This article is a review of the book entitled Identity Formation in the New Testament (edited by Bengt Holmberg and Mikael Winninge, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 2008). It is a collection of various articles using intertextuality, literary theory (and social identity approaches), gender studies and postcolonial theory when investigating identity formation in the New Testament.

How to cite this article: Cromhout, M., 2009, ‘Identity formation in the New Testament’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 65(1), Art. #276, 12 pages. DOI: 10.4102/hts.v65i1.276