books by Gerald Bray     books:       James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament, Volume XI) IVP Academic, 2000 Because the Catholic Epistles focus on orthodox faith and morals, the Fathers drew on them as a means of defense against the rising challenge of heretics. This factor gave these letters a freshness and relevance to conditions in the fourth and fifth centuries that might otherwise seem surprising. Many of the Fathers unabashedly saw in them anticipatory attacks on Marcion and strong defenses against the Arians. They did so quite naturally because ...             The Work of Christ (Contours of Christian Theology) Robert Letham InterVarsity Press, 1993 In this Contours of Christian Theology volume, Robert Letham explores the issues of Christ and the Word of God, the nature and theories of the atonement, and the cosmic and corporate dimensions of the mediatorial kingship of Christ.             The Doctrine of God (Contours of Christian Theology)1 review Gerald Lewis Bray InterVarsity Press, 1993 Excellent Study This book was read as a part of a theology class on the doctrine of the Trinity. Of the texts I read, this was the most concise, informative and readable on the doctrine of God. I read this book first, and throughout the remainder of the study, I wished that the others could have been as well written. I have already recommended it to another inquisitive student.             Creeds, Councils and Christ: Did the early Christians misrepresent Jesus? Gerald Bray Mentor, 2009 The question: 'Did the early Christians misrepresent Jesus?' has dominated modern theological discussion to such an extent that the history and development of the Church is widely regarded as a corruption of the original gospel message. The doctrines and practices of the first Christian communities have come under suspicion and in some quarters they have been quite openly rejected by those who want a fundamentally different kind of Christianity. ...             1-2 Corinthians (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture)5 reviews InterVarsity Press, 2007 The Church FATHERS Any book which meets its aim to present the thoughts of the church "Fathers" (as this book does) deserves to be evaluated on its stated intentions. Does this volume do an admirable and coherent job of offering Christianity's earliest theologians' thoughts on the letters to Corinth? Absolutely. Is it reasonable to expect views from this period to be in sync with intricate theological ...             We Believe in One God (Ancient Christian Doctrine)3 reviews IVP Academic, 2009 Superb Introduction to the Treasures of the Church Fathers I'm absolutely delighted to see that the tremendous Ancient Christian Commentary series is now being harvested for this new five volume series on Ancient Christian Doctrine. It is heartening to see that Christians who, in the past, have been somewhat dubious about the fathers of the early church, and for that matter the whole notion of "creeds" are returning once more to the ancient roots of the ...             Biblical Interpretation: Past & Present3 reviews Gerald Bray InterVarsity Press, 2000 Excellent Introduction to Bible Interpretation Following an insightful introduction to the topic, the author takes the reader on an adventuresome survey of Biblical interpretation from the 1st century to the 20th. With a teacher's compassionate understanding, Mr. Bray provides key concepts without getting bogged down in endless details. To me, "Biblical Interpretation: Past and Present" reads more like a novel than a textbook. I hated ...             The Church (Contours of Christian Theology)6 reviews Edmund P. Clowney, Gerald Lewis Bray InterVarsity Press, 1995 God's Grace Makes a Glorious Church Clowney's book The Church is a work of theological art. In it, Clowney paints deep and "artistic" images of the church using her historical beliefs and many Biblical texts. Recently a very good friend of mine left the Protestant church and joined the Roman Catholic church. In my discussions with him over the years he mulled over his decision, the beauty of the Church seemed to take precedence ...             Romans (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture)9 reviews Gerald Bray IVP Academic, 2005 A place to begin The ACCS series, of which this volume on Romans is a part, is a place to begin in terms of patristic commentary, not a place to end. If this series had claimed to be an in-depth and comprehensive collection on the Church Fathers' statements on Scripture, then many of the critiques leveled at it would be justified. However, these negative reviews are aiming at a straw man. The ACCS series ...             The Faith We Confess: An Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles Gerald L Bray The Latimer Trust, 2009 The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion are one of the three historic 'formularies' (constitutional documents) of the Church of England. Along with the Book of Common Prayer and the Ordinal they gave the church its distinctive identity at the time of the Reformation, an identity which has had a formative infl uence on worldwide Anglicanism. The English formularies have played an exceptionally important role in shaping the Anglican Communion ...             