Guthrie New Testament Reference Set

The culmination of a lifetime of study, this comprehensive New Testament theology brings out the rich variety of New Testament thought while demonstrating its inner unity. New Testament theology, Donald Guthrie maintains, centers on Jesus Christ--his person, work and mission--and is unified by repeated emphasis on the fulfillment of Old Testament promise, community, the Spirit and the future hope. And extended introduction surveys the history, nature, and method of New Testament theology and sets forth the distinctiveness of Guthrie's synthetic approach. Guthrie then examines New Testament thought under the thematic headings God, man and his world, Christology, the mission of Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Christian life, the church, the future, the New Testament approach to ethics, and Scripture. Within each chapter, he explores the synoptic Gospels, the Johannine literature, Acts, Paul, Hebrews, the remaining Epistles, and Revelation. Marked by scholarly rigor and thoroughness, this volume will serve as a standard reference and text, reflecting mature conservative scholarship at its best.

A method of interpretation--a hermeneutic--is indispensable for understanding Scripture, constructing theology, and living the Christian life, but most contemporary hermeneutical systems fail to acknowledge the principles and practices of the biblical writers themselves.

Christians today cannot employ a truly biblical view of the Bible unless they understand why the prophets and apostles interpreted Scripture the way they did. To this end, Abner Chou proposes a "hermeneutic of obedience," in which believers learn to interpret Scripture the way the biblical authors did―including understanding the New Testament's use of the Old Testament. Chou first unfolds the "prophetic hermeneutic" of the Old Testament authors and demonstrates the continuity of this approach with the "apostolic hermeneutic" of the New Testament authors.

In this book, Abner Chou undertakes the bold and dynamic challenge of understanding and embracing the interpretive perspective of the biblical authors. Join him in the venture. See with new eyes. Understand the Bible. Have it change your life. (Jim Hamilton, Professor of Biblical Theology The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 2018-02-01)

This book is a remarkable work on every level. Dr. Chou has a grasp of the sanctified science of hermeneutics, where he has learned from the biblical writers themselves― the prophets of the Old Testament and the apostles of the New Testament. By comprehensive knowledge of the details that yield the true interpretation of biblical texts from Genesis to Revelation; by clear grasp of the progressive nature of divine revelation; by masterful insight into the flow of redemptive history and biblical theology, Chou provides a new clarity on the unity and continuity of prophetic and apostolic hermeneutics, thus showing lucidly that the New Testament writers used the Old Testament contextually 'per its original authorial intent.'

This work, however, is not only the hermeneutical method stated. It is hermeneutics applied. To show the power of accurate hermeneutics, Chou applies them to the most difficult texts in which the New Testament writers use the Old Testament.

This book will prove to be a rare treasure not only to theologians, but to expositors who face the hard challenges that seem to betray a unified hermeneutic. Dr. Chou, dismissing simplistic solutions as inadequate because they lead to misinterpretation, presents strong arguments for the more complex approach of intertextuality that yields the true interpretation of the diligent student of Scripture. This is a book that should be in the hands of every Christian who takes God’s Word seriously. (John MacArthur, Pastor Grace Community Church 2018-02-01)

A perpetual conversation among biblical scholars concerns Scripture's use of Scripture, both the New Testament's use of the Old Testament and the Old Testament's use of the Old Testament. Though essays and books reveal differing, even competing, explanations of Scripture's use of Scripture, something of a rapprochement among diverse schools of thought seems to be emerging. Abner Chou’s contribution to this conversation reflects this as he engages leading evangelical scholars and finds wide swaths of agreement with them as both they and he take the Scriptures seriously. Whether Chou’s explanations of how the Bible's writers use earlier Scriptures convinces readers to embrace his understanding of difficult texts, his most central thesis ought to convince readers. For Chou, taking Scripture seriously includes being able to trace and reproduce how the Old Testament prophets and the New Testament apostles and prophets used the Scriptures that existed prior to their own times. Our proper use of Scripture stands in continuity with how Scripture’s writers used Scripture. (Ardel B. Caneday, Professor of New Testament and Greek University of Northwestern 2018-02-01)

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This revised and updated 25th-anniversary edition, packed with new and compelling insights, includes the twelve-week study guide.

The New International Bible Dictionary delivers an encyclopedic wealth of insight into the historical, chronological, archaeological, geographical, social, theological, and biographical aspects of the Bible. Whether you're a general reader of the Bible, a pastor, or a student, this volume belongs in your library.

It offers the following features:

-Based completely on the NIV and cross-referenced to the King James Version.
-Over 4,500 entries give you a broad understanding of people, places, events, and movements.
-More than 1,000 in-text illustrations, maps, charts, photos, and tables lend clarity and visual impact.
-16 pages of indexed maps and 16 pages of photographs give you a feel for the land and culture.
-Complete Scripture index helps you quickly link words and topics to related Bible verses.

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