Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

The question of contextual theology and its relevance to Africa in this time of globalization, whereby there are rampant uncontrolled changes in cultures, technologies, economic policies, and even people's religious lives, is very urgent.

The book of Ruth seems simple.

Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament (JESOT) is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the academic and evangelical study of the Old Testament.

Apocalyptic texts are often seen as either frightening or irrelevant, a tool for fearmongering and manipulation or for the lucrative doomsday industry.

As a species, we are storytellers.

"e;Can't you hear those little bells tinkling?

IntroductionStephen J.

This unique work is not a reference tool, but a teaching-learning guide to studying the Gospel According to St.

A boy doesn't become a man by accident.

Genesis offers insight and encouragement to those who live and minister in urban environments.

Paul wrote to Timothy instructing him to not be despised for his youth.

The strange Book of Revelation, written in about 95 AD, opens up a world in which Christian people were under threat from the Roman Empire; some were suffering for their faith.

Worshiping God, God's Way: A Biblical Perspective of the Origin of Worship explores the theology behind what Jesus called "e;true"e; worship in John 4:24.

2 Timothy offers a fresh approach to the letter through the use of an innovative chiastic outline.

A Commentary or Exposition upon all the Books of the New Testament.

Songs of Resistance: Challenging Caesar and Empire examines New Testament hymns in light of their historical and cultural contexts.

The slave Onesimus is the central figure in the letter to Philemon, but he remains silent throughout the discourse.

Fourth Maccabees is a superbly crafted oration that presents a case for the Jewish way of life couched almost entirely in terms of Greek ethical ideals.

Liberating Inner Eve: From Constraints of Historic Conditioning to Boundless Personal Power--A Christian Woman's Guidebook addresses the most commonly encountered social and historic challenges that constrain women's experience of personal power, against the background of an empowering exploration of the Genesis account of Adam and Eve.

When a scrappy small-town pastor refuses to perform a gay wedding, he doesn't expect the decision to send his sister to prison.

No matter what side you're on or how you look at it, we're living in a world that's filled with "e;fake news"e; and with lots of people who believe it.

Prison ministry needs to be reevaluated.

The Gospel of Matthew says some things about Jesus, and attributes words to Jesus, that are unique to this Gospel.

The stories of Hagar, Dinah, and Tamar stand out as strangers in the ancestral narrative.

Family physician Raymond Downing offers a bold critique of western medicine and sees medical care as one of the fallen "e;principalities and powers"e; in need of redemption.

Jesus warned of wolves carefully disguised as shepherds coming into local churches as pastors.

This book is the product of fifty years of scholarship.

Scholars have long debated the genre of the Gospels and many opinions have been put forward, such as biography, history, epic, or comedy.

Character for Kids: Devotions and Activities for Kids Ages 3-10 includes easily understandable thoughts on selected character traits including courage, respect, self-control, manners, loyalty and eight others.

This book displays how the nonviolent Word of God made visible in Jesus Christ is expressed in the contemporary idiom of the peaceable grain of the universe.

Genesis contains a rich, nuanced text, and yet, when taught to children, it is often done through a series of "e;factoids,"e; such as the number of animals brought into the ark or Esau's red lentil soup.

Who is the king of Babylon in Isaiah 14?

In celebration of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's fiftieth anniversary, its former Academic Dean and longtime historian, Garth M.

Faith and Oil tells the story of conservative Christianity's relationship with America's oil industry.

Whenever we interact with other people, we influence them--and they influence us.

Many scholars disagree about what was meant by Jesus's intriguing self-designation ?

APTS Press is privileged to offer this festschrift honoring Dr.

Who needs the Old Testament?

Timo Eskola presents a new way of understanding Paul's soteriology as a theology of predestination: God has cosigned all people to sin and condemnation.

This is the first of a four-volume groundbreaking study of Christological origins.

Michael Udoekpo's work brilliantly and pastorally discusses the issues of conflict, friction, and disunity in the world--and in Nigeria in particular--from biblical, historical, and sociocultural perspectives.

How does Christian faith integrate with capitalism?

For a denomination like Roman Catholicism that is canonically difficult to leave, many American Catholics are migrating beyond the institution's immediate influence.

This is a treatment of the plants mentioned in the Old and New Testaments, their uses, ecology, history, beauty, and symbolism.

Since the belief in a purely spiritual resurrection of Christ is prevalent in many cults, those involved in countering the rise and growth of cults would benefit greatly from reading this book.

Jacob is all too often underappreciated in works on biblical theology.

What happens to a community when it is destroyed by a foreign power?

Whatever life gives you and wherever life takes you, there is always a story.

Living the King Jesus Gospel brings together biblical scholars, theologians, church historians, and ministry practitioners to discuss the Good News of Jesus Christ, discipleship, and the Christian life throughout the centuries and in the world today.

Using a biblical theology method (explained in SwJT 56:1 [2013] 227-57), this book reflects the content of the text of Isaiah within its Jewish-Christian context.