Outline : The ESV Church History Study Bible features notes from nearly 400 of church history's most prominent figures - including Athanasius of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, Martin Luther, John Bunyan, Jonathan Edwards, and Charles Spurgeon - to help believers in all seasons of life understand Scripture. Edited by Stephen J. Nichols, Gerald Bray, and Keith A. Mathison, this study Bible highligh…
Outline : This volume offers a fresh, comprehensive treatment of the messiah theme throughout the entire Old Testament and examines its relevance for the New Testament interpretation.
Outline: "Invites us to participate in the transformative work of the Spirit" This book offers a fresh look at the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, focusing specifically on the question of the person and work of the Spirit in the Christian life.
Outlne: This informative survey of Paul's epistles is conversant with the latest scholarship, but written in an engaging style that emphasizes practical application. In each chapter, Gregory MaGee asks and answers a vital question for understanding Paul's letters, while prompting the reader to consider the discussion's personal implications. These questions get at the heart of understanding, in…
Outline: The great Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck (1854 - 1921) is well-known for his theological study of many disciplines, including psychology. The pinnacle of his studies in theological psychology is Biblical and Religious Psychology. This book is divided into two parts which work in harmony to cultivate a theological anthropology that attends to who man is psychologically, in relation …
Outline: The Christian Church is faced with new responsibilities and challenges in our postmodern culture. This ecumenical series, sponsored by the Christian Theological Research Fellowship, reaps the wisdom of Christian tradition and Scripture to propose fresh insights for today's church. Grounded in sound scholarship, it will appeal to thoughtful pastors, educated laypeople, theological stude…
Outline : This study is the first to focus in depth on communion frequency in the Reformed tradition. It concludes that, although the sixteenth century Reformers desired more frequent communion, this was balanced by their desire to create mature Christian communities. So, preachers and church leaders stressed the priority of moral conduct, and the importance of understanding what the eucharist …
A central figure in the reconception of early Christian history over the last three decades, Wayne A. Meeks offers here a selection of his most influential writings on the New Testament and early Christianity. His essays illustrate recent changes in our thinking about the early Christian movement and pose provocative questions regarding the history of this period.Meeks explores a fascinating ra…
This expanded anniversary edition includes updates and expansions of existing tactics, as well as the addition of an all-new tactic and a chapter on Mini Tactics filled with simple maneuvers to aid in discussions. In a world increasingly indifferent to Christian truth, followers of Christ need to be equipped to communicate with those who do not speak their language or accept their source of aut…
Outline: Di dalam dunia yang semakin tidak memedulikan kebenaran Kristen, pengikut Kristus perlu diperlengkapi untuk berkomunikasi dengan orang-orang yang tidak berbicara dengan istilah Kristen atau orang-orang yang menolak sumber kuasa orang Kristen. Gregory Koukl menunjukkan bagaimana caranya mendapatkan kendali, menjaga setiap percakapan yang mengalir dengan diplomasi yang cerdik dan mendala…
Of all the demons, monsters, fiends, and ogres to preoccupy the western imagination in literature, art, and film, no figure has been more feared―or misunderstood--than Satan. But how accurate are the popular images of Satan? How--and why--did this rather minor biblical character morph into the very embodiment of evil? T.J. Wray and Gregory Mobley guide readers on a journey to retrace Satan's …
Of all the demons, monsters, fiends, and ogres to preoccupy the western imagination in literature, art, and film, no figure has been more feared―or misunderstood--than Satan. But how accurate are the popular images of Satan? How--and why--did this rather minor biblical character morph into the very embodiment of evil? T.J. Wray and Gregory Mobley guide readers on a journey to retrace Satan's …
Outline: This continuing series of studies in church history seeks to further the unity of the church. Contributors from many nations, races, and denominations offer fresch understanding of historical events in the light of the ecumenical movement.
Outline: While the age of the Holy Spirit began with Pentecost, the twentieth century has seen as explosion in the Spirit's work through the remarkable growth of Pentecostalism and the changing face of global Christianity. The essays gathered in Spirit of God: Christian Renewal in the Community of Faith provide an ecumenical exploration of the Holy Spirit's person and work in biblical, historic…
Outline : Dalam The Story of Reality, Gregory Koukl membukakan kisah dunia kita melalui sudut pandang yang luas, menjelaskan bagaimana dunia ini bermula, mengapa dunia ini menjadi seperti sekarang, peran manusia dalam kisah ini, dan bagaimana seluruh alur kisah ini terselesaikan. Ini adalah kisah Alkitab yang lebih dari sekadar pandangan keagaamaan pribadi, relasi dengan Allah, ataupun sumber p…
Outline: The Explorations in Biblical Theology series addresses the need for quality literature that attacts believing readers to good theology - and builds them up in their faith. Each title in the series combines satisfying content with the accessibility and readibility of a popular book. The result is a valuable addition to the library of any college senior, seminarian, pastor - indeed anyon…
Outline: The Explorations in Biblical Theology series addresses the need fro quality literature that attracts believing readers to good theology and builds them up in their faith. Each title in the series combines solid content with accessibility and readability - a valuable addition to the library of any college student, thoughtful lay reader, seminarian, or pastor. The doctrine of justication…
