Biblical Themes
Jewish Themes in the New Testament: Yam Yisrael Chai! by
This book outlines what the Bible teaches about the Jewish people and religion. Jewish Themes in the New Testament is an examination of what the New Testament teaches about the Jewish people in the era of the New Covenant. The core of that teaching is an affirmation of God's continued faithfulness to them. In a day when opinions regarding the Jewish people are increasingly polarised as some stress their position centre-stage and others consign them to the dustbin of history, this book seeks to demonstrate from the New Testament that both extremes are wrong. This unique book considers the theological issues, but it is concerned for much more; it is about Jewish people and the Jews as a people, as the New Testament sees them.
Call Number: EBSCO eBook Religion CollectionPublication Date: 2013
New Testament Theology: A New Study of the Thematic Structure of the New Testament by
Julius Scott has a passion for the New Testament but he thinks that most people read it without seeing half that is going on!He carefully unfolds 7 themes in the New Testament by answering these 7 questions. 1. Who is Jesus? 2. What must I do to be saved? 3. How should a Christian live? 4. What is the Church? 5. What is the church's relation to society? 6. How shall it end? 7. What does the New Testament teach us about God? These are vital questions for all Christians, indeed the answers to them will inform and influence every aspect of our lives. Dr. Scott carefully brings together all the evidence from the New Testament to help us do just that. If you intend to look at the New Testament as a collection of unconnected writings, or if you have doubts about it's role in guiding your life, then take this opportunity to get yourself informed!
Call Number: BS2397 .S368 2008
The NIV Thematic Reference Bible by
A system of Bible reading and study allowing the Scriptures themselves to address over 2,000 themes: Nine theme categories: God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, Creation, Humanity, Sin and Salvation, God's People, the Life of the Believer, and Last Things. Nearly 200 articles give more detailed descriptions of key themes
Call Number: BS195.N37 1999c Ref
Old Testament Themes by
This volume provides a ""road map"" of four major Old Testament/Hebrew Bible themes: covenant, universalism, remnant, and wisdom. Each theme draws on specific examples from the biblical text and ancient Near Eastern literature. The themes demonstrate how ancient Israel developed a distinct identity during its various phases from the formation of the monarchy to the post-exilic period. ""Matthews provides his readers with a spirited 'road map' to the heart of the Old Testament by exploring four interrelated themes that imagin atively draw the reader into the world of the Bible. In a concise, readable book, Matthews aptly explains what is perhaps the central point of the Old Testament--the benefits derived from obedience to the covenant and from a life striving for wisdom."" -- Frank S. Frick, Albion College ""Written in an engaging style, Victor Matthews' work discusses four major Old Testament themes in a way that is clear and pedagogically friendly for scholars, students, and general readers of biblical literature. Matthews' thematic approach to the Old Testament affords readers the opportunity to see the links that do exist among the various books of the first canon."" -- Carol J. Dempsey, University of Portland ""Victor Matthews has performed another great service for the teaching professor charged with introducing students to the Bible. With the skill of a seasoned educator, Matthews guides readers along four key tracks in accessing the Old Testament's substance. He also includes plenty of keen insights about the social world of the concepts and texts he explores."" -- Stephen L. Cook, Virginia Theological seminary ""In a clear and compelling way, Victor Matthews discerns and articulates unified themes among the variety of stories and voices in Hebrew Scripture. This valuable service makes Old Testament Themes highly useful for students of the Bible in several settings, including colleges, universities, seminaries, and the church."" -- J. Clinton McCann, Jr., Eden Theological seminary Victor H. Matthews is Dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and Professor of Religious Studies at Missouri State University. He is the author of seventeen books and dozens of scholarly articles on the social world of ancient Israel.
Call Number: BS1199.C6 M28 2017Publication Date: 2017
A Theological Approach to the Old Testament: Major Themes and New Testament Connections by
The Old Testament has two great themes: creation and covenant. They embrace subthemes: wisdom in the case of creation; Israel's religion and the Davidic covenant under the general umbrella of covenant; and internationalism, which mostly develops the theme of covenant and partly the theme of creation. These topics cluster around a common center: Yahweh, the God of the Old Testament. This God is portrayed in different roles, which have attached to them role expectations for both Yahweh and those with whom he assumes relationship. Through contextual exegesis of key texts, we come to understand these roles and associated themes. While the Old Testament has its own distinctive contributions to make to divine revelation, much of its material is reused in the New Testament to explain and validate the New Testament message. By concentrating on the Old Testament, we learn to appreciate the enormous debt the New Testament owes to the Old in clarifying New Testament theological and moral perspectives.
Call Number: EBSCO eBook Religion CollectionPublication Date: 2014
Zondervan Dictionary of Bible Themes by
This instantly accessible and easy-to-use dictionary of Bible themes was complied by the outstanding editorial team of Martin Manser, Alister McGrath, J. I. Packer, and Donald Wiseman.
Call Number: BS440 .Z58 1999 ReferenceISBN: 0310206685Publication Date: 1999-11-01
Biblical Theology
Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments by
This monumental work is the first comprehensive biblical theology to appear in many years and is the culmin ation of Brevard Child's lifelong commitment to constructing a biblical theology that surmounts objections to the discipline raised over the past generation. Childs rejects any approaches that overstress either the continuity or discontinuity between the Old and New Testaments. He refuses to follow the common pattern in Christian thought of identifying biblical theology with the New Testament's interest in the Old. Rather, Childs maps out an approach that reflects on the whole Christian Bible with its two very different voices, each of which retains continuing integrity and is heard on its own terms.
