The Interpretation of the New Testament, 1861-1986
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0192134280 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Intellectual Common Sense At Its Best The late Anglican bishop Stephen Neill first wrote this book in the nineteen sixties, updated by Tom Wright in the eighties, that reflects the love of the New Testament that animated Neill's life. The predominant lesson of the book is that readers of the works of New Testament scholars should be wary of the unproven assumptions and. Review of NT Interpretation for Over One Century This classic text updated by N. T. Wright provides a helpful introduction to the history of new testament interpretation for the past century. The last chapter in the book is updated by Wright and is quite useful particularly for understanding some recent activity in the area of the Historical Jesus discussion. Wright is a brillian. David Kanagy said Four Stars. Good book good seller
. Stephen Neill is at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Tom Wright is at Worcester College, Oxford
It describes the historical development of New Testament criticism from 1861 (the year Lightfoot became Hulsean Professor of Divinity at Cambridge) to the present day, the contrasting personalities of scholars, and the permanent contributions made by various schools. This is a new edition of the late Bishop Neill's acclaimed book, revised and expanded by his former colleague Professor Wright, who has added a chapter covering New Testament scholarship of the last 25 years. The survey ends with an assessment of the position today.
Tom Wright has done a superb job."--Joseph L. "Updating a classic is not easy task. Trafton, Western Kentucky University"A delight for students and scholars.All that Neill says is of great value to anyone concerned with the understanding of the New Testamentand having Tom Wright's excellent up-dating for the last twenty years or so is an added bonus."--Faith and Freedom"It is probably his attention to the personalities of the scholars involved in the debate which makes Bishop Stephen Neill's history of a century of New Testament interpretations of such absorbing interest.His knowledge of the major works of New Testament criticism in five languages is astonishing.Altogether an excellent book."--Times Literary Supplement, on the first edition"I have no problem in seconding the judgment of the Times Literary Supplement that this is, indeed, 'an excellent book.'"--Toronto Journal of Theology"An