Revelation: A Handbook on the Greek Text "offers teachers and students a comprehensive guide to the grammar and vocabulary of Revelation. A perfect supplement to any commentary, this volume s lexical, analytical, and syntactical analysis is a helpful tool in navigating New Testament literature. But more than just providing an analytic key, David Mathewson leads students toward both a greater un…
The Book of Revelation contains some of the most difficult passages in Scripture. Grant Osborne's commentary on Revelation aims to interpret the text while also introducing readers to the perspectives of contemporary scholarship in a clear and accessible manner. Osborne begins with a thorough introduction to Revelation and the many difficulties involved in its interpretation. He discusses autho…
A leading biblical scholar offers a substantive evangelical commentary on Revelation in the award-winning BECNT series"-- Provided by publisher
Outline : Sebelum disebut orang Kristen, mereka yang beriman kepada Yesus Kristus disebut orang-orang yang mengikuti Jalan Tuhan. Selaras dengan makna yang terkandung dalam sebutan itu, kita yang adalah para pengikut Jalan Tuhan masa kini diundang untuk hidup sesuai dengan martabat kita sebagai orang-orang yang telah ditebus. Untuk itu, kita memiliki perbendaharaan kekayaan rohani yang menjadi …
Outline : Pembinaan Warga Jemaat (PWJ) adalah bagian yang tidak terpisahkan dari pendidikan Kristen. Setiap anggota jemaat perlu memperoleh bimbingan perihal tanggung jawab, kedudukan, serta fungsi masing-masing dalam jemaat sesuai dengan amanat Tuhan Yesus sebelum ia naik ke surga (Matius 28: 19-20). Tuhan Yesus memerintahkan kita untuk memuridkan semua bangsa, membaptiskan mereka, dan mengaja…
Outline : Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus provide all churches with much-needed direction. Andreas J. Köstenberger captures the rich theological contributions of Paul's often-overlooked letters to Timothy and Titus. Köstenberger highlights Paul's mature reflections on doctrine, the church's nature, mission, relationships, dynamics, and oversight, the Christian life, and the last days. K…
Outline : The Psalms are a carefully arranged collage of history, prophecy, and praise James M. Hamilton provides a fresh translation and interpretation of the Psalms. This second volume treats Psalms 73–150. Though commonly read in isolation, the Psalms are best read as a collage that tells a story of God's faithfulness to his people through his king. Hamilton observes the significance o…
Outline : Hampir semua uraian mengenai Gereja selalu tertarik kepada pembicaraan mengenai tempat dan fungsi kaum pelayan yang ditahbiskan, sedang kaum awam sebagai bagian pelengkap dari Gereja selalu lenyap dari perhatian. Begitulah kata Dr. Kraemer dalam bukunya ini. Ia sendiri, seorang awam dan ahli theologia yang terkenal, menggarap panggilan kaum awam itu sebagai bagian yang hakiki dari pel…
Outline : Buku ini berisikan bahan-bahan yang membahas pokok-pokok khusus tentang pembinaan warga gereja. Tujuannya adalah membina kesadaran, pemahaman dan penghayatan warga gereja berdasarkan Firman Tuhan dalam Alkitab tentang hakikat gereja sepanjang masa, yakni melayani. Dengan ini diharapkan warga gereja tergerak untuk berpartisipasi secara aktif dalam kesaksian dan pelayanan gereja sesuai …
Outline : The essays contained in this book offer exploratory studies towards a constructive account of "fundamental ethics," that is, a basic description of the constitutive components of the moral life. Thomas Ogletree sketches out the systematic components of Christian ethics, relating them to symbolic ethics--the mediation of Christian traditions of moral understanding--and practical ethics…
Outline : From the moment we wake in the morning until we go to sleep at night, every day is filled with ordinary moments when we can connect with God. Little Prayers for Ordinary Days is a collection of short prayers for children to pray in the midst of their day: on the way to school, after seeing a friend, when petting a dog, or while looking at the stars. This collection of simple prayers, …
Outline : Share the best talk your child has all day. In 365 Talks with Jesus, you’ll find prayers to share with your preschooler at any time of day, with helpful sections for different needs and emotions, such as “When I Am AFRAID” and “When I Have to Do HARD THINGS.” Each short prayer can be read aloud by the parent and includes a final line for the child to repeat before saying…
Outline : Jesus' final cry on the cross - "it is finished" - captures the theology of Hebrews. Thomas R. Schreiner clarifies the complex argument of Hebrews by keeping a sustained focus on its logical flow. He interprets Hebrew in light of its prominent structures of promise and fulfillment, eschatology, typology, and the relationship between heaven and earth, Schreiner probes the letter's uniq…
Outline : Reformed, Exegetical & Doctrinal Studies. The R.E.D.S. series addressees a spectrum of doctrines and contemporary theological questions. While the emphasis is on refining dogmatic formulation through rigorous exegesis and exploration into each doctrine's historical background, this is done alongside warm earnest pastoral application - making these studies practically, as well as the…
Outline : Reformed, Exegetical & Doctrine Studies. The R.E.D.S. series addresses a spectrum of doctrines and contemporary theological questions. While the emphasis is on refining dogmatic formulation through rigorous exegesis and exploration into each doctrine's historical background, this is done alongside warm, earnest pastoral application - making these studies practically, as well as theolo…
Outline : The capstone lectures of esteemed ethicist Oliver O’Donovan What is the future of ethics? Oliver O’Donovan addresses a discipline in crisis in The Disappearance of Ethics. Based on the 2021 Gifford Lectures, this book contends that contemporary ethics has lost its object (good), frontier (time), and agent (person).
