'My hope is to overcome the apartheid between the academy and the congregation, suggesting ways in which cutting-edge biblical scholarship can be a positive and liberating force for Christianity in the twenty first century', says David Smith, author of Liberating the Gospel.....

Readers can study the four accounts of Jesus Christ's life and ministry: the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The...

· Is the New Testament historically reliable? · Was Paul rather than Jesus the true founder of Christianity? · How should Christians ...

Mathew and Mission breaks new ground and is highly recommended for church leaders, pastors, teachers and theological students who wish to b...

Through a study of three key chapters in Matthew's Gospel (chapters 8-10), Taylor argues that Matthew wanted his readers to understand God'...

This major work by a leading New Testament scholar explores an important but neglected area of Pauline theology, Paul's teaching about the mind. In discussing matters such as the corrupted mind, the mind of Christ, and the renewal of the mind, Paul adapts language from popular intellectual thought in his day, but he does so in a way distinctively focused on Christ and Christ's role in the believer's transformation......

Paul's instructions and personal model for faithful ministry remain the standard for every generation. They were written to Timothy in the first instance, but they are very much for us pastor-teachers today. ...

Most modern prejudice against biblical miracle reports depends on David Hume's argument that uniform human experience precludes miracles. Yet current research shows that human experience is far from uniform. In fact, hundreds of millions of people today claim to have experienced miracles.....

What is Luke’s main purpose in writing the book of Acts? In this close study of the entire Acts narrative, McGinnis analyzes Luke’s story of the first Christians in light of ancient rhetorical conventions, concluding that Luke presents his stories...

This latest edition of New Testament Commentary Survey offers serious students of the Bible an updated survey of available resources on the...