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He received over thirty honorary degrees from Catholic and Protestant universities worldwide and was elected a (Corresponding) Fellow of the British Academy and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to serving as president of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Catholic Biblical Association, and the Society of New Testament Studies, two popes appointed Father Brown as the sole American on the Pontifical Biblical Commission. 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Saldarini, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A tour de force.”—\u003cem\u003eAmerica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the experience of a lifetime of scholarship, preaching, teaching, and writing, Raymond E. Brown covers the entire scope of the New Testament with ease and clarity. He walks readers book by book through the basic content and issues of the New Testament. While a wealth of information is contained in these pages, the work’s most impressive features are the basic summaries of each book, a historical overview of the ancient Greco-Roman world, discussions of key theological issues, and the rich supplementary materials, such as illustrative tables, maps, bibliographies, and appendixes. Using this basic data, Brown answers questions raised by today’s readers, relates the New Testament to our modern world, and responds to controversial issues, such as those raised by the Jesus Seminar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery generation needs a comprehensive, reliable introduction to the New Testament that opens the biblical text to the novice. Raymond E. Brown's \u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to the New Testament\u003c\/em\u003e is the most trustworthy and authoritative guidebook for a generation seeking to understand the Christian Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUniversally acknowledged as the dean of New Testament scholarship, Father Brown is a master of his discipline at the pinnacle of his career. Who else could cover the entire scope of the New Testament with such ease and clarity? This gifted communicator conveys the heartfelt concern of a beloved teacher for his students, as he walks the reader through the basic content and issues of the New Testament. Those opening to the New Testament for the first time and those seeking deeper insights could not ask for more in a primer to the Christian Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470048018668,"sku":"9780300140163","price":131.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300140163-an-introduction-to-the-new-testament.jpg?v=1775209362"},{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-the-new-testament-by-raymond-e-brown-9780300173123","title":"An Introduction to the New Testament","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA long-awaited abridgement of Raymond Brown’s classic and best-selling introduction to the New Testament\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince its publication in 1997, Raymond Brown’s \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to the New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e has been widely embraced by modern readers seeking to understand the Christian Bible. Acknowledged as a paragon of New Testament studies in his lifetime, Brown was a gifted communicator who wrote with ease and clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbridged by Marion Soards, who worked with Brown on the original text, this new, concise version maintains the essence and centrist interpretation of the original without tampering with Brown’s perspective, insights, or conclusions. The biblical writings themselves remain the focus, but there are also chapters dealing with the nature, origin, and interpretation of the New Testament texts, as well as chapters concerning the political, social, religious, and philosophical world of antiquity. 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