The New Testament Background Author:William Sanday THE GOSPELS (W. SANDAY.) WE call this little book The New Testct'Hwnt Back .. ground. If it is asked, 'Background of what?' the answer, in accordance with the general Background title of this series, 111ust be ' of Common of what P Prayer'. The reading of the Bible enters into and plays an important part in our COlnmon Prayer. But by the necessi... more »ty of the case the readings fro111 the Bible are scattered and out of order. We want to know what is the continuous history that lies behind th?ln; and we want to be able to look at this history as we look at the events which have happened in our own day, and to put th?ln into their proper place in relation to each other: in other words, to Inake thenl real to ourselves. If we can succeed in doing this, we shall have not only the background for the reading of the Lessons but also what might be called a 'Background for Christian Belief' We are·writing for the plain man and the plain woman, the plain boy and the plain
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