The Sovereignty of God in Salvation: Biblical Essays

by E. Earle Ellis

Overview

In his new work The Sovereignty of God in Salvation E. Earle Ellis sets out to explore God's sovereign purpose both in individual salvation and in the salvation history within which the Bible has been authored, transmitted, interpreted and communicated. In the process he touches on such themes as the nature of free will; the manifestation God's sovereignty in the life and ministry of the Apostle Paul; the presence of God's hand in the transmission and interpretation of the biblical texts; and new perspectives on both the modern inclination to emphasise Paul's use of Graeco-Roman rhetoric as well as the contemporary reception of the biblical message. The sovereignty of God forms an overarching theme throughout.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780567606648
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	11/03/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	142
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

E. Earle Ellis is Research Professor Emeritus at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Texas, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations

Part I. God's Sovereign Grace In Salvation And The Nature Of Man's Free Will 
        
1. Reformed Understanding Of Salvation 
2. Election To Salvation And Free Will 
3. Calvinism And Hyper-Calvinism 
4. General Predestination And Free Will 
                Aspects Of God's Will 
                Divine Predestination And History 
                Salvation History And History 
5. The Finite God Of Free Will Theism 
6. Conclusion

Part II. Paul, Predestined Apostle Of Christ Jesus: Whence The Name And The Title?

7. Paul's Name
8. Paul's Title

Part III. Colossians 1:12-20: Christus Creator, Christos Salvator

9. The Historical Setting Of Colossians
10. The Literary Form Of Col 1:12-20
11. The Teaching Of Col 1:12-20 
                Introduction 
                God's Gracious Action Of Salvation (Col 1:12-14) 
                Christ: The Head Of Creation, The Head Of The Church (Col 1:15-20)

IV. Perspectives On Biblical Interpretation

12. Old Testament Issues 
                History 
                Transmission
13. New Testament Issues 
                Gospels 
                Acts And Letters
14. Confessional And Hermeneutical Traditions 
                Evangelical Interpretation
15. Method 
                Subjective Historical-Critical Interpretation 
                Postmodernism 
                Non-Historical Literary Interpretation
16. Conclusion

Part V. Paul And Graeco-Roman Rhetoric

17. Introduction
18. Paul's Background
19. Paul As A Jewish Christian Prophet
20. Revelation And Rhetoric In I Corinthians
21. Conclusion

Part VI. Dynamic Equivalence Theory, Feminist Ideology And Three Recent Bible Versions

22. Two Philosophies Of Translation
23. Biblical Paraphrase Serving Feminist Ideology
24. Biblical Paraphrase As 'Holy Bible?'
25. Conclusion