All too often problems of biblical hermeneutics are too closely linked to technical biblical study rather than to the day-by-day issues confronting the church. Here, however, eight international scholars from seven countries show how such studies can have vital relevance to today's immediate problems and needs. The writers focus on the biblical doctrine of the church itself and how the church carries out its mission in various cultures.

Originally presented as lectures at Tyndale House in Cambridge, England, these essays have been revised in light of the discussion and criticism that followed. They include careful biblical analyses of the nature of the church, its opponents, and of such modern concerns as social justice and liberation theology. The result is a stimulating reassessment of the role that Scripture plays in bringing Christ to persons within their cultural contexts.

Editor - D. A. Carson

The contributors:

D. A. Carson
R. T. France
Gerhard Maier
Edmund P. Clowney
Peter T. O'Brien
Tite Tienou
Emilio A. Nunez
Russell P. Shedd

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Right With God by D. A. Carson
From Sabbath to Lord's Day
Teach Us to Pray
Hermeneutics, Authority, and Canon
The Church in the Bible and the World