A short systematic theology
This short systematic theology is a refreshing alternative to works on Christian doctrine that are too large or demanding for personal or group study. Paul Zahl offers a concentrated summary of the whole Christian faith in three concise, biblically correct chapters at once serious and popular, scholarly and contmporary. Arranged around twenty-five theses that cover the core Christian beliefs, the book dearly explains the person and nature of Jesus Christ, the meaning of the atonement, and the life that results from Christian freedom. Encompassing a great wealth of knowledge in a user-friendly, easy-to-follow format
Print Book, English, ©2000
W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., ©2000
viii, 109 pages ; 23 cm
9780802847294, 0802847293
44802724
I. The subject of theology: Jesus Christ
The historical Jesus
The present-day Christ
The presence of His absence
The expanding Christ
Christ as subject
The Spirit of God
Summary
II. The content of theology: Power in the blood
Two metaphors for substitution
The incarnation
The Trinity
The hardest part
The atoned, atoning God
III. The method of theology and the method of life: Libertas christiana
Conclusion
Appendix: Beza's Summa totius Christianismi
Appendix B: Lucas Cranach's "The Old and New Testament."