Outline : The Apostle Paul's Pastoral Letters ― 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus ― have made an enduring contribution to understanding the role of leadership in the church. With a spirited devotion to the text, Robert Yarbrough helps unlock the meaning of these short but rich letters in this commentary. In keeping with the character of Pillar New Testament Commentary volumes, The Letters to …
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 : Studying the New Testament can be an exciting--and intimidating--experience. This readable survey is designed to make the adventure less daunting and more rewarding. Now in its fourth edition, this award-winning textbook takes into account the dramatic shift in the global Christian population. An accompanying website offers resources for students and professors. This fourth edition…
Outline: The Psalms are undeniably beautiful. They are also difficult, and readers often come away convinced that tremendous riches remain just beyond their grasp. In this book, W. Robert Godfrey invites us to accompany him on a journey into a greater understanding and love for these sacred poems. The timeless beauty of the Psalms, their depth of expression, and testimony to the greatness of Go…
Outline: The Holy Spirit is the first of a planned trilogy on the Father, Son, and Spirit that will complement Letham's prizewinning The Holy Trinity.
Outline : Robert Gundry is a beloved guide to the New Testament. His well-known textbook, A Survey of the New Testament, has been used by generations of students. In this two-volume commentary, Gundry focuses on what is most useful for preaching, teaching, and individual study in each book of the New Testament. He provides a fresh, literal translation of the entire New Testament and a pastorall…
Outline : Contending for the Truth. There has been renewed interest in the five points of Calvinism among many Christians today. But these doctrines are not a product of the twenty-first century. So, where did they come from, and why are they so important? Dr. W. Robert Godfrey takes us back to 1618-19, when the Canons of Dort laid out these five points in response to a mounting theological ass…
Outline : Many people today don't understand who Christ is and what He has done for us. It is our job to make those glorious truths known. High King of Heaven is a detailed examination of the most important topic imaginable: Christology. Written by respected theologians, scholars, historians, and pastors, these essays explore the various facets of Christ's identity and encourage pastors and stu…
Outline : Robert Gundry is a beloved guide to the New Testament. His well-known textbook, A Survey of the New Testament, has been used by generations of students. In this two-volume commentary, Gundry focuses on what is most useful for preaching, teaching, and individual study in each book of the New Testament. He provides a fresh, literal translation of the entire New Testament and a pastorall…
Outline : First of a two-volume work that provides a framework for understanding the life and thought of the Apostle Paul. In this methodological tour de force, Luke Timothy Johnson offers an articulate, clear, and thought-provoking portrait of the life and thinking of the apostle Paul. Informed by the best historical-critical scholarship, Johnson helps contemporary readers responsibly study th…
Outline : What if the loving relationships of the Trinity are the ultimate, objective source for living morally? Adam Lloyd Johnson injects a fresh yet eternal reality into the thriving debate over the basis of moral absolutes. While postmodernism's moral relativism once temporarily disrupted the footing of classic moral theories like natural law and divine command, many nontheistic philosophe…
Outline: Critical race theory has become a lightning rod in contemporary American politics and evangelical Christianity. This irenic book offers a critical but constructive and sympathetic introduction written from a perspective rooted in Scripture and Christian theology.
Outline: This commentary on Haggai and Malachi by Mignon Jacobs offers a rich and insightful interpretation of the ancient text while drawing out themes that are especially relevant to contemporary concerns, such as honoring or dishonoring God, the responsibilities of leaders, questioning God, and hearing the prophetic word in challenging times.
Outline: The formula simul iustus et peccator is a shorthand for the nucleus and heart of the Reformation. The concept of simul takes readers directly to the heart of Lutheran theology, justification by faith alone; at the same time it constitutes a thought pattern which is a characteristic feature of much of Lutheran theology. The concept, which implies a tension or even a paradox, appears to …
Outline : With the contextual framework in place from volume one of The Canonical Paul, Luke Timothy Johnson now probes each of the thirteen biblical letters traditionally attributed to the apostle Paul in a way that balances respect for historical integrity with attention to present-day realities. In doing so, Johnson reforges the connection between biblical studies and the life of the church,…
Outline: How Christ attunes our hearts and minds to the Reality of God? This book demonstrates that theology is integrally related to formation in Jesus Christ and shapes our understanding of the world.
