Kekuasaan yang melekat pada kedudukan dan jabatan bagaikan "kue". Orang rela saling sikut, membunuh, dan mau membayar mahal demi merasakan " kue" tersebut. Kekuasan juga bagaikan pisau tajam. Buku…
Berabad-abad lamanya para teolog dan mahasiswa yang mendalami studi Alkitab telah bertatap muka dengan narasi (penceritaan) tanpa memahaminya betul-betul. Mereka sudah berulang kali membaca dan mem…
Using both his background in interpreting biblical research and his interest in Word-puzzles, the author uncovers lengthy codes that illuminate the intents of Mark's gospel, with explosive results …
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the God. His life and death, his words and deeds have changed forever the course of human life. He has established the basis of hope for the future. This good news i…
In this book the author examines the character of God as portrayed in the gospel of Mark, paying particular attention to the way God factors into the unfolding conflict between Jesus and his discip…
Most gospel scholarship has created an audience for the story that is uninterested in the question of God. To be sure, even when soteriology or Christology is pursued, the reality of God is often e…
This book is designed to serve as a companion volume to I. Howard Marshall's Luke: Historian and Theologian. Its thesis, according to Dr. Martian is: "to ser down in some detail the fortunes and va…
In thsi book the author interfaces narrative and psychological criticism with historical perspectives, cultureal examination and poetic reflection to create this unique book-length treatment of the…
Most Christians are familiar with the story told in Mark's gospel - from the fishermen leaving their nets, to the miracles of the loaves and fishes, to the political rumblings and the growing confl…
Frequently in Mark's gospel Jesus appears to enjoin secrecy about his person and his ministry. In his introduction, the author traces the way in which scholarly interest had shifted from seeing thi…