Outline : Through Old Testament Eyes is a new kind of commentary series that illuminates the Old Testament backgrounds, allusions, patterns, and references that saturate the New Testament. These links were second nature to the New Testament authors and their audiences, but today's readers often cannot see them. Bible teachers, preachers, and students committed to understanding Scripture will ga…
Outline : Did you know that the preaching of the Word of God has unique sin-killing, life-giving power - and brings great blessing to those who hear and receive it? In this helpful primer for congregations, Pastor David Strain establishes the basic biblical and theological foundations of preaching, highlights historical examples, and responds to questions, fears, and objections about exposition…
Outline : Explores the interconnection between body, mind, soul, and culture. While our current culture often places a divide between religion and medicine, in some cultures, the healer and the religious leader have been the same. The phrase "physician of souls" is a connective term that links those who primarily tend the physical bodies of the suffering to those who primarily tend the emotions…
Outline : Are Christianity and science in irreconcilable conflict? Ni! In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Dr. Sy Garte has immersed himself in both science and faith and encountered a marvelous reality: the two work beautifully together to sing of the greatness of God. Join this respected scientist as he shares how God's world - nature and science - and God's word - made flesh in…
Outline : The R.E.D.S. series addresses a spectrum of doctrines and contemporary theological questions. While the emphasis is on refining dogmatic formulation through rigorous exegesis and exploration into each doctrine's historical background, this is done alongside warm, earnest pastoral application - making these studies practically, as well as theologically, relevant. The corporate church o…
Outline : In this study of Solomon and his place in the larger consciousness of Israel, Walter Brueggemann considers what Old Testament narratives reveal about the ideals of the ancient Israelite people. Figures of legend and lore disclose much about the societies celebrating them. In the ancient Israelite culture, Solomon, a man praised for his wealth, wisdom, and power, is depicted as an exam…
Outline: Was J. Gresham Machen always thoroughly anti-modernist? Richard E. Burnett's critical biography charts the full are of Machen's intellectual journey from modernism to fundamentalism. J. Gresham Machen (1881 - 1937) is known as a conservative hero of the fundamentalist-modernist controversy. But was he always so staunchly antimodernist? In this incisive new biography, Richard E. Burne…
Outline : A classic study now available in English First appearing in 1885, Schlatter's Der Glaube im Neuen Testament (Faith in the New Testament) is a thorough analysis of the concept of faith. Taking into account Old Testament, rabbinic, and key first-century writings, Schlatter provides an exhaustive study on the meaning and implications of faith in the New Testament. It is a philological m…
Outline : Discover the quiet faith that animated a beloved literary classic. As millions of Laura Ingalls Wilder fans know, religion played a recurring role in Little House on the Prairie. In the book series and television show, the Ingalls family attended church, Pa played hymns on the fiddle, and Bible references pop up occasionally. Less is known about the author's personal faith. But in thi…
Outlines : In Work Out Your Salvation, D. Glenn Butner Jr. demonstrates that participation in markets forms our moral character, perceptions, actions, and ideas. Drawing on experimental economics and moral theology, he argues that the nature of such formation varies based on the design of the market and our interactions within it. How, he asks, does formation of the market relate to the formati…
Outline : What did early Christians believe about remarriage after divorce? The New Testament sends mixed messages about divorce. Jesus forbids it in Mark’s and Luke’s Gospels, but he seems to make an exception for victims of infidelity in Matthew’s Gospel. Paul permits divorce in 1 Corinthians when an unbeliever initiates it. Yet other Pauline passages imply that remarriage after divo…
Outline : In volume 1 of this reprint of his works, edited by W. H. Goold, Andrew Thomson's excellent biography sympathetically traces his life and experience from his birth at Standhampton, through his pastoral ministries in Fordham and Coggeshall, his years of public service as chaplain to Cromwell and vice chancellor of Oxford University, until his last days as a preacher and pastor in Londo…
Outline : Discover how studying the Bible can renew your faith community. How do we teach the Bible in a way that makes a real difference in our students' lives and our communities? With an eye toward spiritual formation, Mark W. Hamilton and Samjung Kang-Hamilton explore story, ritual. prophecy, and wisdom in the Bible, showing how these genres address real needs in the life of the church today.
