Pada saat natur skolastik dari theologi sistematik dikecam keras, Dogmatika Reformed menunjukkan manfaat dari perenungan yang cermat dan terus-menerus akan kebenaran Kristen yang setia kepada gereja dan berinteraksi dengan dunia akademis. Dogmatika Reformed dari Herman Bavinck telah menjadi rujukan theologi Reformed selama seratus tahun terakhir. Jilid 2 ini merupakan rangkaian dari keempat …
Buku ketiga dari Dogmatika Reformed karya Bavinck ini mencakup doktrin tentang dosa dan keselamatan, dengan pembahasan meliputi asal-usul dosa, penyebaran dosa, natur dosa, hukuman bagi dosa; kovenan anugerah, Pribadi Kristus, perendahan dan peninggian Kristus dan urutan keselamatan.
In addition to exegetical, biblical, and systematic theology, "there is room also for a Philosophy of Revelation which will trace the idea of revelation, both in its form and in its content, and correlate it with the rest of our knowledge and life," writes the author, one of the most distinguished Reformed theologians of the twentieth century. "Theological thought has always felt the need of su…
The heart of the biblical understanding of idolatry, argues Gregory Beale, is that we take on the characteristics of what we worship.Employing Isaiah 6 as his interpretive lens, Beale demonstrates that this understanding of idolatry permeates the whole canon, from Genesis to Revelation. Beale concludes with an application of the biblical notion of idolatry to the challenges of contemporary life.
The most penetrating and, indeed, prophetic book by an outsider taking a critical look at the Church.
Often called the "Father of Church History," Eusebius was the first to trace the rise of Christianity during its principal first three centuries from Christ to Constantine. Our principal resource for earliest Christianity, The Church History presents a panorama of apostles, church fathers, emperors, bishops, heroes, heretics, confessors, and martyrs.
The opening chapters of Genesis - important at any time - have been the focal point of controversy for more than a century. Few topics have been so hotly debated by theologians, philosophers and scientists alike. Henri Blocher argues that our primary task is to discover what these key chapters of the Bible originally meant. Only then will we be able to unravel the knotty issues surrounding huma…
A guide to preaching the parables that shows how to first interpret the parables, then proclaim their significance.
Interest in the historical Jesus continues to occupy much of today's discussion of the Bible. The vexing question is how the Jesus presented in the Gospels relates to the Jesus that actually walked this earth. Studying the Historical Jesus is an introductory guide to how one might go about answering that question by doing historical inquiry into the material found in the Gospels. Darrell Boc…
This primer on the ministry of preaching connects reading the Bible theologically with preparing and preaching sermons. Hans Boersma explains that exegesis involves looking beyond the historical and literal meaning of the text to the hidden sacramental reality of Christ himself, which enables us to reach the deepest meaning of the Scriptures. He provides models for theological sermons along wit…