Craig S. Keener

Leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener, one of the most trusted exegetes working today, is widely respected for his thorough research, sound judgments, and knowledge of ancient sources. His four-volume magnum opus on Acts has received high praise from all quarters. This commentary on 1 Peter features Keener's meticulous and comprehensive research and offers a wealth of fresh insights. It will benefit students, pastors, and church leaders alike.

The Roman practice of crucifixion was so abhorrent that even the Romans didn't talk about it. Yet their government practiced crucifixion for centuries. What drew the crowds to the killing fields to watch people die such torturous deaths? What enabled those elite soldiers in the Roman killing squads to crucify their victims with the precision and skill of a hospital surgeon? These and many other questions are answered in this book. Of the thousands of people who fell victim to "the most pitiable of deaths," one is much better known than all the others--Jesus of Nazareth. Most Christians know something of Jesus' crucifixion because of the Gospel narratives, but to enhance our appreciation of the Savior's death, we benefit by knowing more about Roman crucifixion. Roman Crucifixion and the Death of Jesus provides a deeper understanding of how, where, and why someone could be crucified and helps to inform us of Jesus' crucifixion. Armed with a better grasp of Roman crucifixion, we can more fully appreciate Jesus' pain, his purpose, and his prayers from Calvary's cross.

The Roman practice of crucifixion was so abhorrent that even the Romans didn't talk about it. Yet their government practiced crucifixion for centuries. What drew the crowds to the killing fields to watch people die such torturous deaths? What enabled those elite soldiers in the Roman killing squads to crucify their victims with the precision and skill of a hospital surgeon? These and many other questions are answered in this book. Of the thousands of people who fell victim to "the most pitiable of deaths," one is much better known than all the others--Jesus of Nazareth. Most Christians know something of Jesus' crucifixion because of the Gospel narratives, but to enhance our appreciation of the Savior's death, we benefit by knowing more about Roman crucifixion. Roman Crucifixion and the Death of Jesus provides a deeper understanding of how, where, and why someone could be crucified and helps to inform us of Jesus' crucifixion. Armed with a better grasp of Roman crucifixion, we can more fully appreciate Jesus' pain, his purpose, and his prayers from Calvary's cross.

Do miracles still happen today? Leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener demonstrates that miraculous works of God, which have been part of the experience of the church around the world since Christianity began, continue into the present. In this accessible and concise book, Keener ? discusses the definition of a miracle? addresses common questions about miracles ? shares many accounts that offer evidence of verifiable miracles? provides compelling reasons to believe in miracles today? reminds us that miracles point us to a hope that is eternal Miracles Today is suitable as a textbook but also accessible to church leaders and laypeople.

Aprende la retadora pero importante tarea de transportar el mensaje antiguo de la Palabra de Dios a un contexto moderno y claro, utilizando Los Comentarios B blicos con aplicaci n NVI. Estos comentarios adem s de enfocarse en la aplicaci n de un pasaje, tambi n nos permite pensar en el proceso por el cual se desarrolla un texto en su sentido original hasta llegar a su significado contempor neo. Son verdaderos comentarios, no exposiciones populares. Siendo obras de referencia y no de literatura devocional. En cada comentario encontrar s: El significado del texto b blico en su contexto del primer siglo (Sentido Original)La conexi n entre el contexto original de la Biblia y su aplicaci n contempor neo (Construyendo Puentes)La aplicaci n de un mensaje b blico contempor neo con el mismo poder que fue escrito en el pasado. NVI Application Commentary: RevelationLearn the exciting but important task of translating the ancient message of God's Word into a clear modern context using the NIV Bible Commentaries with application. These commentaries not only focus on the application of a passage, but also allow us to think about the process by which a text develops from its original meaning to its contemporary sense. These are true commentaries, not popular expositions. Being works of reference and not devotional literature. In each commentary you will find: The meaning of the biblical text in its first century context (Original Meaning). The connection between the original context of the Bible and its contemporary application (Building Bridges). The application of a contemporary biblical message with the same power as it was written in the past.

Do miracles still happen today? This book demonstrates that miraculous works of God have been part of the experience of the church around the world since Christianity began and that they continue into the present. Leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener addresses common questions about miracles and provides compelling reasons to believe in them today, including many accounts that offer evidence of verifiable miracles. This book gives an accessible and concise overview of one of Keener's most significant research topics. Keener's earlier two-volume work on miracles stands as the definitive work on the topic, but its size and scope are daunting to many readers. This work summarizes Keener's basic argument but contains substantial new material, including new accounts of the miraculous. It is suitable as a textbook but also accessible to church leaders and laypeople.

