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PaperbackPaul & the Law
A Contextual Approach
by Frank Thielman
No issue in contemporary Pauline studies is more contested than Paul's view of the law. Headline proponents of the "new perspective" on Paul, such as E.P. Sanders and J.D.G. Dunn, have maintained that the Reformational readings of Paul have led todistorted understandings of first-century Judaism, of Paul and particularly of Paul's diagnosis of the Jewish situation under the law. Others have responded ...
PaperbackThe Shape of Christian History
Continuity and Diversity in the Global Church
by Scott W. Sunquist
While understanding history has always been an essential task for God's people, rapid changes within the past two generations of Christianity have challenged many of our assumptions and methods for studying the past. How should thoughtful Christians—and especially historians and missiologists—make sense of global Christianity as an unfolding historical movement?
Scott Sunquist ...
HardbackRediscovering Paul
An Introduction to His World, Letters, and Theology
by E. Randolph Richards, David B. Capes, and Rodney Reeves
For some of us, the apostle Paul is intimidating, like a distant and difficult uncle. Maybe not someone you'd like to hang out with at a coffee shop on a rainy day. He'd make a scene, evangelize the barista, and arouse looks across the room. For amid-morning latte, we'd prefer Jesus over Paul.But Paul is actually the guy who—from Ephesus to Athens—was the talk of the marketplace, the raconteur of ...
PaperbackFrom Adam and Israel to the Church
A Biblical Theology of the People of God
Essential Studies in Biblical Theology
Series edited by Benjamin L. Gladd
Biblical Foundations Award Finalist
What does it mean to be created in God's image? How has the fall affected this image? Who are the people of God?
Addressing these core questions about spiritual identity, From Adam and Israel to the Church examines the nature of the people of God from Genesis to Revelation through the lens of being ...
HardbackHabits of Hope
Educational Practices for a Weary World
Foreword by Amos Yong
Edited by Todd C. Ream, Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. DeversIn the world of education, disorientation and uncertainty has been increasing for several decades, with the Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbating preexisting challenges. Christians called to academic vocations need authentic hope tosustain them in their work—and they need to be able to share that hope with a weary world.
Habits of Hope explores a Christian understanding ...
PaperbackStrong and Weak
Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing
by Andy Crouch
Flourishing people are strong and weak.Two common temptations lure us away from abundant living—withdrawing into safety or grasping for power. True flourishing, says Andy Crouch, travels down an unexpected path—being both strong and weak.We see this unlikely mixture in the best leaders—people who use their authority for the benefit of others, while also showing extraordinary willingness to face ...
PaperbackPaul, Apostle of God's Glory in Christ
A Pauline Theology
by Thomas R. Schreiner
The theology of the apostle Paul is complex, set forth in numerous occasional letters, and subject to a seemingly endless variety of interpretations. How should students of Scripture engage the challenging task of discerning the shape of Paul's thought? In Paul, Apostle of God's Glory in Christ, Thomas R. Schreiner seeks to unearth Paul's worldview by observing what Paul ...
PaperbackHabits of Hope
Educational Practices for a Weary World
Foreword by Amos Yong
Edited by Todd C. Ream, Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. DeversIn the world of education, disorientation and uncertainty has been increasing for several decades, with the Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbating preexisting challenges. Christians called to academic vocations need authentic hope tosustain them in their work—and they need to be able to share that hope with a weary world.
Habits of Hope explores a Christian understanding ...
PaperbackBearing God's Name
Why Sinai Still Matters
by Carmen Joy Imes
Foreword by Christopher J. H. WrightHave We Misunderstood the Ten Commandments?
Have you ever wondered what the Old Testament—especially the Old Testament law—has to do with your Christian life? You are not alone. Some Christian leaders believe we should castoff the Old Testament now that we have the New. Carmen Joy Imes disagrees.
In this warm, accessible volume, Imes takes readers back to Sinai, the ...
PaperbackHear Ye the Word of the Lord
What We Miss If We Only Read the Bible
by Brent Sandy
Foreword by John H. WaltonECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
Long before the words of the Bible were written, God's communication through the spoken word rang out loud and clear. Jesus in particular commissioned representatives to speak on his behalf even during the time of his earthly ministry. And yet today we are a reading culture. It is easy for modern Christians to take ...
