Well-structured and easy to read the authors of this textbook present this introduction on level with the current academic debate. The writings are at the centre of the work. They are organised in four thematic blocks, preceded by general topics (questions on synopsis, pseudepigrapha). Every writing is analyzed following its structure, its genesis (time, place, author, sources, and hypothesis of separation) and its specific discussion (cultural milieu, situation, content).

Prof. Dr. Martin Ebner lectures in New Testament Exegesis at the University of Bonn. Prof. Dr. Stefan Schreiber lectures in New Testament Studies at the University of Augsburg.