The Elephant in the Room: and other essays

These short, readable essays are aimed at theology students, ministers and ordinands and investigate some of the problems of engaging with the New Testament.Revd Christopher Huggett is a retired Anglican priest, a New Testament scholar and a process theologian. His work is informed and erudite, but is easily understood by the ordinary person. It is firmly grounded in traditional Christianity, but is relevant and pertinent to the twenty-first century. Christopher has a unique approach to the New Testament, which gives surprising insights into the history and thinking of the first Christians and challenges many conventional Christian assumptions. He has published these findings in a series of New Testament studies, the most significant of which is "Christian Beginnings". His monumental work, "The Chronological New Testament", now includes five volumes.His writing is essential reading for Christian theologians, for ordinary Christians and for those enquiring about Christian faith in the modern world. The Elephant in the Room: The problem of the unity of the New TestamentCulture Shock: The problem of cultural influenceColouring the Past: The problem of theological commitmentClimbing the Pyramid: The problem of academic dependenceBetween the Lines: The problem of editingJoining the Dots: The problem of objectivityBurning the Heather: Tackling the problemAppendixInterpreting the New Testament: An Essay on Methodology reprinted from "Here I Stand" (2017).