Making Sense of Man: Using Biblical Perspectives to Develop a Theology of Humanity

by Vern Poythress

Publisher:

P&R

, 2024

Overview

Poythress uses multiple biblical perspectives to address the origin of humanity, the image of God, body and soul, the creational covenant, free agency, human sexuality, and other truths about humanity.

Praise for Making Sense of Man

I find this the most stimulating and incisive contribution that Poythress has made. Even where I might disagree with him, there is much that informs and challenges. Poythress’s expertise in science and mathematics, combined with his vast knowledge, theological acumen, and linguistic and exegetical skill, makes this a book that cannot be missed.

—Robert Letham, Senior Research Fellow, Union School of Theology; Associate Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Senior Fellow, Newton House, Oxford; Fellow in History and Theology, Greystone Theological Institute, Pittsburgh

Vern Poythress is one of the most important theological voices of our time, and in this book, Dr. Poythress confronts one of the great intellectual and apologetic challenges of our age—the development of a faithful theology of humanity. The apocalyptic warnings of the twentieth century have turned into the very real threats to human dignity that we face in our own times. Christians need the conviction and scholarship that Dr. Poythress brings to this book. One of the most important aspects of this volume is the author’s willingness to take on so many of the most vexing questions of our age, and to respond very clearly with biblical truth.

—R. Albert Mohler Jr., President and Centennial Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

The biblical and Christian theology of humanity has become a focal point of controversy in the academy and the public square in recent decades. Ques-tions of human identity, sexuality, and purpose are often disputed, but biblical understanding and wisdom regarding them are increasingly rare. Within this setting, Poythress’s latest book is a timely and welcome contribution. Poythress provides a comprehensive, provocative exposition of a rich diversity of biblical themes concerning the nature and destiny of humanity within the triune God’s purposes in creation and redemption. Throughout the book, Poythress exhibits a rare combination of careful exegesis, methodological transparency, philosophical acumen, and pastoral sensitivity. His treatment of two important topics, the image of God and human freedom, offer especially constructive contributions to long-standing debates.

—Cornelis P. Venema, President, Professor of Doctrinal Studies, Mid-America Reformed Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Making Sense of Man: Using Biblical Perspectives to Develop a Theology of Humanity
• Author: Vern Poythress
• Series: Making Sense
• Publisher: P&R
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 760
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Image of God; Humanity › Religious aspects; Bible › Criticism, etc
• ISBNs: 9798887790381, 9798887790398
• Resource ID: LLS:MKGSNMNSGBLPSDTHTY
• Resource Type: text.monograph.biblical-theology
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-07T17:09:26Z

About Vern Poythress

Vern Sheridan Poythress (b. 1946) is an evangelical philosopher, theologian, and Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary where he has taught since 1976. In 1981 he was ordained as a teaching elder in the Reformed Presbyterian Church Evangelical Synod, which later merged with the Presbyterian Church in America.