Introduction to the New Testament

Download or read book Introduction to the New Testament written by Everett Falconer Harrison and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1964 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The general purpose of this book is to provide a broad understanding of the background and message of the New Testament. It opens with chapters on the time between the Old and New Testaments, giving information on history, institutions and literature, and goes on to discuss the language of the New Testament, the text and its transmission, the canon, and the individual books of the New Testament. For each of them the author provides a helpful outline and introduces the reader to a greater understanding of the text by a discussion of such matters as purpose, background, date, authorship, characteristics or principal concepts, taking into full account the most significant findings and interpretations of recent scholars. The author also provides general essays on the Gospels and on the Epistles.