Exploring the New Testament, Volume 1, Gospels and Acts, Third Edition

Exploring the New Testament, Volume 1, Gospels and Acts, Third Edition by David Wenham & Steve Walton and published by SPCK Publishing.

Focusing on the Gospels and Acts, this widely respected New Testament study guide is an ideal introductory textbook. It covers an array of topics that enable students to engage with the text themselves, familiarising them with:

· the Jewish and Greco-Roman background

· literary genres and forms

· issues of authorship, date and setting

· the content and major themes of each book

· well established and newer methods of study

· the latest scholarship in the quest for the historical Jesus

· the intersection of New Testament studies with contemporary faith and culture

Now in its third edition, Exploring the New Testament, Volume 1 has been updated and revised for the first time in ten years to take account of the latest advances in scholarly findings and research methods, including new sections on:

· the impact of social memory theory on Gospel studies

· the relationship of John’s Gospel to the synoptics

· recent work on characterisation in narrative studies of the Gospels

· the way the Hebrew Scriptures are read by the New Testament authors