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Reading Scriptures As Wesleyans

by Joel B. Green
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Overview

John Wesley boasted that he was a “man of one book,” but he was also a thoughtful student throughout his life and an author of many books.Asbreathgives life, John Wesley inhaled and exhaled the words of Scripture, shaping his thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and behavior. And like our eighteenth-century ancestor, the Bible is central to usfor continued faith formation.

In this invitation to Scripture, the general editor of the Wesley Study Bible and biblical scholar, Dr. Joel Green, summarizes Wesley’s understanding of key themes and topics of key books of the New Testament. Using brief excerpts from Wesley’s writings (in updated language), Dr. Green explains the importance of Wesley’s thinking as it directly applies to everyday life and faithful practice. Each chapter ends with questions suitable for private devotion or group settings, to help you apply your study to daily living.

This book will be your trusted companion to the Wesley Study Bible as you love God with a warmed heart and serve God with active hands.

Synopsis

John Wesley boasted that he was a “man of one book,” but he was also a thoughtful student throughout his life and an author of many books.Asbreathgives life, John Wesley inhaled and exhaled the words of Scripture, shaping his thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and behavior. And like our eighteenth-century ancestor, the Bible is central to usfor continued faith formation.In this invitation to Scripture, the general editor of the Wesley Study Bible and biblical scholar, Dr. Joel Green, summarizes Wesley’s understanding of key themes and topics of key books of the New Testament. Using brief excerpts from Wesley’s writings (in updated language), Dr. Green explains the importance of Wesley’s thinking as it directly applies to everyday life and faithful practice. Each chapter ends with questions suitable for private devotion or group settings, to help you apply your study to daily living.

This book will be your trusted companion to the Wesley Study Bible as you love God with a warmed heart and serve God with active hands.

About the Author, Joel B. Green

Joel B. Green is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Fuller Theological Seminary with an expertise in Luke-Acts, Jesus and the Gospels, 1 Peter, James, New Testament Ethics, and Theological and Biblical Hermeneutics. A prolific author, Dr.
Green has written or edited more than 25 books, including "Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation" (Eerdmans) and "The Theology of the Gospel of Luke" (Cambridge University Press). His commentary on "The Gospel of Luke"
(Eerdmans) and "Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels" (InterVarsity Press) each received book awards from "Christianity Today." His most recent publications include
"1 Peter" in the Two Horizons New Testament Commentary series (Eerdmans) and "Seized by Truth: Reading the Bible as Scripture" (Abingdon). He has also written scores of articles and chapters-some for the academic world, others for the general church. He is the General Editor of the "Wesley Study Bible."

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Book Details

Published
May 1, 2010
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pages
186
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781426706912

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