Outline : Bishop Oxendio Virziresco's pastoral activity and the church- union of the Armenians in Transylvania proved to be a marginal subject from church-historical point of view for a long time. This qualifies as simultaneously advantage as well as disadvantage for the scholarship, too. It was an advantage because just few information had been at scholarship's disposal through long decades. F…
Outline : Im 16. Jahrhundert war Wittenberg die wichtigste Universität der Protestanten Ungarns. Bis zum Ende des Jahrhunderts weilten hier etwa 1.200 Studenten, 430 von ihnen waren direkte Schüler Melanchthons. Die Natio (Coetus) entstand am 24. Juni 1555, als sich die Wittenberger Universität in ihrer Blütezeit befand. Dieses Werk enthält neben ausführlichen Hintergrundinformationen vor…
Outline: Here is a new, comprehensive look the broad range of topics related to the field of childhood education. Written by a wide variety of experts in Christian education, this volume has been designed for use in teacher training classes and in professional training in Bible colleges and seminaries. This will be a constant reference tool for the professional educator. The latest developments…
Outline: Banyak pendidik dan pemimpin pemuda-pemudi mengaju bahwa masalah ateisme semakin gawat, aktual dan urgen. Tokoh-tokoh ateisme yang termasyhur, seperti Durkheim, Nietzsche, Marx, Freud, Sartre, dan lain-lain sejak lama telah membanjiri pasar buku dunia, baik dalam bentuk asli maupun terjemahan, sehingga ateisme sampai batas tertentu, menjadi suatu dimensi pikiran moderen. Pengaruhnya, m…
Outline: Confession and Politics in the Principality of Transylvania is a survey of the changing role the confessional element played in the foreign policy of this East Central European principality, which has traditionally been seen as a counterexample to the confessionalisation thesis even though its rulers were consistent supporters of the Protestant cause during the Thirty Years' War. The e…
Outline: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth familiarized itself with Christian Hebraism in the first half of the 16th century. So far, this theme has not been explored in English and is almost unknown to the international scholarly community. The author presents the development of modern Hebrew studies in Western Europe, describes the academic and religious level of scholarship of Hebrew in the…
Outline: This book is clearly everything a Bible dictionary should be - a vast storehouse of easy-to-use information. Definitions far beyond more explanations, and a wealth of in-depth articles underscore the theological significance of Bible passages. Hundreds of color illustrations are wedded to the comprehensive text. Features - Exhaustive definitions of people, places, things, and eve…
Outline: "The Bible is the greatest of all books; to study it is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals." - Charles C. Ryrie. The tools within the Ryrie Study Bible Expanded Edition help illuminate the content of the Bible, yet man cannot add to the power of God's written Word. Throughout the centuries, God has spoken to His children through His inspired writing…
Outline: John Killinger's moving devotional guides to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John have helped bring thousands to a deeper understanding of Scripture and a closer walk with the Lord. Now they have been collected in a single volume that provides nearly a year's worth of daily devotions. This unique devotional guide offers: - Daily Bible readings that cover each Gospel in 12 weeks - Sensitive …
Outline: The books of Daniel and Revelation have been the subjects of critical debate for centuries. Their content and meaning have confused readers, and the dogmatism of some interpreters has accomplished little more than to cloud the important issues and to deter serious students. A. Berkley Mickelsen clearly defines the meaning of each book by showing how Daniel and Revelation point to a pre…
Outline: No greater contrast can be found in all of the Bible than that between the future prospects of the redeemed and the unrepentant. On one hand, the awe-inspiring promise of eternal comfort in the presence of Jesus Christ; on the other hand, the terror and dread of eternal comfort in the presence of Jesus Christ; on the other hand, the terror and dread of eternal separation in that place …
Outline: An inspiring collection of sermons on perhaps the most significant event the world ever experienced - the Cross of Christ. Through masterful sermons by great pulpit masters, the reader will gain a greater understanding of the theological, devotional, and practical importance of the Cross of Christ.
Outline: Prayer is the lifeline of the Christian. Only through an active prayer life can there be real spiritual growth. Fourteen pulpit giants present the need, the how-to, and the results of a life that is permeated with prayer. These classic sermons on prayer will energize your prayer life, show you how to expect great things from God, and help you experience the strengthening power of God i…
Outline: The central theme of the Bible is expanded and expounded in this collection of sermons, compiled by one of today's great preachers. The reader will be encouraged by messages from such great pulpit masters. These Classic Sermons on the Birth of Christ will be a welcome addition to both preachers and teachers and will provide inspiration, ideas, and insights into this important event.
