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EbookNew Testament Christological Hymns
Exploring Texts, Contexts, and Significance
by Matthew E. Gordley
We know that the earliest Christians sang hymns. Paul encourages believers to sing "psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs." And at the dawn of the second century the Roman official Pliny names a feature of Christian worship as "singing alternately a hymn to Christ as to God." But are some of these early Christian hymns preserved for us in the New Testament? Are they right before our eyes?New Testament ...
EbookNew Testament Theology and Ethics
New Testament Theology and Ethics
by Ben Witherington III
All too often, argues Ben Witherington, the theology of the New Testament has been divorced from its ethics, leaving as isolated abstractions what are fully integrated, dynamic elements within the New Testament itself. As Witherington stresses, "behavior affects and reinforces or undoes belief."Having completed commentaries on all of the New Testament books, a remarkable feat in itself, Witherington ...
EbookNew Testament Theology and Ethics
New Testament Theology and Ethics
by Ben Witherington III
All too often, argues Ben Witherington, the theology of the New Testament has been divorced from its ethics, leaving as isolated abstractions what are fully integrated, dynamic elements within the New Testament itself. As Witherington stresses, "behavior affects and reinforces or undoes belief."Having completed commentaries on all of the New Testament books, a remarkable feat in itself, Witherington ...
EbookThe Holy Spirit in the New Testament
A Pentecostal Guide
by William A Simmons
In the early church, miraculous workings of the Holy Spirit were normal and normative. Today an ever-increasing number of Christians worldwide self-identify as Pentecostal or charismatic. William A. Simmons argues that this meansthe church needs a Spirit-centered interpretation of Scripture informed by a Pentecostal lens.
In The Holy Spirit in the New Testament, Simmons ...
EbookNew Testament Characters
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Carolyn Nystrom
Meet
- A throwaway woman
- A blind beggar
- A prison guard
- A doubting disciple
- An elderly couple
They were ordinary people. Some were never even mentioned by name. Yet they were all touched by Jesus.
In this ten-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Carolyn Nystrom introduces you to the fascinating men and women of the New Testament. As ...
Number of Studies: 10
EbookWomen of the New Testament
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Phyllis J. Le Peau
While Elizabeth's life challenges us to care for others, Lydia shows us how to influence and lead. Other women like Herodias and Sapphira warn us against turning away from God toward bitterness and dishonesty. In meeting each of these women, we will grow deeper in our understanding of what it means to be a disciple.
Number of Studies: 10
EbookAn Introduction to the New Testament
Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation
by David A. deSilva
- A 2005 Gold Medallion finalist
Some introductions to the New Testament highlight the historical contexts in which the New Testament literature was written. This introduction gives particular attention to the social, cultural and rhetorical contexts of the New Testament authors and their writings.Few introductions to the New Testament integrate instruction in exegetical ...
EbookThe New Testament in Color
A Multiethnic Bible Commentary
Contributions by Lisa M. Bowens, Jordan J. Cruz Ryan, Jarvis J Williams, Gene L. Green, Eric Clark Redmond, M Sydney Park, Dennis R Edwards, Marcus Stephen Jerkins, Madison Pierce, Christin Joy Fort, Ekaputra Tupamahu, Rodolfo Galvan Estrada, Mateus de Campos, Daniel Ishmael Morrison, Julie Newberry Douce, T. Christopher Hoklotubbe, Daniel Zacharias, Michael Gorman, Kay Higuera Smith, Diane Chen, and Miguel Echevarría
Associate Editor Janette H. Ok, Osvaldo Padilla, and Amy Peeler
General Editor Esau McCaulleyChristianity Today Book Award—Biblical Studies
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Honorable Mention
SOLA Network's Asian American Book Awards Honorable Mention
In a first-of-its-kind volume, The New Testament in Color offers biblical commentary that is:
- Multiethnic
- Diverse
- Contextual
- Informative
- Reflective
- Prophetic
- Inspiring
“I ...
EbookContextualization in the New Testament
Patterns for Theology and Mission
by Dean Flemming
Winner of a Christianity Today Book Award
Honored as one of the "Fifteen Outstanding Books for Mission Studies" by International Bulletin of Missionary Research
From Cairo to Calcutta, from Cochabamba to Columbus, Christians are engaged in a conversation about how to speak and live the gospel in today's traditional, modern and emergent ...
EbookThe 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 ...
