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Engaging with God A Biblical Theology of Worship

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ISBN-10: 0830826971

ISBN-13: 9780830826971

Edition: 1992

Authors: David G. Peterson, I. Howard Marshall

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Worship is of immense concern in the church and ironically the source of controversy and dispute. Can we get behind the question of what style of worship we should engage in to understand the bedrock foundation for God's people--honoring him as he desires? Is the dissatisfaction with worship voiced by so many perhaps a result of our having wandered from biblical teaching on the subject?Through careful exegesis in both Old and New Testaments, David Peterson unveils the total life-orientation of worship that is found in Scripture. Rather than determining for ourselves how we should worship, we, his people, are called to engage with God on the terms he proposes and in the way he alone makes…    
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List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 7/3/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 317
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

David Peterson was senior research fellow and lecturer in New Testament at Moore Theological College, Sydney, where he still teaches part time. He served as principal of Oak Hill College, London, from 1996 to 2007. His books include Engaging with God, Possessed by God (both IVP) and Hebrews and Perfection (Cambridge University Press).

Lorianne Siomades is an artist and graphic designer. She is the author and illustrator of Cuckoo Can't Find You, Kangaroo and Cricket, My Box of Color, and A Place to Bloom. She is also the illustrator of This Is the Ocean by Kersten Hamilton, and Where Wild Babies Sleep by Ann Purmell. She lives in Colorado.I. Howard Marshall (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen; D.D., Asbury) is Emeritus Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Honorary Research Professor at the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland. Among his numerous publications on the New Testament are his commentaries on the Gospel of Luke, Acts, 1-2 Thessalonians, the Pastoral Epistles, 1 Peter and 1-3 John. He is coauthor of…    

Foreword
Abbreviations
Introduction
Engaging with God in the Old Testament
Worship and revelation
Worship and redemption
Worship and the cult
Worship and the sacrificial system
Worship and the Jerusalem temple
Worship and the future of God's people
Conclusion
Honouring, serving and respecting God
Worship as homage or grateful submission
Worship as service
Worship as reverence or respect
Conclusion
Jesus and the new temple
Matthew's perspective
John's perspective
Conclusion
Jesus and the new covenant
The worship of Jesus
Jesus and the Law of Moses
The gospels and Jesus' death
Conclusion
Temple and community in the Acts of the Apostles
The earliest disciples and the temple
The inclusion of the Gentiles
Homage and service under the new covenant
The character and function of early Christian gatherings
Conclusion
Paul and the service of the gospel
Worship as the consecrated lifestyle of the converted
Acceptable worship and the sacrifice of Christ
Gospel ministry as a specific expression of Christian worship
Sacrifice, faith and the Spirit
Conclusion
Serving God in the assembly of his people
Meeting God when the church gathers
The church as the temple of the Holy Spirit
Edification and the gathering of the church
The Lord's Supper at Corinth
Conclusion: Worship in church and in the world
The book of Hebrews and the worship of Jesus
The definitive worship of Jesus
Worship as homage to God's Son
The participation of believers in the worship of Jesus
The congregational gathering in Hebrews
Maintaining the hope we profess
Conclusion
Worship in the Revelation to John
The seductive power of false religion
The call to worship the true God
Worship in the heavenly realm
The link between heaven and earth
Conclusion
Worship and the gospel - a summary
Epilogue
Index of Scripture references
Index of subjects
Index of modern authors