Dr. Andreas J. Köstenberger Ph.D.The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament

Fantastic resource for scholars, pastors, students, and laymen.

A fantastic read. Not only academic but also devotional. Moved so many times to rejoicing in Christ. Excellent humble scholarship that seeks majority evangelical consensus. A treasury of additional information in footnotes and extensive bibliographies. I feel that this book has distilled and synthesized all major research on the NT into one volume. Liberal ideas are interacted with and laid exposed against the real evidence. My faith was strengthened! I recomend this for all believers.

There is a lot of background work that went into this book. It presented "for" and "against" ideas, at times guiding for the sake of correct thinking. I bought this as a requirement for my MDiv coursework, however, this will be one that stays in my personal library long after I have graduated.

Probably my favorite New Testament Introduction. It is lengthy and it is comprehensive, but it is packed with mountains of information on the New Testament, written in an approachable and fairly easy to read style. It is actually a pretty quick read (as quick as an 1100 page book could be). This book addresses every issue you could imagine in NT scholarship (plus a few you probably hadn't thought of yet) from the perspective of biblical inerrancy. It is so refreshing to see top-level scholarship that upholds the authority of the Word of God. Thank you for this book, it is an invaluable contribution to the Church.

I am using this ebook for a Masters level course at Luther Rice seminary. With this ebook I can install it on my laptop, my desktop, and my phone. Then, I can read it wherever I have one of those devices. I can also adjust the size of the font. The hardback book font is too small. Plus, the ebook is cheaper. The only problem is making reference to it in a term paper, but there is a way.

Very good info

It us a good contemporary conservative commentary. Good for the Biblical student wlooking for good scholarships.

I read this book for my own personal study. I'm glad I did. It is loaded with information. If you are a Bible teacher or a student of the Bible, you need this book in your library.