We Have Seen His Glory: A Vision of Kingdom Worship

by Ben Witherington III

Overview

 We Have Seen His Glory sounds a clarion call to worship in light of the coming Kingdom. Ben Witherington here contends that Christian worship cannot be a matter of merely continuing ancient practices; instead, we must be preparing for worship in the Kingdom of God when it comes on earth. The eight chapters in this thought-provoking book each end with questions for reflection and discussion -- ideal fare for church study groups.

"In this study I hope to tease some minds into active thought about what worship should look like if we really believe that God's Kingdom is coming. . . . It's time for us to explore a more biblical and Kingdom-oriented vision of worship."
-- from the prelude

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467434331
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/19/2010
Series:	The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies (CICW)
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Ben Witherington III is Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, and is on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University, Scotland. Witherington has twice won the Christianity Today best Biblical Studies book-of-the-year award, and his many books include We Have Seen His Glory: A Vision of Kingdom Worship and socio-rhetorical commentaries on Mark, Acts, Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philemon, Colossians, Ephesians, and 1 and 2 Thessalonians. He writes a blog at patheos.com and can also be found on the web at benwitherington.com.

Table of Contents

Prelude viii

1 We Have Seen His Glory: The Day Is Coming and Now Is 1

2 Glorifying the Creator and Redeemer: Revelation 4-5 11

3 Worship as Sabbatical 28

4 The Legacy of Judaism 45

5 Glorifying God in a Bolder Way 67

6 Illuminating the Good News 86

7 Work and Worship: Labors of Love? 131

8 Doxology: The End and Aim of All Things 145

Bibliography 164

Editorial Reviews

Darrell Bock
— Dallas Theological Seminary
"A solid meditation on the theocentric focus that is at the core of worship. Worship is about God and for God, touching the whole of our lives. Witherington's book is really a series of biblical reflections on this theme. Read, enjoy, and then take a moment to delight in the God Witherington draws us to behold."

Timothy C. Tennent, PhD
— Asbury Theological Seminary
"In a day when the worship of the Triune God has been trivialized, marketed, and squandered for human consumption, Ben Witherington provides a proper theological frame for understanding the majesty, power and awe of Christian worship. No one who reads this book can ever be satisifed with a consumer, spector-sport approach to Christian worship."

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