The Second Letter of Peter and the Letter of Jude both address false teaching - teaching that affects behaviour. The recipients had within their midst people whose lives contradicted the gospel that was preached. They defiled the love-feasts; they were themselves immoral and minimized the importance of law in the Christian life. They scoffed at the parousia and were fond of their own rhetoric. Michael Green offers a penetrating analysis that sets both letters in their historical context an...

A survey of Christ's life in an evangelical perspective—concise and thorough at once.Well-known New Testament scholar and theologian Donald Guthrie seeks to give an up-to-date account of the background, sources, and historical outline of the life of Jesus. Any quest for the historical Jesus is faced with immediate challenges, and in some places this quest has fallen out of favor entirely—but the Christian faith is an historic faith, and it necessarily attaches grea...

丁道爾聖經註釋是合乎時代的解經叢書，旨在幫助讀者確實了解聖經的真理，靈活應用聖經的原則。整體架構著力於堅實的神學學術根基上，內容主要分成兩大部分：導論：簡潔、詳盡地介紹作者、寫作日期及時代背景，不但能幫助讀者一窺該卷書的主旨及全貌，也能提供有心鑽研的學者寶貴的資料。註釋：按主題分段，逐節詳解；較難懂的經節也會特別加註說明，讓聖經的信息淺白易懂。丁道爾註釋系列自出版以來，深獲好評，被喻為「無價之寶」，值得華人教會在聖經導讀上推廣使用，建立良好的讀經習慣。▕ 作者介紹▕古特立（Donald Guthrie）古特立（1915～1992）畢業於倫敦大學（B.D., Th.M., Ph.D.），從1949年到1982年退休，擔任倫敦聖經學院的新約講師，並且自1978到1982年也擔任學院副校長...

丁道爾聖經註釋是合乎時代的解經叢書，旨在幫助讀者確實了解聖經的真理，靈活應用聖經的原則。整體架構著力於堅實的神學學術根基上，內容主要分成兩大部分：導論：簡潔、詳盡地介紹作者、寫作日期及時代背景，不但能幫助讀者一窺該卷書的主旨及全貌，也能提供有心鑽研的學者寶貴的資料。註釋：按主題分段，逐節詳解；較難懂的經節也會特別加註說明，讓聖經的信息淺白易懂。丁道爾註釋系列自出版以來，深獲好評，被喻為「無價之寶」，值得華人教會在聖經導讀上推廣使用，建立良好的讀經習慣。▕ 作者介紹▕古特立（Donald Guthrie）古特立（1915～1992）畢業於倫敦大學（B.D., Th.M., Ph.D.），從1949年到1982年退休，擔任倫敦聖經學院的新約講師，並且自1978到1982年也擔任學院副校長...

Our world is growing increasingly complex and confused—a unique and urgent context that calls for a grounded and fresh approach to Christian higher education.Christian higher education involves a distinctive way of thinking about teaching, learning, scholarship, curriculum, student life, administration, and governance that is rooted in the historic Christian faith.In this volume, twenty-nine experts from a variety of fields, including theology, the humanities, science, math...

We all need help navigating the politics of ministry."Politics" is often considered a dirty word. It brings to mind lies and manipulation, accusations and scandals. But at its most basic level, politics is simply the everyday activity of getting things done with other people: understanding their interests, recognizing the power dynamics at play, and learning how to negotiate relationships and institutions to achieve a common goal.These realities are as true in ministry set...

What does it take to have fruitful ministry over the long haul?The stresses of pastoring are well known and can be a match for even the best-prepared, most experienced in ministry--multiple tasks, long hours, taxing responsibilities and, yes, some challenging personalities. Too often the results can be burnout, being run out or just feeling worn out.To find out how pastors can thrive as well as survive, the authors undertook a five-year in-depth research project among worki...

We all need help navigating the politics of ministry.Politics is often considered a dirty word. It brings to mind lies and manipulation, accusations and scandals. But at its most basic level, politics is simply the everyday activity of getting things done with other people: understanding their interests, recognizing the power dynamics at play, and learning how to negotiate relationships and institutions to achieve a common goal. These realities are as true in ministry settings as anywhere ...