The literature of the subject is immense and grows almost daily, much of the material being hidden away in not very easily accessible periodicals.
The Interpretation of the New Testament 1861–1986 appears at first glance to be a rather boring work. Quite the contrary. First published by Oxford University Press in 1964, the initial edition of the book, authored by the missionary-scholar Bishop Stephen Neill covered a century of New Testament interpretation (1861-1961). This second edition covers an additional 25 years of history, offered…