Images of Salvation in the New Testament


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"The New Testament does not develop a systematic doctrine of salvation," writes Brenda Colijn. "Instead, it presents us with a variety of pictures taken from different perspectives." Students of the New Testament and of theology will both find their vision broadened and their understanding deepened by this rich, informative study. As the author seeks to understand their implications for people of faith, she uncovers how New Testament images provide the building blocks of the master story of redemption.







Seeing Salvation


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In this text, Neil MacGregor engages with images of Christ wherever they may be found throughout the world. Through them he follows not only the life of Christ, but also the development of Christian culture since His birth.




Beholding Salvation


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For nearly 1600 years artists have sought to portray Christs identity, his teachings, and his ultimate sacrifice through a diversity of images and objects. This landmark art book presents a chronology of Christ-centered art as depicted by old masters such as Rembrandt, Durer, and Rubens, and contemporary painters such as Minerva Teichert. Accompanied by vivid narration that chronicles the life of Christ, this amazing book sheds light on how the Savior has been perceived and represented throughout time and across cultural and religious boundaries. Detailed art notes interpret how different imagery has been used to depict the Savior based on shifting understanding of his life and mission. Share this unique collection with your friends and family!




The Breadth of Salvation


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All too often, the Christian understanding of salvation has been one-dimensional, reducing all that God has done for us to a single conception or idea. Tom Greggs, one of today's leading theologians, offers a brief, accessibly written, but theologically substantive treatment of the doctrine of salvation. Drawing on the broad tradition of the church and the Christian faith in explaining the Christian understandings of salvation, Greggs challenges the contemporary church to be captured afresh by the immeasurable height, depth, and breadth of God's saving actions.




Jesus Our Redeemer


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Jesus Our Redeemer examines what it means when Christians call Jesus their 'Redeemer' or 'Saviour'. It tackles such questions as: How can redemptive events in the past (Christ's life, death, and resurrection) bring about saving effects in the present? Why do human beings need redemption, both individually and collectively? What images of God are implied by the saving action of God and by human needs? Gerald O'Collins SJ draws on the scriptures, Christian hymns and texts for worship, literature, the visual arts, and other sources. He examines four major models of how redemption through Christ has been thought to work: theories of deliverance, penal substitution, sacrifice, and transforming love. He concludes by considering the outworking of salvation in the life of the Church, the situation of non-Christians, and the final consummation of human life and the created world at the end of time.




Jesus in the Drama of Salvation


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In this book Raymund Schwager surveys the church's christological tradition and proposes an understanding of Jesus that is informed by a conversation with the great theologians and leaders of the past and influenced by two contemporary pioneers in Christian thought: Hans Urs von Balthasar, known for his "theodramatic" approach, and Rene Girard, widely recognized for his mimetic scapegoat theory. The result is both a convincing scholarly picture of Jesus in relation to his Jewish historical context and to the beginnings of the Christian community and a coherent message of Jesus as God's word of salvation to humankind.




The Cross and Its Shadow


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In "THE CROSS AND ITS SHADOW," the type and the antitype are placed side by side, with the hope that the reader may thus become better acquainted with the Saviour. It is not the intention of the author of this work to attack any error that may have been taught in regard to the service of the sanctuary, or to arouse any controversy, but simply to present the truth in its clearness. This is a reprint of an important early Advent book, which explains the sanctuary and its services. - SECTION I. THE SANCTUARY. SECTION II. FURNITURE OF THE SANCTUARY. SECTION III. THE PRIESTHOOD. SECTION IV. SPRINGTIME ANNUAL FEASTS. SECTION V. VARIOUS OFFERINGS. SECTION VI. SERVICES OF THE SANCTUARY. SECTION VII. THE AUTUMNAL ANNUAL FEASTS. SECTION VIII. LEVITICAL LAWS AND CEREMONIES. SECTION IX. THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL




Salvation Accomplished by the Son


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After writing and teaching on the subject for nearly thirty years, this beloved professor of theology presents a major volume on the atoning work of Christ.




Visual Theology


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We live in a visual culture. Today, people increasingly rely upon visuals to help them understand new and difficult concepts. The rise and stunning popularity of the Internet infographic has given us a new way in which to convey data, concepts and ideas. But the visual portrayal of truth is not a novel idea. Indeed, God himself used visuals to teach truth to his people. The tabernacle of the Old Testament was a visual representation of man's distance from God and God's condescension to his people. Each part of the tabernacle was meant to display something of man's treason against God and God's kind response. Likewise, the sacraments of the New Testament are visual representations of man's sin and God's response. Even the cross was both reality and a visual demonstration. As teachers and lovers of sound theology, Challies and Byers have a deep desire to convey the concepts and principles of systematic theology in a fresh, beautiful and informative way. In this book, they have made the deepest truths of the Bible accessible in a way that can be seen and understood by a visual generation.