A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
This Introduction is written to help modern Christians read the New Testament from a biblical-theological perspective. Featuring contributions from nine respected evangelical scholars, this volume introduces each New Testament book in the context of the whole canon of Scripture, helping anyone who teaches or studies the Bible to apply it to the church today. Gain an appreciation for the theological richness of the New Testament in relation to the Old Testament’s history of Israel and the salvation-plan of God.
Top Highlights
“John’s Gospel appears to have an evangelistic goal, namely, to reach a Jewish audience struggling with the end of the temple and to give them the good news that Jesus is not only the fulfillment of the temple, but one greater than the temple.23 Drawing near to God no longer requires an earthly location (John 4:21), but a relationship with Jesus (14:6). But John goes even further than this. In order to put Jesus in his proper redemptive-historical place, he also argues that Jesus is the fulfillment of the entire Old Testament, including Israel’s festivals (e.g., 7:37) and even Israel’s own history (e.g., 3:14; 6:32).” (Page 118)
“One of Paul’s purposes surely was to provide a personal and theological introduction of himself to the church at Rome.” (Page 173)
“A second instance of this Johannine dualism is life and death.” (Page 127)
“The first of these Johannine contrasts is light and darkness.” (Page 127)
“Mark’s Gospel reworks Old Testament and Jewish messianic expectations: the Messiah’s reign and his kingdom are marked not by political and physical triumph but by suffering and defeat. Those who follow him will follow in the Messiah’s footsteps. Jesus has come to liberate his people from their sins and bring them into the new creation.” (Page 66)
- Title: A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized
- Author: Michael J. Kruger
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781433536762, 9781433536793, 9781433536779, 9781433536786, 1433536765, 143353679X, 1433536773, 1433536781
- Resource ID: LLS:BBLCLTHLGCLRLZD
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:05:40Z
Dr. Michael Kruger serves as the President and Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the Charlotte campus of Reformed Theological Seminary. He earned his Ph.D. under one of the world’s leading text-critical scholars, Larry W. Hurtado, at the University of Edinburgh, where he researched a parchment fragment of an apocryphal gospel, P.Oxy. 840. He graduated summa cum laude with a M.Div. from Westminster Seminary California, and received his B.S. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research interests center upon Christian Origins, particularly the development of the New Testament canon within the context of the early church.
Prior to joining the RTS faculty, Dr. Kruger served in the pastorate for several years at Church of the Redeemer in Phoenix, AZ. There he developed a passion for preaching and ministry which he passes on to his students in the classroom. Dr. Kruger has been a member of ETS for 18 years serving on the editorial board of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, as well as vice-president in 2017 and president in 2019. He is the co-founder and co-chair of the ETS study group, “NT Canon, Textual Criticism and Apocryphal Literature.” In addition to his faculty duties, he currently serves part-time as the Pastor of Discipleship Training at Uptown Christ Covenant Church in downtown Charlotte.
He is the author of thirteen books, including Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church (Zondervan, 2022, Book of the Year” award from The Gospel Coalition, ministry category). His book Surviving Religion 101: Letters to a Christian Student on Keeping the Faith in College (Crossway, 2021, “Book of the Year”, Southwestern Baptist Journal of Theology, Worldview/Apologetics category), and Christianity at the Crossroads: How the Second Century Shaped the Future of the Church (SPCK, 2017; IVP Academic, 2018, “Book of the Year”, The Gospel Coalition, history and biography category).
Dr. Kruger regularly speaks, lectures, and teaches throughout the United States and the world—including conferences such as The Gospel Coalition and the Ligonier Conference. In addition to his academic publications, his popular-level articles have appeared in places like Modern Reformation, Tabletalk Magazine, The Gospel Coalition, and the Wall Street Journal. He also blogs regularly on his own website, Canon Fodder.
Dr. Kruger and his wife Melissa B. Kruger have been married for almost 25 years and have three children.
