Description
This volume addresses the most important issues related to the study of New Testament writings. Two respected senior scholars have brought together a team of distinguished specialists to introduce the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman backgrounds necessary for understanding the New Testament and the early church. Contributors include renowned scholars such as Lynn H. Cohick, David A. deSilva, James D. G. Dunn, and Ben Witherington III. The book includes seventy-five photographs, fifteen maps, numerous tables and charts, illustrations, and bibliographies. All students of the New Testament will value this reliable, up-to-date, comprehensive textbook and reference volume on the New Testament world.
Author: Joel B. Green
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 03/14/2017
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9780801098611
ISBN10: 0801098610
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies | History & Culture
Author: Joel B. Green
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 03/14/2017
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9780801098611
ISBN10: 0801098610
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies | History & Culture
About the Author
Joel B. Green (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is dean of the School of Theology and professor of New Testament interpretation at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Theological Interpretation and has authored or edited numerous books, including the Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics.
Lee Martin McDonald (PhD, University of Edinburgh), before his retirement, was professor of New Testament studies and president of Acadia Divinity College. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including The Story of Jesus in History and Faith, The Biblical Canon, and coeditor of The Canon Debate (with James Sanders). McDonald now lives in Mesa, Arizona.