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 click for details | | THE HOPE OF ISRAEL: The Resurrection of Christ in the Acts of the Apostles BRANDON D. CROWE JUST TWO COPIES LEFT!! This volume highlights the sustained focus in Acts on the resurrection of Christ, bringing clarity to the theology of Acts and its purpose. Brandon Crowe explores the historical, theological, and canonical implications of Jesus's resurrection in early Christianity and helps readers more clearly understand the purpose of Acts in the context of the New Testament canon. He also shows how the resurrection is the fulfillment of the Old Testament Scriptures. This is the first major book-length study on the theological significance of Jesus's resurrection in Acts. PART ONE - THE RESURRECTION IN ACTS The State of the Questions "Both Lord and Christ": Peter and the Resurrection "The Hope of Israel": Paul and the Resurrection "I Will Rebuild the Tent of David": Other Resurrection Voices in Acts PART TWO - THE THEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESURRECTION The Resurrection and the Accomplishment of Salvation (Historia Salutis) The Resurrection and the Experience of Salvation (Ordo Salutis) The Resurrection as Apologia Pro Scriptura The Resurrection and Acts in Early Christianity Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Vendor: Baker Academic Publication Date: 2020 Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches) Weight: 12 ounces "The Hope of Israel fills a lacuna in Acts scholarship by arguing that the resurrection of Jesus is the binding theological idea in Luke-Acts. Crowe makes a compelling case for recognizing Acts' contribution to biblical theology and how it connects with other New Testament works to form a cohesive whole. Written in clear prose, this book will be of relevance to scholar and practitioner alike." --Sean Adams, University of Glasgow "Crowe offers an approach to the resurrection of Christ in Acts that provides a hermeneutic guide for untangling a number of knotty issues in the book. First, he shows how the resurrection is 'a major artery connecting various events and passages in Acts.' Second, he explores the implications of Luke's narrative presentation of this theme for biblical and systematic theology. This is a remarkably helpful resource for reflection on the theology of Acts and its connection with the rest of Scripture." --David Peterson, Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia (emeritus) "The Hope of Israel breaks significant new ground with the comprehensive treatment it provides of the central place of Christ's resurrection in Acts. Especially valuable, marked by numerous important insights, is Crowe's substantial discussion of the theological significance of the resurrection. This book is an impressive achievement. I commend it most highly." --Richard B. Gaffin Jr., Westminster Theological Seminary (emeritus) "With careful exegesis, informed by the salvation-historical framework of Acts, Crowe persuasively demonstrates the centrality and saving significance of the resurrection of Christ in the book of Acts. This wide-ranging study particularly highlights the resurrection of Christ as the fulfillment of the Scriptures in the theology of Acts. Comprehensive, clear, and highly recommended!" --Alan J. Thompson, Sydney Missionary and Bible College, Croydon, Australia "A most stimulating read. Crowe puts his finger on one of the most salient themes in Acts, if not the entire New Testament. The book of Acts richly demonstrates how a great deal of the history of redemption hangs on Christ's resurrection and subsequent enthronement as cosmic Lord. This crisply written project is theologically informed, exegetically sensitive, and canonically aware. No doubt Crowe's work will serve students, pastors, and scholars for years to come. Excellent work!" --Benjamin Gladd, Reformed Theological Seminary About the Author Brandon D. Crowe (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is associate professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside, Pennsylvania. He has written or edited several books, including The Last Adam, and is the book review editor for Westminster Theological Journal. BRANDON CROWE TRILOGY CONSISTS OF: THE HOPE OF ISRAEL: The Resurrection of Christ in the Acts of the Apostles WHY DID JESUS LIVE A PERFECT LIFE? The Necessity of Christ’s Obedience for Our Salvation THE LAST ADAM: A Theology of the Obedient Life of Jesus in the Gospels bant bdc bn22 RESX BC3 cw24 BOT50 BRAND NEW TITLE FROM BAKER ACADEMIC (TWO COPIES LEFT - CURRENTLY OUT-OF PRINT)  SGCB Price: $25.00 (list price $34.00)ORDER WITH OUR NEW BRANDON CROWE TRILOGY SGCB Price: $62.00 (list price $92.00)SAVE $30.00 WHEN ORDERING ALL THREE CROWE TITLES (JUST TWO SETS LEFT) |
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 click for details | | WHY DID JESUS LIVE A PERFECT LIFE? The Necessity of Christ’s Obedience for Our Salvation BRANDON CROWE How does Christ's obedience relate to our salvation? Speaking into current conversations about the nature of salvation, New Testament scholar Brandon Crowe sets out a new, comprehensive account of the nature of the atonement, exploring how this doctrine affects our participation in the life of God and in the shared life of the Christian community. Crowe builds on key insights from other historic substitutionary views, especially those associated with penal substitution, while clearing up persistent misunderstandings regarding those models. Crowe argues that we are saved by Christ's perfect obedience, which has implications for understanding the gospel message, Christian hope, and discipleship. Not only is Jesus the quintessential model of faithfulness in a fallen world, but his unique work frees us from the burden of perfect obedience. This book will appeal to professors and students of the New Testament, pastors, and laypeople. Crowe concludes his opening chapter with the following words: "Whether you’ve encountered recent debates or not, whether you’re just now considering these issues or have considered them for many years, whether recent reformulations leave you convinced, resistant, or uncertain, in what follows I hope to advance the conversation and provide some new ways of thinking through the issues. In short, my goal is to defend the position that Jesus’s perfect obedience is necessary for eternal life, which is to say it is necessary for our salvation. This is not a matter of a few isolated prooftexts but is woven into the warp and woof of the New Testament in various ways, as we will see in what follows." CONTENTS Part 1: Definitions 1. What Is Required? 