This first volume in the Theology of Lordship series combines trenchant analysis with practical insight and counsel for living in the knowledge of God. Frame writes with the conviction that theology is the application of God's word to our lives in all situations.
John M. Frame (B. D., Westminster Theological Seminary; A. M. and M. Phil., Yale Un… Read more…
In three volumes John Goldingay explores Old Testament theology as narrative, belief and ethos in this masterful series. His Old Testament Theology is not only a scholarly contribution to the ongoing quest of understanding the theological dimensions of the First Testament. Preachers and teachers will prize it as a smart, informed and engaging companion as th… Read more…
In this two-volume work, Michael Horton seeks to encounter anew the remarkable biblical doctrine of justification. Volume 1 is an exercise in historical theology, exploring the doctrine from the patristic era to the Reformation. Volume 2 then moves on to investigate justification in conversation with contemporary biblical scholarship.
Volu… Read more…
The Reformation swept across Europe with a God-glorifying gospel of grace. Now the doctrine of grace cherished and proclaimed by the Reformers is under renewed assault from an unexpected place—the evangelical church itself.
With the help of several theologians, Gary L. W. Johnson and Guy P. Waters trace the … Read more…
How can Christians effectively engage today's world while staying true to Scripture?
Calling us to listen well to both the Word and the world, John Stott shows how Christianity can preserve its authentic identity and remain relevant to current realities. With the God's Word for Today (GWFT) series, pastor Tim Chester has updated St… Read more…
Historians and theologians alike have long recognized that at the heart of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation were five declarations (or “solas”) that distinguished the movement from other expressions of the Christian faith.
Five hundred years later, we live in a different time with fresh challenges to our faith. Yet these ra… Read more…
The present volume contains three of Perkins’s treatises. The first is A Digest or Harmony of the Books of the Old and New Testament, which offers a synopsis of the Bible that relates sacred history to the chronology of the world. Dating God’s creation of the universe in 3967 BC, Perkins develops his overview of redemptive history that culminates in the … Read more…
The belief that Christ is the God-man is definitive of Christian orthodoxy and imperative to a right understanding of the gospel. By the middle of the fifth century, the church had wrestled with many challenges to the biblical portrayal of Christ and, in response to those challenges, had formulated the doctrine of Christ that remains… Read more…
The New Testament writers use spatial language and imagery to portray our relationship with God, speaking both about God or Christ in us and us in them. Believers are also described as possessing and participating in divine qualities such as life and glory. Both aspects are prominent in John's Gospel and letters. However, outside the Pauline writings, un… Read more…
Relatively little has been written on Psalm 110 from a biblical-theological perspective. Most modern critical studies go behind the text, concluding that Psalm 110 is essentially a political attempt to unite the Jebusite cult with the Davidic monarchy. Evangelical interpreters take a more theological approach, but rarely develop a satisfying answer to the qu… Read more…
When it comes to the Christian life, what exactly can we expect with regard to personal transformation?
Gary Millar addresses this most basic question in this NSBT volume. After surveying some contemporary psychological approaches to the issue of change and discussions of biblical anthropology, he explores the nature of gospel-shaped chang… Read more…
"All Scripture is breathed out by God" (2 Timothy 3:16). From Paul's epistles the divine inspiration of Scripture may be confidently affirmed. However, on turning to Jesus and the Gospels, it is difficult to find such an explicit approach.
In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Matthew Barrett argues that Jesus and the apostl… Read more…
It is often recognized that the title "servant" is applied to key figures throughout the Bible, culminating in Jesus Christ. In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume Matthew Harmon carefully traces this theme from Genesis to Revelation with the intention of seeing how earlier servants point forward to the ultimate Servant. While this servant theme cer… Read more…
Few biblical topics are as important as mission. Mission is linked inextricably to humanity's sinfulness and need for redemption and to God's provision of salvation in the person and work of Jesus Christ. This good news of salvation must be made known. The saving mission of Jesus constitutes the foundation for Christian mission, and the Christian gos… Read more…
The apostle Paul's theology of glory has its foundations in the biblical drama of creation, fall, redemption, and consummation, and in the identity of Jesus as revealed in his teachings, life, death, and resurrection.
The triune God, who is intrinsically glorious, graciously and joyfully displays his glory, largely through his creation… Read more…
Biblical Foundations Book Awards Finalist
One of the most challenging passages in the Old Testament book of Job comes in the Lord's second speech (40–41). The characters and the reader have waited a long time for the Lord to speak—only to read what is traditionally interpreted as a long description of a hippopotamus and crocodile (… Read more…
For various reasons, the books of Ezra and Nehemiah have suffered comparative neglect in Old Testament scholarship. However, as Dean Ulrich demonstrates, Ezra–Nehemiah as a literary unit is part of the Christian Bible that tells God's grand story of saving activity. It focuses not so much on how to be an effective leader but on how to be a godly partic… Read more…
The story of Joseph is prominent in the book of Genesis and yet is rarely mentioned in the rest of Scripture. How then do we understand Joseph's significance in redemptive history? When Christians have addressed this question, the conversation has frequently turned toward typology: Is Joseph a type of the Messiah?
Messianic interpretat… Read more…
Biblical Foundations Book Awards Runner up and Finalist
How did the apostles understand the Old Testament?
