Encountering the New Testament (Encountering Biblical Studies): A Historical and Theological Survey

by Walter A. Elwell

Studying the New Testament can be an exciting--and intimidating--experience. This readable survey is designed to make the adventure less daunting and more rewarding. Two experienced classroom teachers offer a new edition of their bestselling and award-winning textbook (over 250,000 copies sold).This fourth edition takes into account the dramatic shift in the global Christian population. Other distinguishing features include abundant images, maps, and charts--all in full color; sidebars that address ethical and theological concerns and provide primary source material; focus boxes isolating key issues; chapter outlines, learning objectives, and summaries; and study questions.An accompanying website through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources offers an array of resources for students and professors. Resources for students include flash cards and self quizzes. Resources for professors include discussion questions and a test bank.

439 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 15, 2022

About the author

Walter A. Elwell (Ph.D., University of Edinburgh) is emeritus professor of biblical and theological studies at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where he taught for nearly thirty years. He has edited numerous biblical reference works, including the Baker Theological Dictionary of the Bible and the Evangelical Dictionary of Theology.

Reviews

[Sue Palmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very readable!

I was assigned this as a textbook for a New Testament Survey
course. I found in it a welcome respite from the often heavily worded scholarly tomes are all too often commonplace in theology studies. This book gives you the meat you need without putting you through the pain of much chewing on tough theological wording that I have experienced in other such works. I highly recommend it!