<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book>
  <id>251387</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0802837174]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780802837172]]></isbn13>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <description><![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]></description>
  <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">251387</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">1</books_count>
  <desc_user_id type="integer" nil="true"></desc_user_id>
  <id type="integer">243599</id>
  <media_type nil="true"></media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">8</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2001</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:20|4:9|3:9|2:2|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">20</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">67</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">31</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[3.35]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[20]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[1]]></text_reviews_count>
  
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology]]></link>
  <authors>
    <author>
    <id>82614</id>
        <name><![CDATA[Paul J. Achtemeier]]></name>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-200x266.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/82614.Paul_J_Achtemeier]]></link>
    <average_rating>3.49</average_rating>
    <ratings_count>49</ratings_count>
    <text_reviews_count>2</text_reviews_count>
  </author>
  </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="31">
      <review>
  <id>20371200</id>
    <user>
    <id>85949</id>
    <name><![CDATA[BJ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Rochester, NY]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/85949-bj]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 17 07:35:18 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 04 09:24:53 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[After reading parts of this I found that this introduction has good background material on the Gospels and for that it is a worthwhile addition to a New Testament library, but if you are just starting your library don't start here.]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20371200]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20371200]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>70255096</id>
    <user>
    <id>1520862</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Ryan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Carlsbad, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1520862-ryan]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1251591606p3/1520862.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1251591606p2/1520862.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 06 10:25:37 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 26 11:32:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70255096]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70255096]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>68656599</id>
    <user>
    <id>609382</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Alison]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Dublin, Ireland]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/609382-alison]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1250764853p3/609382.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1250764853p2/609382.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 24 01:58:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 24 01:58:36 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68656599]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68656599]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>54330290</id>
    <user>
    <id>2268135</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Steve]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Vancouver, BC, Canada]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2268135-steve-kroeker]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Apr 28 23:48:39 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 28 23:48:39 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54330290]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54330290]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>48771878</id>
    <user>
    <id>2083483</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Jack]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2083483-jack-stephens]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1235903817p3/2083483.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1235903817p2/2083483.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon May 25 13:50:05 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 09 22:12:39 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 25 13:50:05 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48771878]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48771878]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>48430920</id>
    <user>
    <id>651681</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Beth]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Berkeley, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/651681-beth]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Sep 28 15:43:37 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 06 11:01:42 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 28 15:43:37 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48430920]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48430920]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>43648730</id>
    <user>
    <id>979744</id>
    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/979744-john-chandler]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246910944p3/979744.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246910944p2/979744.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 19 19:02:15 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 19 19:02:15 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43648730]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43648730]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>43524406</id>
    <user>
    <id>450482</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Drew]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ventura, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/450482-drew]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191561365p3/450482.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1191561365p2/450482.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Aug 17 23:08:47 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 18 19:06:43 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 17 23:08:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43524406]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43524406]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>38369401</id>
    <user>
    <id>1738938</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Steve]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1738938-steve]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1227294358p3/1738938.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1227294358p2/1738938.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="spiritual" />
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 22 06:04:21 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 08 13:16:05 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38369401]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38369401]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>36207175</id>
    <user>
    <id>434025</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Matthew]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/434025-matthew-shedden]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Oct 25 19:19:19 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 25 19:19:19 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36207175]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36207175]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>27540674</id>
    <user>
    <id>1255477</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Daniel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1255477-daniel]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1216484425p3/1255477.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1216484425p2/1255477.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 17 12:20:45 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 17 12:20:45 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27540674]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27540674]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>22835139</id>
    <user>
    <id>134435</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Markus]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/134435-markus-mcdowell]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri May 23 14:52:44 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 23 14:52:44 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22835139]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22835139]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>21199087</id>
    <user>
    <id>1086727</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Rico]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tuckahoe, NY]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1086727-rico]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 28 15:19:11 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 28 15:19:11 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21199087]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21199087]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>19150180</id>
    <user>
    <id>231836</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Kate]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Claremont, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/231836-kate]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1231360929p3/231836.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1231360929p2/231836.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="theology" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 31 18:10:29 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 27 14:45:45 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19150180]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19150180]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>17012615</id>
    <user>
    <id>194825</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Sharad]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Nampa, ID]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/194825-sharad-yadav]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1204680427p3/194825.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1204680427p2/194825.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 04 14:21:59 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 04 14:21:59 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17012615]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17012615]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>15566421</id>
    <user>
    <id>106896</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Susie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Palo Alto, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/106896-susie]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202855900p3/106896.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202855900p2/106896.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 16 10:08:29 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 16 10:08:50 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15566421]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15566421]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>14013061</id>
    <user>
    <id>851299</id>
    <name><![CDATA[David]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Canada]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/851299-david]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 29 21:43:36 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 29 21:43:36 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14013061]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14013061]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>13731216</id>
    <user>
    <id>298389</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Cabe]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/298389-cabe]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1203386269p3/298389.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1203386269p2/298389.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Apr 11 15:05:44 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 27 12:41:49 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 27 12:41:54 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13731216]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13731216]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>13297998</id>
    <user>
    <id>434381</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Lacie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/434381-lacie]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 23 12:33:51 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 23 12:34:00 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13297998]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13297998]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>12684042</id>
    <user>
    <id>548218</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Brent]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/548218-brent]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1200718732p3/548218.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1200718732p2/548218.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">251387</id>
  <isbn>0802837174</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780802837172</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574m/251387.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173146574s/251387.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251387.Introducing_the_New_Testament_Its_Literature_and_Theology</link>
  <average_rating>3.35</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>20</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Introducing the New Testament is an outstanding new guide to the literature and theology of the New Testament.  <p>Wonderfully readable, eminently teachable, and well supplied with maps, sidebars, photographs, and bibliographies, Introducing the New Testament makes an ideal textbook for seminary and college courses, regardless of theological orientation. Written by three leading New Testament specialists, the book focuses directly on the New Testament's literature, its message, and the issues raised by a careful reading of its pages.  <p>Unlike other New Testament introductions that are primarily concerned with historical-critical issues or with what other scholars have said about the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament gets directly to the business of clearly explaining the background and content of the New Testament books as well as of inducting readers of the New Testament into sensitive appreciation and serious awareness of its major figures and concerns. No other text on the New Testament is so classroom friendly, authoritative, balanced, and enjoyable to use.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>2001</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="mhgs-book" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Apr 24 07:31:41 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 16 12:59:50 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 16 12:59:55 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12684042]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12684042]]></link>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
          <shelf name="to-read" />
          <shelf name="currently-reading" />
          <shelf name="nonfiction" />
          <shelf name="mars-hill-graduate-school" />
          <shelf name="my-books" />
          <shelf name="spiritual" />
          <shelf name="grad-school" />
          <shelf name="christianity" />
          <shelf name="theology-and-or-religion" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link>
  <id>8</id>
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=251387</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>