Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

An ethics of timing--each moment in time requires a responsible answer.

In The Games People Play, Robert Ellis constructs a theology around the global cultural phenomenon of modern sport, paying particular attention to its British and American manifestations.

When we read the Bible as a parable, as a series of object lessons told merely to prove a point, we miss something.

Inner Messiah, Divine Character encourages readers to deploy their imaginations in describing their lives as a confluence of narrative constructs to identify, analyze, and overcome obstacles and destructive patterns in both their personal and professional lives.

Although covenant is a major theme in Hebrews, Morrison contends all mention of covenant can be deleted without damaging the coherence of the epistle or its christological conclusions.

A professor hears the voices of Biblical women.

Do you consume God's blessings, or do you share them?

John Paul Heil presents an original analysis of the theme of worship in the book of Revelation guided by a new illustration of its comprehensive chiastic structure.

Creation, Covenant, Sin, and Salvation is a primer for biblical theology that is accessible to lay readers of all ages.

Believing that study and application of Scripture in the context of Christian community can greatly enhance the transformative power of the preached message, in Bringing Home the Message Robert Perkins aims to help pastors integrate small group ministry with their preaching.

Professor Metzger has been a leader in New Testament studies for the past fifty years, through his teaching, his publications, his text-critical work, and his translation work.

First-timeTranslation in English- - - The relationship between Christians and Jews has often been very tense, with misunderstandings of Paul's teachings contributing to the problem.

ContentsThe History of the Study of Israelite and Judean HistoryWellhausen as a Historian of IsraelThe Twelve-Tribe Israelite Amphicyony: An AppraisalThe Final Years of Samaria (730-720 BC)The History of the Form-Critical Study of ProphecyThe Usage of Oracles against Foreign Nations in Ancient IsraelAmos's Oracles against the Nations (1:2--2:16)Restitution, Forgiveness, and the Victim in Old Testament LawCovenantCovenant and Hesed: The Status of the Discussion

The themes of these stories are profoundly human themes, capturing the persistent interaction between God and humankind.

The Revelation builds conviction, inspires worship, and encourages patient endurance.

This is a book about Jesus of Nazareth.

Evangelical Christian Education provides five of the most significant mid-twentieth-century foundational texts from the leading experts in the field of Evangelical Christian education.

A Boy Grows in Brooklyn is an educational and spiritual memoir that recounts stories from life in the Midwood interfaith neighborhood during the fifties and sixties.

The works of Emmanuel Levinas, a survivor of the Nazi horror, are striking in the constancy of their thought and the strength of their appeal.

King Saul is based on the Biblical story of the first king of Israel.

It's likely the most difficult problem in the Christian faith.

Trygve Johnson invites us to consider a new metaphor of identity of The Preacher as Liturgical Artist.

Christ's Miracles in Poems will inspire its readers through a greater understanding of Christ's miracles as revealed in the New Testament of the Bible.

In this groundbreaking book, Michael Gorman asks why there is no theory or model of the atonement called the "e;new-covenant"e; model, since this understanding of the atonement is likely the earliest in the Christian tradition, going back to Jesus himself.

It is never surprising that even after years of sitting in the pews of America's churches basic understanding of who Jesus is and how he expects us to live day to day escape laymen and leaders alike.

The Bible teems with nonhuman life, from its opening pages with God's creation of animals on the same day and out of the same earth as humans to its closing apocalyptic scenes of horses riding out of the sky.

Colleges can do it.

Could we have imagined how much theological education would change in the new millennium?

A thorough and insightful commentary on Paul's letter to his coworker Timothy, which the apostle wrote before and during Nero's persecution.

Black women are strong.

Growing out of the work that the author did in preparing two major commentaries on Isaiah, these essays range from comprehensive to specific, and from popular to scholarly.

New Testament studies are witnessing many exciting developments.

This significant book, written a few years before his death, presents Ellul's fullest understanding of the meaning of Jesus' life.

What does it mean to preach the gospel today?

What do you believe about women's roles in church leadership?

Although it might seem natural that Jesus' beliefs about God should shape Christian theology, this has often not been the case.

After serving for more than thirty years as a parish minister, the author was hospitalized with major depression.

Narratives in Genesis 1-11 have been misunderstood in many ways, but they especially have been used to oppress women and African Americans and to present a God of wrath and judgment.

In Christ and the New Creation, Matthew Emerson takes a fresh approach to understanding New Testament theology by using a canonical methodology.

Beauchamp and Childress's Principles of Biomedical Ethics is a well-accepted approach to contemporary bioethics.

Preaching has fallen on hard times with many questioning its relevance and even its validity as a New Testament practice.

The book of Proverbs is a cornucopia of practical wisdom on a variety of topics.

Cultural and ethnic diversity is the reality of our world, and much more so in this age of heightened globalization.

Everlasting hell and divine judgment, a lake of fire and brimstone--these mainstays of evangelical tradition have come under fire once again in recent decades.

In this groundbreaking work, Bible translation is presented as an expression of contextualization that explores the neglected riches of the verbal arts in the New Testament.

In Read Him Again and Again, Andrew Zack Lewis explores the reception history of the book of Job and the hermeneutical presuppositions of its interpreters.

Does social justice promote Christian unity?

Readers of the Bible rarely, if ever, turn to the book of Revelation for comfort or assurance in hard times.

The Bible's Writings: An Introduction for Christians and Jews introduces the reader to the world of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, The Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1 and 2 Chronicles.

The interpretation of any written discourse is problematic, which is the concern of this book.