Scripture Study Made Simple: The New Testament

by Thomas A. Wayment

As an LDS reader of the New Testament, do you find yourself searching for deeper understanding? True comprehension of the New Testament—a book of scripture full of unfamiliar customs, locations, and symbolism—will often require more than just a casual reading. In Scripture Study Made The New Testament, readers are invited to embark on a comprehensive journey of the birth, life, ministry, and Atonement of Jesus Christ, as well as the teachings of His Apostles after His Resurrection. This volume includes a full publication of the New Testament text alongside a verse-by-verse discussion guide designed to expound on familiar topics and help readers understand and navigate more complex themes and difficult topics. The notes themselves total more than 110,000 words and offer extensive helps for readers and teachers alike. This powerful study tool will enable students and teachers of Christ to more fully understand the doctrines and principles of the gospel with profound depth and actively accept the invitation to come unto Him.

Genres: Religion

424 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2018

About the author

Dr. Wayment is an Associate professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. He received his BA in Classics from the University of California at Riverside, and his MA and PhD in New Testament Studies from the Claremont Graduate School. He has been teaching full time at BYU since 2000.

Dr. Wayment's research interests include the historical life of Jesus, New Testament manuscript traditions, the life of Paul, and the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible. He has recently published a particularly cogent study that was published in Novum Testamentum that examines evidence culled from a third-century papyrus fragment, P. Oxy. 2383 (P69), which raises some important questions about current readings of Luke 22. This study has made a significant contribution to the wider academic conversation regarding the events germane to the suffering of the Savior in Gethsemane. The tripartite series The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ: from Bethlehem through the Triumphal Entry, which Dr. Wayment edited with BYU colleague Richard N. Holzapfel, includes essays examining historical and doctrinal aspects surrounding the Savior's mortal ministry. His collaboration with BYU faculty has also produced Jesus Christ and the World of the New Testament, in which he, along with Dr. Holzapfel and Dr. Eric Huntsman, addresses the historical context in which the events related in the New Testament took place. He has also published a work dealing with the life of Paul, entitled: From Persecutor to Apostle: A Biography of Paul. His work with textual analysis and the Joseph Smith translation of the bible led him to edit The Complete Joseph Smith Translation of the New Testament, which was published by Deseret Book.

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a straight forward New Testament commentary based on the King James Version of the Bible with the full scriptural text and commentary included after selected verses with explanation of customs, symbolism and locations. It has added to my personal study.