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  • Slave of Christ: A New Testament Metaphor for Total Devotion to Christ, By Murray J. Harris
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    Slave of Christ

    A New Testament Metaphor for Total Devotion to Christ

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Murray J. Harris
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    The New Testament finds many ways to depict the relationship of Christians and their Lord. They are his disciples, sons, daughters and friends. But it is perhaps too little recognized that they are also his slaves. In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Murray J. Harris sets out to uncover what it means to be a slave of Christ. He begins by assessing the nature of actual slavery in the ...

  • Christ, Our Righteousness: Paul's Theology of Justification, By Mark A. Seifrid
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    Christ, Our Righteousness

    Paul's Theology of Justification

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Mark A. Seifrid
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    Since the time of the Reformation, considerable attention has been given to the theme of justification in the thought of the apostle Paul. The ground-breaking work of E. P. Sanders in Paul and Palestinian Judaism (1977) introduced the "new perspective on Paul," provoking an ongoing debate which is now dominated by major protagonists. Foundational theological issues are at stake. In this ...

  • Thanksgiving: An Investigation of a Pauline Theme, By David W. Pao
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    Thanksgiving

    An Investigation of a Pauline Theme

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by David W. Pao
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    "Be thankful" (Colossians 3:15) is a recurring exhortation in the letters of the apostle Paul. No other New Testament writer gives such a sustained emphasis on thanksgiving—and yet, major modern studies of Paul fail to wrestle with it. David Pao aims to rehabilitate this theme in this comprehensive and accessible study, a New Studies in Biblical Theology volume. He shows how, for Paul, thanksgiving ...