Description: A senior New Testament scholar investigates seven critical areas of tension--historical, moral, political, material, social, perceptual, and temporal--that shape the "big ideas" set forth in the New Testament.
Brief description: F. Scott Spencer (PhD, University of Durham) is the New Testament general editor for The SBL Study Bible. He was a tenured professor at both Wingate University (North Carolina) and the Baptist Theological Seminary of Richmond (Virginia). Spencer is the author of several books, including Passions of the Christ and commentaries on Mark, Luke, and the Song of Songs. He lives in Mechanicsville, Virginia.