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EbookTranscending Mission
The Eclipse of a Modern Tradition
by Michael W. Stroope
IVP Readers' Choice Award
Mission, missions, missional, and all its linguistic variations are part of the expanding vocabulary and rhetoric of the contemporary Christian missionary enterprise. Its language and assumptions are deeply ingrained in the thought and speech of the church today. Christianity is a missionary religion and faithful churches are mission-minded. What's ...
EbookScripture and Cosmology
Reading the Bible Between the Ancient World and Modern Science
by Kyle Greenwood
Christians often claim to hold a biblical worldview. But what about a biblical cosmos view? From the beginning of Genesis we encounter a vaulted dome above the earth, a "firmament," like the ceiling of a planetarium. Elsewhere we read of the earth sitting on pillars. What does the dome of heaven have to do with deep space? Even when the biblical language is clearly poetic, it seems to be funded ...
EbookThe Lord Is Good
Seeking the God of the Psalter
Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture
by Christopher R. J. Holmes
Series edited by Kevin J. Vanhoozer and Daniel J. TreierGod is good.
"Taste and see that the Lord is good," the Psalmist writes (Ps 34:8). And to those who called him good, Jesus said, "No one is good—except God alone" (Mk 10:18).
In this Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture volume, Christopher R. J. Holmes explores the divine attribute of God's goodness through a theological interpretation of the Psalter that engages ...
EbookLocal and Universal
A Free Church Account of Ecclesial Catholicity
Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture
by Christopher Ryan Fields
Series edited by Kevin J. Vanhoozer and Daniel J. TreierIn the words of the creeds, the church is the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic body of Christ.
Of those features, perhaps none is as misunderstood as the church's catholicity (that is, its universality)—because while the church is universal, it is also radically local, connected to a particular community or even found on a specific street corner. How might we reclaim the ...
EbookJudges
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Donald Baker
Sometimes we turn away from God.
Or we fail to love those around us.
We even follow the gods of the world.
Despite everything, God remains faithful, loving us and waiting for us to return to him. This is the story of Israel told in the book of Judges. In this twelve session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Donald Baker leads you to examine it for yourself, you may discover ...
Number of Studies: 12
EbookCommentary on John
Ancient Christian Texts
by Cyril of Alexandria
Edited by Joel C. Elowsky
Translated by David R. MaxwellCyril of Alexandria (ca. 378-444), one of the most brilliant representatives of the Alexandrian theological tradition, is best known for championing the term Theotokos (God-bearer) in opposition to Nestorius of Constantinople. Cyril's great Commentary on John, offered here in the Ancient Christian Texts series in two volumes, predates the Nestorian controversy and focuses its theological ...
EbookGalatians, Ephesians
New Testament Volume 10
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Gerald Bray
The gospel of justification by faith alone was discovered afresh by the Reformers in the epistolary turrets of the New Testament: the letters to the Galatians and the Ephesians. At the epicenter of the exegetical revolution that rocked the Reformation era was Paul's letter to the Galatians. There Luther, Calvin, Bullinger and scores of others perceived the true gospel of Paul enlightening a situation ...
EbookThe Message of Hebrews
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Raymond Brown
The first-century readers of Hebrews were at a critical point. Many had been exposed to public ridicule, persecution, and imprisonment. Some had already abandoned their commitment to Christ, and others were in danger of compromising or giving up. The letter to the Hebrews brought a profound encouragement and appeal: they must keep their eyes on Christ and remain anchored in the ...
EbookThe Pursuit of Safety
A Theology of Danger, Risk, and Security
Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture
by Jeremy M. Lundgren
Foreword by Marc CortezWhat does it mean to pursue safety in the Christian life?
Safety is among the most important concerns of human life: we pursue it instinctively and go to great lengths to avoid danger or harm. However, the category of safety has received surprisingly little focused theological reflection. Important questions for the church have gone unanswered: How do secular understandings ...
EbookGenesis 1-11
Volume 1
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Andrew Louth
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe rich tapestry of the creation narrative in the early chapters of Genesis proved irresistible to the thoughtful, reflective minds of the church fathers. Within them they found the beginning threads from which to weave a theology of creation, Fall, and redemption. Following their mentor the apostle Paul, they explored the profound significance of Adam as a type of Christ, the ...
