Award-winning author and theology professor John Bergsma follows up his popular Bible Basics for Catholics—which has sold more than 60,000 copies—with a more in-depth look at the New Testament. Using simple illustrations and the same clear, conversational style that characterized his earlier book, Bergsma introduces four of the most important writers in the New Testament: Matthew, Luke, Paul, and John. With humor and simple illustrations, theology professor John Bergsma focuses on Matthew, Luke, Paul, and John, whose writings comprise about 90 percent of the New Testament. The gospel of Matthew, written for Jewish Christians, illuminates the life and teachings of Christ as the long-promised Messiah. In Luke’s gospel, readers will delve into the infancy and Triduum narratives, as well as the Acts of the Apostles and the life of the early Church. This leads the reader to discover St. Paul and his first and arguably greatest theological treatise: Romans.

John Bergsma is professor of theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and a Senior Fellow at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. A popular teacher whose love of Scripture inspires his students, Bergsma was twice voted Faculty of the Year by graduating classes at Franciscan University. He is the author of Bible Basics for Catholics. He and his wife Dawn have eight children.

“Nobody alive teaches the biblical basics as clearly and memorably as John Bergsma. I am addicted to his work. In this book he helps us to see subtle touches that the ancient authors of the New Testament intended us to see, but often get lost in translation. Bergsma makes New Testament Basics for Catholics as vivid as our memories and enables us to apply the scriptures to our own lives.” —Mike Aquilina, Speaker, educator, and author of The Fathers of the Church

“New Testament Basics for Catholics will hold a prominent and permanent place upon my bookshelf. Rare is the book that can take something so deep and make it simple enough for a beginner to understand. This is the work of a master teacher.” —Mark Hart, Author of Behold the Mystery: A Deeper Understanding of the Catholic Mass