The New Testament, Its Background, Growth and Content By Bruce M. Metzger A comprehensive introductory study guide to the New Testament, presenting the student with the results of recent scholarship in a clear and fresh way. ISBN-13: 9780227170250 Specifications: 216x140mm, 308pp, Paperback Price: £19.50 • US$42.50 Publication: April 2003 Order this Title Now

About this Book

In this clear and accessible introductory text, the author supplies the reader with basic information about both the content and the historical background of the New Testament and shows the processes by which scholars seek to solve some of the chief literary problems of the Gospels. He offers a straightforward path through the unwieldy abundance of complex material, without distortion or over-simplification. He avoids technical discussions and critical debates, but shows the main problems to be considered in this type of study.

The author does not emphasise novel theories, but presents a balanced account that represents the consensus of current New Testament scholarship.

Long seen as one of the leading volumes of its kind, this enlarged and revised edition will provide lasting knowledge to all who seek a deepened understanding of the forces that forged the New Testament.

About the Author

Reverend Professor Bruce Manning Metzger was educated at Lebanon Valley College, Princeton Theological Seminary and Princeton University (USA). He worked as Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has given many lectures to academic institutions in several countries such as England, South America, Germany, Greece.

His other publications include: The Text, Canon, and Principal Versions of the Bible (1956), The Oxford Concise Concordance to the Revised Standard Version of the Holy Bible (1962), and The Oxford Companion to the Bible (1993).