The New Testament: Its Background and Message

by David Alan Black; Thomas D. Lea

Publisher:

B&H

, 2003

Overview

The influential The New Testament: Its Background and Message provides an excellent, broad-stroke overview of the New Testament, introducing the types of literature found in the New Testament and exploring their background—political, cultural, historical, and religious.

In this comprehensive volume, Thomas Lea presents a clear and concise introduction to the New Testament, giving readers the key to understanding these important texts. The work also focuses on specific New Testament books such as the Gospels, Acts, and Paul and his letters. Written in an easy-to-understand style and form, Lea’s text unlocks the message of the New Testament for both new students and seasoned scholars.

David Alan Black has revised this classic introduction to the New Testament in this second edition, which includes improved sections on the text of the New Testament and the synoptic problem, up-to-date book outlines reflecting an awareness of recent work on the discourse structure of some of the New Testament books, and updated bibliographies.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Simon was awarded the office of hereditary high priest, and the Jewish people vested in him religious, military, and political authority. This threefold responsibility of the single office of high priest was a distinct departure from biblical teaching and previous Jewish practice.” (Page 19)

“The most important criterion for determining canonicity is inspiration.” (Page 71)

“Second, knowing some of the details of political history helps us to present a more lifelike description of the events narrated in Scripture.” (Page 8)

“During this period the demand for intensive study of the law produced the scribes, who copied the law and became experts in its interpretation.” (Page 11)

“Form criticism focuses on the materials used in the oral stage of Gospel transmission. Source criticism investigates the documents prominent during the written stage of Gospel development. Redaction criticism focuses on the activity of the author in the production of the Gospels.” (Page 122)

Product Details

• Title: The New Testament: Its Background and Message, 2nd edition
• Authors: David Alan Black, Thomas D. Lea
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Publisher: B&H
• Print Publication Date: 2003
• Logos Release Date: 2008
• Era: era:Contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. › History; Bible. N.T. › Introductions; Bible. N.T. › Study; Bible. N.T. › Textbooks
• ISBNs: 9781430077398, 9780805426328, 0805426329, 1430077395
• Resource ID: LLS:NEWTSTBCK
• Resource Type: text.monograph.biblical-theology
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-09T17:46:26Z

About the Author

The late Thomas D. Lea was dean of the School of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

David Alan Black, a well-known and highly regarded New Testament scholar, is professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC.