The Church According to the New Testament - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Church According to the New Testament write by Daniel J. Harrington. This book was released on 2001. The Church According to the New Testament available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the last days of the twentieth century, leading New Testament scholar and popular preacher Daniel Harrington, S.J., asked himself two powerful questions: What might the church of the first century have to say to the church of the twenty-first century? And How might a brief sythesis of what the New Testament says and does not say about the church help bring greater vitality within and unity among the churches? The result of Father Harrington's research and thinking is this timely and important book.
Church Order in the New Testament
Church Order in the New Testament - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Church Order in the New Testament write by Eduard Schweizer. This book was released on 2006-07-01. Church Order in the New Testament available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Schweizer listens carefully to the testimony of the various New Testament writers in order to understand the theological problem of how the New Testament church understood itself, and how it expressed that understanding in its order. The purely historical question about the form of the church at different times is seen by Schweizer as necessary, but need only be asked insofar as the actual shaping of the church is always evidence of the concept of its own nature to which it testifies. Thus, Schweizer arranges the New Testament writings primarily by the theological kinship of their idea of the church, providing a comprehensive examination of the church in the New Testament and Apostolic Fathers. He treats both the diversity of views and the unity found in these writings. He also discusses issues relating to church office, ministry, and ordination.
Sojourners and Strangers
Sojourners and Strangers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sojourners and Strangers write by Gregg R. Allison. This book was released on 2012-11-30. Sojourners and Strangers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What is a church? This can be a difficult question to answer and Christians have offered a variety of perspectives. Gregg Allison thus explores and synthesizes all that Scripture affirms about the new covenant people of God, capturing a full picture of the biblical church. He covers the topics of the church's identity and characteristics; its growth through purity, unity, and discipline; its offices and leadership structures; its ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper; and its ministries. Here is a rich approach to ecclesiology consisting of sustained doctrinal reflection and wise, practical application. Part of the Foundations of Evangelical Theology series.
Images of the Church in the New Testament
Images of the Church in the New Testament - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Images of the Church in the New Testament write by Paul Sevier Minear. This book was released on 2004-11-12. Images of the Church in the New Testament available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. First published in 1960, Paul Minear's classic work identifies and explicates ninety-six images for the church found in the New Testament. Comprehensive and accessibly written, it has been used in seminary classes for over thirty years. Its range of reach and incredibly rich discussions of the many images and metaphors make this book a splendid resource for students and pastors. The New Testament Library offers authoritative commentary on every book and major aspect of the New Testament, as well as classic volumes of scholarship. The commentaries in this series provide fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, offer critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, pay careful attention to their literary design, and present a theologically perceptive exposition of the text.
Revelation
Revelation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Revelation write by . This book was released on 1999-01-01. Revelation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
