Product Overview
Especially suited for introductory courses that focus on Jesus and the Gospels or the Gospels and Acts, Exploring the New Testament, Volume One introduces students to
- Jewish and Greco-Roman background
- literary genres and forms
- debated issues such as authorship, date and setting
- content and major themes of each book
- conventional as well as new approaches to the study of the Gospels and Acts
- the latest scholarship in the quest for the historical Jesus
- the intersection of New Testament criticism with contemporary faith and culture
