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Exploring the New Testament, Volume 1: The Gospels and Acts is unavailable, but you can change that!

This book is written in an exploratory approach which propels students toward engaging the Gospels and Acts for themselves. It offers activities and challenges to both the Scriptural novice and to those a little more comfortable with handling the Scriptures, offering important background information that will enable the student to work at the required level. On top of that, Exploring the New...

whereas (as Dodd argued) it seems likely that the written Gospels provide extended narrative summaries of the contents of the Christian proclamation. John seems to say that this is his purpose (John 20:31; contrast 1 John 5:13, clarifying that the letter is for believers) and it may be part of Luke’s agenda also, depending on whether ‘Theophilus’ is a believer or an enquirer (Luke 1:1–4).
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