Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-127) and indexes
Contents : Answering the wake-up call from hell -- A war of biblical proportions -- The line drawn in the sand -- Jihad : a truly unholy war -- A further distorted Islam -- The sword's edge : the Palestinian Liberation Organization -- A blood-soaked history; a blood-soaked future -- The road through Baghdad leads to Jerusalem -- What lies ahead for the U.S.? -- The wake-up call from heaven : pr…
Abstract: Many preachers ignore preaching from the Old Testament because they feel it is outdated in light of the New Testament and difficult to expound. On the other hand some preachers will preach from the Old Testament frequently but fail to 'handle' it correctly, turning it into mor- alistic rules or symbolic lessons for our spiritual life. In this book, Christopher J.H. Wright proclaims t…
Contents: Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1 -- The Word of God and the Heart of Preaching; Warm-Up; 1 -- Biblical Preaching Must Be Centred on God's Word; 2 -- Biblical Preaching Must Pray God's Word; 3 -- Biblical Preaching Must Understand God's Word; Part 2 -- The Teacher and the Work of Preaching; Warm-Up; 4 -- Biblical Preaching Must Be Focused; 5 -- Biblical Preaching Must Be …
Contents : A sufficient Bible : finding answers in scripture -- How do we know what to believe? -- The Bible warrants our confidence -- Does the Bible speak meaningfully to every human problem? -- The Bible is a sufficient guide for relational living -- Understanding people : a tarnished image and broken relationships -- How can people truly change? -- People bear the image of God! -- Dependen…
Contents: Introducing the Book of Revelation -- John's vision of the heavenly Christ -- Letters to churches -- More letters to churches -- John's vision of God and the Lamb -- Opening the seven seals of God's scroll -- Sounding the seven trumpets -- The Satanic trinity: The dragon and the two beasts -- The seven bowls of God's wrath -- The final victory and the Last Judgment -- John's vision of…
Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: pt. 1. A structure for Old Testament ethics. The theological angle -- The social angle -- The economic angle -- pt. 2. Themes in Old Testament ethics. Ecology and the earth -- Economics and the poor -- The land and Christian ethics -- Politics and the nations -- Justice and righteousness -- Law and the legal system -- Culture and family -- The way of the individual -- pt. 3. Studying…
Contents: pt. 1 The sources of Paul's ethical teaching -- The Old Testament and Judaism -- The Hellenistic world -- The teaching of Jesus -- pt. 2 The Pauline exhortations -- The use of traditional material -- The assimilation of traditional material -- The varied modes of exhortation -- The problem of "kerygma" and "didache" -- pt. 3 The themes of Paul's preaching -- This age and the age to co…