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Interpreting the Gospels and Acts: An Exegetical Handbook is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this final volume of the Handbooks for New Testament Exegesis series, David Turner provides a comprehensive guide for interpreting and conveying the lives of Jesus and his early followers. Key background information such as literary genres, historical setting, and theological themes lay the groundwork for properly reading these five books. This is followed by practical guidance on textual...

Understanding the genre of apocalyptic literature is essential for its interpretation. This literature is intended to provide hope for the persecuted people of God, not a timetable of future events for curious speculators. Interpreting apocalyptic requires familiarity with the ancient agrarian world of the Bible, because that world—not the modern technological world—is the source of the symbols encountered. Self-awareness is also crucial, because one’s view of difficult apocalyptic texts will unavoidably
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