Exploring the New Testament

Description

Features

• NEW - Reorganized content.

  • Follows the traditional ways of teaching the Pauline and other later Christian documents.

• NEW - Focus on key issues that revolve around people and the main issues of the text.

  • Personalizes the study of the New Testament for students.

• NEW - Additional maps and photographs.

  • Helps make the text's content come alive for students, clarifies architecture and geography, and enhances understanding of the topics.

• An inclusive, pluralistic, and multicultural approach-Maintains a world perspective throughout all discussions.

  • Reflects the text's basic assumption that the New Testament belongs to the peoples of the world.

• Discussion on the cultural influence and impact of the New Testament.

  • Shows students why this bible is so popular and beloved, and how it reaches across so many cultural and geographical lines.

• Extensive glossary.

  • Assists students with words, geography, and selective names distinctive to the discipline.

• A conversational writing style-Translates theological jargon into common language whenever possible.

  • Introduces first-time students of the New Testament to a formal, academic study of the bible.

• An exploration of the diversities in biblical interpretation-Inside and out of the history of Christianity.

  • Leads students through the maze of New Testament scholarship, and suggests case studies of original interpretations from people around the globe and throughout history.

New to this Edition

• Reorganized content.

  • Follows the traditional ways of teaching the Pauline and other later Christian documents.

• Focus on key issues that revolve around people and the main issues of the text.

  • Personalizes the study of the New Testament for students.

• Additional maps and photographs.

  • Helps make the text's content come alive for students, clarifies architecture and geography, and enhances understanding of the topics.

Table of Contents

Back Cover

This new edition from Marla J. Selvidge retains the wide range of international perspectives on the New Testament, juxtaposing ancient texts with contemporary issues to offer students a distinctive, fresh approach to understanding the New Testament. Unlike other introductory texts, Selvidge incorporates not only historical and literary-critical approaches but also feminist interpretations often ignored in other texts. Selvidge demonstrates her commitment to have students appreciate "the New Testament as a timeless document" for all peoples.

New to this Edition

• Extensive reorganization of contents
• New scholarship on the historical Jesus
• New links and references to important online resources
• New photographs throughout text
• Updated list of recommended readings

Reader Review(s)

"I am familiar with and appreciate Selvidge's scholarship, and I admire her work here, especially her unique attention to diversity and the global perspective." - Susan Calef, Creighton University

"Selvidge s book ...attempts to present the New Testament from a multicultural perspective so that people from all types of diverse backgrounds can claim ownership of its documents." - Ira J. Jolivet, Jr., Pepperdine University