Outline: No one name can capture all the depth and richness of God's character or attributes, and the Scriptures are filled with descriptive titles for the Lord. Any study of the names of God in Scripture will be enhanced by these classic sermons selected by Dr. Warren Wiersbe from the pulpit ministries of preachers such as C. H. Spurgeon, G. Campbell Morgan, Alexander Maclaren, George Whitfiel…
Outline: Mengapa orang Kristen mengalami depresi? Mengapa mereka menjadi jemu berbuat baik? Dimanakah damai sejahtera itu? Depresi merupakan ciri masyarakat modern yang juga menimpa orang Kristen. Namun depresi rohani adalah sebuah kesaksian yang buruk bagi iman Kristen. Salah satu kebutuhan terbesar zaman ini adalah Gereja yang dibangunkan dan dipenuhi dengan sukacita, karena sukacita besar da…
Outline : Anton Engelbrecht, Theologe und Humanist, war einer der Ersten im deutschsprachigen Raum, der im 16. Jahrhundert ein Plädoyer für Religionsfreiheit hielt, nämlich auf der Straßburger Synode von 1533. Er warnte vor den Folgen des Zwangs für Gläubige, die glauben wollen, wie sie es für richtig halten, aber nicht nach ihren eigenen Überzeugungen glauben und leben dürfen. Und mit…
Outline: Rasul Paulus memperjelas kebenaran utama dalam ajaran Kristiani. Namun adakalanya hal itu teta membingungkan kita. Sama seperti kata Petrus: "Surat Paulu berisi sesuatu yang sulit untuk dimengerti." Apakah hukum itu baik? Manakah yang lebih baik, menika atau tidak menikah? Apakah Allah benar-benar adil? Apa yan akan terjadi terhadap bangsa Yahudi ? Haruskah wanit diperbolehkan mengaja…
Outline : Membaca Perjanjian Lama tidak selalu mudah. Adakalanya kita tidak menyukai apa yang kita temukan. Adakalanya apa yang kita temukan tidak menghibur dan menguatkan, melainkan menantang, membingungkan atau menyakitkan. Bagaimana mungkin Allah yang adil bisa memerintahkan Israel úntuk menghabisi suatu bangsa, laki-laki, perempuan dan anak-anak? Bagaimana mungkin Allah bisa menyerukan per…
Outline : Als Kenner der vergangenen Lutherjubiläen verfolgte Hartmut Lehmann mit besonderem Interesse die Aktivitäten der EKD während der Lutherdekade und im Jubiläumsjahr 2017. Der vorliegende Band enthält eine Auswahl der Texte, die er zwischen 2008 und 2018 verfasst hat. Lehmanns Bilanz ist kritisch. Zwar erkennt er die Bemühungen um eine zeitgemäße Erinnerung an Luther durchaus an.…
Outline : THE BIBLICAL RESOURCE SERIES The purpose of THE BIBLICAL RESOURCE SERIES is to make avail- able titles that the scholarly community regards as essential resources for the biblical thinker of today. Chosen in consultation with an editorial board of eminent biblical scholars Astrid B. Beck, David Noel Freedman, Harold W. Attridge, Adela Yarbro Collins, John Huehnergard, Peter Machinist…
"A survey of moral theology from its biblical origins to the eve of the Reformation, demonstrating that Reformed moral sensibilities were received and developed from the greater church tradition"-- Provided by publisher
Outline : This sixth volume of Hughes Oliphant Old's monumental, acclaimed study of preaching throughout history, The Modern Age, tells the story of preaching and worship from the French Revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall (1789-1989). During this period preaching continued to support the historic Christian faith while the church under- took to resist secularization, come to grips with bi…
Outline: Those new to Christianity are often drawn to the rich teaching of Jesus's Sermon on the Mount as they find their footing in their new faith. Those who are familiar with Matthew 5 - 10 from many years in the church may forget just how radical his teaching was to the listeners of his day. Both the new believer and the seasoned saint, says D. A. Carson, need to study the Sermon on the Mou…
Throughout history, the church has recognized the importance of studying and understanding God’s attributes. As the Creator of all things, God is unique and cannot be compared to any of his creatures, so to know him, believers turn to the pages of Scripture. In The Attributes of God, renowned theologian Gerald Bray leads us on an exploration of God’s being, his essential attributes, his re…
Outline: Dalam teologi Kristen dosa dan anugerah saling terkait erat. Dosen dan konselor Mark McMinn, percaya bahwa konseling Kristen harus memperhitungkan dosa manusia dan anugerah Allah. Baik dosa maupun anugerah akan terdistorsi bila yang satu ditekankan sambil yang lain diabaikan. Buku ini bertujuan untuk melengkapi para penyuluh dan pembina mengoperasikan kebenaran Injil ke dalam beragam p…
Outline : SELURUH CATATAN ALKITAB TENTANG KEHIDUPAN YESUS KRISTUS - pergaulan, ajaran, perbuatan mukjizat, doa - me- nyatakan jatidiri-Nya, relasi akrab-Nya dengan Bapa, kepri- hatinan-Nya yang besar terhadap beragam kesengsaraan manusia, ketekunan-Nya dalam memuridkan para murid. Namun dari sekian banyak teks alkitabiah, bagian yang paling menyatakan semua keindahan diri, relasi dan tindakan Y…
