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Many believers accept traditional Christian sexual morality but
have very little idea why it matters for the Christian life. In
Faithful, author Beth Felker Jones sketches a theology of sexuality
that demonstrates sex is not about legalistic morals with no basis
in reality but rather about the God who is faithful to us. In Hosea
2:19-20 God says to Israel, "I will take you for my wife forever; I
will take you for my wife in righteousness and in justice, in
steadfast love, and in mercy. I will take you for my wife in
faithfulness; and you shall know the Lord." This short book
explores the goodness of sexuality as created and redeemed, and it
suggests ways to navigate the difficulties of living in a world in
which sexuality, like everything else, suffers the effects of the
fall. As part of Zondervan's Ordinary Theology series, Faithful
takes a deeper look at a subject Christians talk about often but
not always thoughtfully. This short, insightful reflection explores
the deeper significance of the body and sexuality.
This completely revised and updated second edition of The New
Testament in Antiquity skillfully develops how Jewish, Hellenistic,
and Roman cultures formed the essential environment in which the
New Testament authors wrote their books and letters. Understanding
of the land, history, and culture of the ancient world brings
remarkable new insights into how we read the New Testament itself.
Throughout the book, numerous features provide windows into the
first-century world. Nearly 500 full color photos, charts, maps,
and drawings have been carefully selected. Additional features
include sidebars that integrate the book's material with issues of
interpretation, discussion questions, and bibliographies.
We know the bedrock themes upon which the Christian faith stands:
creation, fall, redemption, restoration. As Christians, we live
within these great moments of God's plan for humanity and all of
his creation. In other words, our lives are part of Christian
theology-every part of our lives, even surgery.As a part of
Zondervan's Ordinary Theology series, The Scalpel and the Cross
recounts New Testament professor Gene Green's encounter with
open-heart surgery and carefully examines the many ways in which
Christian doctrine spoke into the experience. The result is a short
book that avoids shallow explanations and glib promises, instead
guiding readers to deeper understanding and enduring hope in the
face of one of modern life's necessary traumas.
Each day, the world's urban population swells by almost 200,000.
With every passing week, more than a million people new to cities
face unexpected realities and challenges of urban life. Just like
the sheer volume of people in the city, these challenges can be
staggering. As with the height and breadth of our metropolises, the
wonders of urban life can be breathtaking. Like the city itself,
the questions and challenges of urban life are both sprawling and
pulsing with vitality. As part of Zondervan's Ordinary Theology
series, this volume offers a series of Christian reflections on
some of the most basic and universal challenges of 21st century
urban life. It takes one important dimension of what it means to be
human-that human beings are made to be for God, for others, and for
creation-and asks, "What are the implications of who God made us to
be for how we ought to live in our cities?" This book is intended
for Christians facing the riddle of urban creation care, discerning
the shape of community life, struggling with the challenges of
wealth and poverty, and wondering at the global influence of
cities. It is meant for those whose lives and livelihoods are
inextricably bound up in the flourishing of their neighborhood and
also for those who live in the shadow of cities. Most of all, it is
meant for those grappling with the relationship between the cities
of tomorrow and the glorious city to come.
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Theologies of Land (Paperback)
K K Yeo, Gene L Green; Walter Brueggemann
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More Christians now live in the Majority World than in Europe and
North America. Yet most theological literature does not reflect the
rising tide of Christian reflection coming from these regions. If
we take seriously the Spirit's movement around the world, we must
consider how the rich textures of Christianity in the Majority
World can enliven, inform, and challenge all who are invested in
the ongoing work of theology. Majority World Theology offers an
unprecedented opportunity to enter conversations on the core
Christian doctrines with leading scholars from around the globe.