Outline: Learning Greek is one thing. Retaining it and using it in preaching, teaching, and ministry is another. Greek for Life offers practical guidance, inspiration, and motivation to help readers learn, retain, and use Greek for ministry, setting hem on a lifelong journey of reading and loving the Greek New Testament. The book also surveys helpful resources for recovering Greek after a long …
Outline : The Library of New Testament Studies (LNTS) is a premier book series that offers cutting-edge for a readership of scholars, teachers in the field of New Testament studies, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates. All the many and diverse aspects of New Testament study are represented and promoted, including innovative work from historical perspectives, studies using social-s…
Outline: "I think the rock on which I had the nearest made shipwreck of the faith was the writings of the mystics," wrote John Wesley to his brother in 1736, eighteen months before his evangelical conversion on Aldersgate Street. Mysticism, in essence, is the belief in a direct and intimate union of the soul with God through contemplation and love. The Mystic believes that one must partake of t…
Outline : Setiap kehidupan yang mempunyai tujuan. Kita perlu menyusun rencana yang mantap untuk mencapai tujuan itu. Rencana kerja adalah suatu prinsip yang mengatur terwujudnya tujuan hidup seseorang. Tujuan yang jelas memungkinkan kita mengetahui cara kerja yang tepat untuk melaksanakan rencana Allah yang sempurna dalam kehidupan kita. Inilah yang harus kita perhatikan dalam menyusun rencana …
Outline: Every four years, the International Calvin Congress gathers together a wide spectrum of presents from leading scholars to early-career researchers to learn from each other through several days of plenary lectures, panel sessions, and discussions. The fruits of the 13th quadrennial international Calvin Congress are now available. Several contributors focus directly on the conference the…
Outline: Sixteen internationally recognized church historians here examine Martin Luther in an uncommon way - not as Reformer or theologian but as pastor. After first introducing the pastoral Luther, including his theology of the cross, these chapters discuss Luther's preaching and use of language (including humor), investigate his teaching ministry in depth, especially in light of the catechis…
Outline: Kitab 1 dan 2 Samuel menampilkan sejarah umat Israel pada waktu kerajaan didirikan dan raja-raja pertama memerintah. Tokoh-tokoh dalam kisah itu digambarkan secara hidup dan mengesankan. Pembaca diundang untuk memahami pikiran serta emosi para raja, pegawainya, panglima tentara, dan seterusnya. Orang-orang itu sering melakukan kesalahan, bahkan dosa yang berat; mereka tidak selalu menj…
Outline: Tahukah Anda apa ciri dari tulisan yang disebut berasal dari E (Elohis)? Bagian mana saja teks-teks Alkitab yang dianggap berasal dari E? Buku ini merupakan buku kedua dari tiga serangkai dari Robert B. Coote yang membahas sejarah sumber Pentateukh, yang membahas E. E adalah sekelompok teks di dalam kitab Kejadian dan Keluaran dengan serangkaian ciri yang membedakannya dari Y (Yahwis)…
Outline: Di sekitar kita ada pemangsa, hanya tidak terlihat. Namanya Setan: Iblis, ular, bapak segala dusta, ilah dunia ini. Sebagian orang Kristen meremehkan kuasanya. Sebagian lagi terlalu jauh dalam mengambil posisi sebaliknya, melihat iblis ada "di balik setiap pohon", bahkan menyalahkannya ketika mereka takluk dalam pencobaan. Sungguh menakutkan melihat wajah iblis dan menyadari bahwa dia …
Outline: Abraham Kuyper, the Dutch Neo-Calvinist theologian, pastor, and politician, was well-known for having declared that there is "not a square inch" of human existence over which Jesus Christ is not its sovereign Lord. This principle is perhaps best reflected in Kuyper's writings on Calvinism originally delivered as the Stone Lectures in 1989 at Princeton Theological Seminary. These lectur…
Outline: Resonant Witness gathers together a wide, harmonious chorus of voices from across the musical and theological spectrum to show that music and theology can each learn much from the other - and that the majesty and power of both are profoundly amplified when they do. With essays touching on J. S. Bach, Hildegard of Bingen, Martin Luther, Karl Barth, Oliver Messiaen, jazz improvisation, S…
