Engaging the Christian ScripturesThis readable, faith friendly, one semester textbook aids students as they engage in their first reading of the biblical text in an academic setting. The authors, who have significant undergraduate teaching experience, approach the Christian Scriptures from historical, literary, and theological perspectives. Text boxes, illustrations, maps, and suggestions for further reading are included. This new edition incorporates professor and student feedback,
This masterwork will appeal to scholars
Contemporary believers will learn how to shape their worship based on Christ's ministry to and through them
And when it comes down to it
The book has been road-tested with over one hundred churches through the Fuller Youth Institute and includes five questions that guide Christian leaders who wish to innovate
With nearly 120
and reflects on issues that arose during that period
Miguel Echevarría overviews the New Testament writings in their canonical order
Chapell shows how expository preaching can reveal the redemptive aims of Scripture and offers a comprehensive approach to the theory and practice of preaching
a leading Christian theologian known for his provocative defenses of classical approaches to doctrine
At once biblical
God doesn't demand hectic church programs and frenetic schedules
He traces the storyline of the scriptures from the standpoint of biblical theology
