This guide is not intended to be a standard introduction to the NT, but rather an investigation into what makes the individual books of the NT, as well as the collection as a whole, "sacred" to believing Christians.
Rev. Donald Senior, C.P. is President Emeritus and Chancellor of Catholic Theological Union in Chicago (CTU), where he is also a member of the faculty as Professor of New Testament. He is the general editor of Catholic Study Bible (Oxford University Press, 3rd rev. ed. 2016) and Editor in Chief of The Bible Today. His publications include Why the Cross? (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2015), The Gift of Administration: The
New Testament Foundations for Administrative Service (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2016), Composing the Bible: How the Scriptures Were Formed (Chicago: LTP, 2016), and Raymond E. Brown and the Catholic Biblical Renewal (New York: Paulist, 2018). He is a member of the Passionist Congregation and also a frequent lecturer and speaker throughout
the United States and abroad, serves on numerous boards and commissions; and is actively involved in the interreligious dialogue, particularly with the Jewish and Muslim communities.