Outline : THE BETHANY PARALLEL COMMENTARY ON THE NEW TESTAMENT. An entirely new concept in Bible study! Three classic commentaries in one volume-The New Testa- ment Commentaries of Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, and Jamieson/Fausset/Brown, condensed and presented in this unique format. Highly regarded in evangelical circles for more than a century, these com- mentaries are now presented side by si…
Outline : THE BETHANY PARALLEL COMMENTARY ON THE OLD TESTAMENT. Completing the whole Bible in a one-of-a-kind presentation-three of the most widely respected commentaries ever written now in parallel columns! The Bethany Parallel Commentary on the Old Testament offers three classic, evangelical commentaries in parallel columns for handy reference and comparison-the Old Testament commentaries of…
Outline: Samuel Rutherford's (1600-1661) scholastic theology has been criticized as overly deterministic and even fatalistic, a charge common to Reformed Orthodox theologians of the era. This project applies the new scholarship on Reformed Orthodoxy to Rutherford's doctrine of divine providence. The doctrine of divine providence touches upon many of the disputed points in the older scholarship,…
Outline: Let yourself be guided by the most proven, comprehensive, practical, and applied text available on interpersonal skills. Be captivated by the engaging, accessible language, the compelling content, and uniquely authentic exercises that only enhance the practicality of this best-selling resource. Throughout, the integration of current, sound research and theory with incredibly practical …
Outline: The apostle Paul has been justifiably described as the first and greatest Christian theologian. His letters were among the earliest documents to be included in the New Testament and, as such, they shaped Christian thinking from the beginning. As a missionary, theologian and pastor Paul's own wrestling with theological and ethical questions of his day is paradigmatic for Christian theol…
Outline: The two volumes of Robert Jenson's Systematic Theology present a compendious statement of Christian theology in the tradition of the medieval summa. In the first volume, The Triune God, Jenson addresses the questions surrounding the nature of the Christian God, including classic christological as well as Trinitarian questions. Here, in The Works of God, Jenson examines such topics as t…
Outline: The two volumes of Robert Jenson's Systematic Theology present a compendious statement of Christian theology in the tradition of the medieval summa. In this volume, The Triune God, Jenson addresses the questions surrounding the nature of the Christian God, including classic christological as well as trinitarian questions. The second volume, The Works of God, examines such topics as the…
Outline: Long before the Megachurch, nearly 6,000 people crowded every service to hear Charles Spurgeon. Discover why his masterful preaching astonished his era! Considered by his peers then and now as "The Prince of Preachers," Charles Spurgeon built London's Metropolitan Tabernacle into the world's largest independent congregation during the nineteenth century. While many factors have been hi…
Outline: "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness." The blood of Christ, writes Robert Coleman,
Outline : Ricoeur's theory of productive imagination in previously unpublished lectures. The eminent philosopher Paul Ricoeur was devoted to the imagination. These previously unpublished lectures offer Ricoeur's most significant and sustained reflections on creativity as he builds a new theory of imagination through close examination, moving from Aristotle, Pascal, Spinoza, Hume, and Kant to Ry…
Outline: Your design for living the Christian life. When it comes to obeying Jesus Christ's command to disciple all nations, are you a but uncertain how to begin? In The Great Commission Lifestyle, Dr. Robert Coleman shows how discipleship was designed to be a way of life for all Christians. In these pages Dr. Coleman offers a practical and personal application of the principles found in The Ma…
Outline: Robert Wainwright demonstrates the importance of covenant theology in the early years of the Reformation when Huldrych Zwingli, Heinrich Bullinger, and John Calvin recast late medieval conceptions of the divine pact within radical new parameters of "grace alone" and "Scripture alone." Their ideas spread surprisingly quickly into English discourse, explaining the early emergence of Refo…