Apart from this the acquisition of historical and cultural knowledge is a time-consuming and futile pursuit.īackground knowledge, as advantageous as it may be under right circumstances, will not deliver the soul of sinful man, though it might fascinate the human mind, and swell the sense of superiority of readers over the common laity. Background information concerning the New Testament only has "saving value" if it is clearly in support of the New Testament Gospel. The New Testament in Its World Workbook: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christian by Nicholas Thomas Wright & Michael Birdįor this person, the Bishop's Blockbuster has not the slightest appeal. THE BOOK THAT I SHALL NEVER READ: The New Testament in Its World
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