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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
This volume explores how early Christian understandings of apocalyptic writings and teachings are reflected in the theology, social practices, and institutions of the early church. It enables pastors and serious students of the Bible--particularly those interested in patristics and church history--to...
Cinematic Faith
A Christian Perspective on Movies and Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
This engaging book explores how Christians can most profitably and critically hear, read, and view popular culture through the lens of film. William Romanowski highlights the benefits of a faith-informed approach to cinema that centers on art and perspective and shows how Christian faith contributes...
Encountering the Old Testament (Encountering Biblical Studies)
A Christian Survey
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
This new edition of a bestselling evangelical survey of the Old Testament (over 180,000 copies sold) has been thoroughly updated and features a beautiful new interior design. It is lavishly illustrated with four-color images, maps, and charts and retains the pedagogical features that have made the...
Reading Koine Greek
An Introduction and Integrated Workbook
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
This in-depth yet student-friendly introduction to Koine Greek provides a full grounding in Greek grammar, while starting to build skill in the use of exegetical tools. The approach, informed by twenty-five years of classroom teaching, emphasizes reading Greek for comprehension as opposed to merely...
Suffering and Evil in Early Christian Thought (Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and History)
Suffering and Evil in Early Christian Thought (Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and History)
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Distinguished Scholars Explore Early Christian Views on the Problem of Evil
What did the early church teach about the problem of suffering and evil in the world? In this volume, distinguished historians and theologians explore a range of ancient Christian responses to this perennial problem....
Reformed Dogmatics : Volume 3
Sin and Salvation in Christ
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
In partnership with the Dutch Reformed Translation Society, Baker Academic is proud to offer in English for the very first time the third volume of Herman Bavinck's complete Reformed Dogmatics. This masterwork will appeal not only to scholars, students, pastors, and laity interested in Reformed theology...
Reformed Dogmatics : Volume 2
God and Creation
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
In partnership with the Dutch Reformed Translation Society, Baker Academic is proud to offer the second volume of Herman Bavinck's complete Reformed Dogmatics in English for the very first time. This masterwork will appeal to scholars, students, pastors, and laity interested in Reformed theology and...
by Thomas R. Schreiner, Benjamin Gladd
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2019
Leading biblical scholar Thomas Schreiner provides an easy-to-navigate resource for studying and understanding the Acts of the Apostles and the Pauline Letters. This accessibly written volume summarizes the content of each major section of the biblical text to help readers quickly grasp the sense...
A Guide to Christian Spiritual Formation
How Scripture, Spirit, Community, and Mission Shape Our Souls
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
Evan Howard, a noted authority on Christian spirituality, provides a holistic, accessible, and informed introduction to Christian spiritual formation written from a broadly evangelical perspective. Howard joins Scripture with themes of community, spirit, formation, and mission in a single integrative...
Introducing Cultural Anthropology
A Christian Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2019
What is the role of culture in human experience? This concise yet solid introduction to cultural anthropology helps readers explore and understand this crucial issue from a Christian perspective. Now revised and updated throughout, this new edition of a successful textbook covers standard cultural...
Introducing World Religions
A Christian Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
This beautifully designed, full-color textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the world's religions, including history, beliefs, worship practices, and contemporary expressions. Charles Farhadian, a seasoned teacher and recognized expert on world religions, provides an empathetic account that...
Exploring Psychology and Christian Faith
An Introductory Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Introductory psychology courses can raise significant questions about the nature of being human. Christianity, with its emphasis on humans made in the image of God, has a clear perspective. Psychology offers answers too, but they are often subtly implied. This introductory guide, drawn from more than...
The Space Between (Cultural Exegesis)
A Christian Engagement with the Built Environment
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
The entire material world can be divided between the Natural Environment and the Built Environment. Over the past forty years, the Natural Environment has received more attention of the two, but that is beginning to change. With a renewed interest in "place" within various academic disciplines...
by Craig G. Bartholomew, Tremper Longman
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Respected Old Testament scholar Craig Bartholomew, coauthor of the well-received Drama of Scripture, provides a careful exegetical reading of Ecclesiastes in this addition to the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms series. Along with helpful translation and commentary, Ecclesiastes...