wilson

40. The province and cities of Asia / Paul Trebilco

41. Galatia / Mark Wilson

42. Macedonia / Gene L. Green

43. Achaia / Gene L. Green

44. Rome and its provinces / Thomas R. Hatina

Money in the New Testament era / Lee Martin McDonald

Measurements in the New Testament era / Lee Martin McDonald

Glossary / Joel B. Green and Lee Martin McDonald.