Subjects and Bibliography
for Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations
in New Testament and Christian Origiin
Bibliography only
I. The World of the New Testament
Bibliography:
Arnold, P., The Romans and Their World
Black, Matthew, The Scrolls and the New Testament
Charles, R.H., Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
Collins, J., Between Athens and Jerusalem
Charieworth, J.H., The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, 2 vols.
Dupont-Sommer, A., The Essene Writings from Qumran
Ferguson, Jhon, The Religions of the Roman Empire
Fiorenza, E.S., Aspects or Religious Propaganda in Judaism and Early Christianity
Goodenough, E.R., Introduction to Philo Judaeus
Grant, R.M., Gnosticism and Early Christianity
Hengel, Martin, Judaism and Hellenism
Henenecke-Schneemelcher, New Testament Apocrypha, 2 vols.
Hicks, R,D., Stoic and Epicurean
Jeremias, J., Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus
Josephus, Flavius, Antiquities of the Jews, Bks. XII-XV
Lieberman, S., Hellenism in Jewish Palestine
MacMullen, R., Roman Social Relations
, Enemies of the Roman Order
Moore, G.F., Judaism in the First Centuries of the Christian Era
Neusner, J., From Politics to Piety
, The Rabbinic Tradition about the Pharisees Bofore 70, 3 vols.
Nickelsburg, G.W.E., Jewish Literature Between the Bible and the Mishnah
Nock, A.D., Conversion
Peter, F.W., The Harvest of Hellenism
Reitzenstein, R., Hellenistic Mystery-Religions: Their Basic Ideas and Signifiance
Robinson, J.M., The Nag Hammadi Library
Rostovtzeff, M., The Social and Economic History of the Hellenistic World
, The Social and Economic History of the Roman Empire
Ressell, D.S., The Jews from Alexander to Herod
, The Method and Message of Jewish Apocalyptic
Safrai, Samuel (ed.), The Jewish People in the First Century
Sandmel, G., Judaism and Christian Beginnings
Scholem, G., Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism
Schuerer, E., & G. Vermes, The History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ
Tcherikover, V.A., Hellenistic Civilizatian and the Jews
Theissen, G., Sociology of Early Palestinian Christianity
Tiede, D.L., The Carismatic Figure as Miracle Worker
Wilken, R., Aspects of Wisdom in Judaism and Early Christianity
Wilson, R.Mcl., The Gnostic Problem
Witt, R.E., Isis in the Greco-Roman World
II. Jesus and the Gospel Tradition
Bibliography:
Bornkamm, G., G. Barth, H.J. Held, Tradition and Interpretation in Matthew
Brown, Raymond E., The Gospel According to John (2 vols.)
Bultmann, R., Gospel of John
, History of Luke-Acts
Cadbury, H.J., Making of Luke-Acts
Conzelmann, H.J., Parables of Triple Tradition
Davies, W.D., Setting of the Sermon on the Mount
Dibelius, M., From Tradition to Gospel
Dodd, C.H., Historlsal Tradition in the Fourth Gospel
, Interpretation of the Fourth Gospel
Dupont, J., Les Beatitudes (vols. 2 & 3)
Fitzmyer, J., The Gospel Acording to Luke (2 vols.)
Ellis, E.E., The Gospel of Luke
Hennecke-Schneemelcher, New Testament Apocrypha (vol. 1)
Jeremias, J., The Parables of Jesus (rev. ed.)
Kee, H.C., Community of the New Age
, Jesus in History
Kelber, Werner, The Kingdom in Mark
Kingsbury, J.D., Mattew: Structure, Christology, Wisdom
Koch, Klaus, Growth of the Biblical Tradition
Kuemmel, W.G., Promise and Fulfillment
Martin, Ralph, Mark: Evangelist and Theologian
Martym, J.L., History and Theology in the Fourth Gospel
McKnight, E.V., What is Form-Criticism?
Nineham, D.E., The Gospel of St. Mark
Otto, R., Kingdom of God and Son of Man
Perrin, N., Rediscovering the Teaching of Jesus
, What is Redaction Criticism?
Rohde, Joachim, Rediscovering the Teachings of the Evangelists
Smith, D.M., Composition and Order of the Fourth Gospel
Talbert, C.H., What is a Gospel?
Wiler, A.N., Early Christian Rhetoric(also called Language of the Gospel)
III. Paul and Apostolic Christianity
Bibliography:
(for commentaries, see list in Kuemmel, Introduction)
Barrett, C.K., Epistle to the Romans
Bauer, Walter, Orthodoxy and Heresy in Earliest Christianity
Beare, F.W., The Epistle to the Philippians
Beker, J.C., Paul's Apocalypic Gospel: The Coming Triumph of God
, Paul The Apostle
Bornkamm, G., Paul
Bulymann, R., Primitive Christianty
, Teology of the New Testament
Cadbury, H.J., The Book of Acts in History
Collins, A.V., Crisis and Catharsis
Dodd, C.H., The Johannine Epistles
Dupont, J., Etudes sur les Actes des Apotres
Foakes-Jackson, F.J, & K. Lake, The Beginning of Christianity (5 vols.)
Fiorenza, E.S., Invitation to the Book of Revelation
Fuller, R., Foundations of New Testament Christology
Furnish, V., Theology and Ethics in Paul
Grant, R.M., Gnosticism and Early Christianity
Haenchen, E., Acts of the Apostles
Hanson, P.D., Dawn of Apocalyptic (2nd ed.)
Harrison, P.N., The Problem of the Pastorals
Hennecke-Schneemelcher, New Testament Apocrypha (vol. 2)
Kaesemann, E., New Testament Questions of Today
Keck, L.E., Paul and His Letters
Meeks, W.A., First Urban Christians
Minear, P.S., New Testament Apocalyptic
Moule, C.F.D., The Birth of the New Testament
Pagels, E., The Gnostic Paul
Robinson, J.M., Neg Hamma Library
Sampley, J.P., Pauline Partnership in Christ
Sanders, E.P., Paul and Palestinian Judaism
Schweitzer, A., The Mysticism of Paul
Schweitzer, E., Church Order in the New Testament
Stendahl, K., Paul Among Jews and Gentiles
Steward, J.S., A Man in Christ
Theissen, G., Social Setting of Pauline Christianity
Wilson, R. McL., The Gnostic Problem
¥³. New Testament Intertpretation
Bibliography:
A. Theology
Borsch, F., Son of Man in Myth and History
Bultmann, R., Theology of the New Testament (2 vols.)
Fuller, R., The Foumdations of New Testament Christology
, The New Testament in Current Study
Kaesmann, E., Essays on New Testament Themes
, New Testament Questions of Today
Perrin, N., Modern Pilgrimage in New Testament Christology
Schnackenburg, R., New Testament Theology Today
, The Church in the New Testament
Wilder, A.N., Eschatology and Ethics in the Teaching pf Jesus (rev. ed.)
B. hermeneutics
Childs, B., Biblical Theology in Crisis
Funk, R.W., Language, Hermeneutic and Word of God
Ong, W.J., The Presence of the Word
Wilder, A.N., The Language of the Gospel: Early Christian Rhetoric
C. Canon
Ackroyd, P.R., & C.F. Evans (eds.). Cambridge History of the Bible
Von Campenhausen, H., The Formation of Christian Bible
D. Literary Criticism
Petersen, N., Literary Criticism for New Testament Critics