Bücher der Reihe Paternoster Biblical Monographs

The narrative function of the Old Testament characters in the Gospel of John.

There has been a lack of serious historical investigation of the famous creedal statement 'Christ descended into hell' that was universally affirmed by the church for the first 1,500 years of Church history. This book is an in-depth investigation of the history of the doctrine of Christ's descent and how Revelation 1:18 alludes to Christ's descent. COMMENDATION "In The Battle for the Keys Justin Bass leads us through an exceptional exegetical, historical, and theological exploration of the question of both the whether and whither of the Christ's descensus ad infernos. Whatever doubters or believers choose to do with Dr Bass's competent and convincing evidence, arguments and conclusions, they cannot choose to ignore them." - Michael J. Svigel, Dallas Theological Seminary, USA

Presents the story of the Exodus from Egypt to help discover a picture of God as responsive, speaking and acting, to challenge the hearer to make the appropriate response to him.

The current consensus amongst critical scholars is that the book of Daniel is a work of fiction. In Historical Issues in the Book of Daniel Thomas Gaston reviews and re-appraises the historical evidence for the events recorded in the book of Daniel, as well as considering several other connected textual and theological issues. Through scrupulous academic argument Gaston concludes that the book of Daniel stands up to historical scrutiny.

In this study, Peter arises as the preeminent guarantor of the early Christian witness, especially as he displays the confluence of Christology, identity, and character formation derived from various New Testament writings associated with him.

Presents a logical assault upon the Synoptic Problem which develops into a general treatment of the major issues in New Testament history. This book offers an integrated case for early dates and traditional authorship of the three Synoptic Gospels and Acts in opposition to the redundant hypothesis of Q.