`A combination of solid scholarship and living religion of a rare kind . . . An almost ideal book for an intelligent person who said: "I know little about Christian theology, but I want a straightforward introduction to it" ' (Dr Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury). `Professor Hunter excels in seizing on the essentials of any subject and presenting them to the non-specialist reader in a clear and interesting way. The result is a book which meets all the reasonable needs of the beginner and has quite a lot to say to those who are not beginners' (T. W. Manson in The Guardian). A. M. Hunter, Professor Emeritus of New Testament, was formerly Master of Christ's College, Aberdeen.