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Ancient Near Eastern Themes
in Biblical Theology
Jeffrey J. Niehaus
Jeffrey Niehaus traces the many parallels between the Old Testament (and
Bible as a whole) and the ancient Near East, including creation and flood
narratives, common literary and legal forms, supposed acts of deities and the
God of the Bible, and more. Instead of merely studying a random selection of
parallels, however, he proposes that they represent “a shared theological
structure of ideas in the ancient Near East, a structure that finds its most
complete and true form in the Old and New Testaments.” This
comprehensive and enlightening resource promises to help readers to
intellectually grasp and appreciate the overarching story of the Bible within its
cultural development.
RRP £9.99 / PB / 9780825433603 / 192 Pages / Kregel
The Bible was not written in a vacuum. Jeffrey
Niehaus skillfully situates biblical theology in the
context of the ancient Near East. He not only helps
us understand the often perplexing relationship
between the Bible and similar stories from the
ancient Near East, he enriches our reading of the
biblical text itself. I wholeheartedly recommend
this book.
Tremper Longman, Westmont College
Christianity’s Dangerous Idea
The Protestant Revolution, a History from the
Sixteenth Century to the Twenty First
Alister McGrath
Protestantism is one of the world’s largest and most dynamic religious
movements, currently experiencing major growth and expansion in the
southern hemisphere. This book sets out to explore the inner identify of this
movement, and its implications for the religious future of humanity. The
‘dangerous idea’ lying at the heart of Protestantism is that every individual
has the right and responsibility to interpret the Bible. With no overarching
authority to rein in ‘wayward’ thought, opposing sides on controversial issues
appeal to the same text, yet interpret it in very different ways. The spread of
this principle has led to five hundred years of remarkable innovation and
adaptability – but also to cultural incoherence and instability.
Christianity’s Dangerous Idea is the first book that attempts to define this
core element of Protestantism, and the religious and cultural dynamic that
this ‘dangerous idea’ has unleashed. Its three major sections explore the
history of the movement, engage with the distinctive features of Protestant
belief and practice, and offer a provocative assessment of Protestantism’s
global future.
RRP £14.99 / PB / 9780281059683 / 576 Pages / SPCK