D. Jeffrey Bingham

This book provides top-level scholarship on an enduring tradition. Dispensationalism has long been associated with a careful, trustworthy interpretation of Scripture. Reflective of its past and present status and strategic to its future, Dispensationalism and the History of Redemption is a fresh defense of a time-tested tradition. Made up of ten essays from leading dispensationalist scholars, this volume covers the critical elements to know: An introduction to dispensationalism, including its terms and biblical support; The history and influence of dispensationalism from its roots in John Nelson Darby to its global reach through missions; The hermeneutic of dispensationalism: the interpretive principles behind the system; Dispensationalism and redemptive history: the story of salvation traced through the Old and New Testaments, including their unity and diversity in relation to Christ; Dispensationalism and covenant theology: a comparison and contrast between two main evangelical perspectives on Scripture's unity. With contributors from top-tier schools like Dallas Theological Seminary and Wheaton College, Dispensationalism and the History of Redemption is an expert treatment of an enduring yet developing tradition. - Publisher.

"This volume offers an appreciation of the value of intertextuality--from Greek, Roman, Jewish, and biblical traditions--as related to the post-apostolic level of Christian development within the second century. Not least of these foundational pillars is the certain impact of the Second Sophistic movemnet during this period with its insipient influence on much of early Christian theology's formation. The variety of these strands of inspiration created a tapestry of many diverse elements that came to shape the second-century Christian situation. Here one sees biblical texts at work, Jewish and Greek foundations at play, and interaction among patristic authors as they seek to reconcile their competing perspectives on what it meant to be 'Christian' within the contemporary context"--