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The Problem with Evangelical Theology: Testing the Exegetical Foundations of Calvinism, Dispensationalism, Wesleyanism, and Pentecostalism, Revised and Expanded Edition

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There is no doubting the legacy of Protestant Reformers and their successors. Luther, Calvin, and Wesley not only spawned specific denominational traditions, but their writings have been instrumental in forging a broadly embraced evangelical theology as well. Ben Witherington wrestles with some of the big ideas of these major traditional theological systems (sin, God’s sovereignty, prophecy, grace, and the Holy Spirit), asking tough questions about their biblical foundations. Advocating a return to Protestantism’s sola scriptura roots, Witherington argues that evangelicalism sometimes wrongly assumes a biblical warrant for some of its more popular beliefs.

Witherington pushes the reader to engage the larger story and plot of the Bible in order to understand the crucial theological elements of Protestant belief. The Problem with Evangelical Theology casts today’s evangelical belief and practice—be it Calvinistic, Wesleyan, Dispensational, or Pentecostal—in the light of its scriptural origins. Witherington offers a comprehensive description of evangelical theology while concurrently providing an insistent corrective to its departures from both tradition and text.

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ISBN-13:	9781481304214
Publisher:	Baylor University Press
Publication date:	11/15/2015
Edition description:	revised and expanded edition
Pages:	332
Sales rank:	296,636
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ben Witherington III is Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary. His publications include Troubled Waters: Rethinking the Theology of Baptism (2007), Making a Meal of It: Rethinking the Theology of the Lord's Supper (2007), The Living Word of God: Rethinking the Theology of the Bible (2007), and What's in the Word: Rethinking the Socio-Rhetorical Character of the New Testament (2009).

CONTENTS
Overture: The Legacy of the Reformers

PART ONE
Augustine’s Children: The Problems with Reformed Theology
1. Oh Adam, Where Art Thou?
2. Squinting at the Pauline "I" Chart
3. Laying Down the Law with Luther
4. Awaiting the Election Results
5. Complementarianism is no Compliment

PART TWO
On Dispensing with Dispensationalism
6. Enraptured but not Uplifted: The Origins of Dispensationalism and Prophecy
7. What Goes Up, Must Come Down: The Problem with Rapture Theology
8. Will the Real Israel of God Please Stand Up?

PART THREE
Mr. Wesley Heading West
9. Jesus, Paul, and John: Keeping Company in the Kingdom
10. New Birth or New Creatures?
11. Amazing Prevenient Grace and Entire Sanctification

PART FOUR
The Cost of Pentecostalism
12. The People of Pentecost
13. The Second Blessing of Pentecostalism

PART FIVE
The Long Journey Home—Where Do We Go from Here?
14. Reimagining the Mystery
15. And So?

Coda: Rebirth of Orthodoxy or Return to Fundamentalism?

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Editorial Reviews

Ben Witherington reminds us that being Reformed is a continual process. He calls Evangelical Christians to a fresh look at their claim to take Scripture seriously. Few scholars are better placed to do so. Witherington is authoritative and writes here with his usual compelling style.

Trevor Hart

For Baptist ministers and lay people who are willing to be challenged, however, this book would be a lively read. Witherington identifies biblical illiteracy as a serious problem among evangelicals today.

Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry - Warren McWilliams

This volume has given me a renewed appreciation for our Restoration Plea and its great hermeneutical and ecclesiastical potential. And it has chastened me to not only champion the authority of Scripture alone but continually to allow that holy book to reform my theology.

Stone Campbell Review - Robert C. Kurka

Witherington has much to commend in his new edition. He interweaves an illustrious career of technical exegesis with humorous and serious exhortations to scholars and laypeople alike.

Wesley and Methodist Studies - Benjamin B. De Van

Evangelicals of all stripes need to take account of Witherington's contentions here—to make us exegetically honest and theologically responsible. He takes on the three streams of evangelicalism: Reformed, Wesleyan, and Dispensationalist views to examine their exegetical foundations and theological structures. The result is critique, but also a call for biblical orthodoxy and proclamation of biblical truth in postmodern society. His perspectives should gain a wide hearing.

Donald K. McKim

The Problem with Evangelical Theology: Testing the Exegetical Foundations of Calvinism, Dispensationalism, Wesleyanism, and Pentecostalism, Revised and Expanded Edition

The Problem with Evangelical Theology: Testing the Exegetical Foundations of Calvinism, Dispensationalism, Wesleyanism, and Pentecostalism, Revised and Expanded Edition

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