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PaperbackFaith Has Its Reasons
Integrative Approaches to Defending the Christian Faith
by Kenneth Boa and Robert M. Bowman Jr.
Ever since the apostle Paul addressed the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers in Athens, relating the Christian worldview to a non-Christian world has been a challenge. And despite Peter's charge to be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks youto give an account for the hope that is in you (1 Peter 3:15), most Christian laypeople have left apologetics—the defense of the faith—to the ecclesiastical ...
PaperbackA Little Primer on Humble Apologetics
by James W. Sire
Always be prepared to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence. (1 Peter 3:15-16)We've all felt the tension. An opportunity to speak for Christ comes up, and either we jump in with both barrels blasting or we cower in the corner and say nothing. Is there a better way? Can we learn to speak boldly, yet humbly, ...
PaperbackThanksgiving
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 ...
PaperbackShepherds After My Own Heart
Pastoral Traditions and Leadership in the Bible
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Timothy S. Laniak
Series edited by D. A. CarsonScripture says, "I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding" (Jeremiah 3:15).Most of Israel's pastoral imagery is grounded in two traditions: Moses as God's under-shepherd and David as shepherd-king. These traditions, explains author Timothy S. Laniak, provided prototypes for leaders that followed, and formed the background for the ministry of ...
PaperbackThe Messianic Vision of the Pentateuch
by Kevin S. Chen
Did Moses write about Jesus? Jesus himself made this bold claim (recorded in John 5:46). Yet while most readers of the Bible today recognize a few Messianic prophecies in the Pentateuch, they don't often see them as part of its central message. In The Messianic Vision of the Pentateuch, Kevin Chen challenges the common view of the Pentateuch as focused primarily on the ...
PaperbackCanon, Covenant and Christology
Rethinking Jesus and the Scriptures of Israel
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Matthew Barrett
Series edited by D. A. Carson"All Scripture is breathed out by God" (2 Timothy 3:16). From Paul's epistles the divine inspiration of Scripture may be confidently affirmed. However, on turning to Jesus and the Gospels, it is difficult to find such an explicit approach.
In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Matthew Barrett argues that Jesus and the apostles have just as convictional a doctrine of Scripture as ...
PaperbackOriginal Sin
Illuminating the Riddle
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Henri Blocher
Series edited by D. A. CarsonWe live in a world shot through with evil. The twentieth century has witnessed suffering and human cruelty on a scale never before imagined. Yet, paradoxically, in recent years the doctrine of original sin has suffered neglect and ridicule. In this philosophically sophisticated treatment of the biblical evidence for original sin, Henri Blocher offers a robust response. Interacting with the best ...
PaperbackFace to Face with God
A Biblical Theology of Christ as Priest and Mediator
Essential Studies in Biblical Theology
by T. Desmond Alexander
Series edited by Benjamin L. GladdHow can sinful humans approach a holy God? In the book of Hebrews, Jesus Christ is celebrated as the great high priest who represents his people before the Father. Jesus' roles as priest and mediator are central to his identity and bring to completion themes woven throughout Scripture.
In this fifth ESBT volume, T. Desmond Alexander considers the often-neglected themes of ...
PaperbackThe Beginning and End of All Things
A Biblical Theology of Creation and New Creation
Essential Studies in Biblical Theology
by Edward W Klink
Series edited by Benjamin L. GladdMany Christians think of the doctrine of creation primarily as relating to the world's origins. In The Beginning and End of All Things, Edward W. Klink III presents a more holistic understanding of creation—a story that is unfolded throughout all of Scripture and is at the core of the gospel itself.
From beginning to end, the theme of creation and new creation not ...
PaperbackThe Fellowship of the Suffering
How Hardship Shapes Us for Ministry and Mission
by Paul Borthwick and David Scott Ripper
"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings." Philippians 3:10 (ASV)If we follow Jesus, we will experience pain. It comes with the territory. We might face hardship because of our Christian commitment, or we may have challenges just from living in a fallen world. Either way, Christians follow in the footsteps of our suffering Savior and participate ...