Seeking to bring together the strongest theological resources from
past and present, East and West, the volume editors have assembled
a diverse team of contributors to develop insights informed by
questions from particular geographic and cultural contexts. This
book features a comprehensive overview of systematic theology, with
sections on the Trinity, Christology, pneumatology, soteriology,
ecclesiology, and eschatology contributors including Amos Yong,
Ruth Padilla DeBorst, Victor I. Ezigbo, Wonsuk Ma, Aida Besancon
Spencer, Randy S. Woodley, Munther Isaac, and Veli-Matti Karkkainen
explorations of how Scripture, tradition, and culture fit together
to guide the church's theological reflection scholars demonstrating
how to read the Bible and think theologically in light of
contextual resources and concerns inside views on what doing
theology looks like in contributors' contexts and what developments
they hope for in the future When we learn what it means for Jesus
to be Lord in diverse places and cultures, we grasp the gospel more
fully and are more able to see the blind spots of our own local
versions of Christianity. Majority World Theology provides an
essential resource for students, theologians, and pastors who want
to expand their theological horizons.
What might it mean for public and political life to be understood
as an important dimension of following Jesus? As a part of
Zondervan's Ordinary Theology series, Vincent E. Bacote's The
Political Disciple addresses this question by considering not only
whether Christians have (or need) permission to engage the public
square, but also what it means to reflect Christlikeness in our
public practice, as well as what to make of the typically slow rate
of social change and the tension between relative allegiance to a
nation and/or a political party and ultimate allegiance to Christ.
Pastors, laypeople, and college students will find this concise
volume a handy primer on Christianity and public life.
In this commentary Gene Green reads Paul's two letters to the
Thessalonians in light of the canon of Scripture and of new
knowledge about the first-century world of Thessalonica. This
fruitful approach helps illuminate the impact of the gospel on its
original readers and, in turn, shows how potent a force it can be
for the church and society today.
The book begins with an in-depth study of the Thessalonians
themselves -- their history, land, socioeconomic conditions, and
religious environment. This fascinating discussion gives the
necessary context for fully appreciating the circumstances
surrounding the founding of the city's first church and the
subsequent struggles of the Thessalonian believers to live out
their Christian faith.
The main body of the book provides informed verse-by-verse
commentary on 1 & 2 Thessalonians that extracts the fullest
possible meaning from these important New Testament texts. As
Green's exposition shows, the Thessalonian scriptures are
especially valuable as letters of friendship and for showing Paul's
pastoral concern for the many areas in which the Thessalonians
needed guidance. Some of Paul's purposes are to thank the new
believers for their steadfastness amid suffering, to encourage them
in their trials, to urge them not to neglect their daily work, and,
no less important, to teach them about the future of believers who
die before Christ returns. Indeed, the matter of the last things
and the second coming of Christ so permeates these texts that they
are often called Paul's eschatological letters.
Filled with new information about ancient society, this
commentary will fast become a standard reference work for Bible
study. Bycarefully bridging the biblical and modern worlds, Green
shows with clarity and warmth the continuing relevance of 1 & 2
Thessalonians for contemporary readers.
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Theologies of Land (Hardcover)
K K Yeo, Gene L Green; Introduction by Walter Brueggemann
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Vox Petri (Hardcover)
Gene L Green; Foreword by Michael J. Gorman
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Vox Petri (Paperback)
Gene L Green; Foreword by Michael J. Gorman
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Jeffrey P. Greenman and Gene L. Green edit this collection of
essays from the proceedings of the 2011 Wheaton Theology
Conference. The essays explore the past, present and future shape
of biblical interpretation and theological engagement in the
Majority World. Leading scholars from around the world interact
with the key theological issues being discussed in their regions.
In addition, some theological voices from minority communities in
North America address issues particular to their context and which
often overlap with those central in Majority World theology.
Contributors include Vince Bacote, Samuel Escobar, Ken Gnanakan,
James Kombo, Mark Labberton, Terry LeBlanc, Juan Mart?nez, Ruth
Padilla DeBorst, Lamin Sanneh, Andrew Walls, K. K. Yeo and Amos
Yong.
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