A comprehensive introduction to the history and significance of hermeneutical thinking in theology. Discusses text interpretation throughout history and the significance of text linguistics in a modern and postmodern context.

Addresses the thorny question of the defining characteristics of the deity - or what God is. Gunton discusses the nature of theological language, the difference the Trinity makes to discussion of the divine absolutes, and the relationship between...

Stands as a model of theological exposition and is the first commentary to take full account of the revolution in Pauline studies inaugurated by E.P. Sanders.

In Two Worlds Are Ours, An Introduction to Christian Mysticism, John Macquarrie examines the lives and writings of a range of Christian mystics, both men and women, over a vast period of time (from Biblical times to present day). He presents their...

This book does not separate church history from the wider history of the world in which it is set, uses all available traces of the past to tell it's story, provides direct quotations from the written sources in translation. Vol 2 also available.

Key Points·(-15689) Access to a wide variety of source material with additional benefit of guiding commentary from a respected scholar in the area·(-15689) Covers material typical of an undergraduate course in Theological...

Bestselling illustrated guide to the books of the Old Testament which aims to familiarize the reader with the subject without overwhelming him/her with a mass of detail.

This book collects together samples from the writings of key Pentecostals and charismatics going back about 100 years and, over a range of issues and practices, shows how they vary and how they have developed historically.