Although nearly every Christian college offers a course surveying the New Testament, professors too often discover that the books for these courses fail to communicate to their students. Encountering the New Testament offers instructors a text specifically designed with today's first-year college student in mind.
This volume is written at a level students can understand and is realistic about students' level of biblical literacy. In addition, it seeks to draw in the student with an eye-pleasing presentation. This unique text boasts a number of distinguishing features, including a multimedia, interactive CD-ROM software program; abundant illustrations, photographs, figures, tables, and chartsall in full color; sidebars addressing ethical/theological concerns and providing primary source material; focus boxes isolating key issues and making relevant applications; learning objectives and chapter outline at the beginning of each chapter; study questions, review questions, annotated bibliography, glossary, and chapter summaries at the end of each chapter.
Encountering the New Testament was awarded a Christianity Today Book Award in 1999.
Although nearly every Christian college offers a course surveying the New Testament, professors too often discover that the books for these courses fail to communicate to their students. Encountering the New Testament offers instructors a text specifically designed with today's first-year college student in mind.
This volume is written at a level students can understand and is realistic about students' level of biblical literacy. In addition, it seeks to draw in the student with an eye-pleasing presentation. This unique text boasts a number of distinguishing features, including a multimedia, interactive CD-ROM software program; abundant illustrations, photographs, figures, tables, and chartsall in full color; sidebars addressing ethical/theological concerns and providing primary source material; focus boxes isolating key issues and making relevant applications; learning objectives and chapter outline at the beginning of each chapter; study questions, review questions, annotated bibliography, glossary, and chapter summaries at the end of each chapter.
Encountering the New Testament was awarded a Christianity Today Book Award in 1999.

Encountering the New Testament: A Historical and Theological Survey
448
Encountering the New Testament: A Historical and Theological Survey
448Hardcover(3rd Edition)
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801039645 |
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Publisher: | Baker Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 05/15/2013 |
Series: | Encountering Biblical Studies |
Edition description: | 3rd Edition |
Pages: | 448 |
Product dimensions: | 7.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d) |