A Concise Guide to Reading the New TestamentThe New Testament came together, and comes to us, not as a randomly sorted set of individual books but as a definitely shaped and ordered whole. This concise, theological introduction to the New Testament sheds light on the interpretive significance of the canon's structure and sequence and articulates how the final shape of the canon is formative for Christian discipleship. Providing an essential overview often missing from New Testament books and
he argues that leaders must inhabit the gospel story to be effective cross-culturally
He gleans critical biblical insights from the early church's experience to help contemporary leaders and churches minister more effectively
proceeds to analysis of the text
Karl Barth is one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century
and scholars surveying ecumenical ecclesiology will discover an illuminating structural framework
a succinct monograph demonstrating how Old Testament narratives can indeed function as "Torah
the importance of community
This important and substantial contribution to Pauline studies covers issues such as transcendence
All four volumes are available in a specially priced set
practical introduction to Old Testament textual criticism helps students understand the discipline and begin thinking through complex issues for themselves
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This book provides in a single volume a nearly complete compendium of extant evidence about Christian women in the second through fifth centuries
