Exploring the New Testament: A Guide to the Letters and Revelation

by I. Howard Marshall

Professors and students will warm to this clearly written and well-informed introduction to the New Testament Letters and the Apocalypse. Exploring the New Testament, Volume Two introduces students of biblical studies and theology to

Greco-Roman background
ancient letter writing
content and major themes
Paul's life, mission and theology
issues of authorship, date and setting
methods in reading and interpreting the New Testament Letters and Revelation
the intersection of New Testament criticism with contemporary issues of faith and culture

This revised edition features updated text and bibliographies, and incorporates new material gleaned from the experience of classroom use.

Genres: New Testament, Christian, Reference, Theology, Religion

363 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Ian Howard Marshall (12 January 1934 – 12 December 2015) was a Scottish New Testament scholar.[1] He was Professor Emeritus of New Testament Exegesis at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He was formerly the chair of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research; he was also president of the British New Testament Society and chair of the Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians. Marshall identified as an Evangelical Methodist. He was the author of numerous publications, including 2005 Gold Medallion Book Award winner New Testament Theology.[2] He died of pancreatic cancer in 2015.[3]

Reviews

[Jimmy Reagan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here's the Second Edition of a book by I. Howard Marshall, Stephen Travis and Ian Paul that is often paired with "Exploring the NT: A Guide to the Gospels" by different scholars. Currently, this volume is available in either an attractive hardback volume or a more economical paperback edition.

Aimed at beginning college students, this volume sometimes addresses issues that are more important to scholars than everyone else. Still, it is best that we all be aware at least of where current scholarship is trending.

The setup is exactly the same as its counterpart and that is a plus. In addition to presenting typical introductory issues, the authors give us sidebars to get us thinking. There's a good introduction to Paul over a few chapters and a chapter for each of the NT books after Acts. Most are helpful, though the one on Revelation is too vague to be of use to the student.

This book and its counterpart are a great asset on studying the New Testament.

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[W. Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great New Testament introduction for undergraduate level. It covers both the contents of NT books covered as well as critical scholarship issues related to each one of them. I read this book cover to cover as part of my seminary course. Overall, it is very accessible and helpful for thoughtful lay people. However, I find the quality and the structure of the chapters to be very uneven. Hence, the book feels a little disorganised if you compare the chapters with each other. I like that the book covers the difficult critical issues in a way that is easy to grasp and at the same time provides the various perspectives on the issues. The book is also very helpful in that it provides at the end of every chapter a list of suggested books and articles for further studies.

[Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good introductory work on New Testament scholarship.

[Andy Todd · Rating 3 out of 5]

See my review to Vol 1. One fewer star as the discussions of the epistles become a little reductive.

[Allen Lim · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this was a helpful book and provided insights to many things pertaining to the NT texts, I personally did not enjoy reading it as much as the first Part written by Wenham.

Overall though, this book is a good primer for basic NT studies

[Jeannine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent text for a quick overview covering some of the more recent scholarship on the NT

[Jared Donis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 1 was definitely better, but this volume is also good for a basic introduction.