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Ten Theology Books to Watch For – July 2023

Here are some excellent new theology books * that will be released in July 2023

* broadly interpreted, including ethics, church history, biblical studies, and other areas that intersect with theology

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Theology Books July 2023

Nourishing Narratives: The Power of Story to Shape Our Faith

Jennifer Holberg

(IVP Academic)

We make sense of our world, pattern our lives, and reflect on what is ultimately significant through language and the words that compose our stories. But how does this relate to the narrative of the Bible and the story that God is writing through history?

In Nourishing Narratives, writer and professor Jennifer Holberg engages with words from the likes of Dante, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Flannery O’Connor, Marilynne Robinson, and more while also offering some of her own stories to reflect on the importance of story to our lives and our faith.

Here, readers are encouraged not only to understand how stories nourish our faith, but to discover how our stories are part of God’s great story.

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Theology Books July 2023

Creating the Canon: Composition, Controversy, and the Authority of the New Testament

Benjamin Laird

(IVP Academic)

Despite the profound influence of the New Testament, a variety of questions related to its background and history remain common. Contemporary readers often find the subject of the canon’s origin and formation to be complicated and confusing, while scholars continue to struggle to find agreement about basic elements of the canon’s development. In this engaging study, Benjamin P. Laird explores several misunderstood, disputed, and overlooked topics in order to provide fresh insight and clarity about the canon’s creation and modern relevance. The volume addresses questions such as:

  • Was there a single “original autograph” of each New Testament writing?
  • Who exactly were the “original readers” of the New Testament writings?
  • Did theological controversies play a decisive role in prompting the canon’s formation?
  • How did such a diverse body of writings come together to form a single canonical collection?
  • Is there a basis for the canon’s ongoing authority?

Wide-ranging yet accessible, Creating the Canon offers an illuminating treatment of the composition, formation, and authority of the New Testament and serves as a valuable guide to those with limited prior study.

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