In his revolutionary book Cross Vision, Gregory A. Boyd proposed his groundbreaking "cruciform hermeneutic," a way for Christians to make sense of the violence of the Old Testament by seeing it through the crucifixion of Jesus. Now Boyd has teamed up with pastor Deacon Godsey to develop this study guide for individuals and groups. Using this ......
With this bundle, readers will receive the paperback version of Cross Vision, along with the study guide, for working through each chapter, considering various stories from the Bible, and hearing from Boyd about questions that have come up since he wrote the book.
Fathers, sons, and mothers take center stage in the Bible's grand narratives, Amy Kalmanofsky observes. Sisters and sisterhood receive less attention in scholarship but, she argues, play an important role in narratives, revealing anxieties related to desire, agency, and solidarity among women playing out their roles in a patrilineal society
Rethinking Scripture and History through Gregory of Nazianzus and Hans F
Addressing a critical problem in theology and the interpretation of scripture raised by modern historical consciousness, Fulford argues for a reading of scripture centered in a Christological rubric and a pattern of triune action and presence, one which draws readers into fuller participation in the shaping of history in Christ.
Character Studies in the Gospel of John, Second Edition
Applying a comprehensive theory of character to the Gospel of John, this book provides a fresh analysis of both the characters and their responses to Jesus. It highlights how John's Gospel seeks to challenge its readers, past and present, about where they stand in relation to Jesus.
Examining the different accounts of Hezekiah's reign in 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, and Isaiah, the author describes a "Hezekiah complex" that developed over a long time, in which the figure of Hezekiah served as a symbol for the vicissitudes of Judah's history.
Old Testament scholar and interpreter Brent A. Strawn focuses on the importance of honesty in preaching, especially around three challenging Old Testament themes: sin, suffering, and violence. He makes the case that preaching honestly is critical in the church today. Without honesty regarding these topics, there is no way forward to ......
In How Isaiah Became an Author, David Davage places the "book" of Isaiah in the context of ancient conceptions of authorship and traces the complex process by which paratextual information in the prophecy--which originally portrayed the prophet as a link in a chain of transmission--was reimagined into a statement about the book's origins.
Roland Boer and Christina Petterson here produce a critical survey showing that the rise of capitalist theory was shaped by the way different economic philosophers - Smith, Hobbes, Grotius, Malthus, Locke - - read the Bible.
