New Testament Survey

New Testament SurveyBefore coming to grips with an individual verse or passage in the New Testament, Bible students and expositors must understand how it relates to the theme of the book. This nontechnical survey offers readers a working understanding of the New Testament by providing the theological tools necessary to synthesize biblical passages into themes. It incorporates historical and cultural backgrounds without becoming a book on manners and customs and deals

Christianity Today 2025 Book Award Finalist (Missions / Global Church)

offering readers a concise guide to contemporary discussions

more and more Christians have come to appreciate the Bible's teaching that the ultimate blessed hope for the believer is not an otherworldly heaven

Catholics and Protestants have been working to heal the wounds caused by centuries of mistrust

This handbook provides a comprehensive guide to methods

• a linguistically informed chapter on how languages communicate meaning

the face can serve as a metaphor for integrating forgiveness

Darrell Bock introduces the sources of our knowledge about Jesus

provides illuminating cross-references to Jewish and Greco-Roman literature

Solid but lucid

The author focuses on the fruits of archaeology in regard to the sites associated with Paul's ministry in Acts and in Paul's own writings

And in a brief conclusion