Engaging the New Testament: A Short Introduction for Students and Ministers

by Miguel G. Echevarría

Overview

Many introductions to the New Testament focus on historical-critical issues with only cursory discussions of the text. In Engaging the New Testament, Miguel Echevarría overviews the New Testament writings in their canonical order, showing how each book has a purposeful function within the larger context of Scripture. He provides streamlined and accessible background discussions related to the New Testament writings to enable students to focus on interpretive issues. The book is informed by the latest scholarship yet accessible to those with no prior theological education.

This concise introduction to the New Testament is well-suited to one-semester survey courses. It addresses the needs and questions of students in multicultural classrooms who are studying for ministry. Sidebars encourage readers to think about applying the Bible to various ministry contexts, such as the pastorate, missions, and counseling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493444250
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/16/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Miguel G. Echevarría (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He previously led the Hispanic Leadership Initiative at Southeastern. He is the author of The Future Inheritance of Land in the Pauline Epistles. His forthcoming books include 40 Questions about the Apostle Paul and short commentaries on John and 1, 2, 3 John in The New Testament in Color.
Miguel G. Echevarría (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Future Inheritance of Land in the Pauline Epistles, 40 Questions about the Apostle Paul, and Engaging the New Testament: A Short Introduction for Students and Ministers. He has contributed commentaries on John and the Johannine epistles for The New Testament in Color.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. The Canonical Context for the New Testament
3. The Hermeneutics of the New Testament Authors
4. The Gospels and Acts
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts 
5. The Pauline Epistles
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
The Pastoral Epistles (1 and 2 Timothy and Titus)
Philemon
Hebrews
6. The Catholic Epistles
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
The Johannine Epistles (1, 2, 3 John)
Jude
7. Revelation
Appendix 1: The Relationship between the Gospels
Appendix 2: The Text of the New Testament
Indexes