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Introducing New Testament Theology

Hunter, A.M.

Religion & Spirituality

Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd

`A combination of solid scholarship and living religion of a rare kind . . . An almost ideal book for an intelligent person who said: "I know little about Christian theology, but I want a straightforward introduction to it" ' (Dr Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury). `Professor Hunter excels in seizing on the essentials of any subject and presenting them to the non-specialist reader in a clear and interesting way. The result is a book which meets all the reasonable needs of the beginner and has quite a lot to say to those who are not beginners' (T. W. Manson in The Guardian). A. M. Hunter, Professor Emeritus of New Testament, was formerly Master of Christ's College, Aberdeen.

With the parables of the gospels we may be sure that we are in direct contact with the mind of Jesus of Nazareth. Furthermore, thanks to the work of scholars like C. H. Dodd and Joachim Jeremias, we may claim to understand the parables better than any Christians since the apostolic age. But is that enough? Modern scholarship puts the parables back in their original setting, but when this has been done, Professor Hunter argues, 'You sometimes wonder if the parables have not been made so historically time-bound locked away in a first-century Jewish strait jacket-that Jesus' words have little obvious relevance for us today in this so different twentieth century.' In an attempt to go one stage further, Dr Hunter offers an interpretation of more than thirty of the parables of Jesus which not only takes into account their origin but also relates them to our world. This, and an introductory section on the history of interpreting the parables, makes the book a valuable guide to those teaching and preaching in schools and parishes. `A useful book for preachers, teachers and Bible readers generally . . . Marked by the author's usual good judgment and lucid style this is a book to recommend' (The Expository Times). A. M. Hunter, Professor Emeritus of New Testament, was formerly Master of Christ's College, Aberdeen.

The Parables Then & Now

Preaching the New Testament

Christian Books & Bibles

Ministry & Evangelism

SCM Press

Over twenty-five years have passed since this book was first published, and the first edition went through nine impressions. Originally it was intended to provide students and others with a sketch of the ministry of Jesus which made serious use of the sources underlying the synoptic gospels. Much has happened in New Testament studies during that time, and this completely revised edition takes recent developments into consideration. In particular, since many scholars believe the Fourth Gospel to be independent of the first three and to preserve much early tradition, Dr Hunter draws on its testimony for some aspects of Jesus' ministry. The text of the RSV and NEB has been substituted for the RV throughout the body of the book. This revised edition provides an account of the work and words of Jesus which, while not ignoring the contribution of German critics, reflects the less radical approach to be found in the writings of many distinguished British scholars. `An excellent introduction to the ministry of Jesus for interested laymen, students and ministers' (Baptist Times).

The Work and Words of Jesus

TAKING THE CHRISTIAN VIEW is a short guide to the Christian faith. It aims to help the ordinary man to look at God and the world through Christian eyes, and to attractthose who might be put off by anything savouring of academic theology. So, instead of starting from the arguments for God's existence, it begins from the obvious world all around us and moves to that 'Bigger World' which, though it lies beyond the curtain of our senses, impinges on our human existence. From this experience, which is the raw material of religion in general, it passes to the religion, Christianity : to 'Christ from the Bigger World', to man and God's historic reconciliation of a sinful human race in Christ, to the business of 'living in the Bigger World', and then to the Christian hope of life everlasting. Chapters on Christian prayer, life-style and commitment round off the book. The author's chief hope is not only to help the ordinary Christian to give a reason for the faith that is in him, but also to reach the honest enquirer, not yet committed, who wishes to know how Christian faith can illumine the mystery of the world and to show how God, as revealed in Christ, means us all to live. A. M HUNTER, following a distinguished career as parish minister and university teacher, retired in 1971 after being Professor of New Testament in the University of Aberdeen since 1945 and Master of Christ's College, Aberdeen, since 1959.

Taking the Christian View

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Paternoster Press

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Introducing New Testament Theology

Introducing New Testament Theology

The Parables Then & Now

Preaching the New Testament

The Work and Words of Jesus

Taking the Christian View

Bcl/Introducing New Testament Theology (Biblical Classics Library)