The merits of this volume are many…. The author writes in a very readable and intelligible sly, making the book clear and easy to understand…. His evaluations are objective, carefully weighing both strengths and weaknesses, and doing so from the standpoint of liturgical principle rather than dogmatic assertion…. Despite the scholarly approach, there is a practical emphasis not found in many introductions…. New Testament Foundations represents scholarship at its best. The Theological Educator