This is the second volume in a two-part introduction to the New Testament. The first volume, Jesus Christ: His Life and his Church, contains an account of events, beginning with the life and teaching of Jesus and ending with the leaders of the early Church writing letters to Christians.

This second volume is concerned with the writing of the Gospels, and also traces the processes by which the various parts of the New Testament as we know it came to be written and put together, accepted as Scripture and then translated. A final chapter considers the many modern English Language versions that exist today.

The International Study Guides (ISGs) are clear and accessible resources, contextual and ecumenical in content and missional in direction. It offers biblical commentaries, pastoral care, church history and theology, and is aimed primarily at people training to serve the church for whom English is an additional language, so the books are clearly written and designed for student use. The contributors are theological educators who come from different countries and different religious backgrounds, and bring practical emphasis alongside contemporary scholarly reflection.

For over 40 years the ISG series has equipped those in ministerial formation to develop their own theology and discern God’s mission in their context. As part of commitment to supporting the global Church, SPCK distributes ISGs to students training to serve the church in the developing world.

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