Themelios 33:3

by The Gospel Coalition

Publisher:

Gospel Coalition

, 2008

Overview

Themelios is an international evangelical theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the United Kingdom, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008. The new editorial team, led by D.A. Carson, seeks to preserve representation, in both essayists and reviewers, from both sides of the Atlantic. Each issue contains articles on important theological themes, as well as book reviews and discussion—from the most important evangelical voices of our time.

• Editorial by D. A. Carson
• "Minority Report: The Way of the Christian Academic," by Carl Trueman
• "The Gospel and the Poor," by Tim Keller
• "Shared Intentions? Reflections on Inspiration and Interpretation in Light of Scripture's Dual Authorship," by Jared M. Compton
• The Center of Biblical Theology in Acts: Deliverance and Damnation Display the Divine by James M. Hamilton Jr.
• Salvation History, Chronology, and Crisis: A Problem with Inclusivist Theology of Religions, Part 2 of 2 by Adam Sparks
• Pastoral Pensées: Ezra, According to the Gospel: Ezra 7:10 by Philip Graham Ryken

Contents

Top Highlights

“In short, while inspiration denotes human and divine agency, the level of the former does appear to be occasionally variegated and this in a variety of ways (i.e., involving both expanded senses and referents). The question that remains is whether objective criteria exist for validating interpretation in such cases where the divine meaning is not coextensive with the human author’s intentions.” (Page 29)

“Rather, doing justice and mercy for the poor is an inevitable sign that someone has justifying faith and grace in the heart.” (Page 12)

“ not all who argue for shared intentions require that all the components of meaning be shared. In” (Page 28)

“Evangelism is the most basic and radical ministry possible to a human being. This is true, not because the ‘spiritual’ is more important than the physical (we must be careful not to fall into a Greek-style dualism!), but because the eternal is more important than the temporal (Matt 11:1–6; John 17:18; 1 John 3:17–18).” (Page 17)

“Jonathan Edwards’s discourse ‘Christian Charity.’⁷ Edwards concludes that giving and caring for the poor is a crucial, non-optional aspect of ‘living out the gospel.’ There are two basic arguments Edwards puts forth for this conclusion.” (Page 10)

Product Details

• Title: Themelios: Volume 33, No. 3, December 2008
• Author: The Gospel Coalition
• Edition: 3
• Series: Themelios
• Volume: 33
• Publisher: Gospel Coalition
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Pages: 128
• Era: era:Contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Religious studies › Periodicals
• Resource ID: LLS:THEMELIOS33_3
• Resource Type: Journal
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-08T05:44:02Z

About The Gospel Coalition

Brian J. Tabb (PhD, London Theological Seminary) is academic dean at Bethlehem College & Seminary and an elder of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also serves as managing editor for Themelios, published by the Gospel Coalition, and is the author of Suffering in Ancient Worldview.

D.A. Carson is a research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has been at Trinity since 1978. Carson came to Trinity from the faculty of Northwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also served for two years as academic dean. He has served as an assistant pastor and pastor and has done itinerant ministry in Canada and the United Kingdom. Carson received a bachelor of science in chemistry from McGill University, the master of divinity from Central Baptist Seminary in Toronto, and the doctor of philosophy in New Testament from the University of Cambridge. Carson is an active guest lecturer in academic and church settings around the world. He holds membership on the Council for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Carson has also written many books that have garnered international acclaim, including his award-winning title The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism.

Daniel Strange is academic vice president and lecturer in culture, religion, and public theology at Oak Hill College, London. He is the author or coauthor of several other books, including The Possibility of Salvation Among the Unevangelised: An Analysis of Inclusivism in Recent Evangelical Theology.