Outline: When Jesus ascended to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God The Father, He poured out His Holy Spirit at Pentecost. This significant historical and redemptive event was not the last time Christ poured out His Spirit in redemptive history. Mindful of these subsequent acts, Pentecostal Outpourings presents historical research on revivals in the Reformed tradition during the eight…
Outline: Islam - once an obscure Middle Eastern religion - has rapidly grown into the second largest religion in the world. There are now more Muslims than Episcopalians in the United States. What attraction does Islam hold for its followers? What part does it play in shaping the outlook and attitudes of nearly one billion people? Noted author Robert Morey, one of Christianity's clearest commun…
Outline : The earliest Christians expressed their faith creatively. In Christ the Center, Tomas Bokedal shows how careful numerical patterns of nomina sacra - scribal reverence for divine names - shape the canon. These patterns revolve especially around Christ. The emerging rule of faith and early christological hermeneutics are evinced in the very text of Scripture. Christ the Center shows the…
Outline : Few countries as culturally rich, politically pivotal, and naturally beautiful as Indonesia are al often misrepresented in global media and conversation, Stretching 3,400 miles east to west along the equator, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and home to more than four hundred ethnic groups and several major world religions. This sprawling Southeast Asian nati…
Outline : There are some things in life so evil that when we meet them we only want to destroy them-like starvation or tyranny, excessive drink or drugs, sickness, hunger, old age and death, or a three-year-old with a fragment of a bomb in his head. Dorothee Sölle knows about them all and burns for change and revolution. But here feelings are tempered by patience. Sometimes we have to endure. …
Outline : Discovering the New Testament is a new and comprehensive introduction to the New Testament in three volumes, reflecting current research and scholarship in New Testament studies. Each volume provides a thorough discussion of background issues as well as treating theological themes and practical application. In this third volume, Mark J. Keown surveys the General Letters (including Heb…
Outline: Menjadi Kristen Abad XXI berarti hidup pada masa sekarang, dan bergerak seiring waktu tanpa terlalu mengkhawatirkan masa lalu maupun masa depan. Seri Kristen Abad XXI membentangkan pertanyaan-pertanyaan mengenai doktrin dan pemuridan di bawah lima judul: Injil, Murid, Alkitab, Gereja, dan Dunia. Dunia : Misi Harus Diwujudkan mengundang kita memperkenalkan Yesus yang unik, dalam pribad…
Outline: Menjadi Kristen Abad XXI berarti hidup pada masa sekarang, dan bergerak seiring waktu tanpa terlalu mengkhawatirkan masa lalu maupun masa depan. Seri Kristen Abad XXI membentangkan pertanyaan-pertanyaan mengenai doktrin dan pemuridan di bawah lima judul: Injil, Murid, Alkitab, Gereja, dan Dunia. Murid : Panggilan Menjadi seperti Kristus mengundang kita menjadi murid sejati yang mendeng…
Outline: Menjadi Kristen Abad XXI berarti hidup pada masa sekarang, dan bergerak seiring waktu tanpa terlalu mengkhawatirkan masa lalu maupun masa depan. Seri Kristen Abad XXI membentangkan pertanyaan-pertanyaan mengenai doktrin dan pemuridan di bawah lima judul: Injil, Murid, Alkitab, Gereja, dan Dunia. Injil : Pesan Pengubah Kehidupan mengundang kita melihat kemuliaan dan rasa malu kemanusiaa…
Outline: Menjadi Kristen Abad XXI berarti hidup pada masa sekarang, dan bergerak seiring waktu tanpa terlalu mengkhawatirkan masa lalu maupun masa depan. Seri Kristen Abad XXI membentangkan pertanyaan-pertanyaan mengenai doktrin dan pemuridan di bawah lima judul: Injil, Murid, Alkitab, Gereja, dan Dunia. Gereja : Persekutuan yang Unik mengundang gereja untuk mewujudkan misi-Nya - dipanggil kelu…
Outline : Gustavo Gutierrez, the doyen of the Latin American liberation theologians, published his landmark A Theology of Liberation in English in 1973. In The Power of the Poor in History he presents in eight major essays his developing theological insights.