2. The Basis of Justification Part 2: Exegesis 3. The Obedience of the Last Adam 4. The Mosaic Law and Perfect Obedience 5. Jesus's Obedience and Salvation in the Gospels 6. The Obedience of the Perfect Priest 7. Obedience, Resurrection, and Salvation Part 3: Implications 8. Jesus's Obedience and Our Justification 9. Jesus's Obedience and Our Obedience 10. What Is Required Is Finished Indexes Endorsements "In the extensive debates over justification that have captured a great deal of attention in the last quarter century, relatively little space has been allotted to the role of Jesus's obedience. That lacuna has now been admirably filled by Brandon Crowe. The combination of his careful exegesis and his knowledge of earlier Reformed debates makes him an admirable guide across terrain that should not be bypassed." -D. A. Carson, emeritus professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School "Many Christians today understand that Christ had to suffer on our behalf and bear the penalty for our sin, but they have no idea why Jesus also had to live a perfect life. Yet without the active obedience of Christ, how can we be justified before God? With profound biblical and theological insight, Brandon Crowe teaches us that we not only need our sins forgiven but also need the spotless righteousness of our Savior. Apart from the imputation of Christ's righteousness, our salvation is incomplete! Here is a book that is not only accessible but timely: in a day when imputation is often rejected, Crowe reveals just how critical Christ's entire life is to our union with Christ. There is no hope without it." -Matthew Barrett, associate professor of Christian theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; host of the Credo Podcast "Some think the imputation of Christ's righteousness is abstract and separated from our everyday lives. Crowe shows that the doctrine is woven into the warp and woof of biblical teaching, and that knowing and cherishing this truth is vital for spiritual life. There is a beautiful simplicity and clarity in this book, which makes it an ideal resource both for young believers and for those who have known the good news for years. We also find here an example of theological interpretation of Scripture that includes the great confessions of the Reformation. The best theological interpretation doesn't restrict itself to the early church but also mines the insights of the Reformation. I hope and pray for a wide reading of this profound book." -Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary "Christians confess that Jesus Christ is an obedient Savior. But why was Jesus's obedience necessary for our salvation? In an accessible survey of biblical passages that reflects careful and insightful handling of Scripture and that converses with some of the best theological minds of the church, Brandon Crowe helps us to see that the obedience of Christ is truly good news for sinners. Why Did Jesus Live a Perfect Life? will benefit both non-specialists and scholars as it brings to light an often-neglected but vital line of the New Testament's testimony to Christ." -Guy Prentiss Waters, James M. Baird Jr. Professor of New Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary Brandon D. Crowe (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside, Pennsylvania. He is the author or editor of several books, including The Last Adam, The Hope of Israel, and The Essential Trinity, and is the book review editor for Westminster Theological Journal. BRANDON CROWE TRILOGY CONSISTS OF: THE HOPE OF ISRAEL: The Resurrection of Christ in the Acts of the Apostles WHY DID JESUS LIVE A PERFECT LIFE? The Necessity of Christ’s Obedience for Our Salvation THE LAST ADAM: A Theology of the Obedient Life of Jesus in the Gospels bdc bn22 bnt22 BC3 BOT50 BRAND NEW TITLE SGCB Price: $15.00 (list price $24.00)ORDER WITH OUR BRANDON CROWE TRILOGY SGCB Price: $62.00 (list price $92.00)SAVE $30.00 WHEN ORDERING ALL THREE TITLES (JUST TWO SETS LEFT) |
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Crowe also discusses how his argument interfaces with systematic theology and the church's creedal traditions, which are often thought to say little about Jesus's life. Correcting the Christian tendency to minimize the life of Jesus, The Last Adam explains why the Gospels include much more than the Passion Narratives and shows that all four Gospels present Jesus's obedient life as having saving significance. Contents 1. A Tale of Two Adams in the History of Interpretation 2. The Last Adam and the Son of Man in the Gospels 3. The Last Adam as the Obedient Son of God 4. The Last Adam and the Fulfillment of Scripture 5. The Glory of the Last Adam in the Gospel of John 6. The Last Adam and the Kingdom of Righteousness 7. The Death and Resurrection of the Last Adam 8. The Last Adam and Salvation: Theological Synthesis and Conclusions Indexes Endorsements "Modern New Testament scholars have sometimes missed or even denied what seemed obvious to the early fathers of the church--namely that the figure of Adam, and not merely the shadow of Israel, serves as the ultimate background to the Gospel narratives. In The Last Adam Brandon Crowe helps to right this wrong in a scholarly, comprehensive, readable, and