An Introduction to the New Testament - Hardcover

Carson, D. A.; Moo, Douglas J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0310238595 ISBN 13: 9780310238591

Publisher: Zondervan Academic, 2005

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Authors

D. A. Carson is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has been at Trinity since 1978. Carson came to Trinity from the faculty of Northwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also served for two years as academic dean. He has served as assistant pastor and pastor and has done itinerant ministry in Canada and the United Kingdom. Carson received the Bachelor of Science in chemistry from McGill University, the Master of Divinity from Central Baptist Seminary in Toronto, and the Doctor of Philosophy in New Testament from the University of Cambridge. Carson is an active guest lecturer in academic and church settings around the world. He has written or edited about sixty books. He is a founding member and currently president of The Gospel Coalition.

Douglas J. Moo (PhD, St. Andrews) is professor of New Testament emeritus at Wheaton College.

From the Back Cover

An Introduction to the New Testament focuses on "special introduction" that is historical questions dealing with authorship, date, sources, purpose, destination, and so forth. This approach stands in contrast to recent texts that concentrate more on literary form, rhetorical criticism, and historical parallels--topics the authors don't minimize, but instead think are better given extended treatment in exegesis courses. By refocusing on the essentials, An Introduction to the New Testament ensures 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 that book's content, discuss the book's theological contribution to the overall canon, and give an account of current studies on that 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.
â ¢ A new chapter provides a historical survey examining Bible study method through the ages.
â ¢ The chapter on Paul has been expanded to include an analysis of debates on the new perspective.
â ¢ The discussion of New Testament epistles has been expanded to form a new chapter.
This new edition will help a new generation of students better grasp the message of the New Testament.

Edition details

• Publisher: Zondervan Academic
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0310238595
• ISBN 13: 9780310238591
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 784