The Interpretation of the New Testament, 1861-1986 - Hardcover

Neill, Stephen; Wright, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192134280 ISBN 13: 9780192134288

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1988

Synopsis

This is a new edition of the late Bishop Neill's acclaimed book, revised and expanded by his former colleague Professor Wright, who has added a chapter covering New Testament scholarship of the last 25 years. It describes the historical development of New Testament criticism from 1861 (the year Lightfoot became Hulsean Professor of Divinity at Cambridge) to the present day, the contrasting personalities of scholars, and the permanent contributions made by various schools. The survey ends with an assessment of the position today.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Neill is at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Tom Wright is at Worcester College, Oxford.

Review:

"Updating a classic is not easy task. Tom Wright has done a superb job."--Joseph L. Trafton, Western Kentucky University

"A delight for students and scholars....All that Neill says is of great value to anyone concerned with the understanding of the New Testament...[and] having Tom Wright's excellent up-dating for the last twenty years or so is an added bonus."--Faith and Freedom

"It is probably his attention to the personalities of the scholars involved in the debate which makes Bishop Stephen Neill's history of a century of New Testament interpretations of such absorbing interest....His knowledge of the major works of New Testament criticism in five languages is astonishing....Altogether an excellent book."--Times Literary Supplement, on the first edition

"I have no problem in seconding the judgment of the Times Literary Supplement that this is, indeed, 'an excellent book.'"--Toronto Journal of Theology

"An excellent text."--G.Burge, North Park College

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0192134280
• ISBN 13: 9780192134288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 480