Fortress Press New Testament Backgrounds (5 vols.)

Explore the first-century Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman world in which the New Testament church and Scriptures were formed. From Joachim Jeremias’ classic Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus to Dennis E. Smith’s landmark From Symposium to Eucharist, this collection offers broad treatments and focused studies of this formative period for Jewish and Christian history. Immerse yourself in the New Testament’s rich context, and look at the Scriptures through the lenses of its writers and their audience.