Outline : For many years the theology of liberation, which emerged from Latin America in the 1970s, was viewed with suspicion and even hostility in Rome. In this historic exchange, Father Gustavo Gutiérrez, one of the original architects of liberation theology, and Cardinal Gerhard Müller, current Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, offer a new and positive chapter. Car…
Outline : For more than thirty years, The Christological Controversy has been an essential text for courses in theology, church history, and early Christianity. The volume gives modern readers an ideal entry point into the issues by presenting clear, fresh translations of the most important primary sources, along with simple and informative introductions to explain the context of the writings. …
Outline : The death and resurrection of Joseph. Towards the end of Genesis, the narrative slows down to tell the story of Joseph. There is no dispute that Joseph's story is unique, but why does it deserve such focused attention? And how does this story relate to the rest of Genesis? In Figuring Resurrection, Jeffrey Pulse presents the view that Joseph is a death-and-resurrection figure. A clo…
Outline : Sometimes, Wren and Gran didn't paint flowers or clouds and birds or trees. Sometimes, they painted their feelings. She and Gran called it "painting prayers." Gran's art's art studio is one of Wren's favorite places in the world. Not only is it where Wren and Gran paint, but it's also where they talk about all the good and hard stuff of life-to each other and to God. Join young Wren…
Outline : The Psalter evinces meaningful arrangement. When psalms are read with attentiveness to their textual context, striking connections emerge. In The Arrival of the King: The Shape and Story of Psalms 15–24, Carissa Quinn approaches these psalms as a compositional unity. When read as a unit, Psalms 15–24 tell the story of God's kingdom, established through the suffering and deliveranc…
Outline : The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament (EGGNT) closes the gap between the Greek text and the available lexical and grammatical tools, providing all the necessary information for greater understanding of the text. The series makes interpreting any given New Testament book easier, especially for those who are hard pressed for time but want to preach or teach with accuracy and a…
Outline : Integrative approaches to the Psalter. Reading the Psalms Theologically presents rich biblical-theological studies on the Psalter. The essays interpret the Psalms as a carefully composed book. Each study focuses on a biblical or theological topic, drawing insights from past interpreters and current scholarship.
Outline : The question of how Jesus' followers relate to Judaism has been a matter of debate since Jesus first sparred with the Pharisees. The controversy has not abated, taking many forms over the centuries. In the decades following the Holocaust, scholars and theologians reconsidered the Jewish origins and character of Christianity, finding points of continuity. Understanding the Jewish Roots…
Outline : Reading psalms in context The Psalter is a carefully edited work, skillfully arranged to communicate a theological message. The Promised Davidic King is a case study of how a single psalm shapes―and is shaped by―its context in the Psalter. Wyatt Aaron Graham argues that Psalm 108 plays a guiding role in Book V (Pss 107–150). Following Israel's return from exile in Psalm 107, Ps…
Outline : Should Christians be embarrassed by the book of Revelation? The Revelation of John has long confused and disturbed readers. In The Apocalypse of John among Its Critics, leading experts in Revelation confront the book's difficulties. Each chapter wrestlers honestly with a question raised by the book's critics: Was John a misogynist? Does Revelation delight in violence? Can the book eve…
Outline : The fresh riches of biblical poetry for communities of faith A New Song brings together a diverse roster of Jewish and Christian scholars to explore biblical Hebrew poetic texts within the context - and for the benefit - of communities of faith. Edited by Stephen D. Campbell, Richard G. Rohlfing Jr., and Richard S. Briggs, A New Song includes nine essays on the hidden intricacies of …
Outline : Probing the mystery of Satan's messenger Paul's enigmatic "thorn in the flesh" in 2 Corinthians has baffled interpreters for centuries. Many offer suggestions as to the identity of Satan's messenger; others despair that the puzzle is unsolvable. In Paul's Thorn in the Flesh: New Clues for an Old Problem, Kenneth Berding reopens the case. He follows a trail of clues that includes anci…
Outline : "Every interpreter of the Bible, whether a professional or a serious student, will benefit from Brown's work." Jeannine Brown introduces embedded genres in the New Testament and explores how these genres within genres contribute to the messages of the New Testament authors.
Outline : Isaiah's Servant Songs reveal a true and better Adam. In Charged with the Glory of God, Caroline Batchelder provides a synchronic, theological, and canonical reading of Isaiah's four Servant Songs, offering fresh insights for understanding God's true image and its idolatrous counterfeits. Isaiah reveals a coherent message when it is read as a compositional unity in its Old Testament …
Outline : A classic study now available in English First appearing in 1885, Schlatter's Der Glaube im Neuen Testament (Faith in the New Testament) is a thorough analysis of the concept of faith. Taking into account Old Testament, rabbinic, and key first-century writings, Schlatter provides an exhaustive study on the meaning and implications of faith in the New Testament. It is a philological m…
Outline : Grandma was right. You've got to get the weeds by the roots, or they'll just grow back. So too with deep-rooted anger. You must uproot it from your heart, or it'll resurface. Uprooting Anger reveals how the Bible generates hope and help for all who struggle with this sin.
Outline : Here, from a great scholar and gifted translator, is a landmark publication: the first single-author literary translation of the complete Hebrew Bible. Robert Alter's award-winning translation delivers the Hebrew Bible as powerful, finely wrought literature, registering the distinctive meanings and rhythms of the ancient Hebrew in a lucid, supple English. The accompanying commentary o…
Outline : Here, from a great scholar and gifted translator, is a landmark publication: the first single-author literary translation of the complete Hebrew Bible. Robert Alter's award-winning translation delivers the Hebrew Bible as powerful, finely wrought literature, registering the distinctive meanings and rhythms of the ancient Hebrew in a lucid, supple English. The accompanying commentary o…
Outline: Here, from a great scholar and gifted translator, is a landmark publication: the first single-author literary translation of the complete Hebrew Bible. Robert Alter's award-winning translation delivers the Hebrew Bible as powerful, finely wrought literature, registering the distinctive meanings and rhythms of the ancient Hebrew in a lucid, supple English. The accompanying commentary of…