Progressive Creation and the Struggles of Humanity in the Bible by Zoltan Dornyei

Progressive Creation and the Struggles of Humanity in the Bible by Zoltan Dornyei

Why does the Christian walk often feel like an ongoing struggle and why does God's creation include imperfection, let alone forces that are intent on thwarting God's creative work? In seeking a response to these questions, this book argues that the biblical accounts describe creation in terms of a progressive transformation process whereby the initially incomplete created order will reach perfection only in the fulfillment of new creation. The following discussion then outlines a comprehensive framework for the biblical theology of humanity's struggles, centered on three key themes: corporeal temptation, deficient social structures, and the much-debated notion of spiritual warfare. The book presents an overarching canonical narrative that threads together a series of diverse biblical topics, from Job's temptation to the Atonement. The final part surveys biblical teaching on how human conduct can be aligned with God's creative purpose, and discusses three assignments from Jesus to believers: to celebrate the Eucharist, to pray the Lord's Prayer, and to fulfill the Great Commission.

Dornyei, Zoltan: - Zoltan Dornyei is Professor of Psycholinguistics at the University of Nottingham. He has published over twenty books on topics related to human motivation and language learning, including The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition (2009) and Christian Faith and English Language Teaching and Learning (coeditor, 2013).

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ISBN 13	9781532633898
ISBN 10	1532633890
Title	Progressive Creation and the Struggles of Humanity in the Bible
Author	Zoltan Dornyei
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Year published	2018-03-22
Number of pages	308
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