Making Sense of the New Testament: Timely Insights and Timeless Messages

by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel

In this landmark new volume, the authors help readers understand the New Testament in context, as the writers originally intended. The book sheds additional light on this witness of Jesus Christ, offering further evidence that, although it is an ancient book, the New Testament has a modern message for everyone. If you want the authoritative single-volume work on the New Testament, this is it! Offers the best and most current scholarship in an accessible way Includes invaluable historical, cultural, and linguistic background Reviews the New Testament text carefully to help provide the most accurate interpretation Looks at the New Testament through the lens of the Restoration, including material from the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible Anticipates questions readers and teachers may have about the New Testament

Genres: Church

544 pages, Hardcover

First published August 25, 2010

About the author

Dr. Richard Holzapfel is a Professor of Church History in the Religious Education Department at BYU. He attended BYU, Hebrew Union College, and the University of California, Irvine (B.A., M.A., and Ph.D.) emphasizing in Middle Eastern Studies, Jewish History, Ancient History. Dr. Holzapfel began teaching at Brigham Young University in 1993, and has taught in the Church History, Ancient Scripture, and History departments. He is currently the Managing Director of Religious Studies Center Publications and the Editor-in-Chief of the center’s periodical The Religious Educator. In addition, he serves as an Editorial Board Member for BYU Studies. Dr. Holzapfel has received various awards and honors for his teaching, including Continuing Education Faculty Teaching Award in 2006. In 2008 he was named the BYU Honors Professor of the Year. Along with his teaching and university appointments, Dr. Holzapfel remains one of the most rigorous and widely published writers on campus.

Reviews

[Melynda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book and reading it along with the New Testament.