Description: These accessible volumes break down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to contemporary readers.
Brief description: Larry W. Hurtado (1943-2019; PhD, Case Western Reserve University) was professor of New Testament language, literature, and theology at the University of Edinburgh. An internationally respected New Testament scholar, he was an expert on the Gospels, the apostle Paul, early christology, the Jewish background of the New Testament, and New Testament textual criticism.