""The twelve essays reprinted in this volume illustrate how biblical scholars have worked in one area of research (the church in the New Testament) and furnish a record of some of the issues that have concerned the church and its people during recent years."" --From the Introduction Daniel J. Harrington, SJ (1940-2014), was Professor of New Testament at Boston College. Father Harrington authored more than forty books including, The Synoptic Gospels Set Free: Preaching Without Anti-Judaism and Jesus in Prayer: What the New Testament Teaches Us.