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This second edition of An introduction to the New Testament
provides readers with pertinent material and a helpful framework
that will guide them in their understanding of the New Testament
texts. Many new and diverse cultural, historical,
social-scientific, sociorhetorical, narrative, textual, and
contextual studies have been examined since the publication of the
first edition, which was in print for twenty years. The authors
retain the original tripartite arrangement on 1) The world of the
New Testament, 2) Interpreting the New Testament, and 3) Jesus and
early Christianity. An appropriate book for anyone who seeks to
better understand what is involved in the exegesis of New
Testaments texts today.
Synopsis: Studying the New Testament requires a determination to
encounter this collection of writings on its own terms. This
classic introduction by Charles B. Puskas, revised with C. Michael
Robbins, provides helpful guidance. Since the publication of the
first edition, which was in print for twenty years, a host of new
and diverse cultural, historical, social-scientific,
socio-rhetorical, narrative, textual, and contextual studies has
been examined. Attentive also to the positive reviews of the first
edition, the authors retain the original tripartite arrangement on
1) the world of the New Testament, 2) interpreting the New
Testament, and 3) Jesus and early Christianity. This volume
supplies readers with pertinent primary and secondary material. The
new edition carries on a genuine effort to be nonsectarian, and
although it is more of a critical introduction than a general
survey, it is recommended to midlevel college and seminary students
and to anyone who wants to be better informed about the New
Testament. Endorsement: "This second edition of An Introduction to
the New Testament by Puskas and Robbins is a literarily sensitive,
historically oriented volume. It provides a framework to the New
Testament that will help readers appreciate the complex world out
of which the New Testament arose and gain an understanding of what
is involved in the exegesis of New Testament texts today. I
recommend this text for use in undergraduate and seminary classes
that offer an academic approach to the New Testament." --Mark
Reasoner Associate Professor of Theology Marian University Author
Biographies: Charles B. Puskas has extensive experience in college
and university teaching, religious publishing, and parish ministry.
He is the author of The Conclusion of Luke-Acts (Pickwick
Publications, 2009), The Letters of Paul (1993) and with David
Crump, An Introduction to the Gospels and Acts (2008). C. Michael
Robbins is an adjunct professor of religion and philosophy in the
Haggard School of Theology at Azusa Pacific University. He is the
author of The Testing of Jesus in Q (2007) and with Steven Johnson
has helped revise James Allen Hewett's New Testament Greek, with
CD-ROM (2009).
In this book Charles Puskas and David Crump provide a solid,
student-friendly introduction to the four Gospels and the book of
Acts. Leading students through the texts, highlighting the various
literary devices and themes, and pointing out the historical and
cultural contexts, An Introduction to the Gospels and Acts is a
fruitful collaboration between a mainline scholar (Puskas) and a
more evangelical scholar (Crump), who clearly articulate their own
opinions while charitably engaging a wide spectrum of scholarship.
The coverage of the Gospels and Acts throughout is clear,
comprehensive, and well documented. Maps, charts, outlines, and
tables round out the wealth of information offered here. Evenhanded
and nonpolemical, this text will be valuable both for students with
a previous foundation of biblical study and for those with little
or no Bible background.
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