New Testament survey

by Merrill C. Tenney

Other authorsDavid Alexander (Cover artist), Walter M. Dunnett (Revisor), William Mineur (Cover designer)

Hardcover, 1985

Status

Available

Call number

SC TEN

Collections

Your library, S - Scripture, commentary

Publication

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Leicester, England : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. ; Inter-Varsity Press, 1985.

Subjects

Bible. N.T. History of contemporary events

Bible. N.T. Introductions

Original publication date

1961

ISBN

0851106358 / 9780851106359

Description

First published in 1953 and revised in 1961, Merrill Tenney's comprehensive survey has served to introduce the general reader, student, and teacher to the world and message of the New Testament. Written in a clear, nontechnical style, New Testament Survey begins with a survey of the social, political, economic, and religious background of the New Testament, and then goes on to examine the various groups of New Testament books, which are considered in their historical settings. The book concludes with a penetrating study of the New Testament canon. Undertaken at the request of Dr. Tenney, and prepared with his full approval, this 1985 revision by Walter M. Dunnett includes an entirely new chapter on the Jewish background of the New Testament, plus several new short sections, including materials on the Gospels and the canon of the New Testament. The bibliography has been enlarged and updated, and many of the book's numerous illustrations, maps, and charts are new. Great care has been exercised to retain the spirit and quality of the original work, ensuring that the book will remain a standard in the years to come.… (more)

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LibraryThing member BethanyBible

A comprehensive survey of the New Testament world and message. The book is written in an eminently readable style, sets forth the background, outline and purpose of each New Testament book, and provides charts on the harmony of the life of Christ, the Roman emperors of the first century, the

Herodian family and many more.

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LibraryThing member davidpwithun

In spite of its evangelical Protestant bias, this book is actually a very good introduction to the writings of the New Testament, the events that inspired them, and the world around them. The authors did a very good job of abbreviating some very complicated information and presenting the reader

with the necessary historical facts. They also did a great job, with a few exceptions, of correcting the liberal tendencies of some scholars as to the authorship of some of the New Testament writings. Because of that same evangelical Protestant bias which I've already mentioned, there are also some rather strange statements in various parts of the book which must be ignored if the Orthodox reader is going to get a good experience from it. If you can get past the absurdities and ignore the evangelical Protestantisms, I do recommend this book as a good basic introduction to the New Testament writings and the history surrounding them.

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