I’m reading An Introduction to the New Testamemnt by David A. DeSilva. It’s an important book in the field, and I’m using it to prepare for the good possibility of teaching the Bible on-line through Barclay College.
This intro text is good evangelical treatment, published by Inter-Varsity Press. DeSilva is a professor at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ohio.
What I like: in-depth discussion of the cultural context, use of latest discoveries and scholarship, post-modern friendly but still conservative, objective discussion of the latest trends in NT studies.
What I don’t like: I just finished the chapter on Galatians (34 pages), and about 2/3 of it is not much more than a commentary of the book.
Bottom line: it feels good to exercise my New Testament scholarship muscles again!