The Writings of the New Testament

by Luke Timothy Johnson; Todd C. Penner; A. R. Pete Diamond

Publisher:

Fortress Press

, 1999–2002

Overview

This book is “for those who want to understand the origin and shape of the New Testament writings but are unable to find a comprehensive introduction that is neither repellingly technical nor appallingly trivial,” (from the Preface of the First Edition). Johnson’s book is an essential addition to the Logos library as it combines history and anthropology to introduce and investigate the works of the New Testament.

Key Features

The completely revised and updated version of Johnson’s very successful introduction to the New Testament (1999) contains the entire original text with copious searching and researching features, plus hyper-links to the NRSV. Johnson organizes his presentation in six major sections:

• The Symbolic World of the New Testament
• The Christian Experience
• The Synoptic Tradition
• Pauline Traditions
• Other Canonical Witnesses
• The Johannine Tradition

Product Details

• Title: The Writings of the New Testament
• Author: Luke Timothy Johnson and Todd C. Penner
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Pages: 694

About Luke Timothy Johnson

Luke Timothy Johnson the author of the Introduction, Commentary, and Reflections on the Letter of James, is Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. His works include The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Trust of the Traditional Gospels and The Letter of James, in the Anchor Yale Bible.

About Todd C. Penner

Todd C. Penner is the Assistant Professor of Religion at Austin College and the co-editor with Caroline Vander Stichele of Contextualizing Acts: Lukan Narrative and Greco-Roman Discourse.