Getting "Saved"
The Whole Story of Salvation in the New Testament
Published on 3. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
324 pages
978-0-8028-6648-6 (ISBN)
Description
Innovative excursion into New Testament teaching on the earthly life of faith
What does it mean to "get saved"? Is conversion a gift of God's grace but the post-conversion Christian life in our own hands? Is the covenant relationship sustained by a sense of personal gratitude for God's past gift of conversion -- or is post-conversion faithfulness itself an ongoing gift from God?
In this book Charles H. Talbert and Jason A. Whitlark, together with Andrew E. Arterbury, Clifford A. Barbarick, Scott J. Hafemann, and Michael W. Martin, address such questions about God's role in the Christian's life. Through careful, consistent exegesis of relevant New Testament texts, they show that "getting saved" involves both God's forgiveness and God's enablement to obey -- or "new covenant piety" -- from initial conversion to eschatological salvation.
Reviews / Votes
Paul Foster -- University of Edinburgh "This book presents with sparkling clarity the core theological ideas about salvation contained in the New Testament. It is theologically rich, intellectually innovative, and beautifully crafted. Scholars, pastors, and general readers will be grateful for the lucidity with which the authors write." Dale Allison -- Pittsburgh Theological Seminary "A balanced collection that brings clarity and critical nuance to the complex issue of New Testament soteriology. The essays offer a number of fresh -- and mostly convincing -- readings of important biblical books and outline some new approaches to several important topics." Mark Allan Powell-- Trinity Lutheran Seminary "Explores the role of divine enablement in soteriology, demonstrating how different New Testament authors develop that theme in diverse and sometimes surprising ways. . . . Provocative and revelatory, these studies shed new light on biblical texts and will proviMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Grand Rapids
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8028-6648-6 (9780802866486)
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Persons
Charles H. Talbert (1934-2021) taught at Wake Forest University for thirty-three years and then taught for fifteen years at Baylor University, where he held the role of distinguished professor of religion. His scholarship focused on New Testament studies, and he edited a series of commentaries called Reading the New Testament.