Paul's Financial Policy (Criminal Practice) (The Library of New Testament Studies)
by David E. Briones
This book attempts to prove the consistent nature of Paul's financial policy by drawing from his social environment and theological convictions to tease out a three-way relational pattern with God as the source of all possessions. This three-way relational framework not only dictates Paul's decision to accept or reject finances from his churches but also directly challenges long-standing claims made about Paul's financial policy. After outlining the various approaches that scholars have taken to...
Four Views on the Apostle Paul (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology)
An introduction to ongoing debates on the apostle Paul's life and teaching and his letters' ramifications for the Church of today. The apostle Paul was a vital force in the development of Christianity. Paul's historical and religious context affects the theological interpretation of Paul's writings, no small issue in the whole of Christian theology. Recent years have seen much controversy about the apostle Paul, his religious and social context, and its effects on his theology. In the helpful...
New Testament Christianity in the Roman World (Essentials of Biblical Studies)
by Harry O. Maier
What did it mean to be a Christian in the Roman Empire? In one of the inaugural titles of Oxford's new Essentials in Biblical Studies series, Harry O. Maier considers the multilayered social contexts that shaped the authors and audiences of the New Testament. Beginning with the cosmos and the gods, Maier presents concentric realms of influence on the new religious movement of Christ-followers. The next is that of the empire itself and the sway the cult of the emperor held over believers of a sin...
Modern Marian devotion is growing among Catholics. Even other Christians are intensely interested in Mary, fuelled by concerns of the millennium plus reports of apparitions seen around the world, particularly at Medjugorje. Since this book uses the Bible as its sole reference for discussing Mary, it appeals to all denominations. Very clear and accessible, the book - -meditates on the seven times Mary spoke in scripture and on seven biblical incidents in which she figured prominently -upholds...
Going to Hell, Getting Saved, and What Jesus Actually Says
by Rick Matthew Morley
Die Rabbinischen Gleichnisse Und Der Gleichniserzaehler Jesus (Judaica Et Christiana, #4)
by David Flusser
The Throne Motif in the Book of Revelation (Criminal Practice) (The Library of New Testament Studies)
by Laszlo Gallusz
This book argues that the throne motif constitutes the major interpretive key to the complex structure and theology of the book of Revelation. In the first part of the book, Gallusz examines the throne motif in the Old Testament, Jewish literature and Graeco-Roman sources. He moves on to devote significant attention to the throne of God texts of Revelation and particularly to the analysis of the throne-room vision (chs. 4&5), which is foundational for the development of the throne motif. Gallus...
Human beings are embedded in a set of social relations. A social network is one way of conceiving that set of relations in terms of a number of persons connected to one another by varying degrees of relatedness. In the early Jesus group documents featuring Paul and coworkers, it takes little effort to envision the apostle's collection of friends and friends of friends that is the Pauline network. The persons who constituted that network are the focus of this set of books. For Christians of the W...
Bethlehem to Patmos: The New Testament Story (Revised 2013)
by Paul Barnett
The historian, Paul Barnett, examines the New Testament story and beyond in this revision of his bestselling work, Bethlehem to Patmos. Through this fascinating journey he shows that the New Testament is historically reliable on the life of Jesus and the early experiences of the nascent first-century church. 'I am thrilled that Paul Barnett's time-honoured orientation to the New Testament will continue to find an audience with this new edition. In an age in which religion is frequently eva...