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'Now my eyes have seen you." (Job 42:5)Few biblical texts are more daunting, and yet more fascinating, than the book of Job—and few have been the subject of such diverse interpretation.For Robert Fyall, the mystery of God's ways and the appalling evil and suffering in the world are at the heart of Job's significant contribution to the canon of Scripture. This New Studies in Biblical Theology volume ...
"They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha. . . . And they crucified him. . . . Some women were watching from a distance." (Mark 15:22, 24, 40).At the climax of Mark's Gospel, Jesus of Nazareth is put to death on a Roman cross. The text tells us that, in that lonely hour, a group of women were watching the crucifixion "from a distance." In a sense, they are given a stance toward the cross ...
Tú amas la Palabra de Dios. Tú deseas que las Escrituras inspiren tu vida diaria y penetren profundamente en tu alma. Sin embargo, con demasiada frecuencia, el estudio de la Biblia se convierte en un simple ejercicio de búsqueda de información o en una rutina monótona y carente de espíritu. ¿Cómo puede la interpretación de la Biblia moldearte y transformarte? ¿Cómo puedes encontrarte con Dios cara ...
Number of Studies: 9
Understand the Old Testament Like Never Before
Does studying the Old Testament feel overwhelming and confusing? Do the stories and events seem disconnected and hard to follow? Have you resolved to really understand the OldTestament but find it difficult to piece together? You’re not alone–many Christians struggle to make sense of this portion of the Bible. In The Epic ...
Christianity Today Book Awards Finalist—Theology (Academic)
Wisdom Is Not Simply Knowledge or Cleverness
Walking the Way of the Wise is a profound exploration into the depths of biblical wisdom, seamlessly blending scholarly insight with practical guidance. In this addition to IVP Academic's Essential Studies in Biblical Theology (ESBT) ...
Have you noticed how sometimes you have a story in the back of your mind that keeps coming up, even when you're talking about something else? In Ephesians, throughout its worship, prayers and instructions for living, Paul can't contain his joy andamazement at the larger story of God's plan to save us in Jesus the Messiah. These eleven studies from Tom Wright will help us see the significance of ...
Number of Studies: 11
Worship is of immense concern in the church and ironically the source of controversy and dispute. Can we get behind the question of what style of worship we should engage in to understand the bedrock foundation for God's people--honoring him as hedesires? Is the dissatisfaction with worship voiced by so many perhaps a result of our having wandered from biblical teaching on the subject?Through careful ...
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"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." (Genesis 1:27)
Genesis 1:26-27 has served as the locus of most theological anthropologies in the central Christian tradition. However, Richard Lints observes that too rarely have these verses been understood as conceptually interwoven ...
The death of Ralph P. Martin (1925-2013) marks the passing of a great evangelical New Testament scholar.