{"product_id":"exploring-the-new-testament-a-guide-to-the-gospels-and-acts-volume-1-9780830825264","title":"Exploring the New Testament: A Guide to the Gospels and Acts Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by scholars with extensive experience teaching in colleges and universities, the Exploring the Bible series has for decades equipped students to study Scripture for themselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExploring the New Testament, Volume One\u003c\/i\u003e provides an accessible introduction to the Gospels and Acts. It's filled with classroom-friendly features such as discussion questions, charts, theological summary sidebars, essay questions, and further reading lists. This volume introduces students to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJewish and Greco-Roman background\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eliterary genres and forms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eissues of authorship, date, and setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe content and major themes of each book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003evarious approaches to the study of the Gospels and Acts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe intersection of New Testament criticism with contemporary faith and culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in its third edition, this popular textbook has been updated and revised to take account of the latest advances in scholarly findings and research methods, including new sections on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe impact of social memory theory on Gospel studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe relationship of John's Gospel to the Synoptics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erecent work on characterization in narrative studies of the Gospels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe way the Hebrew Scriptures are read by the New Testament authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe contribution of archaeology to New Testament studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eupdated bibliographies highlighting the most important and influential works published in the last decade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspecially suited as a textbook for courses on Jesus, the Gospels, or Acts, this book is a valuable guide for anyone seeking a solid foundation for studying the New Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Walton is associate research fellow at Trinity, College, Bristol, and serves as secretary of the British New Testament Society. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLeadership and Lifestyle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Call to Live: Vocation for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Wenham (PhD, Manchester) has served as director of the Tyndale House Gospels Research project, dean and vice principal at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and tutor in New Testament at Trinity College, Bristol. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Parables of Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaul and Jesus: The True Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePreaching the New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e (coedited with Ian Paul).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510949581074,"sku":"9780830825264","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a5161b06-1e44-4a9a-99fd-38eb39fc95d8.jpg?v=1730940138","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/exploring-the-new-testament-a-guide-to-the-gospels-and-acts-volume-1-9780830825264","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}