Shining Like the Sun: A Biblical Theology of Meeting God Face to Face

by David H. Wenkel

Overview

This is the first sustained, whole-Bible treatment on the theme of meeting God face to face. Starting with Genesis and ending with Revelation, the author systematically covers the major events in salvation history, all of which reveal the beauty of encountering God's grace in abundance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781941337530
Publisher:	Weaver Book Company
Publication date:	05/02/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	822 KB

About the Author

David H. Wenkel (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is an adjunct professor of Bible at Moody Bible Institute. He is the author of Joy in Luke-Acts: The Intersection of Rhetoric, Narrative, and Emotion in the Biblical Monograph Series (Paternoster Press).

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Abbreviations xi

Introduction 1

1 Adam and Eve: Face to Face with God in the Garden of Eden 12

2 Jacob: Face to Face with God at the River Jabbok 22

3 Moses: Face to Face with God at Mount Sinai 30

4 Face to Face with God in the Wilderness 41

5 Face to Face with God in the Time of the Judges 50

6 Face to Face with God in the Psalms 58

7 Face to Face with God in the Exile 70

8 Face to Face with God in Jesus Christ 83

9 Face to Face with God at the Mount of Transfiguration 91

10 Face to Face with God in the New Covenant Community 105

11 Face to Face with God in the New Heavens and the New Earth 121

Conclusion 137

Bibliography 142

General Index 151

Scripture Index 158