In Some Things Considered, Bryan Ball offers his readers a unique selection of distinctive essays on topics of theological and historical significance. Designed as stand-alone essays, across the volume Ball nevertheless explores the core beliefs fundamental to Christianity and key principles of biblical interpretation, allowing readers to come to his later chapters with a thorough grounding in biblical theology and interpretation. Ball then explores a variety of topics, from the geological and geophysical evidence of the Genesis Flood to the seventeenth century controversy about the Sabbath day. Honing in on oft-misunderstood verses such as Daniel 8:14 and Genesis 1:16, he offers nuanced interpretations. He culminates the collection with a discussion of the biblical context surrounding the 'The Decline of the West'.
Bryan Ball offers his readers a unique selection of distinctive essays on topics of theological and historical significance.
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This is a book every Christian preacher and pastoral leader should read. It is extremely timely and practical, demonstrating how to recover, restate and reaffirm the gospel message for a post-modern world that has largely been confused by poor biblical hermeneutics and undermined by a self-centred humanism, causing it to discredit and subsequently abandon Christianity and Christian values. - Bryan Craig MSc, DMin
Introduction
1. Basic Principles of Biblical Interpretation
2. Key Concepts in Biblical Theology 1
3. Key Concepts in Biblical Theology 2
4. Daniel 8:14 in Context
5. Genesis 1:16 and the Age of the Universe
6. Geological and Geophysical Evidence of the Genesis Flood
7. The Origins of Genesis Reconsidered
8. The Immortality of the Soul: Could Christianity Survive Without It?
9. The Sabbath in Post- Reformation England
10. The Decline of the West: Fact or Fiction?
Bibliography
Index
Bryan W. Ball is an Adventist, and retired academic and church administrator. He is the author of numerous books, including The Seventh-Day Men (2009), The English Connection (second edition, 2014), and The Soul Sleepers (2008). He holds a PhD from the University of London and has contributed to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and the Encyclopaedia of World Faiths.
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