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Author : Rick Curtis
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781411630338
Author : Andrew Scott Brake
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532689420
This commentary on Revelation is for those who are looking for an easy-to-read, biblically central, and Christologically focused commentary on one of the most intriguing books of the Bible. It is a shame that pastors and followers of Jesus avoid the book of Revelation because of the confusing theories they heard about in the past, or just too many movies! This commentary attempts to get away from the needless debate (though different views are presented) and focus the reader's attention on the primary focus of the book, the Lamb of God. The Lamb holds history in his hand by virtue of his eternal authority and his invested authority because of the blood that he spilled and his testimony. Therein lies his victory, and therein lies the victory for those who follow him.
Author : David Goodhew
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317009122
Concern about church growth and decline is widespread and contentious, yet theological reflection on church growth is scarce. Reflecting on the Bible, dogmatic theology and church history, this book situates the numerical growth of the church within wider Christian theology. Leading international scholars, including Alister McGrath, Benedicta Ward and C. Kavin Rowe, contribute a spectrum of voices from evangelical, charismatic, liberal and anglo-catholic perspectives. All contributors unite around the importance of seeking church growth, provided this is situated within a nuanced theological framework. This book offers a critique of ’decline theology’, which has been influential amongst theologians and churches, and which assumes church growth is impossible and/or unnecessary. The contributors provide rich resources from scripture, doctrine and tradition, to underpin action to promote church growth and to stimulate further theological reflection on the subject. The Archbishop of Canterbury provides the Foreword.
Author : Laura Dunham
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621891482
Path of the Purified Heart traces the classic Christian spiritual journey toward transformation into the likeness of Christ in a unique, fascinating way. Drawing on the voices of wise elders from the past and present, Dunham illumines the common path all Christians and spiritual seekers may take toward union with God. Through the motifs of the liturgical year and the labyrinth, the author weaves in her own journey on this path during her "year of purification."
Author : Allan J. McNicol
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567677594
Using a thorough, integrated biblical theology to make sense of the 'master story' of Scripture, Allan J. McNicol explores the nature and importance of the Bible's abiding narrative of the persistence of God's promises to his people, and their hope of final triumph. Special attention is given to the often contentious claim that these early followers of Jesus presumed that they stood in full continuity with Israel, the historic people of God, and were claiming that many of God's promises were coming to fulfilment among them. McNicol presents a closer analysis of the texts as he shows how the theme of the people of God fits into the wider literary productions of these major New Testament writers.
Author : Nathan P. Devir
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004507708
Millions of African Christians who consider themselves genealogical descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel—in other words, Jewish by ethnicity, but Christian in terms of faith—are increasingly choosing a religious affiliation that honors both of these identities. Their choice: Messianic Judaism. Messianic adherents emulate the Christians of the first century, observing the Jewish commandments while also affirming the salvational grace of Yeshua (Jesus). As the first comparative ethnography of such "fulfilled Jews" on the African continent, this book presents case studies that will enrich our understanding of one of global Christianity’s most overlooked iterations.
Author : Rosemary Skinner Keller,Rosemary Radford Ruether,Marie Cantlon
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0253346878
A fundamental and well-illustrated reference collection for anyone interested in the role of women in North American religious life.
Author : Ken Hemphill
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780805448627
From discovery and development to understanding their greatest Kingdom context, Ken Hemphill takes a fresh look at spiritual gifts, supporting his teaching with key New Testament passages.
Author : Jörg Frey
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 929 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161560156
Back cover: How did the Qumran discoveries change New Testament scholarship? What are the main insights to be gained from the Qumran corpus with regard to the Jesus tradition, Paul's language and theology, the dualistic language and worldview of the Fourth Gospel, or the formation of the biblical Canon? The articles of this volume present the fruits of 25 years of scholarship on Qumran and the New Testament.
Author : SuYeon Yoon
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532651793
This book explores biblical values that critique the ecclesiology of the New Apostolic Reformation Church (NARC) and compares the ecclesiology to other missional movements in the North American context. A biblical exegesis of Ephesians 4:11–13 as well as C. Peter Wagner’s conceptualization of an apostle and apostolic ministry allow the author to demonstrate the gap between the biblical perspective and Wagner’s concept of an apostle. The biblical role of an apostle is to make the church missional by emphasizing the concept of sending, whereas Wagner sees the apostle as a church leader. Based upon interviews and participant observation in three NARCs, SuYeon Yoon describes the leadership and ecclesiology based on their own self-descriptions. This book then demonstrates the gap between the biblical and conceptual ideals and the reality of ecclesial practice. The author argues that the NARC serves as a charismatic manifestation of a similar cultural response to establish a relational structure for church communities that can appropriately reflect upon and identify with the contemporary context. This implies that each movement needs to be biblically sound, faithful to its conceptualization, and relevant to the context in order to cultivate its own way of being the church.
Author : H. D. M. Spence-Jones
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4064066418502
"The Early Christians in Rome" by H. D. M. Spence-Jones. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author : Joseph H. Hellerman
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780805447798
A study of the early Christian church in the Mediterranean region and its emphasis on collective good over individual desire clarifies much about what is wrong with the American church today.
Author : David Goodhew
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351951616
There has been substantial church growth in Britain between 1980 and 2010. This is the controversial conclusion from the international team of scholars, who have drawn on interdisciplinary studies and the latest research from across the UK. Such church growth is seen to be on a large scale, is multi-ethnic and can be found across a wide range of social and geographical contexts. It is happening inside mainline denominations but especially in specific regions such as London, in newer churches and amongst ethnic minorities. Church Growth in Britain provides a forceful critique of the notion of secularisation which dominates much of academia and the media - and which conditions the thinking of many churches and church leaders. This book demonstrates that, whilst decline is happening in some parts of the church, this needs to be balanced by recognition of the vitality of large swathes of the Christian church in Britain. Rebalancing the debate in this way requires wholesale change in our understanding of contemporary British Christianity.
Author : Thomas Arthur Robinson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190620547
Challenges the consensus view of the urban character of early Christianity Demonstrates that almost every scenario in reconstructing early Christian growth is mathematically improbable and in many case impossible unless a rural dimension of the Christian movement is factored in Points to the likelihood that the marginal and the rustic made up a larger part of its membership than is generally recognized.
Author : Andrew D. Clarke
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802841821
This volume explores the nature of leadership in the Christian community, especially as it was variously taught by Paul and practiced in the congregations of the first century. Exploring valuable ancient source material as well as the New Testament texts, Andrew Clarke describes the theories and practices of organization and leadership in key areas of first-century society-the city, the colony, associations, Jewish synagogues, the family-and discusses the extent to which these models influenced the first-century Christians as they sought to define the parameters and distinctives of their own communities.
