Discovering the New Testament is a new and comprehensive introduction to the New Testament in three volumes, reflecting current research and scholarship in New Testament studies. Each volume provides a thorough discussion of background issues as well as treating theological themes and practical application. Ideal for college or seminary students, the volumes provide numerous maps and charts, as well as discussion questions for each chapter and a focus on real-life relevance and application. - from publisher
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Discovering the New Testament is a new and comprehensive introduction to the New Testament in three volumes, reflecting current research and scholarship in New Testament studies. Each volume provides a thorough discussion of background issues as well as treating theological themes and practical application. Ideal for college or seminary students, the volumes provide numerous maps and charts, as well as discussion questions for each chapter and a focus on real-life relevance and application. - from publisher
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Read my full review on my blog Spoiled Milks (1/16/19).
For Keown, the "center of the Biblical narrative, God's story of salvation, is Christ" (1). He writes, "The letters of the New Testament [as well as the Old] then must be read in light of Christ, always pointing us to Christ and what he means for us, for the church, for life, and for everything!" (1). After briefly looking at the formation of the NT, Keown spends two chapters on the Jewish and Greco-Roman context of the NT, looking at the life and writings of those cultures. Understanding these backgrounds is very beneficial to understanding the NT.
Keown gives 190 pages to the four Gospels and Acts and looks at the questions of authorship, date, provenance, setting, audience, structure, context, purpose, etc. He then looks at the different emphases in each Gospel and in Acts. Each chapter is packed with information, and should lead you to begin marking up your Bible so that as you read through these books in the future you can remember and make new connections.
The final three chapters center on the kingdom of God. The first covers what the kingdom of God is, then the power of the kingdom (seen in Jesus' miracles), and then the teaching of the kingdom (seen in Jesus' parables). The kingdom of God "is found where the people of God are and [where?] the work of God by his Spirit [is?] across all of creation" (457). The church is not the kingdom, but represents it.
Yes. Keown has written a fantastic NT introduction, and it's only the first volume. I expect as much quality in the next two volumes as found here. Great for those in college, Bible college, and seminary.
