What did Jesus and the early Christians believe about death, resurrection, heaven and hell, human destiny and God's ultimate purpose for creation? And what are the implications for Christian doctrine today? Thiselton shows how methods and insights from the philosophy of language can clarify our perception of the New Testament data.

The book is divided into three parts. Part One provides a thematic analysis of all the relevant biblical and cognate literature. Part Two investigates the thinking of key Christian theologians on the Holy Spirit. Part Three examines more recent writings on the Spirit.

Anthony Thiselton's major works have been hugely influential in both biblical studies and theology. This dictionary is the first book of its kind to take full account of key developments in biblical hermeneutics as well as historical and contemporary systematic theology. Each section has its separate bibliography. Hence the work combines some shorter articles, sometimes constituting explanatory teaching tools of 50-100 words, with longer articles which embody reflection and research. Written by one of our greatest living evangelical theologians, with a worldwide reputation in both biblical...

This introduction to the interpretation of Romans aims to encourage in-depth study of the text, and genuine grappling with the theological and historical questions raised, by providing a 'map' to the letter as a whole, and to key interpreters and interpretative debates.