This introduction to the New Testament offers information about Jewish and Hellenistic backgrounds to the books of the New Testament. It examines some of the key topics in the New Testament, including the apocalypse, the virgin birth, the resurrection, Jesus of history/Christ of faith, the baptism, and the Eucharist. The volume seeks to enable students to approach the New Testament texts with new insight and a grasp of the contexts within which they were written. It features summary diagrams and advice for students.