New Testament question
Nov. 19th, 2004 05:07 pmSince my reading-the-Qur'an-during-Ramadan plan turned out so well, I'm contemplating reading the New Testament during Advent. Given that I wish I'd read the surahs in chronological order rather than the odd order given in the Qur'an, I'm considering reading the New Testament in approximate chronological order. I don't, however, have any of my Historical Jesus books with me, but I've slapped together a list based on approximate dates of writing in my Oxford Annotated Bible, the helpful but incredibly disorganized The Bible: The Book that Bridges the Millennia at the UMC website, and the articles on New Testament books at Religious Tolerance.org. I'm not sure how accurate it is. Could people with knowledge in this area look the list over and make corrections? (I'm thinking mostly of Dad here, but I know there are other folks out there who might have some insight.)
Obviously this is a hugely controversial area and there's no way to get the list "right," but I want to make sure I don't make any silly mistakes and include something at the end that most scholars think should be at the beginning, or vice versa.
( Books of the Bible, in roughly chronological order )
So, any suggestions?
Obviously this is a hugely controversial area and there's no way to get the list "right," but I want to make sure I don't make any silly mistakes and include something at the end that most scholars think should be at the beginning, or vice versa.
( Books of the Bible, in roughly chronological order )
So, any suggestions?