The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation [Paperback]

Luke Timothy Johnson (Author), Todd C. Penner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 080063439X | ISBN-13: 978-0800634391 | Edition: Revised

New technologies are revolutionizing research capabilities and pedagogical approaches. To meet the needs of an increasingly technology-savvy public, Fortress Press presents widely-used volumes in a new CD-ROM format. Features include: The complete, searchable text of the book; glossary hyperlinked to key words in the text; additional study questions; student helps for writing papers; internet links to additional resources; note-taking, bookmarking, and highlighting capabilities.

The completely revised and updated version of JohnsonÂ’s very successful introduction to the New Testament (1999) is now available with a CD-ROM that contains the entire original text with copious searching and researching features, plus hyper-links to the NRSV. Johnson organizes his presentation in six major sections:

(1) The Symbolic World of the New Testament, (2) The Christian Experience, (3) The Synoptic Tradition, (4) Pauline Traditions, (5) Other Canonical Witnesses, and (6) The Johannine Tradition.

Editorial Reviews

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"As a student of the New Testament, I admire Johnson's thorough familiarity with scholarship, his desire to stay close to the texts themselves, and his lively interest in religious experience." -- ---Daniel J. Harrington, S.G. Theological Studies

"Readers of Luke Johnson's proliferating studies have come to expect a blend of masterful scholarship and raw imagination at once engaging and penetrating. His introduction to the New Testament will not disappoint. . . . The fresh vantage points into the contour and content of the texts themselves that his model opens up are to date without equal." -- ---David P. Moessner, Theology Today

"This is a resource which nobody who works with the New Testament should be without." -- - --Robert Morgan Theology

About the Author

Luke Timothy Johnson is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. He has also written for Fortress Press Religious Experience in Earliest Christianity, among others.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 656 pages
• Publisher: Fortress Press; Revised edition (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080063439X
• ISBN-13: 978-0800634391
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Refreshing and Helpful Interpretation, March 17, 2005

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M. Tapie (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation (Paperback)

What many of the reviews on this page seem to miss is that this work by LTJ seeks to acheive "interpretation" of the text rather than the common historical-critical approach. He does treat some of the history and critical issues throughout, mostly he does this in the beginning. However, historical-critical is not his concern. Johnson effectively unfolds, in a very helpful and introductory way, the theological flow and cohesiveness of the New Testament. If you are looking for a commentary or a historical critical treatment of the text this is not your book. If you are looking for an introduction to the theological themes and structure of the New Testament that is thoroughly aware of the difficulties and limitations of the historical-critical approach yet still utilizes the method in reasonable ways this book is for you.

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "reader friendly" commentary on the New Testament text, October 5, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation (Paperback)

The Writings Of The New Testament: An Interpretation By Luke Timothy Johnson (Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia) is an erudite, scholarly, yet thoroughly "reader friendly" commentary on the New Testament text, in relation to history of the ancient world, Christian beliefs, and a page-by-page analysis of the scripture itself. An accompanying CD-ROM provides ready access to cross-referenced text. The Writings Of The New Testament is highly recommended as an exhaustive study enhanced with extensive bibliographical annotation and thought-provoking questions.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference - go back again and again, August 17, 2002

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Jeffrey Thiemann "jtlibrary" (Walnut Creek, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation (Paperback)

I bought this for a course on the Gospels and have gone back to this book every time I go to study another part of the New Testament. Johnson covers the NT extremely well and gives insights into the text and the context that is helpful to students, preachers and teachers. This updated version includes significant current NT scholarship. It is very well written, making the reading enjoyable.