Hidden Holiness
Unwrapping the Gift of God’s Presence
- Theology
- Publisher: Cascade Books (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
What does it mean for God to be a holy God? What does it mean for God's people to be a holy people? Many may be surprised to learn that biblical holiness is not primarily about morality or personal behavior. Divine holiness, including holy behavior, both God's and ours, is rooted in the fact that God is Wholly Other, distinct from any and all created things. God is not holy because he never does wrong. God never does wrong because he is holy, utterly unique and distinctive. But the Holy One is also a personal redeemer God who desires intimacy with his creation. Thus, the Holy One is known only through his self-disclosure, a biblical revelation that is explained and applied in Hidden Holiness: Unwrapping the Gift of God's Presence.
Endorsements (4)
“This book offers a rich account of the nature of holiness with regard to God and to us. Along the way Crump undoes some common misapprehensions, shaking us out of our complacency about what it means for God to be holy, and challenging us to rethink what we mean by holy living in relationship with the Holy One.”
“David Crump is not only a first-rate scholar of the New Testament, but a passionate witness calling for faithful discipleship in our own time. He has consistently recovered neglected biblical themes, dusted them off, and shown how they should direct our lives today. He did this for petitionary prayer (Knocking on Heaven’s Door, 2006) as well as the duties of discipleship-citizenship in our contested world (I Pledge Allegiance, 2018). His remarkable critique of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians (Like Birds in a Cage, 2021) shows his prophetic courage to speak when others in the church remain silent. This new volume explores the deeper meanings of holiness and how we can recover its biblical meaning and integrate it into our lives.”
“God is hidden and revealed. Threatening but attractive. Wholly Other, yet eager for relationship. The holiness of God properly understood, says Crump, compels us toward personal consecration and neighborly kindness. This small book asks a big question: do we dare abandon the comfortable gods of our imagination to bow before a Dangerous Redeemer?”
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