New Testament - Early Christianity Courses

The Bible: A Very Short Introduction

Second Edition

John Riches

9780198863335
Paperback
January 2022

An Invitation to Biblical Poetry

Elaine T. James

9780190664930
Paperback
December 2021

The New Testament: A Guide

Donald Senior

9780197530849
Paperback
December 2021

A Brief Introduction to the New Testament

Fifth Edition

Bart D. Ehrman

9780190089528
Paperback
October 2020

Affordable, accessible, and engaging: the concise version of the best-selling text in the field

The Jewish Annotated Apocrypha

Jonathan Klawans and Lawrence M. Wills

9780190262488
Hardcover
October 2020

Each book of the Apocrypha is annotated by a recognized expert in the study of ancient Judaism.

Origen: On First Principles, Reader's Edition

John Behr

9780198845317
Paperback
February 2020

The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings

Seventh Edition

Bart D. Ehrman

9780190909000
Paperback
September 2019

A fascinating and balanced look at the New Testament, written with clarity and flair

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

Stephen J. Patterson

9780190865825
Hardcover
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
April 2018

Thoroughly revised and substantially updated

The Jewish Annotated New Testament

Second Edition

Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler

9780190461850
Hardcover
September 2017

Invitation to the New Testament: First Things

Second Edition

Ben Witherington III

9780190491949
Hardcover
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
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
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
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
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
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
November 2011

Parallel Gospels: A Synopsis of Early Christian Writing

Zeba A. Crook

9780199739417
Hardcover
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
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
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.