The book is organized thematically by topic. It is not a scriptural commentary, but rather a series of essays that might be helpful to those who wish further information about a particular topic.
There are sections on
- the Jewish background of the New Testament,
- the Greco-Roman background,
- Jesus,
- Paul,
- New Testament issues,
- the text of the New Testament,
- and the time immediately after the New Testament.
Contributors include:
- Grant Adamson
- Terry B. Ball
- Daniel Becerra
- Daniel L. Belnap
- Lincoln H. Blumell
- Matthew L. Bowen
- David M. Calabro
- Jason R. Combs
- Luke Drake
- Mark D. Ellison
- Alan Taylor Farnes
- Nicholas J. Frederick
- John Gee
- Bryce Gessell
- Tyler J. Griffin
- Trevan G. Hatch
- Eric D. Huntsman
- Kent P. Jackson
- Frank F. Judd Jr.
- Seth S. Larsen
- Jared W. Ludlow
- Jan J. Martin
- Joshua M. Matson
- Daniel O. McClellan
- Robert L. Millet
- George A. Pierce
- Dana M. Pike
- Noel B. Reynolds
- David Rolph Seely
- Avram R. Shannon
- Andrew C. Skinner
- Andrew C. Smith
- Julie M. Smith
- Kristin H. South
- Gaye Strathearn
- Catherine Gines Taylor
- Michael R. Trotter
- Thomas A. Wayment
- John W. Welch
- Anita Cramer Wells
- Eric Odin Yingling