Pastoral Ministry according to Paul

Pastoral Ministry according to PaulWhat is the ultimate purpose of pastoral ministry? What emphases and priorities should take precedence? In the day to day emphasis on various pastoral roles and pragmatic concerns, what can sometimes get lost is the theological foundation for understanding pastoral ministry. James Thompson is a New Testament scholar with a concern for relating biblical studies to practical ministry. Here he does a careful study of several of Paul's epistles in order

addressing important issues and problems that flow from the text and exploring the contemporary relevance of the Pentateuch

providing substantive treatments of doctrine while pointing to the setting of theology in doxology

Theological Interpretation of the New Testament provides a history of interpretation and covers major theological ideas for each book of the New Testament

and Jewish-Christian worship through liturgy and sacraments

An up-to-date

offers an exposition of the book that interacts with major commentaries and recent studies

Crisp builds on key insights from other historic substitutionary models of Christ's work while avoiding the problems plaguing penal substitution

That defining act

Highly respected theologian Oliver Crisp sets out a new

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