Yesterday afternoon, the UPS man stopped in front of the house with a package. To my delight is was an early copy of The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament by Andreas J. Köstenberger, L. Scott Kellum and Charles L. Quarles (B&H Academic, August 2009). I would like to thank Jim Baird, VP of Marketing and Sales, for giving me the opportunity to announce and review this title for our readers.
While I give it a closer look, I recommend that you read through, or at least, browse through the sample chapter.
Download a Sample Chapter (PDF)
"An all-new comprehensive introduction to the New Testament,
paying close attention to the historical, literary, and theological
dimensions of the biblical text."
paying close attention to the historical, literary, and theological
dimensions of the biblical text."
I also recommend watching the three video interviews posted on the B&H Academic website (here).
Release Date: August 1, 2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-8054-4365-3
Retail Price: $59.99
Format: Printed hardcover
Page Count: 960
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Spine Width: 2”
Weight: 4.1 lbs
See also my previous announcement which includes a few key endorsements here.
This looks to be a good NT introduction. I'm reading the sample chapter now. Thanks for posting this.
ReplyDeleteI had the opportunity to preach Sunday morning at the mission and wanted to give an overview of the Book of Ephesians. I read through the section on this epistle in CC&C and found some great help. Their theme and outline is a bit different from Minnick's, but I think that they make a convincing argument for their conclusions. They identify the theme as "Summing up all things in Christ" (I'm going from memory here, but that's pretty close). They identify Eph. 1:9-10 as the thematic statement for the epistle. Acc. to this, Minnick's theme would fall underneath this umbrella as sub-theme.
ReplyDeleteDo you remember the theme Minnick gave to us?
I thought I had his theme statement written down, but I only have Eph. 3:21 marked as the theme. If I remember correctly, he said the theme of Ephesians concerns what God is doing in the church through Christ Jesus to glorify Himself forever. Does that sound right?
ReplyDeleteAs I remember it, he stated the theme as such: "What the Father is doing by Christ in the church for His own glory forever."
ReplyDeleteI think that this is pretty good, but I'm not sure why there is no mention of the Spirit. I wonder if I am not remembering it correctly. This letter is thoroughly and forthrightly Trinitarian.