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 : THE ROOT OF THE WORD 'mission' means 'sending'. All Christian mission has its fountainhead in the God revealed in Scripture, who sent his Son for us, sends his Spirit to us, and summons all people to himself. The privilege and responsibility of his church, sent into all the world, is to testify by its words and deeds to Jesus Christ, God's unique Son, crucified, risen and ascended. Th…
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 : 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 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 : 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 : Abraham Kuyper believed that Jesus is King of all creation, making it absurd to distinguish between Christian life inside and outside the church. In previous volumes of Pro Rege, Kuyper examined Christ's universal kingship and its implications for the life of the church and the family; in this third volume, he extends his analysis of Christ's kingship and rule to areas of society not …
Outline : Common Grace is often considered Abraham Kuyper's crowning work, an exploration of how God expresses grace even to the unsaved. Kuyper firmly believed that though many people in the world will remain unconverted, God's grace is still shown to the world as a whole. The second volume of Common Grace contains Kuyper's doctrinal exploration of the impact and implications of this aspect of…
Outline : Common Grace is often considered Abraham Kuyper's crowning work, an exploration of how God expresses grace even to the unsaved. Kuyper firmly believed that though many people in the world will remain unconverted, God's grace is still shown to the world as a whole. In this third and final volume of Common Grace, Kuyper brings his argument to its logical completion by turning to practic…
On What Matters is a major work in moral philosophy. It is the long-awaited follow-up to Derek Parfit's 1984 book Reasons and Persons, one of the landmarks of twentieth-century philosophy. In this first volume Parfit presents a powerful new treatment of reasons and rationality, and a critical examination of three systematic moral theories -- Kant's ethics, contractualism, and consequentialism -…
Outline: A Collection of Essential Documents arranged in these categories: - Earlier Writings on Third World Missions - Missions From The Third World: A World survey of non-western missions in Asia, Africa and Latin America - The All-Asia Mission Consultation Seoul '73 and Results - Third World Missions at Lausanne - Missiological Implications of Third World Missions - Conclusion - A…
Outline: "I once was blind, but now I see" is the glad confession of the Christian's heart. However, what is it that a Christian now sees that so transforms his life? It is the Christian worldview. This is not an abstract philosophy so much as biblical doctrine for life. The Word of God establishes God-centered thinking, engages faithful living, and energizes ardent feeling for the kingdom of C…
Outline: Death is one of the certainties of life. But what happens beyond death? What inexpressible wonders - or unspeakable horrors - will we encounter beyond the pale of this life? The topic of life and judgment beyond death is one that has occupied the minds of Christians in former eras but today seems to be in partial eclipse. As Bruce Milne argues, we are poorer for it - without even recog…
Outline: The books of Ezra and Nehemiah tell a vital story of a community revived and restored by God's grace through gifted individuals, preparing the way for the Messiah to come. Ezra, a priest, and Nehemiah, a governor, both prioritized the Word of God and the practice of prayer - commitments that are just as vital for the renewal of the church today. In his practical and devotional exposito…
Outline: Our technology shapes the way we live, interact, work, play, and even worship. Technology and its power are both old and new - as is the wisdom we need to envision, design, design, build, and use it well. For Christians passionate about developing technology, it's not always clear how their faith and work intersect. How can designing and using technology actually be a way of loving God…
Outline: Technology shapes us, But how do we shape a digital world? As an electrical engineer, Derek Schuurman wondered, what do bits and bytes have to do with Christian beliefs? Sitting in a cubicle farm in the high technology industry, he had difficulty understanding what his work had to do with the kingdom of God. In a concise and accessible style, Schuurman explores a wide range of topics f…
Outline: The Swahili-speaking peoples of the East African coast are one of the most-studied and yet least-understood peoples of Africa. This paradox stems from the long-standing assumption that the Swahili represent an Arab Muslim culture divorced from their Bantu-speaking African neighbors - "alien jewels on a strange and distant shore." This has led historians, linguists, archaeologists, and …
Outline: For Christians, the issues raised by the different views on creation and evolution are challenging. Can a "young earth" be reconciled with a universe that appears to be billions of years old? Does scientific evidence point to a God who designed the universe and life in all its complexity? Three Views on Creation and Evolution deals with these and similar concerns as it looks at three d…
Outline: This book introduces North Americans to a distant island country of many ancient and complex cultures caught up in a headlong dash into the modern world economy. A sweeping survey chapter presents the history of the Indies, moving through patches of shadow and light, from the days of flourishing kingdoms on Java and Bali, through three centuries as a Dutch colony, to independence under…
Outline: By bringing together the four best-selling Bible translations (KJV, NKJV, NIV, and NLT), The CBD Parallel Bible offers you a full range of the rich nuances found in God's Word. It also gives you the unique opportunity of comparing the NIV and the NKJV side by side for the first time!
