The New Testament : a very short introduction
Luke Timothy Johnson (Author)
Explains how the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, and Revelation evolved into the canon of sacred writings for the Christian church, and how they reflect a reinterpretation of the symbolic worlds and societal forces of 1st century Greco-Roman and Jewish life. Includes both positive and critical readings of the New Testament and engages four distinct dimensions of the earliest Christian writings--anthropological, historical, religious, and literary
Print Book, English, ©2010
Oxford University Press, Oxford, ©2010