Masa kecil seseorang bukan hanya sekadar proses yang harus dilalui agar menjadi dewasa tanpa adanya signifikansi tertentu. Tuhan sangat menghargai anak-anak. Siapa yang menguasai dunia anak, dialah nabi yang akan menguasai hari esok dunia. Ada pepatah mengatakan: “Guru adalah arsitek jiwa manusia.” Benarkah pendapat John Locke yang mengatakan bahwa hati anak bagaikan kertas putih kosong dan…
PENGAKUAN IMAN WESTMINSTER dan KATEKISMUS SINGKAT WESTMINSTER tanpa perlu diragukan lagi merupakan ungkapan yang setia dan ringkas tentang wahyu Allah di dalam AIkitab. Selama beberapa dekade ini, studi manual G. I. Williamson tentang Katekismus Singkat Westminster dan Pengakuan Iman Westminster telah menjadi penolong yang tak ternilai dalam memberikan petunjuk mengenai sistem doktrin yang tela…
Pengakuan Iman Westminster dan Katekismus Singkat Westminster tanpa perlu diragukan lagi merupakan ungkapan yang setia dan ringkas tentang wahyu Allah di dalam Alkitab. Selama beberapa dekade ini, studi manual G.I. Willamson tentang Katekismus Singkat Westminster dan Pengakuan Iman Westminster telah menjadi penolong yang tak ternilai dalam memberikan petunjuk mengenai sistem doktrin yang telah …
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 groundbreaking work by Darrell Bock thoroughly explores the theology of Luke's gospel and the book of Acts. In his writings, Luke records the story of God working through Jesus to usher in a new era of Promise and Spirit enablement so that the people of God can be God's people even in the midst of a hostile world. It is a message the church still needs today. Bock both covers major Lukan …
With the explosive increase in availability of English Bible translations, the question can easily be asked, "Why bother with the hard work of biblical exegesis?" Computers can translate foreign languages and our English texts can take us very close to the original meanings, so why exegete? Answer: because the deepest truths of the Bible are found through the deepest study. This book teaches…
This eighth volume in the Black Dictionary series continues to provide up-to-date, accessible scholarship in the tradition established by the prior volumes.... The editors have assembled a stellar cast of contributors to acquaint the reader with information necessary to the understanding of the prophets and the prophetic literature, as well as to the hermeneutical issues and to the conversatio…
Selama 25 tahun Robert Boehlke mengajar ilmu Pendidikan Agama Kristen (PAK) di Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Jakarta, setelah berpengalaman melayani jemaat Presbyterian Church di Dubuque, Ame- rika Serikat selama 10 tahun. la lulus dari program Ph.D. dalam bidang PAK di Princeton Theological Seminary, lalu dipanggil oleh Persekutuan Gereja-gereja di Indonesia pada tahun 1963 untuk merintis PAK sebagai…
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…