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  • The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition  Reform, By Roger E. Olson
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    The Story of Christian Theology

    Twenty Centuries of Tradition and Reform

    by Roger E. Olson

    Christianity Today Book of the Year Award
    ECPA Gold Medallion Award

    History is made up of stories--narratives that recount the events, movements, ideas and lives that have shaped religions and nations. Theologian Roger Olson believes that the history of Christian theology should be told as such a story, one replete with thick plots, exciting twists, interesting ...

  • Hidden But Now Revealed: A Biblical Theology of Mystery, By G. K. Beale and Benjamin L. Gladd
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    Hidden But Now Revealed

    A Biblical Theology of Mystery

    by G. K. Beale and Benjamin L. Gladd

    Readers' Choice Award Winner

    Biblical Foundations Award Winner

    When reading through the Bible, it is impossible to ignore the troubling fact that Israel and its leaders and even Jesus' own disciples seem unable to fully grasp the messianic identity and climactic mission of Jesus. If his true deity, his death and resurrection and his role in the establishment ...

  • The Blessing of Africa: The Bible and African Christianity, By Keith Augustus Burton
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    The Blessing of Africa

    The Bible and African Christianity

    by Keith A Burton

    According to some estimates, Africa will soon have the highest concentration of Christians in the world. But African Christianity has had a long and conflicted history. Even today, modern misinterpretations of Scripture argue for God's curse uponthe dark-skinned peoples of Africa.In this comprehensive study, Keith Burton traces the story of biblical Africa and the place of the Bible in the land ...

  • Righteous by Promise: A Biblical Theology of Circumcision, By Karl Deenick
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    Righteous by Promise

    A Biblical Theology of Circumcision

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Karl Deenick
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    Given the foundational importance of circumcision in the Old Testament and its prevalence in numerous debates in the New Testament, it is surprising that so little detailed work has been done on establishing a biblical theology of circumcision. This lack is even more surprising given that circumcision forms the background for some of the most hotly contested writings of the apostle Paul. The situation ...

  • Interpreting the Psalms: Issues and Approaches, Edited by Philip S. Johnston and David G. Firth
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    Interpreting the Psalms

    Issues and Approaches

    Edited by Philip S. Johnston and David G. Firth

    The book of Psalms has been precious to countless people in many languages and countries over many centuries. It has expressed their hopes and fears, inspired their faith, and renewed their trust in God. Through the Psalms, the spiritual insight and religious heritage of ancient Israel have had a profound and lasting impact on the human race.The book of Psalms is also of great interest to biblical ...

  • C. S. Lewis's Case for Christ: Insights from Reason, Imagination and Faith, By Art Lindsley
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    C. S. Lewis's Case for Christ

    Insights from Reason, Imagination and Faith

    by Art Lindsley

    There can be many obstacles to faith. As Art Lindsley says, "Lewis knew what it was like not to believe. He struggled with many doubts along the way to faith. Since he was an ardent atheist until age thirty-one, Lewis's experience and education prepared him to understand firsthand the most common arguments against Christianity." As a scholar and teacher of literature at Oxford, Lewis confronted ...

  • Five Festal Garments: Christian Reflections on the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther, By Barry G. Webb
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    Five Festal Garments

    Christian Reflections on the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Barry G. Webb
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    These five Old Testament books, traditionally known simply as "the Scrolls," are among the most neglected parts of the Christian Bible. In Judaism, the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther were eventually adopted as lectionary readings for five of the major festivals. In Christian tradition, however, no consensus has emerged about their proper use. Each book presents particular ...

  • Esther: Character Under Pressure, By Patty Pell
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    Esther

    Character Under Pressure

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Patty Pell

    "Who are you when no one's looking?"

    When her people were threatened, Esther had to ask herself that question. She could risk her life to try to save her fellow Israelites. Or she could "keep her head down" to wait out the threat in obscurity and safety.

    In this nine-sessions LifeGuide® Bible Study for individuals or groups, Patty Pell leads you to examine the story of Esther. ...

    Number of Studies: 9

  • Echoes of Exodus: Tracing a Biblical Motif, By Bryan D. Estelle
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    Echoes of Exodus

    Tracing a Biblical Motif

    by Bryan D. Estelle

    Israel’s exodus from Egypt is the Bible’s enduring emblem of deliverance. It is the archetypal anvil on which the scriptural language of deliverance is shaped. More than just an epic moment, the exodus shapes the telling of Israel’s and the church’s gospel. From the blasting furnace of Egypt, imagery pours forth. In the Song of Moses Yahweh overcomes the Egyptian army, sending them plummeting to ...

  • Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Edited by J. Robert Wright
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    Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon

    Volume 9

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by J. Robert Wright
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Among the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon were all thought by the early church fathers to have derived from the hand of Solomon. To their minds the finest wisdom about the deeper issues of life prior to the time of God's taking human form in Jesus Christ was to be found in these books. As in all the Old Testament, they were ...