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Description
Introducing the New Testament presents the complex and often challenging texts and history of the New Testament in a clear and informative manner. The book begins with a section that gives readers a clear idea of how to use it most effectively for study and personal research, followed by a chapter which outlines the various manuscript traditions and processes of transmission that resulted in the biblical texts we have before us today. With this groundwork complete, readers are then introduced to all the texts of the New Testament, and to major issues and debates such as the 'Historical Jesus' the 'Synoptic Problem' and current debates surrounding inspiration - how these texts can be seen in both a historical context and in the context of religious faith. The book features maps, chapter summaries, sample essay questions, chapter bibliographies and reading lists, and an annotated glossary of key terms.
Table of Contents
How to use this book
Introduction
1. A Brief History of Israel
2. How the text came to be: originals and translations
3. The New Testament World: Judea, Galilee, Romans, Hellenism
4. Mark
5. Matthew
6. Luke
7. Acts
8. The Synoptic Problem
9. John
10. The Historical Jesus
11. Pauline Letters (more than one chapter – exact divisions TBD)
12. Pastoral Letters
13. The Letters of John
14. Revelation
15. Inspiration: how these texts are seen to be normative
Bibliography
Indexes
Product details
Published | Jan 29 2015 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 352 |
ISBN | 9780567656704 |
Imprint | T&T Clark |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Henry Wansbrough is excellent company in this tour through the New Testament. He has an easy style, and a gift for conveying technical information with clarity.
Sofia
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Into the New Testament comprises compact but thorough pieces on each New Testament book ... An essential guide.
The Pastoral Review
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Henry Wansbrough, a well-known Roman Catholic New Testament scholar, has produced a book that engagingly summarizes the results of historical-critical study of the New Testament and places them in the context of a robust theological interpretation and straightforward commitment to the truth of the biblical faith in all its variety.
Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology
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[Wansbrough's] ambition should be lauded ... [He maps] out convoluted issues such as the Q hypothesis with elegance and charm ... [T]his is an exceptional work that deserves the place on the reading list of any first-year course on the New Testament.
The Expository Times
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Dom Henry Wansbrough offers a masterly introduction to the New Testament ... the breadth and depth of coverage is amazing ... I recommend this book both to church members and aspiring NT students. Even those well versed in the subject will benefit from its insights.
Journal for the Study of the New Testament
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Very clearly laid out in short well-signposted chapters, with some background material and a chapter for each of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament ... The breadth and depth of Wansbrough's scholarship shines through the text, but he writes accessibly and at a level appropriate to Readers in training, for whom this book would be a particularly valuable addition to their bookshelves.
The Reader