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Making Sense of the New Testament (Paperback)

In this landmark volume, the authors help readers understand the New Testament in context, as the writers originally intended. The book sheds additional light on this witness of Jesus Christ, offering further evidence that, although it is an ancient book, the New Testament has a modern message for everyone. If you want the authoritative single-volume work on the New Testament, this is it!

  • Offers the best and most current scholarship in an accessible way
  • Includes invaluable historical, cultural, and linguistic background
  • Reviews the New Testament text carefully to help provide the most accurate interpretation
  • Looks at the New Testament through the lens of the Restoration, including material from the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
  • Anticipates questions readers and teachers may have about the New Testament

Richard Neitzel Holzapfel
Richard Neitzel Holzapfel is an Area Seventy and senior manager of curriculum in the Missionary Department for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He attended Brigham Young University, Hebrew Union College, and University of California Irvine, studying American, Ancient, and Jewish history. He has served as a young missionary in the Italy Milan Mission, bishop, stake president, and mission president in the Alabama Birmingham Mission He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles dealing with history and scripture.

Thomas A. Wayment
Thomas A. Wayment is a professor of classical studies at Brigham Young University. The author, coauthor, or editor of many articles and several books, he completed a PhD in New Testament Studies at Claremont Graduate University and has published extensively on New Testament topics. He served as the publications director of the BYU Religious Studies Center from 2013 until 2018.

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