History of New Testament Research Vol. 3: From C. H. Dodd to Hans Dieter Betz

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In this masterful volumethe culmination of his three-volume History of New Testament Research (vol. 1 From Deism to Tbingen 1992; vol. 2 From Jonathan Edwards to Rudolf Bultmann 2012)William Baird continues his insightful balanced and accessible survey of the major developments in New Testament scholarship. Volume 3 charts the dramatic discoveries and breakthroughs in method and approach that characterized the mid- and late twentieth century. Baird gives attention to the biographical and cultural setting of persons and approaches affording both beginning student and seasoned scholar an authoritative account of the evolution of historical-critical study of the New Testament.