Justo L González
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"A concise history of the Bible with a focus on its composition and use within the early church"--
"A concise history of the Bible: its creation, use, and interpretation What is the Bible? To answer this question we must understand the Bible's origins in the early church. In this book, celebrated church historian Justo González introduces the reader to some important features of the earliest Bibles-for instance, the Bible's original languages,...
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"The Lord's Prayer is one of the oldest and most widely used short summaries not only of how Christians pray but of what they believe about God, the world, and humankind. Justo González, whose textbooks have taught Christian doctrine and history to thousands of pastors, draws on scripture, the Church Fathers, and his own life experience to make this vital prayer from the Christian past comprehensible for readers who want to understand -- and live...
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"Among New Testament writers, who is the best historian? Without a doubt, says Justo Gonzalez, it's Luke. Concerned about the particulars of people and events, Luke also gives readers the big picture, positioning the stories of Jesus not just in the history of Israel but in the history of humankind. Luke uniquely tells us the grand story of salvation -- then and now. Gonzalez skillfully highlights key themes in Luke's storytelling, including his strong...
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"In this accessible historical overview of Sunday, noted scholar Justo González tells the story of how and why Christians have worshiped on Sunday from the earliest days of the church to the present. After discussing the views and practices relating to Sunday in the ancient church, González turns to Constantine and how his policies affected Sunday observances. He then recounts the long process, beginning in the Middle Ages and culminating with...
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Rara vez el razonamiento lleva directamente a la fe. Esto se debe a que en fin de cuentas no es obra humana, sino del Espíritu de Dios. Si tienes fe, esto no se debe primeramente a que te hayas convencido mediante argumentos racionales, sino a que el Espíritu Santo ha obrado en ti. Ciertamente, en algunos casos la razón sirve para abrir el camino, derribando obstáculos que de otra manera dificultarían llegar a fe. Así, por ejemplo, a través...
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The volumes in Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible from Westminster John Knox Press offer a fresh and invigorating approach to all the books of the Bible. Building on a wide range of sources from biblical studies, the history of theology, the church's liturgical and musical traditions, contemporary culture, and the Christian tradition, noted scholars focus less on traditional historical and literary angles in favor of a theologically focused...
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PARA QUE ANDÉIS COMO ES DIGNO DEL SEÑOR, AGRADÁNDOLE EN TODO.
Colosenses nos presenta una de las visiones más amplias en todo el Nuevo Testamento. En esta epístola se habla de Cristo como el primogénito de toda creación, en quien fueron creadas todas las cosas que están en los cielos y en la tierra, visibles e invisibles... Él antecede a todas las cosas y en él todas las cosas subsisten. Y en Él habita toda la plenitud. Al mismo tiempo,...
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Puesta al día de los conceptos claves de la teología, movimientos, corrientes, ideas y doctrinas.
La obra se articula en torno:
-Palabras de uso exclusivo de la teología
-Palabras que se emplean en teología con sentidos diferentes a los del uso común
-Palabras de importancia secundaria en teología pero que aparecen en las obras teológicas, cuyo significado y uso es preciso conocer
-Palabras de uso relativamente común, pero de importancia primaria...
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Los capítulos que forman parte de este libro son el resultado de una serie de conferencias dictadas en la Cátedra John Ritchie por el doctor Justo L. González, a invitación del Instituto Bíblico de Lima. Se ocupa por tanto de ofrecer al lector reflexiones teológicas sobre la relación entre la fe y la cultura que ha sido siempre una de las cuestiones fundamentales de toda teoría y práctica misiológicas. Como dice el autor, cada vez que el...
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El autor, con un manejo magistral de las herramientas de la investigación, nos ofrece en este volumen un estudio histórico de aquella confesión con la que la iglesia primitiva enfrentó los desafíos de su tiempo: Jesucristo es el Señor. Se trata, pues, de un estudio de innegable actualidad puesto que "por encima de todos los tiempos, todos los regímenes, todas las ideologías, por encima de la vida y la muerte, y hasta de todas las teologías...
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Historical events have long been the standard lens through which scholars have sought to understand the theology of Christianity in late antiquity. The lives of significant theological figures, the rejection of individuals and movements as heretical, and the Trinitarian and christological controversiesthe defining theological events of the early churchhave long provided the...
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In this fully revised and updated edition, the lauded church historian Justo González tells the story of Christianity from its fragile infancy to its pervasive dominance at the dawn of the Protestant Reformation. The Story of Christianity, volume 1, relates the dramatic events, the colorful characters, and the revolutionary ideas that shaped the first fifteen centuries of the church's life and thought.
From Jesus's faithful apostles to the early...
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This volume in the popular For Today series, written by the highly respected theologian and author Justo González, explains the familiar Apostles' Creed in easy, accessible language. González explores not only what the Creed meant in the early centuries but also its ongoing importance and relevance for Christian faith and practice today.
The For Today series was designed to provide reliable and accessible resources for the study and real life...
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Beginning with the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, this fully revised and updated second volume of The Story of Christianity continues the marvelous history of the world's largest religion. Award-winning historian Justo Gonzalez bring to life the people, dramatic events, and theological debates that have shaped Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy. From the monk Martin Luther, who dared to stand up to a corrupt pope, to the surprising...
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"I do not hope to convince you so that you will believe. That is to be left to the Holy Spirit. I write to you because you share the faith by which I live. I write so that you may share my joy in seeking to understand better this truth that our hearts believe and love."
In Knowing Our Faith Justo González introduces the Christian faith in direct, contemporary language that does not assume prior knowledge. While recognizing the existence of various...
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New, different readings of church history are finally reflecting Christianity's deep roots in every culture worldwide. González listens to voices from centers other than the North Atlantic to help us see a different perspective of church history--a global story that includes those previously marginalized--as he offers us a hopeful outlook for the future of world Christianity.
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No hay duda de que la preparación ministerial está en crisis. De ello hay sobrados indicios, tan evidentes como alarmantes. El la Iglesia Católica Romana, la crisis es debida a falta de vocaciones ministeriales. Dispone de excelentes seminarios con un elevado nivel académico, pero vacíos, la mayoría con falta de alumnos. En contrapartida los programas de graduación de ministros laicos crecen exponencialmente. Su problema no es, por tanto, que...
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HASTA TIEMPOS RELATIVAMENTE RECIENTES, los eruditos han prestado poca atención a las enseñanzas de la iglesia antigua sobre temas tales como la propiedad, su origen, su propósito y su uso. Cuando por primera vez leí las epístolas de Ignacio de Antioquía, hace ya casi seis décadas, me fascinó lo que Ignacio decía acerca del sentido de la comunión y de la unidad de la iglesia. Me fascinó tanto que a partir de entonces he pasado buena parte...
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