An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Early Christianity

From: Interpretation | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Early Christianity by Delbert Burkett Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002. 600 pp. $29.00. ISBN 0-521-00720.

EVERYONE WHO HAS TAUGHT an undergraduate course on the New Testament or Christian Origins knows that one of the greatest challenges is finding a textbook that is written on a truly undergraduate level, yet which contains sufficient reliable information for beginning students. Burkett's introduction provides just such a work for use in undergraduate courses. Some notable features include his discussion of both canonical and ...

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