Bücher von James D. G. Dunn

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In Baptism in the Holy Spirit James Dunn argues that water baptismis only one element in the New Testament pattern of conversionand initiation. The gift of the Spirit, he believes, is the centralelement. For the writers of the New Testament only those who hadreceived the Holy Spirit could be called Christians. For them thereception of the Spirit was a very definite and often very dramaticexperience - the decisive and climactic experience in conversion -initiation - to which Christians were usually recalled when remindedof their Christian faith and experience. In this book James Dunnuncovers the place of the gift of the Holy Spirit in the total complexevent of becoming a Christian. His conclusions will help readers todeepen their understanding of the sacrament of baptism.Since its original publication in 1970 Baptism in the Holy Spirit hasbecome a classic of New Testament scholarship. This new edition,published on the fortieth anniversary of its original publication,includes a new extended Preface in which James Dunn engageswith the debates about Baptism in the Holy Spirit since it was firstpublished.James D. G. Dunn was Lightfoot Professor of Divinity in theUniversity of Durham. He is the author of numerous best-sellingbooks and acknowledged as one of the world's leading experts onNew Testament study.

A challenging textbook for level two and three New Testament scholars. The new material is the author's critical refinement of all the original issues covered. New Testament study, the synoptic question, and the origins of Christianity are all fundamental areas of study on theology undergraduate degrees today.

The latest book in the Understanding Jesus Today series deals with the role of discipleship in Christianity.

Paul's Letter to the Galatians is one of the fiercest and most polemical writings in the Bible. That is what makes it, for the author of this study, such an exciting document to deal with. It emerges from the early days of a vigorous new movement (Christianity), when basic principles were first being formulated, and when the whole character of the movement was at stake. In the pages of Galatians we witness fundamental features of Christian theology taking shape before our eyes, where the living heart of Paul's gospel is encountered. For James D. G. Dunn there is an elemental quality about the letter, to which those tired of compromising half-truths are drawn when they feel the impulse to return to first principles. This book, which benefits from this perspective on Paul, explains more clearly than hitherto both the issues which confronted Paul and the powerful theological arguments he brought to bear in response, and casts light on a document still capable of shaping lives and theology today.

To answer the title question effectively requires more than the citing of a few texts; we must first acknowledge that the way to the answer is more difficult than it appears and recognize that the answer may be less straightforward than many would like. The author raises some fascinating yet vexing questions: What is worship? Is the fact that...

An acknowledged New Testament authority, James D. G. Dunn here makes an important contribution to contemporary thought. He looks at the origins of Christianity in the light of modern scholarship, demonstrating why Christians should "welcome the critically inquiring and investigative skills of...

Drawing upon ten years of research experience, the master scholar James D. G. Dunn presents a book on a major issue in the study of Christian origins: what were the attitudes toward Jewish law within earliest Christianity? This volume not only gathers the author's significant contributions to date but also includes new material. Divided into...

This classic, now in paperback edition, introduces the reader to the most distinctive aspect of Pentecostal theology--baptism in the Holy Spirit. James Dunn sees water-baptism as only one element in the New Testament pattern of conversion and initiation. The gift of the Spirit, he believes, is the central...

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WBC series delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. It emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology.