A Companion to the New Testament [Hardcover]

A fully revised second edition of the Companion to the New Testament incorporating new scholarship.This fully revised second edition of the Companion to the New Testament, first published in 1970, now follows the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). It provides a running commentary on the text of the New Testament while taking account of the findings of recent scholarship. Using accessible non-technical language, it sets the text in the context of the time and place in which it was written and clarifies its meaning in the light of modern methods of research and interpretation. It will be invaluable to clergy and lay people alike.This fully revised second edition of the Companion to the New Testament, first published in 1970, now follows the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). It provides a running commentary on the text of the New Testament while taking account of the findings of recent scholarship. Using accessible non-technical language, it sets the text in the context of the time and place in which it was written and clarifies its meaning in the light of modern methods of research and interpretation. It will be invaluable to clergy and lay people alike.This fully revised second edition of the Companion to the New Testament now follows the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). Using accessible non-technical language, A.E. Harvey provides a running commentary on the text of the New Testament that applies the findings of recent scholarship. Setting the text in the context of the time and place in which it was written, Harvey clarifies its meaning in the light of modern methods of research and interpretation. The work will be invaluable to clergy as well as lay people. First Edition Pb (1979): 0-521-50539-9Preface; Preface to the First Edition (1970); 1. The New Testament; 2. The gospels; 3. Acts of the apostles; 4. Letters; 5. Revelation.'Anyone tackling the New Testament will do very well to take with him this learned, reliable, plainspoken and honest CompanilÉ