Scripture and TraditionIn some of the church's history, Scripture has been pitted against tradition and vice versa. Prominent New Testament scholar Edith Humphrey, who understands the issue from both Protestant and Catholic Orthodox perspectives, revisits this perennial point of tension. She demonstrates that the Bible itself reveals the importance of tradition, exploring how the Gospels, Acts, and the Epistles show Jesus and the apostles claiming the authority of tradition
An expert on Lesslie Newbigin and an expert on contemporary church models show how Newbigin's ideas have been developed and contextualized in three popular contemporary church movements: missional
Critics of Christianity blamed the devastation on the empire's conversion to the faith
Christians as adopted heirs of God--and lesser-known metaphors come to life for the modern reader through Williams's careful exposition
reflects these directions
David deSilva
Hebrew and Aramaic speaking
Gorman explores texts such as Philippians 2
Based on a close canonical reading of Scripture
It gives readers confidence to explore the Psalms on their own and could readily be used in the first weeks of class to orient students to the Psalms
showing how they can implement a sustainable youth ministry program in their local church
These trends include the rise of postmodernism
He also offers advice to students who sense a call to a learned vocation
