Introducing the Gospels and Acts is not just about reading the
first five books of the New Testament. It requires entering the
first century Mediterranean world where the events in these
writings happened. In this short book, Alicia D. Myers takes
readers on a journey through the Gospels and Acts, introducing them
to the world of Jesus of Nazareth and of the believers who composed
and shared stories inspired by him. Myers provides overviews of
context and major passages in each canonical work, and also
introduces readers to the Apocryphal Gospels and Acts to
demonstrate the larger phenomenon of early Christian writing. After
situating readers in the literary context of the Gospels and Acts,
Myers focuses on the writings themselves, giving basic historical
background before digging more deeply into a chosen contextual
theme for each work. These six themes include the politics and
history of Roman Palestine, expressions of Second Temple Judaism,
understandings of identity and human worth in the Roman world,
hospitality, Hellenistic philosophies, and the process of
canonizing the New Testament. Rather than shying away from
difficult and often confusing elements of the Gospels and Acts,
Myers invites readers to engage more deeply and situate themselves
more fully in the strangeness and surprising familiarity of the
Roman world. In this way, readers will see the continuing relevance
of the Gospels and Acts for today and learn to be responsible
readers of these works for years to come.
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