The Second Testament: A New Translation

by Scot McKnight

Publisher:

IVP Academic

, 2023

Overview

Experience the New Testament afresh in Scot McKnight’ bold translation. Typical translations of the New Testament make the biblical text as accessible as possible by using the language of our own day. At times this masks the distance between the New Testament text and modern readers. Scripture continues to speak to us but it speaks as an ancient text to the modern world.

New Testament scholar Scot McKnight offers a translation of the New Testament with a daring approach to the ancient text. Clever in its expression and at times stunning in its boldness, The Second Testament will challenge readers to experience God’s Word anew.

God blesses the beggars in spirit because theirs is Heavens’ Empire.

God blesses the grievers because they will be consoled.

God blesses the meek because they will inherit the land.

God blesses the ones hungering and thirsting for the rightness because they will be satisfied. (Matthew 5:3-6)

Features include:

• Complete text of the New Testament
• Brief introductions to each book
• Maps of key locations and events
• Glossary of key terms in the translation

Key Features

• Offers a translation of the New Testament with a daring approach to the ancient text
• Features brief introductions to each book
• Includes glossary of key terms in the translation

Praise for the Print Edition

Startling. Scot McKnight’s translation flips and scatters our settled habits of thought about the New Testament. McKnight’s striking prose in The Second Testament compels the reader to un-hear and then re-hear Scripture’s message. I highly recommend it, because after the shakedown, you’ll find that you’ve encountered God’s Word afresh.

—Matthew W. Bates, author of Why the Gospel? and professor of theology at Quincy University

Scot McKnight’s translation of the New Testament takes us into the very world of Jesus and the apostles; it breathes the air of antiquity. Rather than try to make the New Testament too familiar, McKnight makes it sound foreign, like a distant land you are hearing about for the first time. The Second Testament is a monumental literary achievement that will enrich and excite readers for generations.

—Michael F. Bird, academic dean and lecturer in New Testament at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia

Product Details

• Title: The Second Testament: A New Translation
• Author: Scot McKnight
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 303
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. › English
• ISBNs: 9780830847006, 9780830846993, 0830847006, 0830846999
• Resource ID: LLS:SCNDTSTMTRNSLTN
• Resource Type: Bible
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-05-17T16:43:08Z

About Scot McKnight

Scot McKnight (M.Div. Ph.D.) is a theologian who has focused most of his writings on the New Testament and the historical Jesus. He is currently a professor of New Testament at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, IL. He earned a B.A. degree from Grand Rapids Baptist College (now Cornerstone University), an M.A. degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham.

McKnight is a member of the Society Biblical Literature and the Society for New Testament Studies. He has written and edited many award-winning books. He has over 25 books to his name, including Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, the volumes on Galatians and 1 Peter in the NIV Application Commentary, and A New Vision for Israel: The Teaching of Jesus in National Context.