Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1. Context of the New Testament -- Galilee and Judea : the social world of Jesus / Sean Freyne -- The Roman Empire and Asia Minor / David A. Fiensy -- Part 2. New Testament hermeneutics -- Textual criticism : recent developments / Eckhard J. Schnabel -- Greek grammar and syntax / Stanley E. Porter -- General hermeneutics / Greg Clark -- Embodying the Word : social-scientific interpretation of the New Testament / David deSilva -- The Old Testament in the New / Craig Evans -- Part 3. Jesus -- Jesus of Nazareth / Scot McKnight -- Modern approaches to the parables / Klyne Snodgrass -- The history of miracles in the history of Jesus / Graham H. Twelftree -- John and Jesus / Craig L. Blomberg -- Part 4. Earliest Christianity -- Acts : many questions, many answers / Steve Walton -- James, Jesus' brother / Bruce Chilton -- Matthew : Christian Judaism or Jewish Christianity? / Donald A. Hagner -- Paul : life and letters / Bruce N. Fisk -- Paul's theology / James D.G. Dunn -- Luke / Darrell L. Bock -- The Petrine epistles : recent developments and trends / Robert L. Webb -- Mark's gospel / Peter G. Bolt -- Hebrews in its first-century contexts : recent research / George H. Guthrie -- The Johannine gospel in recent research / Klaus Scholtissek -- Recent trends in the study of the apocalypse / Grant R. Osborne.

Since 1970 there have been far reaching changes in the way the New Testament is studied. This text provides detailed overviews on what has been happening in this area over the last 30 years.