Author : P.D. James
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 24,39 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0857861077
Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James
Author : Michael Horton
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 22,6 MB
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310525071
What beliefs are core to the Christian faith? This book is here to help you understand the reason for your hope as a Christian so that you can see it with fresh sight and invite others into the conversation. A lot of Christians take their story—the narratives that give rise to their beliefs—for granted. They pray, go to church, perhaps even read their Bible. But they might be stuck if a stranger asked them to explain what they believe and why they believe it. Author, pastor, and theologian Mike Horton unpacks the essential and basic beliefs that all Christians share in a way that is easy to understand and applicable to our lives today. And in a way that will make you excited to be a Christian! Core Christianity covers topics like: Jesus as both fully God and fully man. The doctrine of the Trinity. The goodness of God despite a broken world. The ways God speaks. The meaning of salvation. What is the Christian calling? Includes discussion questions for individual or group use. This introduction to the basic doctrines of Christianity is perfect for those who are new to the faith, as well as those who have an interest in deepening their understanding of what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ.
Author : Osvaldo Padilla
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 36,72 MB
Release : 2016-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830899804
Osvaldo Padilla explores fresh avenues of understanding the book of Acts by examining the text in light of the most recent research on the book itself, philosophical hermeneutics, genre theory and historiography. This advanced introduction to the study of Acts covers important questions about authorship, genre, history, and theology and interpretation.
Author : Wagenman, Michael R.
Publisher : Lexham Press
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 32,3 MB
Release : 2016-08-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1577997204
The disciples and early Christians faced doubt, opposition, and threats--just like many Christians do today. In Together with the World, Michael Wagenman shows how the book of Acts can help modern Christians respond to crisis and critique in our contemporary world. The book of Acts is about more than simply the beginning of church history. In Together for the World we find a group of disciples, empowered by the Holy Spirit, following God's call to spread the good news.
Author : Michael O. Emerson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 27,28 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195147070
Through a nationwide survey, the authors of this study conclude that US Evangelicals may actually be preserving the racial chasm, not through active racism, but because their theology hinders their ability to recognise systematic injustice.
Author : Brandon D. Crowe
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 34,49 MB
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493422146
This volume highlights the sustained focus in Acts on the resurrection of Christ, bringing clarity to the theology of Acts and its purpose. Brandon Crowe explores the historical, theological, and canonical implications of Jesus's resurrection in early Christianity and helps readers more clearly understand the purpose of Acts in the context of the New Testament canon. He also shows how the resurrection is the fulfillment of the Old Testament Scriptures. This is the first major book-length study on the theological significance of Jesus's resurrection in Acts.
Author : Franklin Scott Spencer
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 23,85 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0687008506
Introduces literary, historical, and theological issues of Luke and Acts. Biblical texts create worlds of meaning, and invite readers to enter them. When readers enter such textual worlds, which are often strange and complex, they are confronted with theological claims. With this in mind, the purpose of the Interpreting Biblical Texts series is to help serious readers in their experience of reading and interpreting by providing guides for their journeys into textual worlds. The controlling perspective is expressed in the operative word of the title--interpreting. The primary focus of the series is not so much on the world behind the texts or out of which the texts have arisen as on the worlds created by the texts in their engagement with readers. In keeping with the goals of the series, this volume provides an introductory guide to readers of the New Testament books of Luke and Acts. It focuses on both the synchronic and diachronic dimensions of the literature in an effort to acquaint readers with literary, historical, and theological issues that will facilitate interpretation of these important books. F. Scott Spencer is Professor of New Testament at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond.
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Page : 608 pages
File Size : 29,50 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Bible
ISBN :
Author : Nicholas Thomas Wright
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 2014-03-20
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ISBN : 9780281071845
Author : David Pawson
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 985 pages
File Size : 21,50 MB
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0007378920
David Pawson presents a unique overview of both the Old and New Testaments.
