As each generation of Christians comes to terms with its historical claims, and its theological import, it is only natural that its implications merit reexamination. We learn how Jesus responded to people, what he stood for, how he lived and died, and how his church began. But these New Testament books also raise many questions. Dr. Green approaches these issues with clarity and insight. Paying special attention to parables, sermons and figures of speech, Green opens up these important books, explaining their unique place within Scripture and offering practical guidelines for application today.
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This, according to Joel Green, is the very heart of Mark's Gospel. It is also the heart of discipleship today. Each chapter deepens our sense of the integrity of Mark, and challenges us to follow Jesus in our own practice of discipleship and experience with suffering today. The Way of the Cross is for individuals and groups who are serious about Bible study, and about the relevance of such study to their lives. The Theology of the Gospel of Luke , often mined for information about the life of Jesus, is also one of the earliest Christian examples of narrative theology.