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<i>New Testament Times</i> provides a short reconstruction of the cultural background in which Christianity arose and developed from the time of the Maccabean Revolt to A.D. 138. The book begins with an explanation of the relevance of the historical, political, social, and economic background during the first century which helps furnish a proper understanding of the New Testament. Dr. Tenney takes into account all the possible historical sources--canonical and non-canonical, literary and archaeological. <p>A survey of the world situation after the death of Alexander the Great includes a summary of the Maccabean revolt, crucial to the understanding of the messianic hopes of the Jewish people. Dr. Tenney saw three cultural tensions playing upon the embryonic church: Judaism, Roman imperialism, and Hellenism. The survey continues by tracing the growth of Christianity under the Roman emperors:</p> <p>The birth of Christ and the age of Augustus<br> Christ's ministry during the reign of Tiberius<br> The rise of the church<br> Persecutions under Nero and Domitian<br> The new era of Christianity under Trajan and Hadrian.</p> <p><i>New Testament Times</i> provides the reader with the histor

Author

Merrill Chapin Tenney

Publisher

Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.

Published

1965

Language

EN

ISBN

9780802832504

Subjects

Religion, Christian, History

Updated

2026-03-24