An Introduction to the New Testament
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4.3 • 6 Ratings
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- $34.99
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- $34.99
Publisher Description
Grasp the message of the New Testament by focusing on the essentials.
An Introduction to the New Testament focuses on historical questions dealing with authorship, date, sources, purpose, destination, and so forth, ensuring that the New Testament books will be accurately understood within historical settings. For each New Testament document, the authors also provide a substantial summary of the book's content, discuss the book's theological contribution to the overall canon, and give an account of current studies on the book, including recent literary and social-science approaches to interpretation.
This second edition reflects significant revision and expansion from the original, making this highly acclaimed text even more valuable.
A new chapter provides a historical survey examining Bible study method through the ages.The chapter on Paul has been expanded to include an analysis of debates on the "new perspective."The discussion of New Testament epistles has been expanded to form a new chapter.
This new edition is an ideal textbook for seminary students and will help a new generation better grasp the message of the New Testament.
Customer Reviews
An Excellent New Testament Resource
I purchased this book last summer for a New Testament Introduction course I took at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. Another book that was required for that class was The New Testament: Its Background and Message by Thomas D. Lea and David Alan Black. Both books are excellent books designed for seminarians, but Carson and Moo's book is much more scholarly. Carson and Moo's book is divided into 26 chapters and includes some special chapters such as, Thinking about the Study of the New Testament, Paul: Apostle and Theologian and The New Testament Canon. Some New Testament books are combined into one chapter. This includes the Pastoral Epistles and 1, 2 and 3 John. The contents, author (s), origin, date, destination, purpose, text, adoption into the Canon, recent studies, theme and contribution of the New Testament books are examined. A Scripture Index, Name Index and Subject Index are found in the back of the book. This is a great resource to help you accurately understand the New Testament message within its historical setting.