Adam, the Fall, and Original Sin

Adam, the Fall, and Original SinThe Christian doctrines of original sin and the historical fall of Adam have been in retreat since the rise of modernity. Here leading scholars present a theological, biblical, and scientific case for the necessity of belief in original sin and the historicity of Adam and Eve in response to contemporary challenges. Representing various Christian traditions, the contributors shed light on recent debates as they present the traditional doctrine of

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Practical Ecclesiology for a Secular Age

This survey of intertestamental Judaism illuminates the customs and controversies that provide essential background for understanding the New Testament

Readers will encounter in these pages all of the Old Testament expressions of the Spirit--passages that will challenge the conventional

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Christians endeavored to discern what it meant to live faithfully in the diverse and rapidly changing place that became the United States

the poetry of Psalms remains ready to train our ears