An Introduction to the New Testament: The Abridged Edition (The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library)

A long-awaited abridgement of Raymond Brown’s classic and best-selling introduction to the New Testament

Since its publication in 1997, Raymond Brown’s Introduction to the New Testament has been widely embraced by modern readers seeking to understand the Christian Bible. Acknowledged as a paragon of New Testament studies in his lifetime, Brown was a gifted communicator who wrote with ease and clarity.
 
Abridged by Marion Soards, who worked with Brown on the original text, this new, concise version maintains the essence and centrist interpretation of the original without tampering with Brown’s perspective, insights, or conclusions. The biblical writings themselves remain the focus, but there are also chapters dealing with the nature, origin, and interpretation of the New Testament texts, as well as chapters concerning the political, social, religious, and philosophical world of antiquity. Furthermore, augmenting Brown’s commentary on the New Testament itself are topics such as the Gospels’ relationship to one another; the form and function of ancient letters; Paul’s thought and life, along with his motivation, legacy, and theology; a reflection on the historical Jesus; and a survey of relevant Jewish and Christian writings. 
 
This comprehensive, reliable, and authoritative guidebook is now more accessible for novices, general readers, Bible study groups, ministers, scholars, and students alike.

• An Introduction to the New Testament (The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library)
• An Introduction to New Testament Christology
• Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics
• HIGH SCHOOL MATH 2011 ALGEBRA 2 STUDENT EDITION
• Who is Jesus?: An Introduction to Christology (Michael Glazier Books)
• Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey
• The New Jerome Biblical Commentary
• Gospel Parallels: A Comparison of the Synoptic Gospels, New Revised Standard Version
• Prentice Hall Geometry, Practice and Problem Solving Workbook
• The Churches The Apostles Left Behind