The first of a two-volume project delving into the doctrine of justification. Michael Horton seeks not simply to recover a clear message of its role in modern Reformed theology, but also to bring a fresh discovery of the gospel in a time when contemporary debates around justification have reignited. The doctrine of justification stands at the center of our systematic reflection on the meaning of salvation and grace as well as our piety, mission, and life together. And yet, within mainline Prote...
Very little is known about the life of Jesus. The gospels were written to propagate an image of Jesus as the prophesied Messiah, and give few details of his life. Moreover, most of the fundamental tenets of Christianity are not derived directly from the gospels but from the teachings of St Paul. Between and indeed within these sources there are baffling inconsistencies. This book seeks, as far as possible to uncover the historical figure of Jesus, and to explore what it was about his teaching th...
Heinemann Stories from World Religions: The Birth Of Jesus (Cased)
Pure Kingdom (Studying the Historical Jesus S.) (Studying the historical Jesus)
by Bruce D. Chilton
In this book, Chilton sets out to discover what Jesus meant by the Kingdom of God on earth. Starting with a critique of how others have tried to interpret the kingdom of God, he argues that the Gospel texts themselves reveal the truth about Jesus' central message.
Footwashing in John 13 and the Johanine Community (The Library of New Testament Studies)
by John Christopher Thomas
This study of the largest extant source for fifth-century Antiochene Christology conclusively demonstrates that its fundamental philosophical assumptions about the natures of God and humanity compelled the Antiochenes to assert that there are two subjects in the Incarnation: the Word himself and a distinct human personality.
At the cross Christ made possible a "divine exchange" for everyone who believes in him. What is this exchange? Because Jesus endured all the evil due to humankind, believers can actually partake in all the good due to him. In this meaty book, acclaimed scholar Derek Prince explores the astounding results of the atonement for followers of Christ. In place of punishment, wounding, death, poverty, shame, and rejection, Christ freely offers forgiveness, healing, life, abundance, glory, and acceptanc...
Drawing on his detailed knowledge of the Heb rew Bible, the traditions of Judaism, the New Testament, and modern psychological profiling techniques, John Miller pres ents a remarkable portrait of Jesus at a critical time in hi s life. '
A very active member of the Ecole Biblique et Archeologique Francaise de Jerusalem that has done so much to introduce historical criticism into the believer's reading of the Scriptures, Etienne Nodet proposes here a beautiful history book. Certainly, in putting forward to the general public an accessible synthesis of scholarly and dense works carried out successfully in these recent years, he spares the reader the ponderousness of a critical apparatus and consigns to Appendix I the citation of...
Jesus, Friend and Saviour (Friendship in the Lord S.)
by Michael Pennock
Bethsaida, located on the Sea of Galilee, is mentioned more frequently than any other town in the New Testament except for Jerusalem and Capernaum. It was the home of Jesus' closest friends, possibly nine of the apostles and his aunt Salome. The name means "house of fishermen", and it was renowned as a place of healing. Many of the "mighty works" of Jesus were performed here (one text mentions fifty three). It was to Galilee that the apostles returned after his execution and here Christianity wa...