Take a guided tour on how to interpret the New Testament epistles, Letters of Grace & Beauty is the third of a six-volume series titled Reading the Bible as Literature, all of which are written by Leland Ryken. An expert at exploring the intersection of the Bible and literature, he shows pastors and students and teachers of the Bible how to appreciate the craftsmanship and beauty of New Testament epistles and how to interpret them correctly. Ryken goes one step further than merely explaining the literary dimensions of the epistles-he includes exercises to help students master this literary treasure. Regarding the entire Reading the Bible as Literature series, Ryken says that "the niche that these volumes are designed to fill is the literary approach to the Bible. This has been my scholarly passion for nearly half a century. It is my belief that a literary approach to the Bible is the common reader's friend, in contrast to the more specialized types of scholarship on the Bible.".