Biblical Theology, Volume 1

Biblical Theology, Volume 1The first of three volumes, this study explores the two common grace covenants: the Adamic and Noahic. The second volume examines the special grace covenants: the Abrahamic, Mosaic, and Davidic. The third volume explores the final and culminating special grace covenant: the new covenant. These volumes present covenant as an expression of the nature of God, and show a paradigm of activity by which God works in covenantal relations first to create the

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The purpose of the body instead is to offer to God in worship what only it can offer--and what must be offered to God

Addresses the key issues surrounding the exegesis of Galatians and the other Pauline Epistles

next-generation voices in the field

two respected New Testament scholars offer a practical commentary on James and Jude that is conversant with contemporary scholarship

senior New Testament scholar Robert Stein helps readers identify various biblical genres

a respected scholar of the history of Christianity

recounting a history of challenges to its credibility

Why the Endless Pursuit of "More" Won't Save the Church

virtue-oriented moral discourse

Just as the Israelites turned to false gods promising abundance

the earliest Christians participated in the powerful rituals of baptism and the Lord's Supper