Chief among this writer's objectives is to show that the Synoptic Gospels are "synoptic" precisely because they share common structures and themes rooted in Israel's stories about itself. Common to the synoptic stories are traditions about Israel's past that defined it throughout the centuries: Exodus and Sinai, Way/Conquest, Temple, and Kingship.

Israel's Scripture Traditions and the Synoptic Gospels: Story Shaping Story

Religion & Spirituality

Swartley, Willard M.

Christian Books & Bibles

Baker Academic

One would think that peace, a term that occurs as many as one hundred times in the New Testament, would enjoy a prominent place in theology and ethics textbooks. Yet it is surprisingly absent. Willard Swartley's Covenant of Peace remedies this deficiency, restoring to New Testament theology and ethics the peace that many works have missed. In this comprehensive yet accessible book Swartley explicates virtually all of the New Testament, relating peace -- and the associated emphases of love for enemies and reconciliation -- to core theological themes such as salvation, christology, and the reign of God. No other work in English makes such a contribution. Swartley concludes by considering specific practices that lead to peacemaking and their place in our contemporary world. Retrieving a historically neglected element in the Christian message, Covenant of Peace confronts readers anew with the compelling New Testament witness to peace.

Covenant of Peace: The Missing Peace in New Testament Theology and Ethics

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

Does the Christian community have the resources to develop a coherent response to health care challenges today? Accounting for biblical, theological and church-historical streams, Willard Swartley divulges a long tradition of healing and health care inherited by Christians today. Beginning with in-depth studies of Old and New Testament understandings of healing, the book surveys three millennia of biblical and theological teaching and practice in congregational life and mission. Along the way Swartley uncovers how Christians have understood the role of the church and other institutions in providing health and healing. The book concludes with an attempt to synthesize these biblical, historical and moral perspectives to help all Christians, including those in health care professions, respond to our current health care challenges.

Health, Healing and the Church's Mission: Biblical Perspectives and Moral Priorities

IVP Academic

Mark, the way for all nations

Herald Press

Mark: The Way for All Nations

Herald Pr

Grounded in a lifetime of biblical study, New Testament scholar Willard M. Swartley takes a fresh look at the Scriptures and what they would teach on the current and controversial subject of homosexuality. In a spirit of love and generosity, Swartley presents all sides of the issue, drawing from contemporary scholarship and cultural analysis. He concludes with a model for congregational discernment and suggestions for the path forward.

Homosexuality Biblical Interpretation: Biblical Interpretation and Moral Discernment

The gospel of John's from above orientation transforms our human from below assumptions and habits. It draws us into union with God and into unity with one another. It communicates who Jesus is, in both intimate and profound dimensions. The book of John shapes Christian identity, invigorates worship, and implants eternal hope. John's gospel defies description, marvels Swartley, professor emeritus at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. It soars like the eagle, links heaven and earth, and both comforts and convicts the human heart. Its Christology is rich, with a plethora of titles for Jesus-even the divine eternal I AM. Though commentaries on the book of John abound, this volume follows the unique Believers Church Bible Commentary Series format, providing sections on The Text in Biblical Context and The Text in the Life of the Church. According to Swartley, "this format serves well the interests of seminary as well as other graduate students, and pastors especially."

John (Believers Church Bible Commentary Series)

The Bible & Law

Institute of Mennonite Studies

“Deliver us from (the) evil (one)” is the heart’s cry from the Lord’s Prayer. Evil wears many faces in our modern world. This book connects the Lord’s Prayer to troubles of our times, be it attacks from Satan, the wars around the world, the scourge of racism, or the mass shootings of our time. The subtitle of the book identifies the scope. This book blends both deliverance from demonic bondage and witness to the powers in relation to political policies and government. While the book aims to be a biblical theology on these topics, it seeks also to address the praxis: how these evils are confronted through healing-deliverance ministries and what people of God say and do in witness to the powers. The two streams of response to evil are really one as a faithful response to the saving work of the Lord God Almighty through Jesus Christ’s victory over Satan, sin, evil, and death. “Love your enemy” confronts evil with power to transform!

Jesus, Deliver Us: Evil, Exorcism, and Exousiai (Studies in Peace and Scripture)

Cascade Books

Chief among this writer's objectives is to show that the Synoptic Gospels are "synoptic" precisely because they share common structures and themes rooted in Israel's stories about itself. Common to the synoptic stories are traditions about Israel's past that defined it throughout the centuries: Exodus and Sinai, Way/Conquest, Temple, and Kingship.

Hendrickson Pub

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Israel's Scripture Traditions and the Synoptic Gospels: Story Shaping Story

Covenant of Peace: The Missing Peace in New Testament Theology and Ethics

Health, Healing and the Church's Mission: Biblical Perspectives and Moral Priorities

Mark, the way for all nations

Mark: The Way for All Nations

Homosexuality Biblical Interpretation: Biblical Interpretation and Moral Discernment

John (Believers Church Bible Commentary Series)

The Bible & Law

Jesus, Deliver Us: Evil, Exorcism, and Exousiai (Studies in Peace and Scripture)

Israel's Scripture Traditions and the Synoptic Gospels: Story Shaping Story