Here now is the second guest post of James McGrath on his book that provides an introduction to New Testament scholarship for people who are not, will not be, and possibly never would dream of being New Testament scholars.  The full title and subtitle give a great sense of what it is all about:  The A to Z of the New Testament: Things Experts Know That Everyone Else Should Too. Here now is his fuller explanation. ****************************** For much of the time that I was working on The A to Z of the New Testament, the title was The ABCs of New Testament Study. I envisaged the cover having children’s blocks on it, or perhaps the title of the book spelled in alphabet soup. The folks at Eerdmans wisely went in a different direction with the cover. It was after