Commentaries on Romans and 1-2 Corinthians (Ancient Christian Texts)1 review Ambrosiaster IVP Academic, 2009 Dynamic! I am a big fan of the Ancient Christian Commentary Series, and this work continues the work of excellence. I have been waiting for an English translation of Ambrosiaster to happen, and now it has! The way this commentary is layed out is very simple and easy to use with all the verses separated nicely, not crammed up like a lot of commentaries. As for Ambrosiaster himself, he is an ancient ...             Creeds, Councils and Christ Gerald Lewis Bray Christian Focus Publications, 1997             The Anglican Canons, 1529-1947 (Church of England Record Society) Boydell Press, 1998 This volume is a major new scholarly edition of some of the most important sources in the history of the Anglican Church. It includes all the canons produced by the Church of England, from the opening of the Reformation parliament in 1529 to 1947. Most of the material comes from the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, among which the canons of 1529, 1603 and 1640, and Cardinal Pole's legatine constitutions of 1556, are of particular ...             Always Reforming: Explorations in Systematic Theology1 review Gerald Bray, Stephen Williams, ... IVP Academic, 2007 The Blessedness Of Theological Deliberations I recommend it in all confidence. Flawless theology. The authors, wise theologians in the Reformed tradition, have surely touched on an epistemological truth: they should always seek to uphold the normative nature of truth, yet as theologians, they need to be able to explore and develop Reformed assertions within parameters respectful of their commitment to Reformational principles. To this ...             Records of Convocation XIX: Introduction (v. 19) Boydell Press, 2006 The convocation records of the Churches of England and Ireland are the principal source of our information about the administration of those churches from middle ages until modern times. They contain the minutes of clergy synods, the legislation passed by them, tax assessments imposed by the king on the clergy, and accounts of the great debates about religious reformation; they also include records of heresy trials in the fifteenth and sixteenth ...             The Revelation of God (Contours of Christian Theology)2 reviews Peter Jensen InterVarsity Press, 2002 The Bible, the Gospel and Christ are loci of revelation Peter Jensen, formerly Principal of Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia has written a fine book. He attempts to give a biblical theological appraisal of divine revelation using the Bible and the Gospel as his guide while critiqueing Schliermacher, Barth and experientialist views of revelation. The writing is clear and understandable, though a bit repetitive at times. But his general ...             Documents of the English Reformation Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1995 Bray has compiled a vast array of documents, covering the English Reformation from Henry to the Act of Supremacy, which show the momentous changes which took place during this important period. The 58 documents include all the main statutes, injunctions, and orders, confessions of faith, prefaces to prayer books and biblical translations, and other relevant texts in their entirety.             God Under Fire3 reviews Zondervan, 2002 Openism Unmasked as Neo-Processist Contagion Airtight refutation of the discredited aberrancy floating about in some Christian circles called "Open Theory of the unaware deity who changes as it is beneficial to change in order to meaningfully relate to his fully free creation." Openism's main proponent Gregory Boyd is unmasked as a misguided Christian failing to establish credibility for his aberrant hybrid between Hartshorne's Process ...             Steps Of Understanding Bray Gerald Christian Focus, 1999             Commentaries on Galatians-Philemon (Ancient Christian Texts)1 review Ambrosiaster IVP Academic, 2009 Must get! IVP has done a wonderful job with this series of the Ancient Christian Texts. I just got this commentary recently as well as the Romans and 1-2 Corinthians, and I love them! The whole layout is absolutely perfect because it is so easy to look up any passage due to everything being well organized and well marked. The commentary itself is excellent, Ambrosiaster was a great interpreter of ...              search for books 1529-1947, anglican, articles, biblical, christian, christians, commentaries, commentary, convocation, corinthians, councils, doctrine, documents, explorations, exposition, galatians, galatians-philemon, interpretation, introduction, misrepresent, philemon, reformation, reforming, revelation, scripture, systematic, testament, theology, thirty-nine, understanding books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen music: Bach's Adagios we recommend Must have for studying for clinical pathology!!! home  impressum - about us