Getting Saved: The Whole Story of Salvation in the New Testament

Charles H. Talbert (1934–2021) taught at Wake Forest University for thirty-three years and then taught for fifteen years at Baylor University, where he held the role of distinguished professor of religion. His scholarship focused on New Testament studies, and he edited a series of commentaries called Reading the New Testament.

Jason A. Whitlark is assistant professor of New Testament at Baylor University. He is also the author of Enabling Fidelity to God: Perseverance in Hebrews in Light of the Reciprocity Systems of the Ancient Mediterranean World.

Paul Foster
-- University of Edinburgh
"This book presents with sparkling clarity the core theological ideas about salvation contained in the New Testament. It is theologically rich, intellectually innovative, and beautifully crafted. Scholars, pastors, and general readers will be grateful for the lucidity with which the authors write."

Dale Allison
-- Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
"A balanced collection that brings clarity and critical nuance to the complex issue of New Testament soteriology. The essays offer a number of fresh -- and mostly convincing -- readings of important biblical books and outline some new approaches to several important topics."

Mark Allan Powell-- Trinity Lutheran Seminary
"Explores the role of divine enablement in soteriology, demonstrating how different New Testament authors develop that theme in diverse and sometimes surprising ways. . . . Provocative and revelatory, these studies shed new light on biblical texts and will provide new avenues for Jewish-Christian dialogue."

C. Clifton Black
--Princeton Theological Seminary
"Extending previous research in creative directions, this volume should stimulate a return to the primary sources and productive debate over their interpretation."