Introduction to the New Testament, Tr., and Augmented With Notes (And a Dissertation on the Origin and Composition of the Three First Gospels) by H. Marsh. 4 Vols. in 6 Pt.

Introduction To The New Testament, Tr., And Augmented With Notes (And A Dissertation On The Origin And Composition Of The Three First Gospels) By H. Marsh. 4 Vols. In 6 Pt is authored by Johann David Michaelis. This scholarly edition presents Part I of Michaelis’s Introduction to the New Testament in English, translated and augmented by Herbert Marsh, and lays out a critical-historical program for evaluating the New Testament’s title, authenticity, inspiration, language, manuscripts, versions, and external attestations, with extensive notes and appendices. It outlines a method that distinguishes external evidence (testimonies of early Christian writers and non-Christian sources) from internal evidence (language, style, and internal coherence) in support of authenticity, and explains that canon formation occurred gradually under ecclesiastical authorities rather than by a single infallible decree. The work surveys linguistic concerns across Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, and Greek, emphasizes the Septuagint (the Seventy) as key to interpretation, and discusses how linguistic differences shape theology. Marsh records corrigenda and situates Michaelis’s evolving views on inspiration, contrasting them with eighteenth-century scholars such as Lardner, Semler, and Beausobre. Through examination of authorities, manuscripts, and cross-language transmission, the volume frames core issues of textual antiquity, authorship, the development of the NT canon, and the distinction between inspiration and revelation.