Discusses the process for preparing and delivering expository sermons and examines its ten stages from start to finish. Provides end-of chapter exercises and includes an index of persons and a Scripture index.
There are many books available on the topic of worship today, but few provide a comprehensive, practical method for worship design. Constance M. Cherry, a worship professor and practitioner, provides worship leaders with credible blueprint plans for successfully designing worshi…
The metaphor of an architect is used throughout the book to illustrate how persons responsible for worship in the local church function similarly to architects: They envision the concept, do the ground work, develop a plan, establish the framework, create focal points of beauty,…
The Canon Debate
An international roster of outstanding experts on early Judaism and early Christianity present the history of discussion on the canon and assess the current status. Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Part One: Introduction -- 1. Introdu…
The canon debate
What does it mean to speak of a "canon" of scripture' How, when, and where, did the canon of the Hebrew Bible come into existence' Why does it have three divisions' What canon was in use among the Jews of the Hellenistic diaspora' At Qumran' In Roman Palestine' Among the rabbis'…
The authors examine the claims of Jesus myth theorists in detail, but also launch an all-out assault on the assumptions of Gospel literary critics who teach that the oral tradition leading up to the formation of the Gospels was fundamentally unreliable. The book charges that the…
The authors examine the claims of Jesus myth theorists in detail, but also launch an all-out assault on the assumptions of Gospel literary critics who teach that the oral tradition leading up to the formation of the Gospels was fundamentally unreliable. The book charges that the…
This volume offers consideration of the work of famous fourth-century church father Athanasius, giving specific attention to his use of Scripture, his deployment of metaphysical categories, and the intersection between the two. --from publisher description.
This volume offers consideration of the work of famous fourth-century church father Athanasius, giving specific attention to his use of Scripture, his deployment of metaphysical categories, and the intersection between the two. --from publisher description.
A leading New Testament theologian introduces Paul's understanding of the Christian life, which is grounded in the Apostle's theology of union with Christ.