This well-researched work of careful scholarship addresses a topic of vital importance to the global church. Lee engages this theme throughout the New Testament, examining the many passages in their first-century setting and showing the relevance of the early Christian writers' wisdom for analogous situations today. * Craig S. Keener, F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary, USA * Exactly what constitutes persecution for being a Christian from the Bible's perspective? What were all the reasons it happened in New Testament times? What was the range of appropriate responses? How do we apply them today? If any of these questions interests you, Chee-Chiew Lee's New Testament theology of suffering is a must-read. If they don't, given our world's current religious climate, they should! An excellent resource. * Craig L. Blomberg, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Denver Seminary, USA * At its best, biblical scholarship brings out the teaching of Scripture for the edification of the people of God. This such a work. By reading the text carefully, Dr Lee traces the various responses to persecution seen in the New Testament. No study is ever done without context; in this study, Dr Lee uses her context to bring the issue of persecution into a renewed and sharp focus. Recommended to every Christian - and biblical scholar - who wants to reflect seriously on how persecution shaped early thinking in the church. * Dirk Jongkind, Academic Vice Principal, Tyndale House, Cambridge * 'Dr Chee-Chiew Lee's book of well-researched scholarship combines a rich exploration of New Testament theology regarding how to face persecution, the diverse Christian response to persecution in the Greco-Roman world, and an analysis of how the different authors in the New Testament encourage readers to persevere in faith during persecution. The epilogue is a must read as Dr Lee presents her own personal reflections on how to apply a theological understanding of persecution to our current contemporary context. Lee's appeal for readers to empathize with the persecuted is certainly the book's grand finale. * Rev Dr Patrick Fung, General Director, OMF International * Chee-Chiew Lee offers here a constructive engagement with existing scholarship to explore the diverse causes of, and responses to, persecution in the New Testament, showing how its authors offer an empathetic theology of perseverance that has the potential to empower a response contextually suited for afflicted Christians in Asian and African settings today. * Markus Bockmuehl, University of Oxford *