One God One People

Leading scholars from around the world engage with key facets of N. T. Wright's most important work, providing a window onto major debates and developments in New Testament studies in recent decades. These essays focus on N. T. Wright's contribution to New Testament theology and interpretation over the past four decades. The structure is three-fold, corresponding to the three areas of classic Jewish theology that Wright views as starting points for discerning the shape of New Testament theology: monotheism, election, and eschatology. Working within these broad categories, the contributors critically engage with Wright's work from both biblical and theological perspectives.

From ancient times to the present day, utopian social ideas have made the unity of humankind a central concern. In the face of the threats to civic peace and harmony caused by misrule, factions, inequality, and moral weakness, philosophical and religious traditions in antiquity gave considered attention to the attainment of oneness both as an ideal and as an embodied practice. In this volume, scholars of ancient history, early Judaism, and biblical studies come together to show that ideas of unity and practices of oneness were grounded in larger conceptions of worldview, cosmic order, and power, with theological ideas such as the oneness of God laying an important foundation. In particular, contributors focus on how early Christians, with their inherited Jewish, Greek, and Roman traditions, reinterpreted oneness in light of their new identity as “members of Christ” and how they put it into practice. Contributors are Stephen C. Barton, Anna Sieges-Beal, Max Botner, Andrew J. Byers, Carsten Claußen, Kylie Crabbe, Robbie Griggs, James R. Harrison, Walter J. Houston, T. J. Lang, Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer, John-Paul Lotz, Lynette Mitchell, Nicholas J. Moore, Elizabeth E. Shively, Julien C. H. Smith, and Alan Thompson.

Twelve evangelical scholars offer a comprehensive defense of the eternal submission of the Son and the Spirit to the Father, exploring the issue from exegetical, theological, historical, and pastoral perspectives.

Compares early Christian beliefs about God with the religious beliefs of others in the Roman Empire and traces the development of Christian theology

Evan is a young boy who loves to sing and play his ukulele. At a Jason Crabb concert, he receives an unexpected present: his very own Jase the Crabb(R). In his dream-land adventure with Jase, (R) Evan learns just how special and important his love of music is. He discovers that the things he enjoys doing most are gifts from God -- gifts with a purpose and a perfect plan ... straight from heaven.

New to the Bible?One Lord, One Plan, One Peoplewill help you uncover what the Bible is all about as it takes you on a journey from Genesis to Revelation, pointing out the main features of each book. Want to know how the Bible fits together? One Lord, One Plan, One People will show you how the Bible is not a collection of random stories, but that all its sixty-six books focus on Jesus, the one Lord who is the terminal point of God's promises. It is the story of Jesus' life, death, resurrection, ascension, reign, and return which is the Bible's big theme. As you view the Bible through that lens, you will grasp how its individual parts interlock.

Larry Shackley incorporates a text based on Romans 15 in this inspiring and dramatic anthem. This piece is filled with hope and the eternal promise that one day we shall stand "united for eternity, one God, one people, one voice." The spectacular optional full orchestra accompaniment enhances delightful choral writing in this selection that is perfect for use throughout the year.