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Title: The Lost Letters of Pergamum: A Story from the New Testament World by Bruce W. Longenecker, Ben Witherington ISBN: 0-8010-2607-5 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: December, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Sanctified and informed imagination
Comment: Longenecker uses a "sanctified" and informed imagination to recreate a possible correspondence between Luke (of Gospel fame) and Antipas (Rev 2:12-13). Using historical fiction, this work introduces the reader to the way in which Christianity would have been perceived in a 1st century world dominated by Roman culture. Longenecker creates a scenario where ancient letters are discovered in an archeological dig in the city of Pergamum. These letters reveal a correspondence between Antipas, a nobleman originally from Tyre and Cesarea, with first Calpurnius, the son of Theophilus (Luke 1:3), and then Luke himself. The result is the introduction of Antipas to Christianity and a house church that is meeting in Pergamum. The result for the reader is that she will be introduced to not only the way in which Roman noblemen perceived Christianity, but also some possible apologetic reasons that occasioned Luke to write the Gospel that bears his name.
This book would be a good resource for a pastor to recommend to his congregation in order to help them connect the New Testament to its historical setting (Along with "The Shadow of the Galilean" by Theissen). Unlike much Christian fiction that has two dimensional characters involved in predictable plots, Longenecker has created a scenario that accurately immerses the reader into the 1st century Roman world by way of an intriguing plot with believable characters. As Longenecker writes in his introduction, "this account probably did not happen, but it could have."
Rating: 5
Summary: Why can't all scholars write like this?!
Comment: Finally, a New Testament scholar who knows how to write! This book is wonderfully informative about the historical context of the rise of early Christianity, and manages to convey a ton of information in a storyline that is completely enthralling. I'll be giving lots of friends this book for Christmas, both Christians and non-Christians. Enjoy, learn and be moved!
Rating: 5
Summary: worth your time
Comment: Thought the style may occasionally be anachronistic, the frame of using correspondence to explore the world of early Christianity covers any problems. Thought provoking, insightful and a good read on top of it all.
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Title: The Shadow of the Galilean: The Quest of the Historical Jesus in Narrative Form by Gerd Theissen, John Bowden ISBN: 0800620577 Publisher: Fortress Press Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Theological Anthropology by J. Patout Burns ISBN: 0800614127 Publisher: Fortress Press Pub. Date: September, 1981 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: New Testament History: A Narrative Account by Ben, III Witherington ISBN: 0801022932 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.99 |
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Title: Gospel Parallels : NRSV Edition by Burton H. Throckmorton ISBN: 0840774842 Publisher: Nelson Reference Pub. Date: 02 December, 1992 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: Introduction to the New Testament by Raymond E. Brown ISBN: 0385247672 Publisher: Anchor Bible Pub. Date: 13 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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