Urban Legends of the New Testament: 40 Common Misconceptions

By David A. Croteau

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Urban Legends of the New Testament surveys forty of the most commonly misinterpreted passages in the New Testament. These “urban legends” often arise because interpreters neglect a passage’s context, misuse historical background information, or misunderstand the Greek language. For each New Testament text, professor David Croteau describes the popular, incorrect interpretation and then carefully interprets the passage within its literary and historical context. Careful attention is given to sound principles of biblical interpretation to guide readers through the process and reach a more accurate understanding of each text’s meaning. 
 
With examples from the Gospels, Acts, the Epistles, and Revelation, Urban Legends of the New Testament will not only help readers avoid missteps in these forty texts but also provide a model for engaging in correct interpretation of other New Testament passages.
 
 

About the Author

David A. Croteau (Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament and Greek in the Seminary and School of Ministry at Columbia International University. He is co-editor (with Andreas J. Köstenberger) of Which Bible Translation Should I Use? (B&H Academic, 2013) and author of Tithing after the Cross (Energion, 2013).

Dr. Croteau joined the faculty of Columbia Biblical Seminary in 2013, became Ph.D. Program Director in 2018, Associate Dean for Online Studies in 2019, Associate Dean in 2020, and Dean of the Seminary and School of Counseling in 2021. He teaches New Testament and Greek courses and is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society. He has previously taught at Liberty University (full-time), Grand Canyon University (online adjunct), Southwestern University (Kansas; online adjunct), and Luther Rice Bible College (online adjunct). Dr. Croteau has taught overseas in Tanzania, Kenya, South Korea, India, Nepal, Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Haiti, and Mexico.

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