Segnalo the following introductory guide to the New Testament of the recently published: David E. Aune (ed.), The Blackwell Companion to the New Testament , Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, 2010, very comprehensive and made by excellent scholars, but it is useless to describe it, just go here:
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With this Companion, published by Aune, one might even suggest - including the most recent publications - including the work of Udo Schnelle Einleitung in das Neue Testament , V ed., Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Goettingen, 2005, which was previously translated into English as well The History & Theology of the New Testament , Fortress, Minneapolis, 1998, and that is certainly preferred to Companion of Aune as to the treatment of individual New Testament writings, but is completely lacking of valuable methodological chapters offering Companion.
