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God in the New Testament

  • By Dr. Warren Carter
  • By Dr. Warren Carter
$23.49
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The New Testament writers construct God as active in the world and among human beings. These pictures of God are more functional than ontological, concerned with God’s activity rather than pondering God’s being. In this insightful book Warren Carter offers both a descriptive and critical look at key “snapshots” depicting God-at-work in the New Testament and asks readers to contend with the implications of these God-portraits for life in the world today. Rather than offering a single picture of God, Carter helps readers discover the power of engaging the sometimes competing images of God-at-work in the New Testament. This critical tension can lead to a more discerning understanding of what God is up to in the world today and how individuals and communities are called to live in light of God’s good news in Jesus Christ.

"Rarely
does one exclaim, “This is a real page-turner!” when describing a book
on the New Testament—but I must say it. With his characteristic
concision and clarity, not to mention wit and conversational style,
Carter leads us on a tour of “God-at-Work” in fifteen closely-read
texts. What claims do the various texts make about God? What questions
or “red flags” do these texts raise? What effect do or should these
texts have upon us as readers today?
Carter intrepidly takes up some
of the more challenging and cryptic NT texts and asks aloud many of the
uncomfortable questions we’ve wondered about but might not have voiced
so pointedly. He does not provide tidy answers, but his approach entices
us not to give up, but rather to dive even deeper into the texts, their
world, and ours. In reading this book, I was variously educated,
entertained, challenged, and even moved." -Jaime Clark-Soles
Professor of New Testament and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Author Warren Carter addresses the ways in which New Testament writings present God by asking four questions about how God relates to others: How is God presented in relation to Israel? How is God presented in relation to Jesus and the Spirit? How is God presented in relation to believers/disciples/the church? How is God presented in relation to “the world”? Carter uses these questions to help draw out the most important factors in each of the New Testament writings discussed.
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    Product Specs
    • SKU: 9781426766336
    • Manufacturer: Abingdon Press
    • ISBN 13: 9781426766336
    • Binding Type: Adhesive - Perfect Binding
    • Publication Date: 11/01/2016
    • Format: Paperback
    • Page Count: 208
    • Author: Dr. Warren Carter
    • Width: 6.00 inches
    • Height: 0.60 inches
    • Length: 9.00 inches
    • Weight: 0.04 pounds
    • SKU: 9781501824777
    • Manufacturer: Abingdon Press
    • ISBN 13: 9781501824777
    • Publication Date: 11/01/2016
    • Format: Electronic Media
    • Page Count: 208
    • Author: Dr. Warren Carter
    • Width: 1.00 inches
    • Height: 1.00 inches
    • Length: 1.00 inches
    • Weight: 0.06 pounds
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