Jesus according to Scripture

Jesus according to ScriptureUpdated Edition of a Bestselling Study of Jesus and the Gospels In this work Darrell Bock, a leading evangelical New Testament scholar who speaks and teaches around the world, and Benjamin Simpson show that a coherent portrait of Jesus emerges from the four Gospels when they are taken seriously as historical documents. When read together, the Gospels provide a clear picture of Jesus and his unique claims to authority. This book surveys all the Gospel

Bellinger also discusses how to appropriate Old Testament theology for contemporary life

It includes:

Hamilton surveys each major thematic unit of the Pentateuch and offers useful commentary on overarching themes and connections between Old Testament texts

Jo-Ann Brant examines cultural context and theological meaning in John

especially in light of missional ecclesiology

grammatical

and accessible text on the Pauline Letters orients beginning students to the genre in which Paul writes

This book is an essential addition to the libraries of all interested in the history of early Christianity

it has been well received as a text for courses in Christian ethics

He also explores Paul's preaching as the ministry of the new covenant

Providing students with a thorough introduction to the literature of the ancient Near East--and time-pressed scholars with an admirably up-to-date research tool--it will become a syllabus standard for a myriad of courses

• households and family life in the Greco-Roman world