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In this updated edition of his widely acclaimed reference work Guthrie provides background information for each book of the New Testament and examines issues such as authorship and authenticity, literary structure, and cultural setting. These discussions, as well as the notes and bibliography, are enhanced by Guthrie's attention to recent scholarship and current issues in biblical studies.

there are fundamental differences between the biographical writings of the Graeco-Roman world and the gospels. III. DESTINATION AND PLACE OF ORIGIN There are various suggestions regarding the precise location of the readers of this gospel, although the available data are wholly insufficient to produce certainty. One suggestion is a Palestinian Jewish environment. The Jewish flavouring of the gospel would seem to support this view. But not all would agree that what might be true of the author is
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