Outline : Through Old Testament Eyes is a new kind of commentary series that illuminates the Old Testament backgrounds, allusions, patterns, and references saturating the New Testament. This knowledge was second nature to the New Testament authors and their audiences, but often isn't case for today's readers. Bible teachers, preachers, and students committed to understanding Scripture will gain…
Outline : Church leadership is a shared responsibility, not a solo venture. This book equips pastors and elders to lead the church together as a team, focusing not so much on what they are to be but on what they as a body are to do. Written by a former pastor, now a seminary lecturer and longtime volunteer elder, this book is a groundbreaking resource for local churches of all shapes and sizes.
Outline : A history of the Christian church through the songs we sing. Christianity is a "singing church," with biblical foundations and centuries of examples in the psalms and canticles, hymns, and gospel songs. Paul Rorem brings history to life through engaging tales of the stories behind hymn texts. Singing Church History is an ecumenical history of the music that has us "singing church hist…
Outline : Your Church needs help. What now? What if the solution for the decline of today's church isn't more money, people, programs, innovation, or busyness? What if the answer is to stop and wait on God? When Church Stops Working shows how actively watching and listening for God can bring life out of death for churches in crisis today.
Outline : You are allow to experience deep joy in following Jesus. God has given humans freedom and permission to play--to fully enjoy life's moments as he intended, with no ulterior motive. The Christian life without play becomes malformed, and believers can miss aspects of the abundant life Jesus came to give. In A Theology of Play, Kevin Gushiken builds a case for getting serious about pla…
Outline : Barry G. Webb explores the book of Job as a reflection on the paradox of righteous suffering. Job confronts the troubling issues that life throws at us as we try to live in trusting obedience to God. Wisdom shows us how to live in relation to God when we don't have answers for all of life's problems. With detailed exegesis and biblical-theological synthesis, Webb explores Job's unique…
Outline : A Chronic Doubter responds to 20 of the most difficult questions about Christianity. Does Christianity still make sense? Years after Bobby Conway became a Christian, this question haunted him. Even though by then he was the pastor of a thriving church, it seemed as if his entire belief structure was being dismantled. Had he been duped? Perhaps you can relate to how Bobby felt. Maybe y…
Outline: Political and cultural wars are tearing communities apart. Issues such as immigration, racism, and guns are driving wedges between people and hampering Christians' impact in the world. In Empowered to Repair, acclaimed author, speaker, and reconciliation scholar Brenda Salter McNeil looks to the biblical story of Nehemiah for answers. There, she finds an action-based model for repairin…
Outline : Why would Christians baptize infants? Jason Helopoulos lays out the Reformed perspective - the logic of baptism flows from a covenant- keeping God, who loves to bless his people. Informative and encouraging, this brief book will serve as a helpful primer and quick reference tool for parents, congregations, elders, and pastors. Written for the church, the Blessings of the Faith serie…
Outline : Joshua is not merely a story of conquest. It's a treasure trove of theology. David G. Firth interprets the book of Joshua with a sensitivity to its role as Christian Scripture. Joshua is marginalized in many churches, often because its message is misunderstood. Firth reveals that, rather than simply being a story of conquest, Joshua is concerned with matters of identity and faithfulne…
Outline : "Do not be anxious about anything." When it comes to stress and worry, that's all we really need to say, right? Just repent of your anxiety, and everything will be fine. But emotional life is more complex than this. In The Logic of the Body, Matthew A. LaPine argues that Protestants must retrieve theological psychology in order to properly understand the emotional life of the human pe…
Outline : A healthy body. A strong mind. A good academic record. Success in every extra–curricular activity. A bright future. Out of all the qualities and successes adults desire to see in the lives of teens, a wise heart should at the top of the list. Grounded in the fear of the Lord, godly wisdom is essential to navigate the minefield of the teenage years. Sadly, many teens are not supporte…
Outline : Yohanes Duns Scotus (1265-1308) adalah salah seorang pemikir besar Fransiskan Abad Pertengahan. Pemikirannya menjadi dasar bagi Stoisisme, salah satu aliran skolastik penting selain Thomisme dan Ockhamisme. Dalam buku ini, Anda akan diajak untuk menjelajahi refleksi Duns Scotus mengenai infinitum (yang-tak-berhingga). Scotus bermaksud menyelidiki sejauh mana batas-batas bahasa dan pen…
Outline : Kehancuran mencengkram jiwa manusia. Tubuh, jiwa, roh kita mengalami kehancuran, dan kita membutuhkan jamahan penyembuhan Yesus. Buku Rawatan Jiwa ini menjelajahi tujuh prinsip yana adalah alat penyembuhan hebat dari Allah: mengamankan jatidiri Anda, bertobat, menghancurkan pola dosa keluarga, mengampuni orang, penyembuhan luka batin, menaklukkan ketakutan, dan pelepasan. Dalam bukuny…
Outline : Look! There's Santa and friends. Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa and his friends are hiding and it's your job to find them all! Step inside and start searching now! With busy, buzzing scenes crammed full of lively characters and wacky items, not to mention those missing festive friends, the fun search will keep you entertained for hours!
Outline : Toto the sheep works day and night for Santa. But one Christmas Eve, Santa loses his bread, and Toto's life is changed forever.