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This convenient text utilizes material from the award-winning Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible (DTIB) to introduce students to the Bible and theological interpretation through a comprehensive book-by-book survey of the New Testament. The articles, authored by respected scholars, make unique contributions to the study of theological interpretation of Scripture.Theological Interpretation of the New Testament provides a history of interpretation and covers major theological ideas for each book of the New Testament. Contributors include David E. Garland, Robert H. Gundry, I. Howard Marshall, Francesca Aran Murphy, Max Turner, and N. T. Wright. Students of the New Testament, pastors, and lay readers will appreciate this affordable volume. It will also serve as an excellent supplementary text in New Testament/Bible survey courses.

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The groundbreaking Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible ( DTIB ) introduced significant names, theories, and concepts in the field of biblical interpretation. Theological Interpretation of the New Testament features key articles from the award-winning DTIB , providing a history of interpretation and covering major theological ideas for each book of the New Testament. The articles, authored by leading scholars, make unique contributions to the study of theological interpretation of Scripture. This handy and affordable text offers students, pastors, and lay readers a comprehensive, book-by-book theological reading of the New Testament. Contributors William R. BakerChristopher BryanS. A. CumminsPeter H. DavidsDavid E. GarlandRobert H. GundryEdith M. HumphreySylvia C. KeesmaatJon C. LaansmaI. Howard MarshallThorsten MoritzFrancesca Aran MurphyJohn K. RichesPeter R. RodgersDaniel R. StreettMax TurnerKevin J. VanhoozerSteve WaltonCharles A. WanamakerN. T. WrightStephen I. Wright

Author Biography

Kevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD, University of Cambridge) is research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author or editor of many books, including Everyday Theology, Is There a Meaning in This Text?, and the award-winning Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible. Daniel J. Treier (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is Knoedler Professor of Theology at Wheaton College Graduate School. N. T. Wright (DPhil, University of Oxford) is professor of New Testament and early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews and author of over forty books.

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This convenient text utilizes material from the award-winning Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible ( DTIB ) to introduce students to the Bible and theological interpretation through a comprehensive book-by-book survey of the New Testament. The articles, authored by respected scholars, make unique contributions to the study of theological interpretation of Scripture. Theological Interpretation of the New Testament provides a history of interpretation and covers major theological ideas for each book of the New Testament. Contributors include David E. Garland, Robert H. Gundry, I. Howard Marshall, Francesca Aran Murphy, Max Turner, and N. T. Wright. Students of the New Testament, pastors, and lay readers will appreciate this affordable volume. It will also serve as an excellent supplementary text in New Testament/Bible survey courses.

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