James Thompson
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Believers in an increasingly secular world face the challenge of responding to the cultural changes that have taken place in the past generation, as Christians become a "cognitive minority," especially in the West. Some attempt to restore the Christian culture of the past with political activism, and others accommodate to the cultural changes. Christians in a post-Christian world can learn much from believers who lived in the pre-Christian period....
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Because commentaries are increasingly complex, preachers face the challenge of mastering the results of critical scholarship and merging the horizons between exegesis and a living word for the congregation. In this volume, Thompson offers a guide for preachers, using the results of current scholarship on Hebrews and 1 Peter, to enrich the preaching task. He demonstrates that these ancient letters, which speak to believers whose faith has made them...
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While the commentaries and articles on 2 Corinthians focus on the world behind the text, giving attention to the identity of Paul's opposition and questions about the letter's composition, few scholars have bridged the gap between the exegesis of 2 Corinthians and the sermon. The issue of what constitutes legitimate ministry, the focus of 2 Corinthians, is a pressing issue today for churches as they face an identity crisis. Paul confronts opponents...
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Contrary to what we might imagine from its title, the Epistle to the Hebrews is immersed in Hellenistic thought. Its author demonstrates an acquaintance with Greco-Roman rhetoric, and often supports his arguments with the assumptions of Hellenistic philosophy. While he shares the apocalyptic worldview of other Jews in this period, he recasts it with the language of Middle Platonism.
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-Sin un trazo de desdén académico por la imposición de manos o de otras expresiones de la práctica del ministerio cristiano, Thompson propone superar el abismo que con frecuencia separa la teología bíblica de la obra pastoral. Como un respetado académico del Nuevo Testamento, él se ubica dentro del mensaje bíblico y pregunta cómo puede ser implementado en un contexto pastoral moderno. Él no se queda en generalidades, sino que en un profundo...