Outline: The goal of this book is to secure our knowledge of the triune God by rightly ordering the theological language with which we praise him. Its reaches its conclusions about how the doctrine should be handled on the basis of the way the Trinity was revealed. As such, it is a study that offers dogmatic principles for Trinitarian exegesis. Half of the volume establishes the biblical exposi…
Outline: Buku ini sangat bermanfaat bagi mereka yang melayani anak-anak yang sedang sakit atau sedang menghadapi ajalnya, dan keluarga mereka. Kita pun dulu pernah menjadi anak, tetapi kebanyakan di antara kita sudah tidak seberapa ingat lagi bagaimana pikiran dan perasaan kita ketika itu. Para penulis buku ingin menolong kita mengerti trauma-trauma akibat penderitaan yang dialami ketika masa k…
Outline : This volume is the result of the 2021 session of the Linguistics and the Biblical Text research group of the Institute for Biblical Research, which addresses the history, relevance, and prospects of broad theoretical linguistic frameworks in the field of biblical studies. Cognitive Linguistics, Functional Grammar, generative linguistics, historical linguistics, complexity theory, and …
Outline: The Oxford Handbook of Reformed Theology looks back to the resources of the past and surveys the present conversations that are vibrant and ongoing in Reformed theology. Firstly, the volume offers accounts of the great contexts of Reformed theology, the various relationships - ancient and modern - which it maintains and from which it derives. Recent research has shown the intricate tie…
Although this volume completes my commentary on the Book of Psalms, no work on the Psalter can be said to be complete. There still remain questions about difficult words and constructions, uncertainties about the translation of the tenses, and different proposals about the structure and setting of the psalms. And so there must be periodic updates with corrections and clarifications as research …
A certain established orthodoxy has settled over scholarly thinking concerning the relationship between the Christian church and political freedom. Consider the work of the political philosopher John Rawls, who has exerted a towering impact on a generation of political scientists, philosophers, legal scholars, practicing lawyers, public policy professionals, and judges. Rawls often begins his t…
A central figure in the reconception of early Christian history over the last three decades, Wayne A. Meeks offers here a selection of his most influential writings on the New Testament and early Christianity. His essays illustrate recent changes in our thinking about the early Christian movement and pose provocative questions regarding the history of this period.Meeks explores a fascinating ra…
Smart Skills for Critical Understanding and Writing 2E is a practical step-by-step guide to improving skills in analysis, critical thinking, and the effective communication of arguments and explanations. The book combines an accessible and straightforward style, with a strong
foundation of knowledge. The text treats reasoning as an aspect of communication, not an abstract exercise in logic. Th…
This is a substantially expanded and completely revised edition of a book originally published in 1988 as Maenads, Martyrs, Matrons, Monastics. The book is a collection of translations of primary texts relevant to women's religion in Western antiquity, from the fourth century B.C.E. to the fifth century C.E. The selections are taken from the plethora of ancient religions, including Judaism and …
Outline: Since his death in 1947, the writings of missionary Roland Allen have remained in constat demand. When Allen's careful analysis in Missionary Methods first appeared 82 years ago, it made a startling impression. And as Allen himself predicted, the true depth of his writings only began to be fully probed fifty years later. Profoundly biblical, Allen's "methods" are drawn from a scrupulou…
Outline: Since his death in 1947, the writings of missionary Roland Allen, have remained in constant of demand. When Allen's careful analysis in Missionary Methods first appeared 82 years ago, it made a strartling impression. And as Allen himself predicted, the true depth of his writings only began to be fully probed fifty years later. Profoundly biblical, Allen's "methods" are drawn from a scr…
Outline : The Lord's commitment to make himself known throughout the nations is the overarching missionary theme of the Bible and the central theological concern of Exodus. Countering scholarly tendencies to fragment the text over theological difficulties, Ross Blackburn contends that Exodus should be read as a unified whole, and that an appreciation of its missionary theme in its canonical con…
Outline : Although the doctrine of eternal generation has been affirmed by theologians of nearly every ecclesiastical tradition since the fourth century, it has fallen on hard times among evangelical theologians since the nineteenth century. The doctrine has been a structural element in two larger doctrinal complexes: Christology and the Trinity. The neglect of the doctrine of eternal generatio…
Outline: This Reader examines biblical patterns and principles of communication, and presents six case studies investigating aspects of communication in an Asian context. Intended to help promote the study of communication, the chapters have wide application as readings for courses in missiology, Christian anthropology, cross cultural communication, mass media, sociology, strategy evaluation an…
Outline: Jonathan Edwards and the Life of God retrieves Edward's theology of participation, critically elucidating the concept of theosis in his Trinitian theology. This volume brings Edward's rich theological work into conversation with the patristic and Reformed traditions (Calvin and, especially, Barth) in order to construct a more hopeful, liberating, and truly human version of Christian li…
Outline : This series seeks to retrieve the riches of classical Christian doctrine for the sake of contemporary theological renewal. NSD provides thoughtful, concise, and constructive treatments of major theological topics, expressing the biblical, creedal, and confessional shape of Christian doctrine for a contemporary evangelical audience. Many views holiness as accidental or expendable or ev…
Outline : The series seeks to retrieve of classical Christine doctrine for the sake of contemporary theological renewal. NSD provides thoughtful, concise, and constructive treatments of major theological topics, expressing the biblical, creedal, and confessional doctrine for a contemporary evangelical audience. The doctrine of justification stands at the center of our reflection on the meaning …
Outline : The series seeks to retrieve of classical Christian doctrine for the sake of contemporary, theological renewal. NSD provides thoughtful, concise, and constructive treatments of major theological topics, expressing the biblical, creedal, and confessional shape of Christian doctrine for a contemporary evangelical audience. The doctrine of justification stands at the center of our refle…
Outline: In this volume, the author examines the character and purpose of Luke and Acts and introduces Luke's social, historical, and literary context. He presents Luke's narrative as a "kingdom story" that both announces the arrival of God's reign in Jesus and describes the ministry of the early church, revealing the character of the kingdom as dramatically at odds with the Kingdom of Rome. …
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- The complete text of the Greek Old Testament as it appears in the Rahlfs-Hanhart revised Septuaginta, laid out in a clear, modern, and highly readable format.
- Includes all Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books, as well as double-texts, which are presented on facing pages for easy comparison
- Every word occurring 100 times or fewer in Septuaginta - as well as every word that occurs…
Outline: Each volume in the Understanding the Bible Commentary Series breaks down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to contemporary readers. They present a careful section-by-section exposition of the biblical books with key terms and phrases highlighted and all Hebrew transliterated. Notes at the close of…
Outline: The author arrived in Guatemala in 1964 as a Presbyterian missionary assigned to the faculty of the Presbyterian Seminary of Guatemala. The extenson program of that institution, now known throughout the world, was then in its second year and still struggling to survive. One of the most urgent needs was to develop self-study textbooks, and the author's first attempt was an Inductive …