A Short Systematic Theology

by ZAHL PAUL F M

• ISBN13: 9780802847294
• ISBN10: 0802847293
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

This short systematic theology is a refreshing alternative to works on Christian doctrine that are too large or demanding for personal or group study. Paul Zahl offers a concentrated summary of the whole Christian faith in three concise, biblically correct chapters at once serious and popular, scholarly and contmporary.

Arranged around twenty-five theses that cover the core Christian beliefs, the book dearly explains the person and nature of Jesus Christ, the meaning of the atonement, and the life that results from Christian freedom. Encompassing a great wealth of knowledge in a user-friendly, easy-to-follow format, A Short Systematic Theology is one of the best resources available for church, group, and personal study.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(5)
The Subject of Theology: Jesus Christ	5	(46)
(Theses 1-11)
The Historical Jesus	13	(9)
The Present-Day Christ	22	(13)
The Presence of His Absence	35	(4)
The Expanding Christ	39	(2)
Christ as Subject	41	(5)
The Spirit of God	46	(2)
Summary	48	(3)
The Content of Theology: Power in the Blood	51	(28)
(Theses 12-19)
Two Metaphors for Substitution	61	(8)
The Incarnation	69	(2)
The Trinity	71	(2)
The Hardest Part	73	(3)
The Atoned, Atoning God	76	(3)
The Method of Theology and the Method of Life: Libertas christiana	79	(12)
(Theses 20-25)
Conclusion	91	(4)
Appendix A: Beza's Summa totius Christianismi	95	(4)
Appendix B: Lucas Cranach's ``The Old and New Testament''	99	(2)
Selected Reading List	101	(4)
Index of Authors	105	(2)
Index of Biblical References	107