From Pentecost to Patmos

Description

This is a fully revised and updated edition of the companion volume to Blomberg’s widely-appreciated textbook Jesus and the Gospels. Covering the Acts of the Apostles to the book of Revelation, From Pentecost to Patmos is a thorough introduction to the second half of the New Testament.

This is an ideal textbook for twenty-first century students, providing the necessary background for interpretation while also dealing with the structure and contents of each book. Blomberg, Seal and Duprée explore the main points in each section, the distinctive exegetical issues, and some key items of contemporary application in a clear, accessible and up-to-date survey. Also included are numerous comprehensive figures, maps and bibliographies.

From Pentcost to Patmos will leave students with a better understanding of first-century Christianity and the literature it produced that came to be treated as uniquely authoritative. They will also gain greater appreciation of the Lord Jesus Christ, worshipped by the early church, often in hostile circumstances and in the face of difficulties remarkably similar to those the church experiences today throughout the world.