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The letter of 2 Corinthians is important, Paul Barnett believes,
for its magnificent message that God's power is brought to people
in their weakness, not in human strength. This momentous theme
emerges in a dramatic real-life situation. The apostle confronts
shadowy opponents who had recently come to Corinth and formed an
alliance with some of the church leaders and members. His letter is
a fascinating record of that conflict. Paul Barnett argues that
this heated debate between apparent power and apparent weakness is
still with us today. His aim in this exposition has been to allow
the timely message of 'God's fool' to be clearly heard.
The more we understand biblical characters like the apostle Paul in
their concrete situations and in their own time, the more we will
be able to apply biblical principles to today's church, its leaders
and its mission-transforming and enriching the way we do church
today. Paul and his Friends in Leadership examines the apostle
Paul's critical relationships with key people, illustrating his
humanity, faith, confidence in God and his leadership qualities.
This novel approach, by an expert in the New Testament, will
encourage us to reflect on leadership in the church today and will
help us to see how significant authentic relationships are to our
contemporary mission.
Over the last century many sceptical 'lives of Jesus' have been
written. Paul Barnett argues that their authors have used wrong
historical methodology, ignoring some of the most important early
evidence about Jesus Christ and failing to account for the first
Christians' beliefs about him. A historian himself, Barnett shows
that when the evidence is dealt with properly, a picture of Jesus
emerges that fits well with orthodox belief in him. An addition to
the New Studies in Biblical Theology - a series growing in size and
scholarly reputation.
Since Jesus lived so long ago, we assume that we know little about
his life story. In fact, we know more about him than many famous
people closer to our own time. We have twenty-seven New Testament
texts focused on him written by nine different authors; and,
although hostile to him, non-Christian writers from the same era
corroborate the basic facts about Jesus and the character of early
Christianity. The first Christians worshipped Jesus the exalted
Messiah as a divinity, as witnessed by Pliny's observation that
they sang hymns to Christ 'as if to a god' - and yet many dismiss
the pre-crucifixion Jesus as something infinitely less, a mere
rabbi or prophet. In response, Paul Barnett offers this accessible
exploration of Jesus as Messiah, beginning with a survey of Old
Testament prophecies and then working through Messiah's birth,
mission, message, miracles, resurrection, etc. in the New
Testament. Barnett demonstrates that, as Messiah, Jesus is the
centre of the Bible's story, which is the story of God's salvation
of the human race. As the fulfilment of the promises in the Old
Testament, the Messiah is the end of the beginning. At the same
time, as the herald and inaugurator of the kingdom of God, he is
the beginning of the end. So Messiah is the centre of all things
that matter, both for humanity and for individuals.
At the heart of the Christian faith stands a man, Jesus of
Nazareth. Few people seriously question whether Jesus existed in
history. But many, influenced by the more skeptical scholars, doubt
that the Christ of orthodox Christianity is the same as the Jesus
of history. In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume,
historian Paul W. Barnett lays these doubts to rest. He uncovers
the methodological weaknesses present in some forms of critical
scholarship, demonstrating a failure to account for important early
evidence about Jesus. Once the evidence is properly marshalled, a
picture of Jesus emerges that fits well with orthodox belief in
him. Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works
comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts
to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series
is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to
edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way
ahead.
Paul Barnett expounds Luke chapters 9-19 with the intention of
provoking faith and faithfulness in the lives of Jesus' followers
today. Taking the metaphor of life as a journey, Paul Barnett
follows the journey of Jesus to Jerusalem and suggests that we
journey with him. Barnett stresses the important place of kingdom
in this and the ethics of Christian living which naturally follow
from being in the presence of a humble Saviour. More than a
commentary, then, this important book challenges the way we live in
the light of Jesus' last days and self-sacrifice.
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