New Testament - Early Christianity Courses

The Forgotten Creed: Christianity's Original Struggle against Bigotry, Slavery, and Sexism

Stephen J. Patterson

9780190865825
Hardcover
01 October 2018

The story of the first, forgotten creed of Christianity and its remarkable vision of human solidarity.

The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version

Fifth Edition

Michael Coogan, Marc Brettler, Carol Newsom...

9780190276089
Paperback
01 April 2018

Thoroughly revised and substantially updated

The Jewish Annotated New Testament

Second Edition

Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler

9780190461850
Hardcover
06 September 2017

Invitation to the New Testament: First Things

Second Edition

Ben Witherington III

9780190491949
Hardcover
02 January 2017

An introduction to the contents of the New Testament--a historical, social, and faith-friendly approach

The Christian Tradition: A Historical and Theological Introduction

Peter Feldmeier

9780199374380
Paperback
01 July 2016

Connects the historical and theological development of the Christian tradition across the globe

The Catholic Study Bible

Third Edition

Donald Senior, John Collins, and Mary Ann Getty

9780190267230
Paperback
01 March 2016

An essential resource for both experienced students and first-time readers, this new edition features new and revised Reading Guides

Reading and Understanding the Bible

Ben Witherington III

9780199340576
Paperback
07 November 2014

World-renowned biblical scholar Ben Witherington III shows students how to read and understand the Bible in the context of the ancient world that produced it

After the New Testament: 100-300 C.E.: A Reader in Early Christianity

Second Edition

Bart D. Ehrman

9780195398922
Paperback
03 November 2014

Renowned biblical scholar Bart D. Ehrman provides a wide range of primary texts from the second and third centuries of early Christianity

Introduction to Gnosticism: Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds

Nicola Denzey Lewis

9780199755318
Paperback
16 November 2012

The first and only textbook on the fascinating but often obscure topic of "Gnosticism"

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible

Michael D. Coogan

9780195377378
Hardcover
18 November 2011

Parallel Gospels: A Synopsis of Early Christian Writing

Zeba A. Crook

9780199739417
Hardcover
11 November 2011

The first English-language Gospel Synopsis in twenty years--with uniquely literal translations of the original Greek

The Apocryphal Gospels: Texts and Translations

Bart Ehrman and Zlatko Plese

9780199732104
Hardcover
21 July 2011

Two leading authorities on the early Church present the first original-text and facing-page translation of the Gospels not included in the New Testament.

Early Christianity: A Brief History

Joseph H. Lynch

9780195138030
Paperback
25 February 2009

Accessible to beginning students with no background in the subject, this concise and captivating introduction examines the development of Christianity from its origins up through the year 620.

Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew

Bart D. Ehrman

9780195182491
Paperback
15 September 2005

A revealing look at the Early Church and the intense struggle to form the canon of the New Testament

Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament

Bart D. Ehrman

9780195182507
Paperback
15 September 2005

A companion volume to Bart Ehrman's Lost Christianities--An anthology of long-lost Christian writings that did not make it into the New Testament

Christian Symbol and Ritual: An Introduction

Bernard Cooke and Gary Macy

9780195154122
Paperback
01 September 2005

An accessible reaffirmation of the importance and continuing relevance of Christian ritual

The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration

Fourth Edition

Bruce M. Metzger and Bart D. Ehrman

9780195161229
Paperback
28 April 2005

This thoroughly revised edition of Bruce M. Metzger's classic work has been invigorated by the addition of Bart D. Ehrman--author of numerous best-selling books on the New Testament--as a coauthor

Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism

William Harmless

9780195162233
Paperback
17 June 2004

Offers the most comprehensive and accessible introduction to early monasticism

Christianity in Late Antiquity, 300-450 C.E.: A Reader

Bart D. Ehrman and Andrew S. Jacobs

9780195154610
Paperback
25 September 2003

The New Testament and Other Early Christian Writings: A Reader

Second Edition

Bart D. Ehrman

9780195154641
Paperback
31 July 2003