Adopted into God's Family: Exploring a Pauline Metaphor, Vol. 22 (New Studies in Biblical Theology) pack:Single The book of Acts records

The book of Acts records some of the most important events in the New Testament: the birth of the church

ministers from different denominational backgrounds

the second part is a 12-lesson Bible study that explores the deeper spiritual themes from the story

Fuller Theological Seminary) is professor of Christian theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Adopted into God's Family: Exploring a Pauline Metaphor, Vol. 22 (New Studies in Biblical Theology) pack:Single The book of Acts recordsPublisher's Description The relationship between God and his people is understood in various ways by the biblical writers, and it is arguably the apostle Paul who uses the richest vocabulary. Unique to Paul's writings is the term huiothesia, the process or act of being "adopted as son(s)." It occurs five times in three of his letters, where it functions as a key theological metaphor. Trevor Burke argues that huiothesia has been misunderstood,