Violence against ethnic minorities is a recurring theme in human history. The God of the Bible, however, is a God of the marginalized, the powerless, and the overlooked. To be a minority is to inhabit the heart of God's story not its fringes. In this book, Dr. Sunday Bobai Agang addresses the discrimination, oppression, and violence facing minorities in Africa and the church's calling to stand against such injustice. Drawing upon covenantal theology and the biblical motif of a remnant, Agang explores God's heart for those commonly devalued, silenced, excluded, and ignored. While our human societies are obsessed with power and might, God's economy is one where the first are last and the weak confound the strong. This book is a powerful reminder of the source of true identity and the foundation for lasting peace and human flourishing.

The Apostle employs the Scriptures more in Romans than in any of his other letters. Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in Romans advances the interpretation of Romans by exploring how the Apostle Paul quoted, alluded to, or "echoed" the Jewish Scriptures. Identification of allusions is at the forefront, as are questions of methodology, the texture of Paul's theology, his understanding of Scripture, and implications for other areas of Pauline studies, such as empire-criticism.

In Gift and Giver, leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener takes a probing look at the various evangelical understandings of the role of the Holy Spirit in the church. He explores topics such as spiritual gifts, the fruit of the Spirit, the Spirit's power for evangelism, and hearing God's voice. His desire is for Christians to "work for consensus, or at least for unity in God's work despite our differences on secondary matters." Employing a helpful narrative approach and an ample number of stories, Keener enters into constructive dialogue with Pentecostals, moderates, and cessationists, all the while attempting to learn from each viewpoint. He seeks to bridge the gap between cessationists and Pentecostals/charismatics by urging all Christians to seek the Holy Spirit's empowerment. His irenic approach to this controversial issue has been endorsed by charismatics and non-charismatics alike. Sure to provoke helpful dialogue on a topic that has caused unfortunate divisions within the church, Gift and Giver will be a valuable addition to college and seminary courses on pneumatology. It will also be helpful to lay readers interested in a balanced discussion of spiritual gifts. This repackaged edition includes an updated preface and a substantive new afterword.

Given this unique locus of today's church, this book takes us back to the foundational teachings of Jesus on missions: the Great Commission (Gospel of Matthew) and the Messianic Commission (Gospel of John). Although these two passages are "universal" in grounding Christian mission, Professor Keener wants to assure that the role of the Holy Spirit is central to Christian living and acting as God's witnesses. Wonsuk Ma, PhDDean, Distinguished Professor of Global ChristianityCollege of Theology and Ministry, Oral Roberts University"Craig Keener, one of the finest and most prolific NT scholars of our day, has produced another gem. For All Peoples: A Biblical Theology of Missions in the Gospels and Acts blends together rich scholarly insights, rooted in an unsurpassed knowledge of the first-century world, with an edifying and pastoral eye that is always focused on the radical nature of Jesus' call to follow him in his redemptive mission. Successive chapters illuminate the seminal contributions that Matthew, Luke, John, and Paul make to a biblical theology of missions. The final chapter, rooted in the narrative of Acts, appropriately ties together these themes by describing Paul's Macedonian vision as a call for the Church to take the gospel from its place of origin in Asia to the mission field of Europe. After almost two millennia, Keener reminds us just how relevant this call remains for the growing and vibrant churches of Asia today." Robert P. Menzies, PhDKunming, China"This is Craig Keener at his best--thoroughly expositional and passionately missional." Dave Johnson, DMissManaging EditorAsian Journal of Pentecostal Studies

As the earliest narrative source for the origins of Christianity, Acts is of unrivalled importance for understanding early Christianity and the mission that originally brought it from Judea and Galilee to gentiles, and even the heart of the Roman Empire. This volume is an abridged version of Keener's monumental, four-volume commentary on Acts, the longest and one of the most thorough engagements with Acts in its ancient setting. Sensitive to the work's narrative unity, Keener's commentary is especially known for its direct engagement with the wide range of ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman sources. The original commentary cited some 45,000 references from ancient extrabiblical sources to shed light on the Book of Acts. This accessible edition, aimed at students, scholars, and pastors, makes more widely available the decades of research that Keener has devoted to one of the key texts of Early Christianity.

As the earliest narrative source for the origins of Christianity, Acts is of unrivalled importance for understanding early Christianity and the mission that originally brought it from Judea and Galilee to gentiles, and even the heart of the Roman Empire. This volume is an abridged version of Keener's monumental, four-volume commentary on Acts, the longest and one of the most thorough engagements with Acts in its ancient setting. Sensitive to the work's narrative unity, Keener's commentary is especially known for its direct engagement with the wide range of ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman sources. The original commentary cited some 45,000 references from ancient extrabiblical sources to shed light on the Book of Acts. This accessible edition, aimed at students, scholars, and pastors, makes more widely available the decades of research that Keener has devoted to one of the key texts of Early Christianity.

