Discovering the New Testament

Discovering the New TestamentDiscovering the New Testament is a comprehensive introduction to the New Testament in three volumes, reflecting current research and scholarship in New Testament studies. Each volume provides a thorough discussion of background issues as well as treating theological themes and practical application. The first volume on the Gospels and Acts covers Jewish and Greco Roman backgrounds, critical methodologies, the synoptic problem, and surveys each of the

In an age when the church is sometimes viewed as irrelevant and inauthentic

From facing wild beasts in the arena to governing the Roman Empire

including justification by faith

of Asbury Theological Seminary

What are we missing when we look at the creation narratives of Genesis only or primarily through the lens of modern discourse about science and religion

Its three-part structure of guilt (law)

Stone urges us to consider a new approach

both in his word and in his world

the authors emphasize the role of the missionary church planter

Michael Goheen

Veteran Old Testament teacher Mark Gignilliat explores the theological and hermeneutical instincts that are necessary for reading

and historical dimensions and explore how these texts are received and interpreted in Christian (and Jewish) tradition