A thorough grounding available in the various disciplines of New Testament study, this is a valuable tool for students, scholars and other serious readers of the earliest Christian writings. Together with an ample, up-to-date survey of scholarship on each topic, the volume gives a reliable, in depth presentation of the history of New Testament interpretation, the canon of the New Testament, text criticism and the history of the text, the language of the New Testament, the historical and literary context of the NT writings and the various methods and approaches in modern study.
