Marius Nel

An African Introduction to the New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“African perspective. Written by eminent African New Testament scholars, it examines the authorship, historical context, literary features, and theological themes of the various New Testament writings in view of the pressing challenges facing African communities today. Corruption, tribalism, traditional beliefs, and spiritual warfare are some of the challenges discussed. For anyone seeking to understand how the New Testament can be authentically embraced within diverse African contexts, this resource provides invaluable insights that honor both textual integrity and cultural relevance.”

Love as Law—Obedience and Identity Formation

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Endale Mekonnen’s Love as Law provides a detailed comparative study of the summaries of the Law in Romans 13:8–14 and Matthew 22:34–40. Using socio-rhetorical criticism, its analysis of the key concepts of nomos and agape redefines our understanding of the Law’s role in the New Testament. Its engagement with obedience and identity furthermore has important implications for understanding Christian identity formation in multiethnic, multicultural, and multilingual contexts today.”

The Brightest Mirror of God’s Works

Theology

“As one of South Africa’s best-known systematic theologians who focuses on Calvinist studies, Nico Vorster in this book investigates several aspects of Calvin’s anthropology. He shows its relevance in addressing systemic problems that modern societies face, like human alienation, individualism, collective power abuse, systemic corruption, ecocide, and the fracturing of communities. His discussion of Calvin’s anthropology demonstrates that many of the modern theological anthropological challenges are in fact old questions in new disguises.”