First published in 1953 and revised in 1961 Merrill Tenneys comprehensive survey has served to introduce the general reader student and teacher to the world and message of the New Testament. Written in a clear nontechnical style New Testament Survey begins with a survey of the social political economic and religious background of the New Testament and then goes on to examine the various groups of New Testament books which are considered in their historical settings. The book concludes with a penetrating study of the New Testament canon. Undertaken at the request of Dr. Tenney and prepared with his full approval this 1985 revision by Walter M. Dunnett includes an entirely new chapter on the Jewish background of the New Testament plus several new short sections including materials on the Gospels and the canon of the New Testament. The bibliography has been enlarged and updated and many of the books numerous illustrations maps and charts are new. Great care has been exercised to retain the spirit and quality of the original work ensuring that the book will remain a standard in the years to come.
