Exploring the New Testament: A Guide to the Gospels and Acts by David Wenham (En

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Written by scholars with extensive experience teaching in colleges and universities, the Exploring the Bible series has for decades equipped students to study Scripture for themselves. Filled with classroom-friendly features, this first volume, now it its third edition, provides an accessible introduction for anyone studying Jesus, the Gospels, and Acts.

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Written by scholars with extensive experience teaching in colleges and universities, the Exploring the Bible series has for decades equipped students to study Scripture for themselves.Exploring the New Testament, Volume One provides an accessible introduction to the Gospels and Acts. It's filled with classroom-friendly features such as discussion questions, charts, theological summary sidebars, essay questions, and further reading lists. This volume introduces students toJewish and Greco-Roman backgroundliterary genres and formsissues of authorship, date, and settingthe content and major themes of each bookvarious approaches to the study of the Gospels and Actsthe intersection of New Testament criticism with contemporary faith and cultureNow in its third edition, this popular textbook has been updated and revised to take account of the latest advances in scholarly findings and research methods, including new sections onthe impact of social memory theory on Gospel studiesthe relationship of John's Gospel to the Synopticsrecent work on characterization in narrative studies of the Gospelsthe way the Hebrew Scriptures are read by the New Testament authorsthe contribution of archaeology to New Testament studiesupdated bibliographies highlighting the most important and influential works published in the last decadeEspecially suited as a textbook for courses on Jesus, the Gospels, or Acts, this book is a valuable guide for anyone seeking a solid foundation for studying the New Testament.

Author Biography

David Wenham (PhD, Manchester) has served as director of the Tyndale House Gospels Research project, dean and vice principal at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and tutor in New Testament at Trinity College, Bristol. His books include The Parables of Jesus, Paul and Jesus: The True Story, and Preaching the New Testament (coedited with Ian Paul).Steve Walton is associate research fellow at Trinity, College, Bristol, and serves as secretary of the British New Testament Society. He is the author of Leadership and Lifestyle and A Call to Live: Vocation for Everyone.

Table of Contents

List of IllustrationsHow to Use This BookA. Setting the Scene1. The Historical Context of Jesus and the New Testament2. Judaism in First-Century PalestineB. Approaching the Gospels3. What Are the Gospels?4. Where Did the Gospels Come From?5. Understanding the Gospels TodayC. Understanding Jesus6. The Quest for the Historical Jesus7. The Life of Jesus in the Light of History8. The Teaching and Aims of JesusD. Getting into the Four Gospels9. Mark10. Matthew11. Luke12. JohnE. The Acts of the Apostles13. ActsGlossaryIndex

Review

"A superb one-stop shop for students looking for resources that open up the New Testament world and its writings." -- Elizabeth Shively, senior lecturer in New Testament studies and director of teaching, School of Divinity, University of St. Andrews

Long Description

Written by scholars with extensive experience teaching in colleges and universities, the Exploring the Bible series has for decades equipped students to study Scripture for themselves. Exploring the New Testament, Volume One provides an accessible introduction to the Gospels and Acts. It's filled with classroom-friendly features such as discussion questions, charts, theological summary sidebars, essay questions, and further reading lists. This volume introduces students to Jewish and Greco-Roman background literary genres and forms issues of authorship, date, and setting the content and major themes of each book various approaches to the study of the Gospels and Acts the intersection of New Testament criticism with contemporary faith and culture Now in its third edition, this popular textbook has been updated and revised to take account of the latest advances in scholarly findings and research methods, including new sections on the impact of social memory theory on Gospel studies the relationship of John's Gospel to the Synoptics recent work on characterization in narrative studies of the Gospels the way the Hebrew Scriptures are read by the New Testament authors the contribution of archaeology to New Testament studies updated bibliographies highlighting the most important and influential works published in the last decade Especially suited as a textbook for courses on Jesus, the Gospels, or Acts, this book is a valuable guide for anyone seeking a solid foundation for studying the New Testament.

Details ISBN0830825266 Author Steve Walton Short Title Exploring the New Testament Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0830825266 ISBN-13 9780830825264 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-03-30 Imprint IVP Academic Publisher IVP Academic Place of Publication IL Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-03-30 NZ Release Date 2021-03-30 US Release Date 2021-03-30 UK Release Date 2021-03-30 Pages 384 Edition 3rd Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified DEWEY 226.06 Series Number 1 Audience General Edition Description Revised, Third Edition Series Exploring the Bible Series Subtitle A Guide to the Gospels and Acts Replaces 9780830853076 We've got this

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