The two volumes of The New Testament and Classical Greek Literature are the magnum opus of biblical scholar Dennis R. MacDonald, outlining the profound connections between the New Testament and classical Greek poetry. MacDonald argues that the Gospel writers borrowed from established literary sources to create stories about Jesus that readers of the day would find convincing. Each volume contains helpful elements such as lists of New Testament passages and their corresponding Greek counterparts, lists of figures, glossaries of key figures and terms, bibliographies, and indexes to Greek and Christian literature.