What is a systematic theology? Many different definitions have been given, but for the purposes of this book the following definition will be used: Systematic theology is any study that answers the question, "What does the whole Bible teach us today?" about any given topic.
This definition indicates that systema… Read more…
For seminary students, the goal of studying Greek grammar is the accurate exegesis of biblical texts. Sound exegesis requires that the exegete consider grammar within a larger framework that includes context, lexeme, and other linguistic features.
While the trend of some grammarians has been to take a purely grammatical approach to the lan… Read more…
Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar is a general introduction to New Testament Greek, mixing the best of both traditional and modern language learning methods. Students are taught all of the common vocabulary and grammatical forms occurring in the New Testament in a manner requiring far less rote memorization than most other approaches. Memorization of vocabu… Read more…
Paideia Commentaries on the New Testament proceed by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse. This series explores how New Testament texts inform Christian readers by:
Attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs
Showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits… Read more…
Leading theologians read and interpret scripture for today's church, providing guidance for reading the Bible under the rule of faith. Each volume in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viab… Read more…
The United Bible Societies' New Testament Handbook Series is a comprehensive verse-by-verse
guide to understanding exactly what is being communicated by the author in the original Scriptures. The Handbooks are detailed commentaries providing exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the books of the Bible. They ar… Read more…
The United Bible Societies' Old Testament Handbook Series is a comprehensive verse-by-verse
guide to understanding exactly what is being communicated by the author in the original Scriptures. The
Handbooks are detailed commentaries providing exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the books of the Bible. They are… Read more…
. . . the definitive statement of dispensational theology.—Walter Elwell
Lewis Sperry Chafer defined systematic theology as "the collecting, systematically arranging, comparing, exhibiting and defending of all facts concerning God and His works from any and every source."
He outlines the topics he feels sho… Read more…
Integrative Theology is designed to help graduate students in a pluralistic world utilize a standard method of fruitful research. Each chapter on a major doctrine: (1) states a classic issue of ultimate concern, (2) surveys alternative past and present answers and (3) tests those proposals by their congruence with information on the subject progressively rev… Read more…
Michael Horton’s highly anticipated The Christian Faith represents his magnum opus and will be viewed as one of—if not the—most important systematic theologies since Louis Berkhof wrote his in 1932. A prolific, award-winning author and theologian, Professor Horton views this volume as “doctrine that can be preached, experienced, and lived, as well as… Read more…
Nelson's New Illustrated Old Testament Survey allows the reader to quickly summarize or review all the pertinent details about any Old Testament book. More than a Bible handbook but less than a commentary, this handy resource provides a section by section breakdown of issues and topics dealt with in the Hebrew Scriptures.
It includes:&… Read more…
In Nelson's New Testament Survey: Discovering the Essence, Background & Meaning About Every New Testament Book, each book of the New Testament is introduced and investigated with scholarship and biblical faithfulness. This resource includes all the information usually found in a Bible handbook - author, date, historical background, purpose, outline - but… Read more…