The New Testament and Intellectual Humility

Released on by Grant Macaskill
preview-18

  • The New Testament and Intellectual Humility Book Detail

  • Author : Grant Macaskill
  • Release Date : 2019-01-03
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Genre : Religion
  • Pages : 304
  • ISBN 13 : 019256045X
  • File Size : 98,98 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

The New Testament and Intellectual Humility by Grant Macaskill PDF Summary

Book Description: This study examines how the New Testament scriptures might form and foster intellectual humility within Christian communities. It is informed by recent interdisciplinary interest in intellectual humility, and concerned to appreciate the distinctive representations of the virtue offered by the New Testament writers on their own terms. It argues that the intellectual virtue is cast as a particular expression of the broader Christian virtue of humility, something which itself proceeds from the believer's union with Christ, through which personal identity is reconstituted by the operation of the Holy Spirit. This demands that we speak of 'virtue' in ways determined by the acting presence of Jesus Christ that overcomes sin and evil in human lives and in the world. The Christian account of the intellectual virtue of humility is framed by this conflict, as the minds of believers who live together within the Christian community struggle with natural arrogance and selfishness, and come to share in the mind of Christ. The new identity that emerges creates a fresh openness to truth, as the capacity of the sinful mind to distort truth is exposed and challenged. This affects not just knowledge and perception, but also volition: for these ancient writers, a humble mind makes good decisions that reflect judgements decisively shaped by the sacrificial love of Jesus Christ. By presenting 'humility of mind' as a characteristic of the One who is worshipped—Jesus Christ—the New Testament writers insist that we acknowledge the virtue not just as an admission of human deficiency or limitation, but as a positive affirmation of our rightful place within the divine economy.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own The New Testament and Intellectual Humility books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

Autism and the Church

Autism and the Church

File Size : 74,74 MB
Total View : 5497 Views
DOWNLOAD

An estimated 76 million people worldwide are affected by autism--current figures suggest that 1 in 100 people live somewhere along the autism spectrum, though m

Living in Union with Christ

Living in Union with Christ

File Size : 27,27 MB
Total View : 3702 Views
DOWNLOAD

Leading New Testament theologian Grant Macaskill introduces Paul's understanding of the Christian life, which is grounded in the apostle's theology of union wit

Union with Christ in the New Testament

Union with Christ in the New Testament

File Size : 65,65 MB
Total View : 8219 Views
DOWNLOAD

In conversation with historical and systematic theology, Macaskill argues that the union between God and his people is consistently represented by the New Testa

The New Testament and Intellectual Humility

The New Testament and Intellectual Humility

File Size : 82,82 MB
Total View : 2926 Views
DOWNLOAD

This study examines how the New Testament scriptures might form and foster intellectual humility within Christian communities. It is informed by recent interdis

Union with Christ in the New Testament

Union with Christ in the New Testament

File Size : 21,21 MB
Total View : 6032 Views
DOWNLOAD

This book is a study of the union between God and those he has redeemed, as it is represented in the New Testament. In conversation with historical and systemat