New Testament Themes

From: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

New Testament Themes. By David Arthur deSilva. St. Louis: Chalice, 2001, 151 pp., $15.99 paper.

The introduction of deSilva's book briefly outlines his plan, proposes four interrelated, dominant themes of the NT (grace, discipleship, the church, and apocalypticism), and states the intended readership-the beginning NT student. At the end of the work he lists recommended books, which generally correspond to the four themes. There are no footnotes, but the book includes a subject index and an index of Scriptures and other ancient literature used.

In chapter one, "Grace: The Favor of God," ...

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