This volume offers a fresh approach to the question, "Who was Jesus?" Integrating the findings of contemporary Jesus scholarship, Nicholas Perrin explains how Jesus saw himself and his movement as a reconstitution of the temple. By viewing Jesus as temple, Perrin reveals an enriched understanding of Jesus's self-knowledge, ministry, teachings, death, and resurrection and closes the gap between the historical Jesus and the proclamation of the early church.
《群體真章——從羅馬書十二章看教會的喜樂本質》(Truly the Community)一如唐慕華其他同系列的著作,既是深邃的信仰反省材料,亦是一本嚴謹細緻的研經著作。今次研讀的經文是羅馬書十二章,作者以三十一個篇章,幫助讀者思索教會怎樣才可成為屬神的真群體。
唐慕華將羅馬書十二章一字一句的抽絲剝繭,用了很長的篇幅把這章經文所臚列的恩賜逐一闡釋,從而指出一個真正屬神群體的最大特質就是「大喜樂」,而這份大喜樂的主要原因,是我們每個人都因著神的恩典而領受了不同的才華和功能,只要我們眾人團結一起,發揮各人本有的獨特恩賜與角色,就必能成為一股強大堅固、和滿有喜樂的力量,這也就是唐慕華所說的基督「真群體」。
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A God-Sized Vision A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories that Stretch and Stir
Is it possible we don't see God working in mighty ways because we don't ask him to work in mighty ways? Throughout history, God has used revival to build and renew his church. God-Sized Vision challenges us to pray expectantly to see his work in our own day. God can bring revival More...again to our community, our country, and our world. Our faith grows stronger when we learn how God worked in the past. The historical stories of worldwide revivals in this book enlarge our hearts and expand our minds as we see God at work in human history with a power that is still available to the faithful today. Here scholars Collin Hansen and John Woodbridge recount the fascinating details of world-changing revivals, beginning with biblical events and continuing through the Reformation, the Great Awakenings, the Welsh and Korean revivals, the East Africa Revival of the 1930s, and more recent revivals in North America and China. What did these revivals have in common? How can we prepare for---and expect---revival in our own culture? With accessible language and gripping examples, Hansen and Woodbridge explore these questions and more, strengthening our understanding of God's work while deepening our faith in the possibility of revival---right where we are.
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Introducing Cultural Anthropology Introducing Cultural Anthropology: A Christian Perspective
What is the role of culture in human experience? This introductory cultural anthropology textbook helps readers explore and understand this crucial issue from a Christian perspective. The book covers standard cultural anthropology topics with special attention given to issues of concern to Christians, such as cultural relativism, evolution, and missions.
This concise yet solid introduction represents the authors' years of experience in the classroom and offers a fresh, contemporary approach. Each chapter includes objectives, text boxes, terms, and discussion questions. In addition, plentiful maps, photos, and sidebars are sprinkled throughout the text.
A companion website features numerous support materials.
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The Christ of the Miracle Stories The Christ of the Miracle Stories: The Portrait through Encounter
An expert on the Greco-Roman world explores the miracle stories of the Gospels in their Hellenistic context, illuminating what they reveal about the person, character, and power of Jesus: his generosity, kindness, understanding, and compassion in response to unreasonable demands for help. The book contextualizes the petitioners' behavior and speech against their cultural backdrop and refocuses attention from the miracle accounts themselves to the way Jesus responds to the petitioners.