Outline: The Bible is both a divine and a human book. It is the inspired word of God for his people. whether in biblical times or for the church today. It is also a fully human book, written by different people in a variety of cultural settings. Knowledge of biblical language and society is essential if the meaning of the human writer is to be grasped fully. The Apollos Old Testament Commentary…
Outline: In popular perception, Wisdom literature is a "self-help" or "philosophy" section of the Old Testament library - the odd and interesting bits of canonical mortar between History and Prophets. But Old Testament scholarship has come to see the wisdom of the wise as reflecting as aspect of the Israelite worldview. The covenant beliefs are presupposed, even if rarely rising to the surface.…
Outline: The doctrine of believers' union with Christ has undergone a renaissance in recent years. Evangelicals are rightly fascinated by this previously neglected doctrine - a doctrine with wide-ranging implications for the whole of Christian theology and the Christian life. Drawing on his extensive teaching and research experience, theologian Robert Peterson has written one of the most compre…
Overview: Akankah Allah yang pengasih benar-benar mengirim orang-orang yang baik ke neraka? Apakah yang sebenarnya Alkitab ajarkan tentang neraka? Bagaimanakah seharusnya kepercayaan akan neraka memengaruhi kita? Dalam buklet ini, penulis memaparkan secara jelas theologi biblikal tentang neraka. Mereka membahas pertanyaan-pertanyaan utama yang orang-orang milik tentang subjek ini dan mener…
Outline : Esther often seems like an anomaly - a book of the Bible that never mentions God or his direct intervention. Yet the book feels closest to many Christians' own experience; few of us have experienced divine intervention, and our world seems just as secular as Esther's. We are tempted to ask, of her world and ours - where is God in all this? If he is real, why doesn't he show himself…
Overview: Melalui eksegesis yang cermat terhadap teks Perjanjian Lama dan Perjanjian Baru, penulis menyingkapkan totalitas kehidupan penyembahan yang ditemukan dalam Kitab Suci. Alih-alih menetapkan bagaimana seharusnya kita menyembah-Nya, Allah memanggil kita untuk menjadi umat-Nya untuk datang kepada-Nya sesuai syarat-syarta yang diinginkan-Nya, dan melalui jalan yang hanya dapat disediakan…
outline: Dalam karya yang unik dan penuh wawasan ini, penulis mengajak kita untuk melihat kembali ajaran Alkitab tentang siapa Juruselamat kita an apa yang telah Dia genapkan, dengan keyakinan bahwa studi yang cermat mengenai ajaran ini akan membawa kepada adorasi dan penyembahan kepada Kristus. Penulis menjelaskan karya keselamatan Kristus, baik tindakan-tindakan-Nya maupun gambaran-gambaran…
Outline: Written by four members of the Calvin College philosophy department, this book is a valuable resource for teachers and undergraduate students of philosophy. In addition to providing clear introductions to the modes of reasoning students encounter in their philosophy course readings, it includes a nuanced description of common informal fallacies, a narrative overview philosophical accou…
Outline: - The complete text of the Greek Old Testament as it appears in the Rahlfs-Hanhart revised Septuaginta, laid out in a clear, modern, and highly readable format. - Includes all Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books, as well as double-texts, which are presented on facing pages for easy comparison - Every word occurring 100 times or fewer in Septuaginta - as well as every word that occurs…
Outline: Though bringing people to new birth in Christ through evangelism is essential, says the author, isn't growth in Christ equally essential? Yet the American church by and large does not treat Christian maturity ad character formation with much urgency. In this book the author brings the voice of Scripture - especially Paul's letter to the Ephesians - and the voice of the contemporary C…
Modern Theology V.15 1999 consists of: 1. Volume 15 No. 1 January 1999; 2. Volume 15 No. 2 April 1999; 3. Volume 15 No. 3 July 1999; 4. Volume 15 No. 4 October 1999.
Modern Theology V.14 1998 consists of: 1. Volume 14 No. 1 January 1998; 2. Volume 14 No. 2 April 1998; 3. Volume 14 No. 3 July 1998; 4. Volume 14 No. 4 October 1998.
Modern Theology V.13 1997 consists of: 1. Volume 13 No. 1 January 1997; 2. Volume 13 No. 2 April 1997; 3. Volume 13 No. 3 July 1997; 4. Volume 13 No. 4 October 1997.
Modern Theology V.12 1996 consists of: 1. Volume 12 No. 1 January 1996; 2. Volume 12 No. 2 April 1996; 3. Volume 12 No. 3 July 1996; 4. Volume 12 No. 4 October 1996.
Modern Theology V.10 1994 consists of: 1. Volume 10 No. 1 January 1994; 2. Volume 10 No. 2 April 1994; 3. Volume 10 No. 3 July 1994; 4. Volume 10 No. 4 October 1994.
Modern Theology V.9 1993 consists of: 1. Volume 9 No. 1 January 1993; 2. Volume 9 No. 2 April 1993; 3. Volume 9 No. 3 July 1993; 4. Volume 9 No. 4 October 1993.
Modern Theology V.8 consists of: 1. Volume 8 No. 1 January 1992; 2. Volume 8 No. 2 April 1992; 3. Volume 8 No. 3 July 1992; 4. Volume 8 No. 4 October 1992.
Outline: The Theology in Community series assembles teams of scholars to explore key theological themes and apply them to contemporary concerns. Each volume approaches a topic from the vantage points of the Old and New Testaments, and historical, systematic, and practical theology. The books draw upon a variety of contributors to craft a unified ad accessible message. They aim to help pastors, …
Outline: The more prominent highlights of this history have acquired familiar names for the household of faith: Christus Victor, penal substitutionary, subjective, governmental. Recently the penal substitutionary view, and particularly its misappropriations, has been critiqued, and a lively debate has taken hold within and evangelicalism. This book offers a panel discussions of four views of at…
Overview: In this book, the first in the New Studies in Biblical Theology series, the author challenges the common assumption that the New Testament views sanctification as primarily a process. He argues that its emphasis falls upon sanctification as a definitive event, "God's way of taking possession of us in Christ, setting us apart to belong to him and to fulfil his purpose for us." Simply…