New Testament Times

Author:
Merrill C Tenney

Publisher:
Hendrickson

Year:
2001

Description:
New Testament Times provides a short reconstruction of the cultural background in which Christianity arose and developed from the time of the Maccabean Revolt to A.D. 138. The book begins with an explanation of the relevance of the historical, political, social, and economic background during the first century which helps furnish a proper understanding of the New Testament. Dr. Tenney takes into account all the possible historical sources” canonical and non-canonical, literary and archaeological. Hardbound.