Outreach **2025 Recommended Resource of the Year (Culture)The first Christians were weird.**Within Roman society, the earliest Christians stood out for the oddness of their beliefs and practices. They believed unusual things, worshiped God in strange ways, and practiced a whole new way of doing religion that would have been viewed as bizarre and dangerous compared to other religions of the ancient world.In Strange Religion, award-w...

Paul wasn't just writing about heaven--he was writing about your life right now.The apostle Paul is often associated with a theological perspective focused on the afterlife and eternity. But what if Paul's letters aren't just about the next life? What if he teaches us how to live transformed lives here and now?In Paul for the World, acclaimed New Testament scholar Nijay K. Gupta offers a compelling vision of Pauline theology rooted in everyday Chri...

This accessible and balanced introduction helps readers sort out key views on the most important debated issues in New Testament studies. Well-known New Testament scholar Nijay Gupta fairly presents the spectrum of viewpoints on thirteen topics and offers reflections on why scholars disagree on these matters. Written to be accessible to students and readers without advanced training in New Testament studies, this book will serve as an excellent supplementary text for New Testament introduc...

An indispensable map to the often intimidating world of biblical commentariesFor many beginning students of the New Testament, looking for a commentary seems like a simple process: identify the book you're studying, search for a commentary, and pick one. However, the reality is far from simple. With new commentaries being published every year on every book of the Bible, the student of Scripture can quickly become overwhelmed with an inexhaustible amount of resource...

Os primeiros cristãos eram estranhos!Na sociedade romana, os primeiros cristãos se destacavam pela estranheza de suas crenças e práticas. Eles acreditavam em coisas incomuns: adoravam um Deus invisível, não tinham templos físicos nem ofereciam sacrifícios em seus cultos, chamavam uns aos outros de irmãos, "comiam" do corpo e "bebiam" do sangue de Cristo, além de tantas outras condutas que seriam consideradas bizarras e perigosas em comparação com outras religiões d...

Why slowing down is the secret to spiritual strengthIn our fast-paced world of outrageous headlines and knee-jerk reactions, we struggle to hear God's voice amid the noise. Despite constant connectivity, our lives lack true spiritual connection and depth.A. J. Swoboda and Nijay Gupta offer a practical theology guide for building resilient faith through Christian discipleship. Addressing spiritual deconstruction and doubt with honesty, they show how to forti...

The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters is a one-of-a-kind reference book. Featuring 208 articles written by numerous experts, it brings the very latest in Pauline scholarship and theology to students, teachers, ministers and laypeople in an accessible and easy to use layout.No other single volume reference work presents as much information focused exclusively on Pauline theology, literature, background and scholarship. This second edition of the Dictio...

Este livro apresenta uma visão geral do cenário atual dos estudos do Novo Testamento, oferecendo aos leitores um guia conciso das discussões contemporâneas. Reunindo um grupo diversificado de especialistas, o livro abrange pesquisas sobre as questões mais importantes dos estudos do Novo Testamento, incluindo novas áreas disciplinares, tornando-o um manual complementar ideal para uma variedade de cursos sobre o Novo Testamento. Michael Bird, David Capes, Greg Carey, Lynn Cohick, Dennis Edwa...

Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award FinalistA Comprehensive Look at Women Who Built the Early ChurchWomen were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in the church. But there is ample evidence right in the New Testament that women were actively involved in ministry, at the frontier of the gospel mission, and as respected leaders.Nijay Gupta calls us to bring these women out o...

A new perspective on an often-overlooked aspect of Paul's theology: lovePauline scholars have long debated the so-called center of Paul's theology, focusing on themes like justification by faith, reconciliation, union with Christ, and the apocalyptic triumph of God in Christ. In this innovative study, Nijay Gupta offers a new perspective that emphasizes Paul's understanding of love at the heart of the gospel he preached.Through careful examination of the hi...

In this new introduction and guide to Paul's Letter to the Philippians, Nijay K. Gupta makes the background, messages, and theological importance of this text understandable and interesting to lay readers and students. Reading Philippians includes Gupta's own English translation of Philippians. In his discussion of the value and significance of this text for Christians todat, he incorporates fascinating historical case studies, modern analogies from pop culture, and practical advice and ex...

If God spoke through women then, what does that say about women's voices now?New Testament scholar Nijay K. Gupta invites readers to rediscover the women prophets who served as powerful messengers of God's revelation throughout biblical history. This accessible work highlights biblical women who received direct authority and empowerment from God, speaking on behalf of God without needing male commissioning or approval.Through careful bibli...