Craig Keener is known for his meticulous work on New Testament backgrounds, but especially his detailed work on the book of Acts. Now, for the first time in book form, Cascade presents his key essays on Acts, with special focus on historical questions and matters related to God's Spirit.

Entä jos kaikki jäisivät tänne ahdistuksen ajaksi? Yleisen käsityksen mukaan kristityt temmataan pois maan päältä ennen suuren ahdistuksen ajan alkua. Raamatussa annetaan kuitenkin hyvin toisenlainen kuva. Missään kohtaa Raamatussa ei luvata, että uskovat välttyisivät Antikristuksen ilmestymiseltä ja siltä sodalta, jota hän on käyvä pyhiä vastaan. Itse asiassa Jumala kehottaa omiaan varautumaan ahdistukseen - ja pysymään kestäväisinä sen läpi. Tässä silmiä avaavassa kirjassa arvostetut raamatuntutkijat ja kirjailijat Michael Brown ja Craig Keener tuovat rohkaisua ja toivoa edessä olevia synkkiä aikoja varten. Yhdessä he johdattavat lukijan syvälliselle raamatunkohtien tutkimusmatkalle ja auttavat ymmärtämään paremmin, mitä tulevaisuus tuo tullessaan. Pelkoon ei ole aihetta sen kaiken keskellä, sillä Jumalalla on suunnitelma. Hän ei hylkää kansaansa edessä olevina kauheina päivinä. Lohduttaudu Jeesuksen sanoilla: Hän on voittanut maailman. Jopa maan päällä kokemiemme suurten surujen keskellä elämme Jeesuksen voitossa, kunnes hän palaa takaisin tämän maailmanajan lopussa.” Tämä kirja on täynnä kohtikäyvää ja ajatuksia herättävää tietoa siitä, mitä Raamatussa sanotaan lopunajoista. Se haastaa ja rohkaisee ymmärtämään, mikä uskovia tulevaisuudessa odottaa. - Mike Bickle, International House of Prayer -rukoushuoneen perustajaMichael L. Brownilla on tohtorintutkinto New Yorkin yliopistosta. Hän on FIRE-raamattukoulun perustaja ja johtaja Concordissa Pohjois-Carolinassa ja on toiminut vierailevana professorina tai dosenttina seitsemässä seminaarissa. Hän juontaa maanlaajuisesti esitettävää päivittäistä radio- ja televisio-ohjelmaa The Line of Fire ja on kirjoittanut yli kolmekymmentä kirjaa. Lisätietoa Michael Brownin palvelutyöstä löydät osoitteesta www.askdrbrown.org. Craig S. Keenerillä on tohtorintutkinto Duken yliopistosta. Hän toimii Asburyn teologisessa seminaarissa F. M. ja Ada Thompson -professuurin haltijana ja on kirjoittanut 25 menestyskirjaa. Craig ja hänen vaimonsa Medine asuvat lähellä Wilmoren kaupunkia Kentuckyn osavaltiossa. Lisätietoa Craig Keenerin palvelutyöstä löydät osoitteesta www.craigkeener.com.

Demonstrates the reliability of the canonical gospels by exploring the genre of ancient biographyThe canonical gospels are ancient biographies, narratives of Jesus's life. The authors of these gospels were intentional in how they handled historical information and sources. Building on recent work in the study of ancient biographies, Craig Keener argues that the writers of the canonical gospels followed the literary practices of other biographers in their day. In Christobiography he explores the character of ancient biography and urges students and scholars to appreciate the gospel writers' method and degree of accuracy in recounting the ministry of Jesus. Keener's Christobiography has far-reaching implications for the study of the canonical gospels and historical-Jesus research.

Leading Scholar Explores Paul's Teaching on the Mind This major work by a leading New Testament scholar explores an important but neglected area of Pauline theology, Paul's teaching about the mind. In discussing matters such as the corrupted mind, the mind of Christ, and the renewal of the mind, Paul adapts language from popular intellectual thought in his day, but he does so in a way distinctively focused on Christ and Christ's role in the believer's transformation. Keener enables readers to understand this thought world so they can interpret Paul's language for contemporary Christian life. The book helps overcome a false separation between following the Spirit and using human judgment and provides a new foundation for relating biblical studies and Christian counseling.