Call Number: BS543 .C453 1993Publication Date: 2003
The King in His Beauty: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments by
Thomas Schreiner, a respected scholar and a trusted voice for many students and pastors, offers a substantial and accessibly written overview of the whole Bible. He traces the storyline of the scriptures from the standpoint of biblical theology, examining the overarching message that is conveyed throughout. Schreiner emphasizes three interrelated and unified themes that stand out in the biblical narrative: God as Lord, human beings as those who are made in God's image, and the land or place in which God's rule is exercised. The goal of God's kingdom is to see the king in his beauty and to be enraptured in his glory.
Call Number: Ebook CentralPublication Date: 2013
The Promise-Plan of God: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments by
What is the central theme of the Bible?Given the diversity of authorship, genre, and context of the Bible's various books, is it evenpossible to answer such a question? Or in trying to do so, is an external grid being unnaturallysuperimposed on the biblical text?These are difficult questions that the discipline of biblical theology has struggled to answer. In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of his classic Toward an Old Testament Theology,Walter Kaiser offers a solution to these unresolved issues. He proposes that there is indeeda unifying center to the theology and message of the Bible that is indicated and affirmed byScripture itself. That center is the promise of God. It is one all-encompassing promise of lifethrough the Messiah that winds itself throughout salvation history in both the Old and NewTestaments, giving cohesiveness and unity to the various parts of Scripture. After laying out his proposal, Kaiser works chronologically through the books of both testaments,demonstrating how the promise is seen throughout, how the various sub-themesof each book relate to the promise, and how God's plan to fulfill the promise progressivelyunfolds. Here is a rich and illumin ating biblical theology that will stir the emotion and theintellect.
Call Number: BS543 .K35 2008
The Living Word of God: Rethinking the Theology of the Bible by Call Number: Ebook CentralAlso in paper: BS543 .W58 2007
Old Testament Theology
The Heartbeat of Old Testament Theology by
This volume explores the theological heartbeat of the Old Testament by examining three big ideas that communicate the Old Testament's redemptive theology. Highly respected scholar Mark Boda shows how three creedal expressions--the narrative, character, and relational creeds--recur throughout the Old Testament and express its core redemptive theology, in turn revealing how the redemptive pulse of God expands to all of creation. He also traces these redemptive and creational pulses into the New Testament and shows their relevance for today's Christian community.
Call Number: Ebook CentralPublication Date: 2017
Old Testament Theology for Christians by
Modern readers of the Bible often find the Old Testament difficult and even disturbing. What are we to do with obscure prophecies of long expired nations? Why should we read and study ancient laws that even the New Testament says are eclipsed by Christ? How can we reconcile Jesus' Sermon on the Mount with the Old Testament's graphic narratives of sex and violence? What does the Old Testament offer that is not surpassed and even made irrelevant by the New Testament? John Walton has spent a career engaging deeply with the Old Testament's text and ancient context. He has studied, taught, and written about the issues. His signature approach can be introduced in one sentence: The Old Testament was written for us but not to us. We must not conform it to our own understanding. We will fully grasp the Old Testament and its theology only when we are immersed in the ancient cultural current of Israel within its broader cultural river of the ancient Near East. In Old Testament Theology for Christians, John Walton invites us to leave our modern--and even inherited Christian--preconceptions at the threshold as we enter the world of the Old Testament. He challenges us to see it anew--as if for the first time--as guests in a strange and fascinating foreign land. Then we will rediscover its testimony to God's great enterprise. In this capstone to a career of studying and teaching the Old Testament, Walton unfolds a grand panorama of Yahweh and the gods, of cosmos and humanity, of covenant and kingdom, of temple and torah, of sin and evil, and of salvation and afterlife. Viewed within its ancient Near Eastern cognitive environment, the text takes unexpected turns and blossoms into fresh and challenging insights. No matter how you are accustomed to viewing the first testament of the Bible, Old Testament Theology for Christians will challenge and sharpen your perceptions.
Call Number: Credo ReferenceISBN: 9780830851928Publication Date: 2017
New Testament Theology
New Testament Theology by
In this systematic, book-by-book exploration of the theology of each New Testament writing, Frank J. Matera explores theological diversity and unity in the writings of the New Testament. After an introduction to the history and method of New Testament theology, he explains and describes the theologies of the Synoptic, Pauline, and Johannine traditions, as well as the rich theology of other New Testament voices: Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles, and the book of Revelation. Integrating both Protestant and Catholic approaches, this work provides students, pastors, and scholars a comprehensive view of the New Testament that is rich in exegetical and theological insight.
Call Number: BS2397 .M38 2007
Theological Interpretation of the New Testament by Call Number: BS2397 .T43 2008
The Witness of Jesus, Paul and John: An Exploration in Biblical Theology by
In this practical textbook Larry Helyer introduces you to the goals and practice of biblical theology and the problem of the unity of the Bible. He then explains two evangelical approaches to biblical theology--dispensational and covenant theology. In the heart of the book Helyer turns to three major witnesses of the New Testament: Jesus, Paul and John. In these three witnesses he finds the climax of the biblical message and the key to unlocking the message of the Bible.Here is a book that introduces students to the big questions in evangelical biblical theology and then takes them into the heart of the New Testament. Students will gain an appreciation for biblical and New Testament theology, and how the New Testament unlocks the central message of Scripture. This clearly written survey will equip students for a lifetime of studying Scripture.
Call Number: EBSCO eBook Religion CollectionPublication Date: 2008
