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The third of IVP’s critically acclaimed series of dictionaries of the New Testament provides focused study on the often-neglected portions of the New Testament: Acts, Hebrews, the General Epistles and Revelation. Furthermore, its scope goes beyond the life of the New Testament church to include the work of the apostolic fathers and early Christianity up through the middle of the second century. ...

new life, they hoped for a new life for the world and themselves. This hope was expressed especially in the prophecies of a new covenant, whereby God would give Israel a new heart and put a new spirit in them and restore to them new life (cf. Ezek 11:19–20; 36:25–27; 37:1–14; Jer 31:31–34). Jesus’ words of institution at the Last Supper indicate that the covenant is initiated through his blood (Mk 14:22–25), and Peter’s proclamation after the resurrection and Pentecost indicates that the pouring