NEW TESTAMENT INTRODUCTION, third edition
New Testament Introduction, third edition by Donald Guthrie, published by IVP (Inter-Varsity Press) in 1970, is a comprehensive reference work that serves as a foundational resource for understanding the New Testament. This revised edition, complete in one volume and spanning 1,054 pages, offers an updated perspective on the New Testament, addressing key issues of authorship, authenticity, purpose, and structure. Guthrie’s work reflects decades of biblical scholarship and provides insights into the historical context and cultural setting of the New Testament texts.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the New Testament books, engaging with contemporary scholarly research while maintaining a focus on evangelical perspectives. The text includes detailed discussions and bibliographies that enhance its value as a resource for students, ministers, and teachers. This edition is designed to facilitate a deeper understanding of the New Testament and its interpreters, making it a significant addition to the study of biblical literature.
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Donald Guthrie’s
New Testament Introduction has established itself as the benchmark evangelical introduction to the New Testament since its first publication in 1971 and its revised edition decades later. With the most updated version now available in paperback, this widely acclaimed reference work provides a fixed point for surveying the terrain of the New Testament and its interpreters. A careful recasting of a benchmark evangelical work,
New Testament Introduction provides a fixed point for surveying the books of the New Testament. Noting the issues raised by decades of biblical scholarship, Guthrie engages the issues of authorship and authenticity, purpose and structure, historical context and cultural setting. In these discussions, as well as in the notes and bibliographies, he draws on a wealth of recent scholarly research which gives added value to this classic resource.
Review
“I would urge all ministers and teachers of the New Testament to secure (this volume). There is nothing quite like (it) in our language, abreast of the latest scholarship, frankly facing all major New Testament problems and written with the deep conviction that these are, indeed, inspired documents. (Endorsement for the original edition).” (Wilbur M. Smith)
“The bedside companion (especially before examinations )of a generation of theological students. (Endorsement for the original edition).” (Michael Green, Church Times)
“The author is to be congratulated–and thanked. This will be a standard work for a generation. (Endorsement for the original edition).” (Ronald A. Ward, Christianity Today)
About the Author
Donald Guthrie (1915-1992) was a graduate of the University of London (B.D., Th.M., Ph.D.). From 1949 until his retirement in 1982 Guthrie was lecturer in New Testament studies at London Bible College, and from 1978 until 1982 he also served as vice principal of the college. His books include
New Testament Introduction, New Testament Theology, and the
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries on the Pastoral Epistles and Hebrews.
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