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The Mighty Acts of God

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    9780664500764

  • ISBN10:

    0664500765

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-09-01
  • Publisher: Geneva Pr
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Summary

This new edition of Arnold Rhodes'sThe Mighty Acts of Godis an essential tool for learning more about the Bible. The original volume, which has been well-loved as a guide for Bible study, has been carefully revised by W. Eugene March to incorporate the most up-to-date historical and theological research. From the beginnings of creation to final consummation and hope, readers will find the same easily readable quality as in the first edition along with helpful questions for either group or individual study.

Table of Contents

Foreword xvii
Witness to God's Mighty Acts
1(14)
The Witness of God
1(3)
The Witness of the Bible
4(5)
The Witness of the Church
9(6)
PART ONE: GOD'S MIGHTY ACTS OF CREATION
Creation
15(14)
Literary Considerations
16(4)
The Creed of Creation
20(5)
Man and Woman in the Garden (Gen. 2:4b--25)
25(4)
The Fall
29(12)
Adam and Eve
29(5)
The Malignant Growth of Sin
34(7)
PART TWO: GOD'S COVENANT ACTS OF REDEMPTION
God's Election of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs
41(19)
The World of Our Forebears
41(2)
The Forebears as a Group
43(3)
The Patriarchs and Matriarchs as Individuals
46(14)
Exodus and Sinai
60(24)
The Mosaic Era
60(1)
The Oppression in Egypt (Exod. 1:1--12:36)
61(5)
The Deliverance and March to Sinai (Exod. 12:37--18:27)
66(4)
The Covenant at Sinai (Exod. 19:1--40:38)
70(8)
The Law of Moses
78(6)
The Promised Land
84(14)
The Setting of Joshua and Judges
84(1)
The Gift of the Land
85(7)
The Gift of the Judges
92(6)
The House of David
98(17)
Samuel, Leader of Many Talents
99(2)
Saul, the First King of Israel
101(4)
David, the Founder of a City and a House
105(5)
Solomon, A King like Other Kings
110(5)
PART THREE: GOD'S RIGHTEOUS ACTS OF JUDGMENT
The Judgment of Division
115(12)
Jeroboam I, Who Made Israel to Sin
116(3)
The House of Omri
119(5)
The Dynasty of Jehu
124(2)
Summary
126(1)
Judgment on Northern Israel
127(19)
Northern Israel in the Eighth Century B.C.E.
127(1)
Amos---Prophet of God's Righteousness
128(5)
Hosea---Prophet of God's Love
133(3)
The Southern Kingdom in the Eighth Century B.C.E.
136(1)
Isaiah---Prophet of God's Holiness
137(6)
Micah---Prophet of God's Requirement
143(3)
Judgment on Southern Judah
146(21)
Judah in the Seventh Century B.C.E.
146(3)
Zephaniah---Prophet of the Day of the Lord
149(2)
Deuteronomy---A Book of Sermons on the Covenant
151(3)
Nahum---Prophet of the Destruction of Nineveh
154(1)
Habakkuk---A Prophet Who Was Called to Faith
155(1)
Jeremiah---Prophet of the New Covenant
156(11)
PART FOUR: GOD'S GRACIOUS ACTS OF RENEWAL
Comfort of the Exiles
167(17)
God's People Away from Home
167(2)
Ezekiel---Prophet of God's Glory
169(5)
Lamentations---Poems on the Fall of Jerusalem
174(1)
Obadiah---Prophet of Retribution on Edom
174(1)
Isaiah 40--66---Prophets of the Exile and Return
175(9)
Restoration of the Remnant
184(14)
The Early Phases of the Restoration
184(5)
The Work of Nehemiah and Ezra
189(3)
Three Short Stories
192(6)
Words of Wisdom
198(11)
The Wisdom Movement
198(1)
Proverbs---A Collection of Wise Sayings
199(3)
Job---Wisdom's Greatest Masterpiece
202(5)
Ecclesiastes---The Challenge of Skepticism
207(1)
The Song of Solomon---A Celebration of Love and Marriage
208(1)
The Encouragement of Hope
209(14)
The Hellenistic Period (333--63 B.C.E.)
209(2)
Daniel---The Apocalypse of the Old Testament
211(4)
The Jewish Hope
215(3)
The Canon of the Old Testament
218(3)
Retrospect and Anticipation
221(2)
PART FIVE: GOD'S MIGHTY ACT IN JESUS CHRIST
The Gospel and the Gospels
223(20)
The World of Jesus
223(7)
The Proclamation of the Good News
230(1)
The Formation of the Gospels
231(2)
Mark---The Gospel of the Wonder-Working Servant
233(1)
Matthew---The Gospel of the Jewish Messiah
234(1)
Luke---The Gospel of the Savior of All Sorts of People
235(3)
John---The Gospel of the Son of God
238(5)
The Life of Jesus
243(21)
The Days of Preparation
243(6)
The Galilean Ministry
249(5)
The Journey to Jerusalem
254(1)
The Last Days in Jerusalem
255(6)
The Resurrection
261(3)
The Ministry of Jesus
264(20)
Jesus' Ministry of the Spoken Word
264(10)
Jesus' Ministry of the Mighty Deed
274(5)
Jesus' Ministry of the Given Life
279(5)
The Person of Jesus
284(11)
The Christ Who Was to Come
284(1)
The Christ Who Did Come
284(5)
The Christ Who Is with Us
289(2)
The Christ Who Was Preexistent
291(1)
The Christ Who Is Yet to Come
292(3)
PART SIX: GOD'S TRANSFORMING ACTS THROUGH THE CHURCH
The Earliest Witness of the Church
295(15)
The Preparation for Witness (Acts 1:1--26)
295(1)
The Witness ``In Jerusalem'' (Acts 2:1--8:3)
296(6)
The Witness ``In All Judea and Samaria'' (Acts 8:4--12:25)
302(4)
The Ministry of the Early Church
306(3)
The Nature of the Church
309(1)
In Retrospect and Prospect
309(1)
Paul's Witness by Life
310(23)
The Years of Preparation
310(4)
The First Missionary Journey
314(2)
The Apostolic Council in Jerusalem
316(3)
The Second Missionary Journey
319(5)
The Third Missionary Journey
324(3)
The Journey to Rome---and Beyond?
327(6)
Paul's Witness by Letter
333(26)
Galatians---The Magna Carta of Christian Liberty
333(3)
First and Second Thessalonians---The Second Coming of Christ
336(1)
The Corinthian Correspondence---Ethical Problems in a Young Church
337(8)
Romans---The Constitution of Christian Liberty
345(5)
The Prison Epistles---Rising Above Circumstance
350(5)
The Pastoral Epistles---Matters Ecclesiastical
355(3)
Summary
358(1)
The Witness of the Church in Conflict
359(20)
Conflict with Judaism
359(2)
Conflict with the State
361(10)
Conflict with False Teaching
371(7)
The Canon of the New Testament
378(1)
PART SEVEN: GOD'S COMING ACTS OF CONSUMMATION
Chaos---Opposition to God's Purpose
379(6)
Cosmic Evil
379(3)
Human Sin
382(3)
Consummation---The Final Victory
385(6)
The Old Testament Expectation
385(1)
The Fulfillment of the Promise
385(1)
The Consummation Yet to Come
386(5)
Conclusion---The One Story of the Bible
391(8)
Notes 399(8)
Study Aids 407(2)
Index of Scripture Passages 409

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