Abingdon New Testament Commentaries by Jouette M Bassler

Abingdon New Testament Commentaries by Jouette M Bassler

Jouette Bassler's volume on the Pastoral Letters is a model of careful, clearly written cogent interpretation. She gives faithful attention to the problematic trees along the exegetical path, yet without losing sight of the forest. Organized by literary units but not avoiding difficult verses, Bassler's commentary keeps before the reader the unfolding history of the early Christian community from which the text emerges. It is unquestionably the best resource we have on the Pastoral Letters. -- Charles B. Cousar, Columbia Theological Seminary

Bassler's commentary has the crispness of style and no-nonsense quality about it that one has come to expect from its author. The underlying learning is evident throughout. It results in careful, critical exegesis that places the Pastorals securely in their social and historical context. All relevant issues are explained and discussed. Bassler is particularly good at referring the reader to other texts that illuminate her own, with a broad range over Jewish, Greco-Roman, and Christian texts. She presupposes the non-Pauline authorship of the Pastorals, but otherwise has no special axes to grind. As an introductory commentary for theological students, it could not be bettered. --Troels Engberg-Pedersen, Copenhagen University, Denmark

Bassler, Jouette M.: - Jouette M. Bassler is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas. She is the author of numerous books on the New Testament, including two volumes of Pauline Theology and God and Mammon.

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ISBN 13	9780687001576
ISBN 10	0687001579
Title	Abingdon New Testament Commentaries
Author	Jouette M Bassler
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Abingdon Press
Year published	1996-10-01
Number of pages	224
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