Making Sense of the New Testament: Timely Insights and Timeless Messages

Richard Neitzel Holzapfel/ Thomas A. Wayment

ISBN 10: 1606416685 / ISBN 13: 9781606416686

Published by Deseret Book Co, 2010

About this Item

544 pages. 10.70x6.30x1.90 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Sense of the New Testament: Timely Insights and Timeless Messages
• Publisher: Deseret Book Co
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606416685
• ISBN 13: 9781606416686
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.84 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

In this landmark new volume, the authors help readers understand the New Testament in context, as the writers originally intended. The book sheds additional light on this witness of Jesus Christ, offering further evidence that, although it is an ancient book, the New Testament has a modern message for everyone. If you want the authoritative single-volume work on the New Testament, this is it! Offers the best and most current scholarship in an accessible way Includes invaluable historical, cultural, and linguistic background Reviews the New Testament text carefully to help provide the most accurate interpretation Looks at the New Testament through the lens of the Restoration, including material from the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible Anticipates questions readers and teachers may have about the New Testament

About the Author

Thomas A. Wayment joined the Ancient Scripture faculty at BYU in 2000 after completing a PhD in New Testament Studies at the Claremont Graduate University. He is the author of From Persecutor to Apostle: A Biography of Paul. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, publications director for the Religious Studies Center at BYU, holds a PhD in ancient history. A popular speaker at BYU Education Week, he is the author or co-author of many articles and books, including, most recently, Jehovah and the World of the Old Testament.