Exploring the New Testament, Volume 1: A Guide to the Gospels and Acts, Third Edition (1)

<strong style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">'A superb one-stop shop for students.'

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Dr Elizabeth Shively</span>

<em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Exploring the New Testament, Volume 1<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)"> offers a thorough introduction that has been fully revised and expanded to take account of major scholarly advances over the past decade.</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Tried, tested and trusted by students and teachers across the world, this widely respected study guide enables the reader to engage with an array of essential topics, including:</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· the Jewish and Greco-Roman background to the New Testament</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· literary genres and forms</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· issues of authorship, date and setting</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· the content and major themes of each book</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· well established and newer methods of study</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· the latest scholarship in the quest for the historical Jesus</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· the intersection of New Testament studies with contemporary faith and culture</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Now in its third edition, this popular textbook has been fully revised and updated, and includes new sections on:</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· the impact of social memory theory on Gospel studies</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· recent work on characterization in narrative studies of the Gospels</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· women in the Gospels</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· reading the Gospels and Acts theologically</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· how the Hebrew Scriptures are read by the New Testament authors</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· the resurrection and Ascension of Jesus</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· Luke's presentation of Jesus' identity and mission</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">· updated bibliographies, highlighting the most important and influential works published in the past decade</span>

<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Drawing on the authors' decades of experience in teaching these topics, this comprehensive textbook gives students a strong understanding and a solid foundation for further study.</span>