The Unrelenting God: God's Action in Scripture: Essays in Honor of Beverly Roberts Gaventa

Is God still, as it has been argued, the "neglected factor" in New Testament theology? How does the Bible speak imaginatively and concretely about who God is and what God's activity on behalf of the world looks like?

In The Unrelenting God sixteen accomplished scholars in the fields of biblical and theological studies explore ways in which Scripture speaks about God's character and God's activity in the world. As honoree Beverly Roberts Gaventa has done throughout her career, the contributors address important and nuanced theological themes such as God's dramatic invasion of the world in the gospel of Jesus Christ, God's ultimate triumph over the powers of sin and death, and humanity's ongoing participation with God in Christ.

Scholars, students, and church leaders will appreciate this volume's careful theological interpretation of whole scriptural books and individual passages -- and its ability to model instructively how that interpretation is best done.

Contributors:
Shane Berg
Martinus C. de Boer
Alexandra R. Brown
William Sanger Campbell
David J. Downs
Susan Grove Eastman
Joel B. Green
Douglas Harink
Richard B. Hays
L. Ann Jervis
Jacqueline E. Lapsley
J. Louis Martyn
John B. F. Miller
Matthew L. Skinner
Katherine Sonderegger
Francis Watson
Michael Welker

David J. Downs is the Clarendon-Laing Professor in New Testament Studies at the University of Oxford and the Laing Fellow of Theology at Keble College. He is coauthor of Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology (second edition).

Matthew L. Skinner is associate professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota.