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PaperbackThe End of Sexual Identity
Why Sex Is Too Important to Define Who We Are
by Jenell Williams Paris
Sexual identity has become an idol in both the culture at large and in the Christian subculture. And yet concepts like "gay" or "straight" are relatively recent developments in human history. We let ourselves be defined by socially constructed notions of sexual identity and sexual orientation--even though these may not be the only or best ways to think about sexuality.Anthropologist Jenell Williams ...
PaperbackThe Making of the New Testament
Origin, Collection, Text & Canon
by Arthur G. Patzia
The story of the making of the New Testament is one in which scrolls bumped across cobbled Roman roads and pitched through rolling Mediterranean seas, finally finding their destinations in stuffy, dimly lit Christian house churches in Corinth or Colossae. There they were read aloud and reread, handled and copied, forwarded and collected, studied and treasured. And eventually they were brought together ...
PaperbackLife in the Spirit
Spiritual Formation in Theological Perspective
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by Jeffrey P. Greenman and George Kalantzis
This volume, edited by Jeffrey P. Greenman and George Kalantzis, marks another compilation from the Wheaton Theology Conference. 2009's event produced the wealth of work represented here exploring the theological foundations for a faithful approach to the church practices that contribute to spiritual formation, that is, to our sanctification in the power of the Holy Spirit. Including essays from ...
HardbackPentecost
A Day of Power for All People
Fullness of Time
by Emilio Alvarez
Series edited by Esau McCaulley"The power of Pentecost is inseparable from the good news of the Christ who is proclaimed in the Gospels, in accordance with the Scriptures."
Pentecost may well be the most misconstrued day on the church calendar. A long legacy of cessationism has drained Pentecost of much of its significance, and it's largely misunderstood in many Western churches today, if not outright ignored.
That's ...
PaperbackThe Story of Israel
A Biblical Theology
by C. Marvin Pate, J. Daniel Hays, Preben Vang, J. Scott Duvall, W. Dennis Tucker Jr., and E. Randolph Richards
Among the several prominent themes in the Bible, the story of Israel is one that has attracted recent attention and study. The biblical story of Israel–in its election, sin, exile and restoration–is a finely articulated drama of the glory and theplight of the universal story of humanity and creation. And the story of Jesus, born from the womb of Israel as its Messiah and true seed of Abraham, provides ...
PaperbackOne Bible, Many Versions
Are All Translations Created Equal?
by David Brunn
What makes a Bible translation faithful? Is one version superior to others? Do we really need more than one translation? How can answering these questions help us become better Bible readers?
Dave Brunn has been involved in Bible translationwork around the world for many years. From the perspective of this on-the-ground experience in different cultures he helps us sort out the many competing ...
PaperbackHow to Read Proverbs
How to Read Series
by Tremper Longman III
Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.Go to the ant, you lazybones; consider its ways, and be wise.Everydaywe make choices on the path of life. Proverbs are memorable capsules of wisdom, chiseled in words and polished through use by those who have traveled that ...
PaperbackEcclesiastes
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Knut Martin Heim
Series edited by David G. Firth
Consulting Editor Tremper Longman IIIThe book of Ecclesiastes is probably best known for its repeated refrain that "everything is meaningless," or "vanity." However, a thorough reading demonstrates that this is not its final conclusion.
Knut Heim's Tyndale commentary shows thatthe book is intellectually sophisticated, theologically rich, emotionally deep—and full of humor. While it is realistic about life, it is life-affirming ...
HardbackJeremiah, Lamentations
Volume 12
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Dean O. Wenthe
General Editor Thomas C. OdenJeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four decades under the last five kings of Judah—from 627 to 587 B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen, Theodoret of Cyr, and Jerome, who wrote individual commentaries on Jeremiah, and Cyril of Alexandria ...
PaperbackJeremiah, Lamentations
Volume 12
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Dean O. Wenthe
General Editor Thomas C. OdenJeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four decades under the last five kings of Judah—from 627 to 587 B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen, Theodoret of Cyr, and Jerome, who wrote individual commentaries on Jeremiah, and Cyril of Alexandria ...
