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  • Exploring the Origins of the Bible

    Canon Formation in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective

    Series series Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology
    How did the Bible we have come to be? What do biblical scholars mean when they talk about canon, the Septuagint, the Apocrypha, or the Masoretic Text? All this biblical study is interesting, but does it really matter? Leading international scholars explain that it does. This thought-provoking and cutting-edge collection will help you go deeper in your understanding of the biblical writings, how ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • The Biblical Canon

    Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority

    by Lee McDonald ...
    Selected for inclusion in Preaching magazine's "Annual Review of Outstanding Books for Preachers 2006"This is the thoroughly updated and expanded third edition of the successful The Formation of the Christian Biblical Canon. It represents a fresh attempt to understand some of the many perplexing questions related to the origins and canonicity of the Bible. ... Read more

    $34.59 USD

  • Why Christian Faith Still Makes Sense

    A Response to Contemporary Challenges

    Series series Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology
    In recent years the Christian faith has been challenged by skeptics, including the New Atheists, who claim that belief in God is simply not reasonable. Here prominent Christian philosopher C. Stephen Evans offers a fresh, contemporary, and nuanced response. He makes the case for belief in a personal God through an exploration of natural "signs," which open our minds to theistic possibilities and ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • The Canon Debate

    Edited by Lee McDonald, James Sanders ...
    What does it mean to speak of a "canon" of scripture? How, when, and where did the canon of the Hebrew Bible come into existence? Why does it have three divisions? What canon was in use among the Jews of the Hellenistic diaspora? At Qumran? In Roman Palestine? Among the rabbis? What Bible did Jesus and his disciples know and use? How was the New Testament canon formed and closed? What role was ... Read more

    $43.19 USD

  • Reformed and Always Reforming

    The Postconservative Approach to Evangelical Theology

    Series series Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology
    The community of evangelicals sometimes seems so broad as to defy definition, but theological conservatism has been one consistent marker. Now, says theologian Roger Olson, postconservatism is moving beyond conventional battles against liberalism and heresy to posit a dynamic and realistic approach. While conservatives strive to preserve tradition and protect orthodoxy, postconservatives urge ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Goodly Fellowship of the Prophets

    The Achievement of Association in Canon Formation

    Series series Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology
    Just below the surface of any Christian view of the Bible is the knotty issue of the biblical canon. How and when was it decided which books would make up the Bible? What makes a book canonical? In this volume, respected Old Testament scholar Christopher Seitz helps readers understand how the Old Testament fits into the canon's development. Brief and readable yet substantive, this volume ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • How We Got the New Testament

    Text, Transmission, Translation

    Series series Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology
    2013 Word Guild Award (Biblical Studies)A recognized expert in New Testament Greek offers a historical understanding of the writing, transmission, and translation of the New Testament and provides cutting-edge insights into how we got the New Testament in its ancient Greek and modern English forms. In part responding to those who question the New Testament's reliability, Stanley Porter rigorously ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • A New Perspective on Jesus

    What the Quest for the Historical Jesus Missed

    Series series Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology
    In this compelling study, renowned author James D. G. Dunn provides a critique of the quest for the historical Jesus. Dunn claims that the quest has been misguided from the start in its attempt to separate the historical Jesus from the Christ of faith.Dunn argues that Jesus scholars have consistently failed to recognize how the early disciples' pre-Easter faith and a predominantly oral culture ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Story of Jesus in History and Faith

    An Introduction

    by Lee McDonald ...
    Many books are available on the historical Jesus, but few address issues that are critically central to Christian faith--namely, Jesus as resurrected Lord, Christ, and Son of God. This comprehensive introduction to the study of the historical Jesus takes both scholarship and Christian faith seriously.Leading New Testament scholar Lee Martin McDonald brings together two critically important ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Defending Substitution

    An Essay on Atonement in Paul

    Series series Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology
    In recent decades, the church and academy have witnessed intense debates concerning the concept of penal substitution to describe Christ's atoning sacrifice. Some claim it promotes violence, glorifies suffering and death, and amounts to divine child abuse. Others argue it plays a pivotal role in classical Christian doctrine. Here world-renowned New Testament scholar Simon Gathercole offers an ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • Scripture and Tradition

    What the Bible Really Says

    Series series Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology
    In 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 ... Read more

    $20.19 USD