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- Cover Type:
- 224 Pages
- Publisher: InterVarsity Press
- Publication Date: May 2001
- ISBN: SHARRIMUJSLAVEOFCHRISTANEWTES9780830826087
Slave of Christ: A New Testament Metaphor for Total Devotion to Christ, Vol. 8 (New Studies in Biblical Theology)
Publisher's Description
The New Testament finds many ways to depict the relationship of Christians and their Lord. They are his disciples, sons, daughters and friends. But it is perhaps too little recognized that they are also his slaves.
In this study Murray J. Harris sets out to uncover what it means to be a slave of Christ. He begins by assessing the nature of actual slavery in the Greco-Roman world and the New Testament's attitude towards it. Drawing insights from this, he goes on to unfold the metaphor of slavery to Christ. Among the topics discussed are slavery and spiritual freedom, lordship, ownership, and privilege.
Slave of Christ is a model of good biblical theology, providing insights both for future study of the Bible and for practical application.
About the Author
Murray J. Harris is professor emeritus of New Testament exegesis and theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Formerly, he was warden of Tyndale House at Cambridge University in England. His Ph.D. is from the University of Manchester, where he studied under F. F. Bruce.Endorsements (${ productEndorsements.length })
“I hope that you are familiar with InterVarsity Press' series titles "New Studies in Biblical Theology.". . .I would like to introduce it to you be previewing one of the volumes that has greatly impacted my view of the Christian life. I appreciate the help in working through the Biblical data provided here by Murray J. Harris. I highly recommend this study to you.”
Jason Button
TheoSource, May 20, 2008
“Combines meticulous scholarship and the careful unpacking of a biblical theme that is widely neglected. . . . A most valuable work.”
D.A. Carson
Trinity Evangelica Divinity School (Deerfield, Illinois)
Product Description
Publisher's Description
The New Testament finds many ways to depict the relationship of Christians and their Lord. They are his disciples, sons, daughters and friends. But it is perhaps too little recognized that they are also his slaves.
In this study Murray J. Harris sets out to uncover what it means to be a slave of Christ. He begins by assessing the nature of actual slavery in the Greco-Roman world and the New Testament's attitude towards it. Drawing insights from this, he goes on to unfold the metaphor of slavery to Christ. Among the topics discussed are slavery and spiritual freedom, lordship, ownership, and privilege.
Slave of Christ is a model of good biblical theology, providing insights both for future study of the Bible and for practical application.
About The Author
Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 224 Pages
- Publisher: InterVarsity Press
- Publication Date: May 2001
- ISBN: SHARRIMUJSLAVEOFCHRISTANEWTES9780830826087
