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The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown guides serious New Testament students through the historical, literary, and theological dimensions of the biblical text, allowing them to better understand and share God’s “word of truth” (2 Tim 2:15). It offers a thorough introduction to all twenty-seven books of the New Testament and closely examines events such as Christ’s incarnation and virgin birth, his...

members of the Twelve (Matt 10:2–3 pars.), as well as Paul, an apostle commissioned by the risen Christ on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1–9). It was also met by James and Jude, half brothers of Jesus (Matt 13:55; Mark 6:3; see Jas 1:1; Jude 1). Indirectly, the criterion was also satisfied by Mark, a close associate of Peter (1 Pet 5:13) and Paul (2 Tim 4:11), and Luke, a travel companion of Paul on some of his missionary journeys (see especially the “we” passages in the book of Acts). The second
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