Exploring the New Testament: The Gospels and Acts (Volume 1; New Edition)

Enables students to engage with the Gospels and Acts for themselves, and not just to be passive learners, offers activities and challenges at introductory and intermediate levels, and the key background information needed. This new edition includes updated bibliographies throughout, numerous corrections, and new material. Especially suited for introductory courses that focus on Jesus and the Gospels or the Gospels and Acts, Exploring the New Testament, Volume One introduces students to: Jewish and Greco-Roman background literary genres and forms debated issues such as authorship, date and setting content and major themes of each book conventional as well as new approaches to the study of the Gospels and Acts the latest scholarship in the quest for the historical Jesus the intersection of New Testament criticism with contemporary faith and culture