New Testament Readings

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1. The Acts of the Apostles

   By Loveday Alexander, John Court

   Series: New Testament Readings

   Published October 3rd 2003 by Routledge
2. James

   By Richard Bauckham

   Series: New Testament Readings

   Richard Bauckham explores the historical and literary contexts of the Epistle of James, discussing the significance of James as the brother of Jesus and leader of the early Jerusalem church. He gives special attention to the aphorisms which encapsulate James' wisdom, and to the way that James'...

   Published April 21st 1999 by Routledge
3. Galatians

   By Philip F. Esler

   Series: New Testament Readings

   Paul's letter to the Galatians, sometimes known as the Magna Carta of Christian liberty, is central to the understanding of the relation of Paul and the Law and is packed with crucial historical, social and theological material.Philip F. Esler provides a detailed and accessible interpretation of...

   Published July 1st 1998 by Routledge
4. Luke's Gospel

   By Jonathan Knight, Jonathan Knight Nfa

   Series: New Testament Readings

   Luke's Gospel provides a comprehensive and schematic reading of Luke's Gospel, one of the most important books detailing the life and works of Christ, in six main parts. Knight introduces the Gospel and the narrative theory on which the Gospel rests. He offers a detailed, chapter-by-chapter...

   Published April 29th 1998 by Routledge
5. The Gospel of Thomas

   By Richard Valantasis

   Series: New Testament Readings

   This volume offers the first full commentary on the Gospel of Thomas, a work which has previously been accessible only to theologians and scholars. Valantasis provides fresh translations of the Coptic and Greek text, with an illuminating commentary, examining the text line by line. He includes a...

   Published August 31st 1997 by Routledge
6. Mark's Gospel

   By John Painter

   Series: New Testament Readings

   Mark's 'biography' of Jesus is the earliest of the four gospels, and influenced them all. The distinctive feature of this biography is the quality of 'good news', which presupposes a world dominated by the forces of evil.John Painter shows how the rhetorical and dramatic shaping of the book...

   Published April 23rd 1997 by Routledge
7. Reading the New Testament

   By John Court

   Series: New Testament Readings

   Reading the New Testament is the lead volume to the successful New Testament Readings Series. It analyzes the many ways in which the New Testament can be read and interpreted.Rather than prescribing one 'correct' way of reading, this study offers an overview of and introduction to the most...

   Published April 2nd 1997 by Routledge
8. Revelation

   By Rev A J P Garrow, A.J.P. Garrow

   Series: New Testament Readings

   Revelation claims to tell the story of 'what must soon take place', and yet, despite centuries of scholarly research, the order and content of this story has remained one of the greatest mysteries of all time.Arguing that Revelation was designed to be heard in six separate instalments, A.J.P....

   Published March 19th 1997 by Routledge
9. John's Gospel

   By Revd Dr Mark W G Stibbe, Mark W.G. Stibbe

   Series: New Testament Readings

   John's Gospel is an innovative study which shows how the current plurality of literary methodologies can be used effectively to illuminate the text of the fourth gospel. Dr Stibbe, the well-respected author of three previous volumes on St John, uses the methods of structuralism, deconstructionism...

   Published September 28th 1994 by Routledge
10. Ephesians

    By Canon Martin Kitchen, Martin Kitchen

    Series: New Testament Readings

    This study approaches the Epistle to the Ephesians in a radically different way from traditional commentaries. Rather than analysing each individual verse, Martin Kitchen examines the complete text within the framework of contemporary biblical criticism. He acknowledges the debt which biblical...

    Published September 21st 1994 by Routledge