the MOODY handbook of THEOLOGY

revised and expanded

PAUL ENNS

MOODY PUBLISHERS

Chicago

© 1989, 2008, 2014 by

Paul Enns

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

Editors: Jim Vincent, Allan Sholes

Cover Design: Paetzold. Design

Cover Image: GettyImage

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Enns, Paul I.

The moody handbook of theology / by Paul Enns.—Rev. and expanded.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-8024-1198-3

1. Theology—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Fundamentalism—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Dispensationalism—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 4. Evangelicalism—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title.

BR118.E67 2008

230'.04624—dc22

2007045189

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This book is dedicated to

my beloved wife, Helen,

with whom I enjoyed forty-five honeymoon years,

a selfless wife and mother, with whom the Lord united me in heart and soul.

She put Christ and her family first, led both of our sons to faith in Christ,

and ministered to me in a profound way.

I never got over the thrill of being married to Helen.

I eagerly look forward to our reunion in heaven.

And to Terry and Jeremy, my sons,

who are walking with the Lord, serving Him,

and raising their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

My wife and sons have been the members of “Kitchen Table Theology 101,”

with whom I have shared many of these doctrines.

CONTENTS

Index of Charts

Foreword

Preface to the Third Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Part 1: Biblical Theology

1. Introduction to Biblical Theology

2. Introduction to Old Testament Theology

3. Theology of the Edenic Era

4. Theology of the Noahic Era

5. Theology of the Patriarchal Era

6. Theology of the Mosaic Era

7. Theology of the Monarchical Era

8. Theology of the Prophetic Era

9. Introduction to New Testament Theology

10. Theology of the Synoptics

11. Theology of Acts

12. Theology of James

13. Theology of Paul

14. Theology of Hebrews

15. Theologies of Peter and Jude

16. Theology of John

Part 2: Systematic Theology...