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Discovering the New Testament: An Introduction to Its Background, Theology, and Themes (Volume II: The Pauline Letters) Hardcover – March 21, 2021

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Discovering the New Testament is a new and comprehensive introduction to the New Testament in three volumes, reflecting current research and scholarship in New Testament studies. Each volume provides a thorough discussion of background issues as well as treating theological themes and practical application.

The second volume is devoted to the life and writings of the apostle Paul. It traces Paul's early life, conversion, and missionary journeys, overviews the contours of his theology, and surveys the authorship, form, and content of his letters.

Ideal for college or seminary students, the volumes provide numerous maps and charts, as well as discussion questions for each chapter and a focus on real-life relevance and application.
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Combining a look at Paul with an examination of his letters, Keown has given us a thorough and fair look at Paul’s momentous contribution to the New Testament and early Christian theology. Anyone will be well served by working with this study.

―Darrell L. Bock, senior research professor of New Testament studies, Dallas Theological Seminary



This book introduces and surveys Paul’s letters, but it does more than that. Here readers will find much wise pastoral advice and application to the contemporary church that Keown has learned from his years as a biblical scholar and teacher, a pastor and an evangelist.

―Phillip Church, senior research fellow, School of Theology, Laidlaw College



This is everything I’d look for in an introduction to the New Testament: clear, comprehensive, easy to read and with lots of excellent questions to consider. With a thorough discussion of Paul’s life, a detailed overview of each Pauline letter, and an insightful treatment of Paul’s theology, Mark Keown has written a book that will be greatly appreciated by students and all those who want to discover the New Testament in greater depth.

―Paul Trebilco, professor of New Testament studies, Theology Programme, University of Otago



Keown has crafted an accessible yet detailed overview of the life and writings of the apostle Paul that offers something for new and old believers alike. This is an indispensable tool for anyone who wants to go beyond a mere cursory reading of the New Testament and truly immerse themselves in the history, culture and message of the Bible but do so in a way that isn’t dry or unnecessarily academic.

―Andrew Gardener, senior pastor, The Vine Church, Hong Kong

About the Author

Mark J. Keown (ThD, Laidlaw College) is a Senior Lecturer in New Testament at Laidlaw College in Auckland, NZ and is the author of Congregational Evangelism in Philippians as well as numerous essays and journal articles. He is also an ordained minister and served at Greenlane Presbyterian Church from 1997-2003.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lexham Press (March 21, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 880 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1683593820
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1683593829
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.47 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.7 x 9 inches
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Jimmy R. Reagan
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This volume continues the excellence found in the first volume on the Gospels and Acts. If anything, this volume is even better because it lies in the author’s area of expertise. He has written a major exegetical commentary on Philippians that is outstanding. This volume covers only the Pauline Epistles, which are worthy of their own volume.

There is a biographical chapter on Paul’s life and conversion which discusses all issues of chronology as well. Chapter 2 gives an overall induction to all of these epistles. Chapters 3 through 13 take each of these epistles in turn. In each case, we are presented with occasion and context, structure, rhetorical devices, form of letters, authorship, a discussion on its placement in the Pauline corpus, and concluded with some questions to consider. To me they seemed well reasoned, judicious, and mature.

There’s a chapter on Paul’s thought in theology that approaches theology by key subjects. As you would expect, the main topics are here as well as the New Perspective on Paul. Appropriately, there is a concluding chapter on Paul’s missionary strategy.

When I encountered the first volume, I felt it would be a replacement for Merrill Tenny’s widely used New Testament introduction. On reflection, this set will be so much more than that. The three volume set by Hiebert that was found in so many personal libraries a few decades back is a closer comparison, except that this set is at once more up-to-date and better. I am impressed with everything I’ve seen from Mark Keown’s hand. This fine volume does nothing to lessen that opinion. To my mind, this will be when concluded THE New Testament introduction set.

I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Survey
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2021
This book is such a helpful overview of Pauline literature. Keown covers the authorship, recipients, provenance, date, integrity, purpose, genre, structure, and key themes of all of Paul's letters. I used this as I was preaching through Ephesians and really appreciated how well Keown condenses and streamlines information. Everything is easy to read through, and this is a must have resource for students, lay people, NT teachers/professors, etc. I hope Keown continues this series with a third volume on Johnannine and Petrine literature. Note: I was given this book for free by the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review.
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