J. Louis Martyn

Fracture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“A bold and unabashedly theological essay on the interpretation of the cross of Christ by Paul, the three Synoptists, John, Hebrews, and 1 Peter, this work from a veteran New Testament scholar provides a high-protein diet for student and pastor alike. Roy Harrisville has a keen sense of the theological jugular of these ancient texts, thus focusing our attention on the multiple ways in which the event of the cross shattered and creatively remade the theological cosmos of early Christians. No aspect of the New Testament is of greater import.”

Israel's Law and the Church's Faith

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Some of the current developments in the study of Paul's theology are having the unintended effect of threatening to substitute the social dimensions of Paul's practical labors for the theological passions that functioned as the dynamo of his entire life. Without ignoring the values of sociological research, Westerholm is admirably concerned to focus our attention on Paul's theology, specifically on the theological issues that arose for the Apostle in his valiant attempt to assess the role of the law after the advent of Christ. Beginning with an unusually mature account of the debate that is currently raging over Paul's understanding of the law, Westerholm has provided an analysis of his own that will certainly claim the attention of all students of Paul the theologian.”

Paul the Apostle

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“. . . a full-dress study of Paul's thought, characterized by comprehensiveness, exegetical discipline, theological penetration, and a passion for a responsible contemporary hermeneutic. . . . It will grace our Pauline shelves for a very long time, not least because readers will sense that the theological passions that raged in the heart and mind of Paul incite a contagious resonance in the heart and mind of the distinguished author.”

Paul's Apocalyptic Gospel

“J. Christiaan Beker faces a major question: can the genuine power of Paul's truly responsible apocalyptic be recovered in our time — so that we are actually addressed by the gospel of God's coming cosmic triumph — without falling victim to readily available forms of sheer speculation, paranoid polarization, and romantic futurism? Beker responds to this question with uncommon honesty and insight as he shows that the passion for God's coming triumph can serve — and in fact does serve — as the generating source of our compassion for our needy world.”

The Crucifixion

Theology

“In the crucifixion we sense anew the intersection at which Christian drama and Christian dogma meet one another with announcements that are emphatically universal and nothing less than cosmic. At that intersection we are truly fortunate to have the voice of Fleming Rutledge, one of the most gifted theological preachers of our time. In her writing we encounter the confluence of high drama and arresting dogma, as they work together to strengthen the preacher and provide a high-protein diet that will nourish the congregation to vigorous health.”

The Preexistent Son

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Gathercole's study is both thoroughly exegetical and theologically sensitive. . . This book is as important for systematic theology as for biblical studies.”