Outline: Christians are called to stand firm on the inerrancy of Scripture. Sadly, more and more people - not only from outside the church but also from within - are denying the complete truthfulness of God's Word. Edited by pastor John Mac Arthur, these commissioned essays by a host of evangelical pastors, theologians, historians, and biblical scholars contend that the Bible is completely t…
Outline: Buku ini merupakan pembimbing kepada teologi penggembalaan dari sudut pandang injili. Penulis telah berusaha mendasarkan uraiannya pada Alkitab, sesuai dengan pandangan yang konservatif. Dalam buku ini beliau telah mengetengahkan apa yang dikatakan Alkitab mengenai kepemimpinan pastoral dan dalam hal-hal apa Alkitab sendiri merupakan teologi penggembalaan. Dasar-dasar alkitabiah un…
Outline: Tidak banyak hal yang membedakan wawasan dunia Kristen dari wawasan dunia sekuler dengan lebih jelas daripada doktrin providensi : bahwa segala sesuatu terjadi memang terjadi karena pemerintahan Allah - segala sesuatu! Buku ini menjelaskan kebenaran ini dengan memperhatikan bagaimana Alkitab menjelaskan kehidupan manusia yang kompleks, dan juga menimbang berbagai pandangan yang berbe…
Outline: A century ago when this book was first published, marriage and the family were already weathering enormous changes, and that trend has not abated. Yet by God's power the unchanging essence of marriage and the family remains proof, as the author notes, that God's "purpose with the human race has not yet been achieved." Neither a ten-step guide nor a one-sided approach, this book embo…
Outline: T&T Clark's Guides for the Perplexed are clear, concise, and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers, and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader toward a thorough understanding of demanding mater…
Outline: Sensitive to both literary form and theological content, the author introduces Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes, explaining their basic character and internal structure. The author also summarizes and evaluates the wealth of modern criticism focused on each book. Looking at all three books together, the author shows how their many voices compare, contrast and ultimately give a unified …
Outline: The author believed that it was absurd to distinguish between Christian life inside and outside the church. Because Jesus is King of creation, Christians should honor him by advancing his rule in all spheres, both within and outside of church walls. In this volume of this book, the author examines how Christ's kingdom should be visible in the life of the church and the Christian home. …
Outline: In this book the author presents a constructive public theology of cultural engagement rooted in the humanity Christians share with the rest of the world. He addresses a gap in the development of Reformed teaching on divine grace, and he articulates a Reformed understanding of God's gifts that are common to all people after the fall into sin. The first volume contains the author's demo…
Outline: The author wrote this book to show how Christ's kingship affects all of life. The author saw Christ's kingship being diminished, undermined, and obscured by the kingdom of Satan - particularly as believer's lives inside the church became distanced from their lives outside. By first diagnosing the ills of his culture, then laying out the implications of Jesus's kingship, the author show…
Overview: The church has received a great gift, a fresh vision of Paul's theology given to us by N.T. Wright, the preeminent New Testament scholar of our generation. This gift is in the form of a massive two-volume book, the result of forty years of research, writing, and wrestling with central themes of the Christian faith. While Wright's book is a gift, it may be a bit daunting for the majo…