Interpreting the Gospels and Acts: An Exegetical Handbook (Handbooks for New Testament Exegesis | HNTE)
Overview
In this final volume of the Handbooks for New Testament Exegesis series, David Turner provides a comprehensive guide for interpreting and conveying the lives of Jesus and his early followers. Key background information such as literary genres, historical setting, and theological themes lay the groundwork for properly reading these five books. This is followed by practical guidance on textual issues and original-language exegesis passages from the Gospels and Acts. The final chapter offers an extensive bibliography of books and digital resources useful for instructors, students, and church leaders alike. Interpreting the Gospels and Acts is an essential resource for anyone teaching and preaching these foundational books.
Top Highlights
“embedded genres (or subgenres) include parables, apocalyptic, discourses or speeches, psalms, wisdom, and letters.” (Page 36)
“wisdom is practical intelligence enabling skillful navigation of the complexities of life in a fallen world.” (Page 45)
“The Gospels narrate what really happened but do so for theological and pastoral reasons.” (Pages 35–36)
“prose and poetry or, more broadly, between prosaic and poetic language” (Page 36)
“the understanding of a text’s genre is crucial for its interpretation” (Page 28)
- Title: Interpreting the Gospels and Acts: An Exegetical Handbook
- Author: David L. Turner
- Series: Handbooks for New Testament Exegesis
- Publisher: Kregel
- Print Publication Date: 2019
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Pages: 358
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Gospels › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. N.T. Acts › Criticism, interpretation, etc
- ISBNs: 9780825427602, 0825427606
- Resource ID: LLS:EXGHBKGOSPACTS
- Resource Type: text.monograph.handbook
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:47:02Z