The Life and Teachings of the New Testament Apostles: From the Day of Pentecost to the Apocalypse

What impact did conversion to the gospel have for first century Gentiles?

How were the words of Jesus transmitted prior to the writing of the Gospels?

How do the epistles from Peter and John relate to those from Paul?

How can we know what messages the book of Revelation has for us today?

If you’ve wondered about such questions, you’ll value the answers in this book. A follow-up to the three-volume work The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ, this book includes fourteen chapters by faithful Latter-day Saint scholars trained in various New Testament disciplines (ancient history, Greek and Latin, Roman civilization, geography). They share up-to- the-minute research on the ministry of these remarkable missionaries and leaders. The risen Lord commanded His disciples to take the message of His suffering, death, and resurrection to all the world. This book helps readers see how that commandment was fulfilled — and inspires in us a desire to be witnesses of the Savior in our day.

Contents:
Acknowledgments
Key to Abbreviations
Introduction: A Distant and Foreign Land: Acts through Revelation
Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment

From Jesus to the Written Gospels: The Oral Origins of the Gospel
Thomas A. Wayment

The Church of the First Century
Gaye Strathearn and Joshua M. Sears

Unto the Uttermost Part of the Eart
Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment

The Impact of Gentile Conversions in the Greco-Roman World
Eric D. Huntsman

The Roman World outside Judea
Eric D. Huntsman

From Temple and Synagogue to House-Church
Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

The Continuing Influence of the Family of Jesus in Early Christianity
Thomas A. Wayment

The Epistle of James: Anti-Pauline Rhetoric or a New Emphasis?
Brian M. Hauglid

James, First and Second Peter, and Jude: Epistle of Persecution
John Gee

John's Later Ministry and His Banishment to Patmos: The Background to Revelation
Richard D. Draper

Imperial Cult and the Beasts of Revelation
Eric D. Huntsman and Cecilia M. Peek

The End of the Early Church
Kent P. Jackson

Soma Sema: The Influence of "The Body Is a Tomb" in Early Christian Debates and the New Testament
Gaye Strathearn

The Creeds and Councils
Jennifer C. Lane

Conclusion: Profound Effects of the Second Half of the New Testament on the Gospel
Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Thomas A. Wayment
Contributors
Scripture Index
Subject Index