Outline: Hampir semua masalah gereja selalu berkaitan dengan masalah siapa yang memimpin, berarti masalah "Individu manusianya". Individu dengan kepribadian yang baik, sehat, dan dewasa akan dapat merespons setiap masalah dengan tenang, objektif, dewasa, dan bijaksana. Namun, individu dengan kepribadian yang kurang dewasa dan kurang sehat jiwanya, akan merespons dan menyikapi apa saja dengan si…
Outline: "Aku berkata kepadamu, sesungguhnya jikalau kamu tidak makan daging Anak Manusia dan minum darah-Nya, kamu tidak mempunyai hidup di dalam dirimu." "... setiap orang yang menceraikan isterinya kecuali karena zinah, ia menjadikan isterinya berzinah." "Berikanlah kepada Kaisar apa yang wajib kamu berikan, dan kepada Allah apa yang wajib kamu berikan kepada Allah." Sama seperti orang-or…
Outline: Patriarchs of the Faith combines four classic Scripture biographies by F. B. Meyer into one volume. In his clear, inspirational style, Meyer delineates the lives of Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses, and offers lessons in faithfulness, servitude, obedience, and love. The Bible Sermon Series, part of the Pulpit Legends Collection from AMG Publishers, is a carefully selected set of sermo…
Outline : Spiritual leaders of all generations have agreed upon the importance of daily Bible reading as a vital means of growth and maturity. Many Bible- readers have wished for a method that would help them with the discipline of reg- ular, systematic study of God's inspired Word. Now there is The One-Year Bible, with its many outstanding features: - The One-Year Bible is unique; no other th…
Outline: Sudah sejak bertahun-tahun seri Pemahaman Alkitab Setiap Hari dipakai oleh jutaan orang Kristen awam di seluruh dunia. Seri ini telah menolong orang-orang Kristen untuk mendalami berita Perjanjian Baru. Setiap buku dalam seri ini dapat dipakai untuk PA pribadi ataupun dalam kelompok. Dalam bacaan/pelajaran setiap hari penulisnya memberikan uraian suatu perikop disertai dengan penerapan…
Outline: Oswald Chambers was no cloistered student, he was an active and faithful witness in four of the world's five continents - a witness who never hoarded truth that came to him, but who poured it out to others. My Utmost for His Highest is a volume of spiritual messages for every day which deal with all phrases of Christian life and service, their unity being found in an abiding vision of …
Outline : The Landmark Book That Changed Us All. "The founder of L'Abri... shows how evangelism of modern man must begin with the reality of God." Leighton Ford. If you want to understand your world, The God Who Is There is the place to begin. We are constantly bombarded with conflicting ideas about God, religion and what our future holds. Where did these views come from? Where are they going? …
Outline: This is the complete and unabridged text of Spurgeon's classic of daily devotional readings, in a new edition that is re-edited with new type for greater readibility. These devotional meditations, one for the morning and one for the evening of every day in the year, 732 in all, are perfect guides for family devotions and individual private devotions.
Outline: Pada saat mendiskusikan Alkitab, banyak orang Kristen menyatakan bahwa ada bagian-bagian di dalam Alkitab yang tidak mereka mengerti. "Kesukaran-kesukaran" itu dapat menghambat penyelidikan Alkitab seseorang. Buku ini membahas pertanyaan-pertanyaan mengenai kisah penciptaan, kapan manusia ada, istri Kain, matahati yang berhenti bergerak, "ikan paus" Yunus, cerita-cerita yang "tidak sop…
Outline: Genesis is a book of origins - the origin of the universe, the origin of life and the origin of man. It places man in his cosmic settling, shows his particular uniqueness, explains his wonder and his flaw, and begins to trace the flow of human history through space and time. Many today, however, view this book as a collection of myths, useful for understanding the Hebrew mind, perhaps,…
Outline: Buku ini mengangkat sejumlah materi penting yang berkaitan dengan Etika Konfusianisme. Merepresentasikan nilai-nilai dasar yang ada dalam pemikiran Konfusianisme dan memberikan pemahaman kepada para pembaca sejauh mana relevansi dan signifikansi Etika Konfusianisme bagi kawasan Asia Timur. Bagi banyak akademisi dan intelektual, pendidikan moral Konfusianisme perlu diprioritaskan dan sa…
Outline: Marriage is the union of two people who arrive at the altar toting some surprisingly large luggage. Often it gets opened right there on the honeymoon, sometimes it waits for the week after. The Bible calls it sin and understanding its influence can make all the difference for a man and woman who are building a life together. When Sinners Say "I Do" is about encountering the life-trans…