Reading the New Testament for the First Time - Softcover

Allen, Ronald J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802867359 ISBN 13: 9780802867353

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2012

Synopsis

The purpose of this book is to introduce the New Testament to those who have never read it. Ronald Allen offers a truly elementary guide to the New Testament's world, its story, and its message. Reading the New Testament for the First Time walks readers through the New Testament, covering key topics like these:

• how to find one's way around the New Testament
• how and when the New Testament was written
• important characters like Jesus, Paul, and the twelve disciples
• big ideas found in the New Testament such as love, righteousness, and the realm of God
• how to apply the New Testament to our lives today
• and much more!

About this title

About the Author

RONALD J. ALLEN is professor of preaching and NewTestament at Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis,where he has taught since 1982. He is the author of almostforty books, including the popular lay study guide AFaith of Your Own: Naming What You Really Believe.,

Review

It is a rare book that delivers more than its title promises. This one does -- and then some! Ronald Allen has produced the cleanest, clearest, humblest, most non-doctrinaire, accessible, and absorbing general work on reading the New Testament that I have ever seen. It should be required reading for all of us.
-- Phyllis Tickle
founding editor of Religion Department of Publishers Weekly

"At last! A first-rate Bible scholar has put together a book that makes the New Testament accessible. Reading the New Testament for the First Time grows out of Allen's years of teaching experience. He covers every question that is likely to arise when a 'first-timer' wants to read the New Testament. Like a good and trusted friend, he walks the novice down a spiraling staircase into the wonders of this ancient and strange book, pointing out the most provocative, profound, and inspirational aspects of the New Testament. Strongly recommended."
-- John S. McClure
Vanderbilt Divinity School

"Clear, engaging, and genuinely helpful! This is the first book I would recommend to anyone who wants a basic and informed guide into the rich but sometimes confusing terrain of the New Testament."
-- Matthew L. Skinner
Luther Seminary

"Here is a book that respects both Bible and reader, providing basic information for both the serious reader and the merely curious without talking down to them. A good first step into deeper Bible study."
-- M. Eugene Boring
Brite Divinity School,
Texas Christian University

Edition details

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0802867359
• ISBN 13: 9780802867353
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216