Redeeming Our Thinking about History

A God-Centered Approach

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

Why Is It Critical for Christians to Study the Past?How does knowledge of the past shape Christians’ views of God, Christ’s redemption, and humanity as a whole? In his new book, Vern S. Poythress teaches Christians how to study and write about the past by emphasizing God’s own command to remember his works and share them with the next generation. Readers will explore concepts such as providentialism, Christian historiography, divine purpose, and the 4 basic phases of biblical history: creation, fall, redemption, and consummation. By learning how to appropriately study history, believers will begin to recognize God’s lordship over all events and how even minor incidents fit into his overarching plan. Excellent Resource for Seminary Students, Pastors, and Historians: Poythress explains how to write about history, understand God’s divine purposes, explore history in the Bible, and more Applicable: Teaches readers how to glorify God by recognizing his deeds throughout historyBiblical and Informative: Outlines 4 phases of history and connects them to Christ’s redemption

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-03-15
Mått:140 x 216 x 19 mm
Vikt:314 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Crossway Books
ISBN:9781433571442

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Vern S. Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; ThD, University of Stellenbosch) is Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Biblical Interpretation, and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he has taught for four decades. In addition to earning six academic degrees, he is the author of numerous books and articles on biblical interpretation, language, and science.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: The Importance of History Part 1: What We Need in Order to Analyze History: Essential Resources That God SuppliesChapter 2: Experiencing HistoryChapter 3: Foundations for Historical Analysis Chapter 4: Spiritual Antithesis: Darkness and Light Chapter 5: Reductionistic Historical AnalysisChapter 6: Understanding People Chapter 7: Understanding Historical CausesChapter 8: Miracles Part 2: History in the Bible: How the Bible Goes about Writing HistoryChapter 9: Unity in Biblical History Chapter 10: Diversity in Biblical History Chapter 11: The Uniqueness of the Bible Part 3: Understanding God's Purposes in History: Divine Purposes—and Our Limitations—in the Study of History Chapter 12: God in Biblical History Chapter 13: Cautions in Understanding Divine Purposes Chapter 14: The Value of Recognizing Divine Purposes Chapter 15: Biblical Principles Guiding Historical Understanding Chapter 16: Academic Historical Analysis Chapter 17: Pressure toward Religious “Neutrality”Chapter 18: Applying Principles from the Book of Revelation Part 4: What Does History Writing Look Like? Examples of Challenges in Writing about Particular PeriodsChapter 19: Christianity in the Roman EmpireChapter 20: Interpreting the Reformation and BeyondChapter 21: Histories of Other Civilizations Part 5: Alternative Versions of How to Think about History: Competing Ways of Doing History among ChristiansChapter 22: Five Versions of HistoriographyChapter 23: Evaluating Providentialism Chapter 24: Other Versions of Christian Historiography Chapter 25: Perspectives on HistoriographyChapter 26: Further Reflection on Providentialism Appendix: Providence according to Mark NollBibliographyGeneral IndexScripture Index