From Adam and Israel to the Church

From Adam and Israel to the Church
Author: Benjamin L. Gladd
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2019-12-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830855440

This ESBT volume addresses core questions about spiritual identity, examining the nature of the people of God from Genesis to Revelation through the lens of being created and formed in God's image. Benjamin Gladd argues that living out God's image means serving as prophets, priests, and kings, and he explains how God's people function in these roles throughout Scripture.

Adam as Israel

Adam as Israel
Author: Seth D Postell
Publisher: James Clarke & Company
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2012-04-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0227900235

Postell contends that the opening chapters of the Bible, when interpreted as a strategic literary introduction to the Torah and to the Tanakh, intentionally foreshadows Israel's failure to keep the Sinai Covenant and their consequent exile from the Promised Land, in order to point the reader to a future work of God. Postell highlights numerous intentional links between the story of Adam and the story of Israel and, in the process, explains numerous otherwise perplexing features of the Eden story. Postell employs a wealth of theologies to support his argument including those of Nicholas of Lyra, John Calvin, Wellhausen, Johannes Coccejus and Matthew Poole; successfully breathing new life into the wealth of exegeses.

The Genesis of Perfection

The Genesis of Perfection
Author: Gary A. Anderson
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2002-04-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664226992

A careful examination of the earliest biblical interpretations of Genesis considers such topics as human destiny, the Creation, sexuality, sin, and forgiveness, from the perspectives of both Judaism and Christianity.

Exodus Old and New

Exodus Old and New
Author: L. Michael Morales
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2020-08-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830855408

With Israel's exodus out of Egypt, God established a pattern for the salvation of all his people—Israel and the nations—through Jesus Christ. In this ESBT volume, L. Michael Morales examines three redemption movements in Scripture: the exodus out of Egypt, the second exodus foretold by the prophets, and the new exodus accomplished by Jesus.

Jesus and Israel

Jesus and Israel
Author: David Earl Holwerda
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780802806857

Revisiting the important topic of covenant fulfillment, Reformed theologian David Holwerda argues that God's promises to Old Testament Israel cannot be understood apart from Jesus Christ. Holwerda maintains that the Old Testament promises of God find their complete fulfillment in Jesus Christ and the church.

The Story of Israel

The Story of Israel
Author: C. Marvin Pate
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2004-10-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830827480

This book by C. Marvin Pate, J. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays, E. Randolph Richards, W. Dennis Tucker Jr. and Preben Vang explores the unitive theme of the story of Israel from Genesis to Revelation--offering both close-up examinations of key texts and panoramic shots of the biblical terrain to unfold an intriguing and compelling perspective on biblical theology.

Three Views on Israel and the Church

Three Views on Israel and the Church
Author: Andrew David Naselli
Publisher: Kregel Academic
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2019-01-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0825444063

A comparison of three major views on the relationship between Israel and the church The relationship between Israel and the church is a longstanding debate in Christian theology, and Romans 9–11 are the most important chapters for understanding it. How one interprets these chapters determines how one understands biblical theology, how the New Testament uses the Old Testament, and how the old and new covenants are related. To help readers draw their own conclusion, four leading scholars on this issue present a case for their viewpoint, followed by a response and critique from the others. Michael Vlach argues for a future mass conversion and a role for ethnic Israel in the church. Fred Zaspel and Jim Hamilton present a case for a future mass conversion that does not include a role for ethnic Israel. And Benjamin Merkle contends that Romans 9–11 promises neither a future mass conversion nor a role for ethnic Israel. General editor Andrew David Naselli helpfully sets the debate in its larger biblical-theological context in the introduction, while Jared Compton provides a useful summary of the views and interactions at the end of the volume.

Israel's God and Rebecca's Children

Israel's God and Rebecca's Children
Author: Larry W. Hurtado
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Total Pages: 501
Release: 2007
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 160258026X

An important new look at community and identity in early Christianity.

A New People in Christ

A New People in Christ
Author: Wendel Sun
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2018-07-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532635362

What is union with Christ? What role does this theme play in the Epistle to the Romans? Does union with Christ have an Old Testament background or did Paul create the concept for his own theological purposes? These questions will be answered in this exegetical study of Romans. Special attention is given to Paul's use of Old Testament stories in relation to union with Christ. It will be shown that Paul understands union with Christ to be the climax of the human story--a story of creation and rebellion that includes all people, regardless of ethnic or social background. Those who believe in Jesus as the promised Messiah experience restoration as they move from union with Adam into union with Christ. United to Christ, the church finds unity in a new identity--as a new people in Christ.

The Evolution of Adam

The Evolution of Adam
Author: Peter Enns
Publisher: Brazos Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493432702

Can Christianity and evolution coexist? Traditional Christian teaching presents Jesus as reversing the effects of the fall of Adam. But an evolutionary view of human origins doesn't allow for a literal Adam, making evolution seemingly incompatible with what Genesis and the apostle Paul say about him. For Christians who both accept evolution and want to take the Bible seriously, this can present a faith-shaking tension. Popular Old Testament scholar Peter Enns offers a way forward by explaining how this tension is caused not by the discoveries of science but by false expectations about the biblical texts. In this 10th anniversary edition, Enns updates readers on developments in the historical Adam debate, helping them reconcile Genesis and Paul with current views on evolution and human origins. This edition includes an afterword that explains Enns's own theological evolution since the first edition released.