"As always, Craig Blomberg, is lucid, sensible and interesting. The book's organization and style are deceptively simple. Even the mature Christian reader will benefit from Blomberg's mastery of so much material nicely summarized and evaluated here Blomberg offers just enough detail to keep us interested in the hard evidence but not so much as to make us feel swamped by minutise This book could be confidently placed into the hands of friends who are gener ally well read but who are nevertheless biblically illiterate, for Blom berg's mix of sane historical assessment, thoughtful theology, and elementary principles of interpretation open many doors 1 hope this book will find many diverse readers and a long life"

-D. A. CARSON, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School "Some New Testament scholars major in minutiae and stay away from the big his torical and literary questions, but Blomberg is not one of them In Making Sense of the New Testament Blomberg tackles the big issues of the historical reliability of the New Testament, the similarities and differences between the teachings of Jesus and Paul, and the various issues of literary criticism with vim, vigor, and vitality His study is marked by careful, well-documented scholarship and a well-argued case This book is an excellent starting place for those who want to discuss the New Testament with a skeptical postmodern audience."

-BEN WITHERINGTON III, Asbury Theological Seminary "Craig Blomberg is an ideal scholar to introduce the three crucial questions addressed in this book. He has distinguished himself before in important treat ments of these topics, and here he provides an excellent, readable introduction that will profit basic and advanced readers alike. His treatment reflects exceptionally clear, original thinking as well as thorough familiarity with wider scholarly discussion."

-CRAIG KEENER, Eastern University

"In addressing three crucial questions, Blomberg has given us imposing, crisply written apologetic that is at once relevant, fair-minded, and comprehensive. This is a worthy companion to Longman's Making Sense of the Old Testament

-PAUL BARNETT, former bishop of North Sydney, Australia, and teaching fellow, Regent College.