Although relatively few in number, the New Testament's explicit summaries of the Old Testament story of Israel give readers direct access into the way the earliest Christians told this story—that is to say, in… Read more…
Premillennialism is an understanding of God’s plan for the end times which says, in the words of F.F. Bruce, that there is “an interval between the resurrection-rapture of the Church and the return of Christ to earth ‘with power and great glory,’ and places in this interval the great tribulation of the end time.” W.E. Vine, with the help of C.F. Ho… Read more…
Commonly understood as the first theologian of the Christian faith, Paul set forth the categories by which we describe our relationship with Christ. Did he understand the new covenant Jesus announced at the Last Supper primarily as a replacement of the old Mosaic covenant God made with Israel, or as a renewal and completion of the old? Jason Meyer surveys th… Read more…
A new volume in the New American Commentary Studies in Bible and Theology series, Lukan Authorship of Hebrews explains why Luke is the likely author of the book of Hebrews. The ramifications of this possibility are then detailed in depth, including the way Hebrews informs the interpretation of the books of Luke and Acts. Also present throughout is commentary… Read more…
Matthew 5-7, popularly known as the Sermon on the Mount, has been described as "the essence of Christianity" and inspired many commentaries. However, New Testament professor Charles Quarles believes a fair number of those volumes either present Christ's sermon as containing an impossible spiritual ethic or instead dilute its message so much that hardly a… Read more…
Does the Holy Spirit do the same things now and in the New Testament times that He did in Old Testament times? Volume one in the New American Commentary Studies in Bible and Theology series for pastors, advanced Bible students, and other deeply committed laypersons addresses this challenging subject. God’s Indwelling Presence asks and explores to answer: W… Read more…
In every period in the life of God’s people in the Old Testament, women were called to step forward, coming to the aid of helpless people. When God determined to give Adam a mate in Genesis 2, he called her ezer knegdo—a helper equal to the man. But that word helper can trip us up if we think of the woman as a kind of assistant or as a plumber’s appren… Read more…
In the New Testament, we find women engaged in all kinds of work, and in many cases their issues are still issues for us today. Reading about women and their work in the Bible shows us how to honor God and find joy in the midst of our work now.
When we turn to the first chapter of the Bible, we watch God "at work" creating our cosmos and a… Read more…
This Bible study examines the meaning and place of “rest” and “work” in the Bible, providing a relevant roadmap for our everyday lives. Workplace Christians who wonder if the Bible’s Sabbath commandments still apply to us today will find this to be a practical, meditative, and helpful guide.
People thrive when we work and rest in… Read more…
Primarily using Paul’s letter to Philemon, this topical study looks at the idea of leadership "beyond rank and power." Weighing in at one mighty chapter, Philemon is the shortest book written by Paul and one of the shortest in the entire New Testament. Yet a glimpse at this short epistle begins to show us why it was included—this little work packs a powe… Read more…
A topical study looking at Economics and Society through various biblical texts and Theology of Work articles. How does Christian faith relate to economic life in ways that can potentially advance a more abundant life for all?
This study brings a biblical perspective to work and economic life within the overarching mission of fullness of l… Read more…
When Christians ask about vocation—or "calling"—we usually mean, "Is God calling me to a particular job, profession or type of work?" This question matters because God is interested in our work. Because he is, it’s sensible to ask what he wants us to do. We see in the Bible that God does indeed call some people to particular work, and this provides all… Read more…
Revelation, at first glance, may not seem to be a place to look for theology about our workplace. But this volume in the Bible and Your Work Study Series does just that, reviewing the chapters, and providing application and case studies with guidance and advice for our working lives.
These Bible studies are part of The Bible and Your Work… Read more…
Paul's second letter to the Corinthians offers us a unique glimpse into the heart and soul of this apostle as he contends for the integrity of the church. In this letter, Paul covers topics such as transparency, joy, sincerity, reputation, service, humility, leadership, performance and accountability, reconciliation, working with nonbelievers, encouragem… Read more…
Explore facets of your work calling, no matter what it is. With this study on 1 Corinthinans explore how you can apply the principles discovered there to your job, including interacting with nonbelievers, how to make the most of your work no matter what it is, what Paul has to say about leadership, and the value your spiritual gifts can bring to your work.&#… Read more…
With the book of Matthew as the base text, this study guide defines kingdom characteristics and how they are applied at work, including our qualities, character, values, actions, and words.
These Bible studies are part of The Bible and Your Work Study Series. Each book contains Scripture references, thought-provoking questions, and prayers… Read more…
The extraordinary story of Ruth provides guiding principles about our environment and relationships at work. Regardless of the place and circumstances in which you find yourself, Ruth's example of leadership in uncertainty, trust in God, and self-sacrifice provide a roadmap that, if we are willing, opens our hearts to God's special working and blessi… Read more…
This Bible Study, part of The Bible and Your Work Study Series, works through Genesis 34-50 and offers biblical guidance for everyday life. Christians in the workplace will appreciate examining the themes of conflict, leadership, and calling that are found in this study guide.
God's threefold covenant to Abraham ends with a promise tha… Read more…
In this commentary on five of Paul’s letters—to the churches in Corinth, Thessalonica, and Philippi—F.F. Bruce focuses on Paul’s pastoral care and the growth of the people he loved so much. Since we face today so many of the problems and issues Paul and his converts faced, this book acts as a guide for growth. How can we encourage and build up fellow… Read more…
With America's confidence in the Bible at an all-time low and the strength of her spiritual convictions waning, it is essential for Christians—especially Christian leaders—to be well-grounded in biblical theology. To have a clear and comprehensive understanding of the key doctrines of evangelicalism.
In response, professor and awar… Read more…
It is the job of all believers, not just theologians, to serve God by discerning what is true about the crucial issues of life. Our task is to learn more about God. Our privilege is to love God passionately with our minds. Clearly then, spiritual life must have theology as one of its ingredients, but this, by itself, will not guarantee a vibrant spiritual li… Read more…
Many Christians live as though they are effectively alone. However, there is another realm of intelligent life that plays a role in the world— angelic beings. This book explores the doctrine of angels and demons, answering key questions about their nature and the implications for Christians’ beliefs and behavior, helping readers see their place in the la… Read more…
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