The New Testament for Latter-day Saints

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The New Testament for Latter-day Saints

Alex Douglas

In The New Testament for Latter-day Saints, Alex Douglas introduces Latter-day Saint readers to the basics of modern New Testament scholarship. Douglas answers the question, “What did the authors of the Bible believe about Jesus?” elucidating the striking diversity in how Jesus is portrayed in the New Testament. It ranges from authors who saw Jesus as teacher and prophet, to those who worshipped him as God incarnate. Douglas shows how the Bible we have today is a product of these competing voices, each shaped by conflicts within early Christianity. The book also examines how key Christian ideas—such as sin, salvation, priesthood authority, and the role of women—developed as part of this conflict. Drawing on modern biblical scholarship, it places these portrayals alongside Latter-day Saint beliefs, helping readers see points of alignment and tension.

Ultimately, the book invites readers to wrestle with what it means to see revelation as a process rather than a one-time event. Readers will walk away seeing the New Testament in an entirely different light, as a record of that process.

FALL 2026

paperback $24.97 | ebook $19.99

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The New Testament for Latter-day Saints

Alex Douglas

In The New Testament for Latter-day Saints, Alex Douglas introduces Latter-day Saint readers to the basics of modern New Testament scholarship. Douglas answers the question, “What did the authors of the Bible believe about Jesus?” elucidating the striking diversity in how Jesus is portrayed in the New Testament. It ranges from authors who saw Jesus as teacher and prophet, to those who worshipped him as God incarnate. Douglas shows how the Bible we have today is a product of these competing voices, each shaped by conflicts within early Christianity. The book also examines how key Christian ideas—such as sin, salvation, priesthood authority, and the role of women—developed as part of this conflict. Drawing on modern biblical scholarship, it places these portrayals alongside Latter-day Saint beliefs, helping readers see points of alignment and tension.

Ultimately, the book invites readers to wrestle with what it means to see revelation as a process rather than a one-time event. Readers will walk away seeing the New Testament in an entirely different light, as a record of that process.

FALL 2026

paperback $24.97 | ebook $19.99

Barnes & Noble
Amazon

Alex Douglas is also the author of The Old Testament for Latter-day Saints (Signature Books, 2023). He earned his PhD in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament from Harvard University, with a specialization in the book of Isaiah and the Septuagint. His work has focused on bridging the worlds of scholarship and belief. He has published articles through religious venues such as the Sperry Symposium, as well as the leading journals of biblical studies, such as the Journal of Biblical Literature and the Journal of Septuagint and Cognate Studies. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and three children.

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ISBN: 978-1-56085-540-8