Friend of God

The Inspiration of Abraham in an Age of Doubt

John C Lennox (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

384 Seiten

2024
SPCK Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-281-08911-6 (ISBN)

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This richly detailed account of the life and times of Abraham adds depth to our understanding of this pivotal figure in God's plan of salvation - both for us and for the whole world.

"My eyes were opened to text after text."
Rico Tice

'Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith. He was even called the friend of God.' (James 2.23)

Abraham is the only character in the Bible to be described as 'the friend of God'. This comprehensive study by John Lennox explores why.

Abraham is unquestionably one of the most outstanding and influential figures in world history. He had no political or military achievements, and he left no literary remains, yet today billions of people - more than half of the world's population - claim him as their spiritual father.

Throughout the Bible, Abraham is seen as a pivotal figure in God's plan of salvation. In this richly detailed account of his life and times, John Lennox helps us to see through mists of the past to the real flesh-and-blood man, with all his strengths and weaknesses, to better appreciate all that Abraham stands for as a model of faith today.

John C. Lennox MA PhD DPhil DSc is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College. He has lectured on religion and science at many prestigious institutions around the world, and has publicly debated Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, among others. He is also the author of many books including Cosmic Chemistry, God and Stephen Hawking and Friend of God: The Inspiration of Abraham in an Age of Doubt.

PART ONE: Genesis 10.1-11.32
1 The City that Reached for the Sky
2 From Shem to Abram

PART TWO: Genesis 12.1-15.21
3 The Call of Abraham
4 From Haran to Canaan
5 From Canaan to Egypt
6 Abram and Lot
7 Abram and Melchizedek
8 Justification by Faith
9 God's Covenant with Abram
10 The New Covenant

PART THREE: Genesis 16.1-19.38
11 A Surrogate Son and the Tragedy of Lot
12 The Covenant of Circumcision
13 The Judgement of Sodom

PART FOUR: Genesis 20.1-22.19
14 Sarah and Hagar
15 God Tests Abraham
16 Applying the Moriah Experience

PART FIVE: Genesis 22.20- 25.11
17 Lessons from the Life of Sarah
18 A Bride for the Promised Seed
19 The Last Days of Abraham - and Beyond

APPENDIX A: A Brief History of Israel
APPENDIX B: How Do We Know that God Speaks?

Erscheinungsdatum	20.01.2024
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-281-08911-6 / 0281089116
ISBN-13	978-0-281-08911-6 / 9780281089116
Zustand	Neuware