Slave of Christ: A New Testament Metaphor for Total Devotion to Christ (New Studies in Biblical Theology)
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Slave of Christ: A New Testament Metaphor for Total Devotion to Christ (New Studies in Biblical Theology)

InterVarsity Press / 2001 / Paperback

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The New Testament finds many ways to depict Christians' relationships to their Lord. They are his disciples, sons, daughters, and friends. But it is perhaps too little recognized that they are also his slaves. This study sets out to uncover what it means to be a slave of Christ. Murray Harris begins by assessing the nature of actual slavery in the Greco-Roman world and the New Testament's attitude towards it. Drawing insights from this, he goes on to unfold the metaphor of slavery to Christ. Among the topics discussed are slavery and spiritual freedom, lordship, ownership, and privilege. Slave of Christ is a model of good biblical theology, providing insights both for further study of the Bible and for practical application. It will be appreciated in both church and academy.This is part of the New Studies in Biblical Theology Series.

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Title: Slave of Christ: A New Testament Metaphor for Total Devotion to Christ (New Studies in Biblical Theology)
By: Murray J. Harris
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 224
Vendor: InterVarsity Press
Publication Date: 2001
Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 11 ounces
ISBN: 0830826084
ISBN-13: 9780830826087
Series: New Studies in Biblical Theology
Stock No: WW26084

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The New Testament finds many ways to depict the relationship of Christians and their Lord. They are his disciples, sons, daughters and friends. But it is perhaps too little recognized that they are also his slaves. In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Murray J. Harris sets out to uncover what it means to be a slave of Christ. He begins by assessing the nature of actual slavery in the Greco-Roman world and the New Testament's attitude towards it. Drawing insights from this, he goes on to unfold the metaphor of slavery to Christ. Among the topics discussed are slavery and spiritual freedom, lordship, ownership, and privilege. Slave of Christ is a model of good biblical theology, providing insights both for future study of the Bible and for practical application. Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead.

Author Bio

Harris is professor emeritus of New Testament exegesis and theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Formerly, he was warden of Tyndale House at Cambridge University in England. His Ph.D. is from the University of Manchester, where he studied under F. F. Bruce.

Editorial Reviews

I hope that you are familiar with InterVarsity Press' series titles "New Studies in Biblical Theology.". . .I would like to introduce it to you be previewing one of the volumes that has greatly impacted my view of the Christian life. I appreciate the help in working through the Biblical data provided here by Murray J. Harris. I highly recommend this study to you. -- Jason Button, TheoSource, May 20, 2008

"Combines meticulous scholarship and the careful unpacking of a biblical theme that is widely neglected. . . . A most valuable work." -- D. A. Carson, Trinity Evangelica Divinity School (Deerfield, Illinois)

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