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Pastors in the Classics
Timeless Lessons on Life and Ministry from World Literature
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Throughout the history of English literature, church ministers have figured prominently in novels, plays, morality tales, and even poetry. Pastors in the Classics is a unique, unprecedented collection of relevant literary masterpieces in which the pastor's experience is a major part of the story.
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Exploring the Origins of the Bible (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
Canon Formation in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
How did the Bible we have come to be? What do biblical scholars mean when they talk about canon, the Septuagint, the Apocrypha, or the Masoretic Text? All this biblical study is interesting, but does it really matter? Leading international scholars explain that it does. This thought-provoking and...
Justification of God, The
An Exegetical and Theological Study of Romans 9:1-23
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1993
John Piper presents a careful, reasoned study of the doctrine of election. He dissects Paul's argument to highlight the picture of God and his righteousness painted in Romans 9. Undergirded by his belief that the sovereignty of God is too precious a part of our faith to dismiss or approach weak-kneed, Piper explores the Greek text and Paul's argument with singular deftness.
The Parables
Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Fully one-third of Jesus' words in the Synoptic Gospels occur in parables. It could be said that knowing the parables is essential for understanding the person of Christ. In this work, Brad Young displays his unique perspective as a scholar steeped in both Jewish and Christian studies. While parables...
Theological Introduction to the Pentateuch, A
Interpreting the Torah as Christian Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
In this concise volume, a team of fresh Old Testament voices explores the theological dimensions of the Pentateuch and provides specific examples of critically engaged theological interpretation. This Pentateuch text is unique in that it emphasizes theological reading, serving as an affordable supplement...
Are You the One Who Is to Come?
The Historical Jesus and the Messianic Question
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Did Jesus claim to be the long-awaited "messiah"? Going against much contemporary scholarship, Australian scholar Michael Bird argues that he did. He begins by exploring the messianic expectations in the Old Testament and Second Temple Jewish literature. Next, Bird points out weaknesses...
Matthew
Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1968
For ten years, the well-received first edition of this introduction offered readers a way to look at scriptural texts that combines historical, narrative, and contemporary interests. Carter explores Matthew by approaching it from the perspective of the "authorial audience"--by identifying...
Love in the Gospel of John
An Exegetical, Theological, and Literary Study
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
The command to love is central to the Gospel of John. Internationally respected scholar Francis Moloney offers a thorough exploration of this theme, focusing not only on Jesus's words but also on his actions. Instead of merely telling people that they must love one another, Jesus acts to make God's...
The New Testament
A Historical and Theological Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
This capstone work from widely respected senior evangelical scholar Donald Hagner offers a substantial introduction to the New Testament. Hagner deals with the New Testament both historically and theologically, employing the framework of salvation history. He treats the New Testament as a coherent...
by Karen H. Jobes, Moisés Silva
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
This comprehensive yet user-friendly primer to the Septuagint (LXX) acquaints readers with the Greek versions of the Old Testament. It is accessible to students, assuming no prior knowledge about the Septuagint, yet is also informative for seasoned scholars. The authors, both prominent Septuagint...
The Synoptic Problem
Four Views
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Leading Scholars Debate a Key New Testament Topic
The relationship between Matthew, Mark, and Luke is one of the most contested topics in Gospel studies. How do we account for the close similarities--and differences--in the Synoptic Gospels? In the last few decades, the standard answers to...
Christian Doctrine and the Old Testament
Theology in the Service of Biblical Exegesis
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
The Old Testament offers a rich palette of ideas, images, and narratives that help us unpack some of the more compact and opaque theological ideas of the New Testament. In conversation with both Christian and Jewish interpreters, prominent scholar Gary Anderson explores the exegetical background of...
Jesus among Friends and Enemies
A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
This engaging text offers a fresh alternative to standard introductions to Jesus. Combining literary and sociohistorical approaches and offering a tightly integrated treatment, a team of highly respected scholars examines how Jesus's friends and enemies respond to him in the Gospel narratives. It...
Paul and the Miraculous
A Historical Reconstruction
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
How can we explain the difference between the "miraculous" Christianity expressed in the Gospels and the nearly miracle-free Christianity of Paul? In this historically informed study, senior New Testament scholar Graham Twelftree challenges the view that Paul was primarily a thinker and...