Product Description

`New Testament theology is essentially missionary theology,'
writes I. Howard Marshall. It is the theology of God's mission in sending
Jesus and the theology of Jesus' followers as they engage in the mission of
bearing witness to the gospel. In turn, this New Testament missionary
theology shapes the continuing mission of the church.

Founded on the sure-footed mastery of the data that we have come to expect
from I. Howard Marshall and constructed with clear thinking and sensible
conclusions lucidly expressed, this long anticipated New Testament theology
offers the insights born of a distinguished career of study, reflection,
teaching and writing on the New Testament. Unencumbered with the heavy
footnoting and interactions with scholarly literature that frequently
inhibit the voice and accessibility of such works, Marshall's New Testament
Theology will speak clearly to a broad audience of non-specialists. But
even on the most familiar ground, where more informed readers might lower
their expectations of learning anything new, Marshall offers a turn of
phrase or a deft insight that sharpens our understanding of the New
Testament.

Marshall does not succumb to the fashion of settling for an irreconcilable
diversity of New Testament voices, but finds in these distinctive witnesses
a unity expressed in diversity. `A synthetic New Testament theology is a
real possibility, but it must begin with seeing each writer in his own
terms,' he writes. Beginning with the Gospels and Acts, proceeding to each
of Paul's letters, focusing then on the Johannine literature and finally
looking at Hebrews and the remaining general epistles, Marshall repeatedly
stops to assess the view. And gradually he builds up a composite synthesis
of the unified theological voice of the New Testament.

On the way towards this synthesis, Marshall allows us to hear clearly the
theological voices of the individual New Testament books. Thus his New
Testament theology serves also as a sort of theological introduction to the
New Testament books, making it an attractive complement to standard
book-by-book New Testament introductions.

Here is a New Testament theology that will guide students with its close-up
clarity as well as its comprehensive vision. It will delight teachers with
its sterling summaries and perceptive panoramas. And it will reward
expositors with a lavish fund of insights for preaching.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #352492 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-19
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 766 pages

From the Publisher
A comprehensive, accessible exposition of New Testament
theology, showing its `unity in diversity'.

About the Author
I. Howard Marshall is honorary research professor of New
Testament at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Among his numerous
publications on the New Testament are his commentaries on 'Acts' (TNTC), '1
Peter'(IVP NTC). He is co-author of 'Exploring the New Testament: A Guide
to the Letters and Revelation' (SPCK).