Between the Testaments describes the events that took place during the 400 year period of scriptural silence between the end of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament. Through the wealth of historical and apocryphal writings of that time, we are given insights into the life and times of the first-century church. Without these inter-testamental writings, we might still be trying to answer questions that a study of the New Testament would naturally present such as:
- What was the origin and background of the Pharisees?
- What was the origin and background of the Sadducess?
- How did non-Jewish Herod become king of the Jews?
- How did the synagogue become the center of community religion?
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: The Late Persian Period
CHAPTER 2: Alexander the Great and the Diadochi
CHAPTER 3: The Maccabean Period
CHAPTER 4: The Roman Period
CHAPTER 5: Various Groups
CHAPTER 6: Worship
CHAPTER 7: The Canon of Scripture
CHAPTER 8: Writings
CHAPTER 9: The Messianic Expectation
Bibliography
About the Author
Jack Lewis was born in Midlothian, TX and educated at Abilene Christian College (now University), Sam Houston State Teachers’ College, Harvard University, and Hebrew Union College. He taught Bible at Harding beginning in 1954 where he trained and mentored hundreds of ministers through the Harding Graduate School of Religion (now Harding School of Theology). He has preached worldwide and authored numerous books and articles which have served to shape the church for decades.