Description
What does the bible say about persecution of Christians?
Many New Testament studies focus on persevering in faith to the end and responding even to perpetrators of persecution with love and forgiveness. Yet while there are unifying principles, the New Testament is filled with a range of experiences of and reflections on Christian persecution - texts that it is crucial to engage with in order to fully appreciate the bewildering array of experience and strongly held viewpoints amongst believers today.
In When Christians Face Persecution, Chee-Chiew Lee explores the New Testament authors' theological understanding of persecution. She offers a thorough look at the biblical foundations, covering their responses to early Christian persecution, their evaluation of these responses, and how they encourage or persuade their recipients to persevere in their faith.
Lee also brings these writings together to offer an integrated theology of facing persecution, reflecting on how the understanding of early Christian writers can be applied to the persecution of Christians today.
When Christians Face Persecution is a valuable study that will enrich your knowledge of biblical teaching on persecution, and its continued relevance in the twenty-first century. It offers engaging theological synthesis as well as contextual reflection, and it invites you to a deeper understanding of the breadth of theological perspectives contained with the New Testament.
Author: Chee-Chiew Lee
Publisher: IVP
Published: 02/17/2022
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d
ISBN13: 9781789742688
ISBN10: 1789742684
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies | New Testament | General
- Religion | Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
- Religion | Christian Theology | General
About the Author
Associate Professor of New Testament and Senior Director of Programme Development and Advanced Studies, Singapore Bible College. Graduate of the Langham Scholars Programme. PhD Wheaton College, USA. Author of The Blessing of Abraham, the Spirit, and Justification in Galatians (Pickwick), and other textbooks in Chinese for seminary students and pastors.