Outline : William Perkins (1558-1602) was a master preacher and teacher of Reformed, experiential theology. He left an indelible mark upon the English Puritan movement and his writings were translated into Dutch, German, French, Hungarian, and other European languages. In Faith Working Through Love, a group of twelve scholars mine the depths of Perkins’s works on the Trinity, the work of Chri…
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…
Man and Woman, One in Christ demonstrates that careful exegesis of Paul's letters affirms the full equality of men and women in the church and in the home. Exploring the entire Pauline corpus, Philip Barton Payne injects crucial insights and cultural backgrounds into the discussion of Paul's statements regarding women.
Outline: Recent studies in the Holy Land have produced an evergrowing body of facts about the people, land, and customs, of the Old and New Testament world. Young's Bible Dictionary cuts through the layers of time to present those facts in light of the timeless truths of a timeless book, the Bible.
The Oxford Bible Commentary is a Bible study and reference work for 21st century students and readers that can be read with any modern translation of the Bible. It offers verse-by-verse explanation of every book of the Bible by the world's leading biblical scholars. From its inception, OBC has been designed as a completely non-denominational commentary, carefully written and edited to provide t…
Outline: In Discovering Church Planting, J. D. Payne explores the biblical, historical, and missiological principles of global church planting as well as unfolding practical strategies for confronting contemporary challenges to our vital task in reaching a lost world. This comprehensive introduction to church planting shows the reader how to apply effective, international church planting practi…
Outline: One hundred years ago Roland Allen authored his landmark study Missionary Methods: St. Paul's or Ours? The 2012 annual conference of the Evangelical Missiological Society celebrated this centennial by addressing this ever relevant topic. The present volume brings to readers insights from that conference examining the theological foundations, historical predence, and practical challenge…
Outline: Kitab 1 dan 2 Samuel menyajikan sebuah drama kehidupan yang pemeran utama di dalamnya adalah Allah Israel, Nabi Samuel, dan dua orang raja pertama Israel (Saul and Daud). Kitab 1 Samel dimulai dengan kisah akhir dari "Hakim-Hakim", Eli, dan Samuel sendiri. Kemudian dikisahkan tentang raja pertama Israel, Saul, yang dalam beberapa hal memulai kerajaan dengan cara yang salah. Sementara i…
Outline: A distinguished group of scholars here introduces and illustrates the array of strategies and methods used in New Testament study today. Standard approaches - text criticism, historical methods, etc. - appear side by side with newer approaches - narrative criticism, Latino-Latina hermeneutics, theological interpretation of the New Testament, and more. First published in 1995, Hearing t…
Outline: In a clear and concise way, the author explains the process of the development of the Bible. He describes how that which we now know as the Bible came to be written and collected into the authoritative scriptures of the Christian church. The author untangles the web of history and lets the reader appreciate the journey from spoken word to written word, and from written word to accept…
Outline: Thought biblical criticism in its traditional forms continues to be widely practiced, it faces increasing hostility on two fronts: from biblical conservatives, who claim it is inherently positivistic and religiously skeptical, and from postmodernists, who see it as driven by the falsities of objectivity and neutrality. In this magisterial overview of the key factors and developments i…
Outline: Raising the current level of discussion, the author offers a positive but critical evaluation of biblical authority. Among other topics, he discusses the canon, the value of the Bible as historical evidence, the Bible's witness to the faith, and the place of scripture in worship. He shows Christians that critical reading of scripture is a help rather than a hindrance to their faith …
Outline: For decades, millions of Christians have discovered William Barclay's Daily Study Bible to be the ideal New Testament commentary series for both devotional reading and serious Bible study. Now, carrying forward brilliantly the pattern established by Barclay, this book has been extended into a coverage of the entire Old Testament. Invaluable for individual devotional study, for group …
Overview: Buku ini menelusuri secara runtun perkembangan historis pemikiran barat melalui sepuluh era. Buku ini menyoroti ide-ide fundamental yang merevolus cara orang berpikir dan bertindak mulai dari masa filsuf Yunani kuno dan para penulis Alkitab, melintasi periode Abadi Pertengahan, Renaisans, Reformasi, Pencerahan, Modern sampai kepada periode Postmodern saat ini.
Overview: Tidak ada theologi Kristen lain dalam kurun waktu lima ratus tahun terakhir yang begitu mendalam pengaruhnya atas kebudayaan Barat seperti wawasan dunia John Calvin. Wawasan dunia ini menjangkau luas melampaui disiplin theologis, seperti terlihat dari daftar para kontributor dan topik-topik yang dibahas. Calvin menginspirasi begitu banyak orang Kristen untuk menerapkan pemikirannya …
Overview: Picasso's long and prolific career had a major effect on art in the twentieth century. He mastered many different styles and media, but often painted the same subjects over and over; he combined his ability to self-promote and re-invent himself with a strong biographical element in his work. His life and work continue to invite interpretation and his exhibitions attract thousand of …