Magnifying God in Christ

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EXPOSITIONS OF NEW TESTAMENT BIBLICAL THEOLOGY

While no single New Testament document claims to offer an exhaustive theology, Thomas Schreiner suggests that certain recurring themes emerge from a study of the whole. In this volume, Schreiner traces the key themes that appear throughout the New Testament canon, exploring the emphases that arise from a detailed reading of the texts.
Schreiner's approach is based on a solid exegesis of all key texts and leads him to a unified vision of the fundamental teaching of the New Testament. He focuses especially on two general themes. The first concerns the unity of redemptive history and the kingdom of God. The New Testament picks up images from the Old Testament and affirms that the kingdom has arrived (though still unfulfilled) in Jesus Christ. The second related theme concerns the goal of the kingdom: the glory of God through the work of Christ and the empowering presence of the Spirit. In the second half of the work, Schreiner addresses what these themes mean for the life of the believer and the ministry of the faith community.
While this substantial and comprehensive volume will be of great interest to scholars, Schreiner's primary concern is to provide an accessible guide for students and pastors. He has admirably succeeded in doing so, and readers will find a lucid exposition of New Testament theology here.

“Thomas Schreiner is known as a skilled and careful New Testament scholar. In his New Testament Theology he brings out his skills and his clear, concise style in offering us a synthetic account of this complex subject, an account that reflects his high view of Scripture. This is probably the best New Testament theology written in recent decades from a decidedly Reformed and Evangelical viewpoint.”
Ben Witherington III
Professor of New Testament, Asbury Theological Seminary.

“Schreiner’s New Testament Theology has long been anticipated by colleagues, friends, and students. The appendix, which offers a helpful survey of the discipline of New Testament theology, and the discussion of justification, which contains a summary of the modern debate and a defense of the forensic interpretation of Pauline teaching, are worth the price of the book alone.”
Robert H. Stein
Senior Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

About the author:
THOMAS R. SCHREINER (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Professor of Biblical Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of numerous books and is recognized as one of the most important biblical scholars today.