indeed theologically thrilling way. Here is a work of carefully argued biblical scholarship that also makes a significant contribution to the work of systematic theologians. In addition it satisfies a great desideratum for ministers of the gospel and teachers: a resource book filled with a cornucopia of good things that will stimulate their thinking and enrich their preaching and teaching." -Sinclair B. Ferguson, professor of systematic theology, Redeemer Seminary "Crowe's emphasis on the importance of Jesus's ministry combines exegetical detail, attention to reception-history, and a candid theological concern (with particular, but not exclusive, attention to the Reformed tradition). Crowe shows the theological yield of attending to the Gospels' presentation of Jesus as the new Adam who redeems through his life as well as his death." -L. W. Hurtado, emeritus professor of New Testament language, literature and theology, School of Divinity, New College, University of Edinburgh "The issue of Jesus's relationship to Adam and whether the Savior's life, along with his death, was vicarious is a much-discussed, and sometimes debated, topic in theology. Brandon Crowe's The Last Adam presents a full walk through the issues tied to this discussion. It makes for fascinating reading as we come to reflect more on what Jesus's life and ministry may have been about." -Darrell L. Bock, executive director of cultural engagement, Howard G. Hendricks Center for Christian Leadership and Cultural Engagement; senior research professor of New Testament studies, Dallas Theological Seminary "Whereas many Christians regard Jesus's life as little more than an anthology of Sunday school stories before his crucifixion, Brandon Crowe shows us that the Evangelists describe Jesus as the last Adam who saves people by his vicarious obedience to his messianic mission. Crowe explains not only why Jesus died but why he lived! In this book, Crowe provides a thorough description of the meaning of Jesus's life, how Jesus is the covenantal head of a new humanity, and how he lived for us and for our salvation. A great topic and well-written!" -Michael F. Bird, lecturer in theology, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia "Crowe makes an intriguing and creative case for Jesus being the last Adam in the Gospels. He demonstrates that Jesus's obedience is vital in the narrative and theology of the Gospels, which is a theme that has not been emphasized sufficiently in New Testament studies. Crowe's text is a genuine contribution to the study of the Gospels. We see in this volume the value of both biblical and systematic theology." -Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary "Brandon Crowe continues to produce clearly written and thoughtful biblical scholarship that is consciously rooted in the Reformed theological tradition. This book is no exception, and I heartily agree with its goal--to show that Jesus's obedient life (not just his death) as explicated in the Gospels matters. Crowe's emphasis on Jesus as the last Adam is an important contribution to a theological reading of the Gospels." -Jonathan Pennington, associate professor of New Testament interpretation and director of research doctoral studies, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary "Crowe mounts a convincing exegetical and biblical-theological case that the Gospels present Christ as a 'representative figure,' specifically, 'the last Adam.'. . . Crowe successfully makes the case that the Gospels present Jesus's obedience as necessary to salvation, as representative and vicarious, and as Adamic in character. . . . One virtue of Crowe's work is that it remedies a weakness that he notes in recent evangelical scholarship of the Gospels. This scholarship stresses the centrality of Jesus's life and obedience to the Gospels but fails to articulate adequately 'how and why' Jesus's life and obedience are important. Crowe's demonstration that Jesus undertakes his obedience as the Last Adam affords an explanation for its necessity to Christ's redemptive work. . . . The Last Adam is a welcome and valuable contribution to the study of the Gospels. It persuasively demonstrates its claim that 'obedience' and 'Adam' are critical to a balanced appreciation of the ministry of Christ in the Gospels. As importantly, it provides a hermeneutical model for the study of the Gospels, one that integrates exegesis, biblical theology, systematic theology, and historical theology. Both in what it says and in the way that it says it, The Last Adam commends itself to a wide readership." -Guy Prentiss Waters, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society "Crowe has written a wonderful book. . . . [It] is a great example of a kind of biblical theology that gives attention to narrow exegetical questions . . . to the main didactic purposes behind units of Scripture . . . to broader questions of theological reflection. . . . Along the way, Crowe suggests a copious amount of allusions, cross references, and thematic links that contribute to his overall thesis. The Scripture index alone is a valuable resource. Many of these claims are warranted and are repaid by thoughtful reflection. . . . Crowe services New Testament scholars and systematicians alike, and pastors preaching through one of the gospels would do well to keep a copy of The Last Adam on their desk along with their preferred commentary." -Micah McCormick, Books at a Glance BRANDON CROWE TRILOGY CONSISTS OF: THE HOPE OF ISRAEL: The Resurrection of Christ in the Acts of the Apostles WHY DID JESUS LIVE A PERFECT LIFE? The Necessity of Christ’s Obedience for Our Salvation THE LAST ADAM: A Theology of the Obedient Life of Jesus in the Gospels BC3 BOT50 THIS BOOK FIRST APPEARED IN 2017 SGCB Price: $24.00 (list price $34.00)ORDER WITH OUR BRANDON CROWE TRILOGY SGCB Price: $62.00 (list price $92.00)SAVE $30.00 WHEN ORDERING ALL THREE TITLES (JUST TWO SETS LEFT) |
