Exploring the New Testament, Volume 2: A Guide to the Letters and Revelation, Third Edition

by I. Howard Marshall, Stephen Travis, Ian Paul

‘An invaluable resource for both students and teachers.’
Dr Lucy Peppiatt

Tried, tested and trusted by students and teachers across the world, this widely respected study guide enables the reader to engage with an array of essential topics, including:

· the Greco-Roman background to ancient letter writing
· the content and major themes of Paul's life, mission and theology
· issues of authorship, date and setting
· well established and newer methods of study
· the intersection of New Testament studies with contemporary issues of faith and culture

Now in its third edition, this popular textbook has been fully revised and updated, and includes new sections on:

· the theological links between Jesus and Paul
· major recent discussions on Pauline theology
· developments in scholarship of the New Testament
· updated bibliographies, highlighting the most important and influential works published in the past decade

Drawing on the authors’ decades of experience in teaching these topics, this comprehensive textbook gives students a strong understanding and a solid foundation for further study.

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

732 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.