The New Testament as Literature: A Very Short Introduction

The words, phrases, and stories of the New Testament permeate the English language. Indeed, this relatively small group of twenty-seven works, written during the height of the Roman Empire, not only helped create and sustain a vast world religion, but also have been integral to the larger
cultural dynamics of the West, above and beyond particular religious expressions.



Unique among books that examine the Bible as literature, this brilliantly compact introduction offers an intriguing double-ed...