{"product_id":"known-by-god-a-biblical-theology-of-personal-identity-9780310499824","title":"Known by God: A Biblical Theology of Personal Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does the Bible say about your sense of self? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the past, an individual's identity was more predictable than it is now. Today, personal identity is a do-it-yourself project. Constructing a stable and satisfying sense of self is hard amidst relationship breakdowns, the pace and rhetoric of modern life, the rise of social media, social mobility, and so on. Ours is a day of identity angst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho are you? What defines you? What makes you \u003cem\u003eyou\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eKnown by God\u003c\/em\u003e, Rosner argues that rather than knowing ourselves, being known by God is the key to personal identity. He explores three biblical angles on the question of personal identity: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing made in the image of God.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing known by God.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing in Christ.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center of a biblical understanding of personal identity is sonship: God gives us our identity as a parent who knows his child. Being known by him as his child gives our fleeting lives significance, provokes in us needed humility, supplies cheering comfort when things go wrong, and offers clear moral direction for living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e____________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cem\u003eBiblical Theology for Life \u003c\/em\u003eseries, this practical and insightful book will help you ground your longing to be known and the security of your identity on the solid foundation of biblical understanding and reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLunde, Jonathan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jonathan Lunde (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is associate professor of biblical and theological studies at Talbot School of Theology of Biola University. He is coeditor (with Kenneth Berding) of \u003cem\u003eThree Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament\u003c\/em\u003e and has contributed articles to \u003cem\u003eThe Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eNew Dictionary of Biblical Theology\u003c\/em\u003e. Jon and his wife, Pamela, have three children and reside in Brea, California.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosner, Brian S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Brian S. Rosner is Principal of Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia https: \/\/www.ridley.edu.au\/. Previously he taught at the University of Aberdeen and Moore Theological College. He holds degrees from Sydney University and Dallas Theological Seminary and has a PhD from the University of Cambridge. Brian is the author or editor of over a dozen books, including the \u003cem\u003eNew Dictionary of Biblical Theology, \u003c\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003ePillar\u003c\/em\u003e commentary on 1 Corinthians (with Roy E. Ciampa), \u003cem\u003eThe Consolations of Theology, Greed as Idolatry \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ePaul and the Law\u003c\/em\u003e. He is married to Natalie and has four children, a son-in-law and one grandchild. ","brand":"Zondervan Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491662598418,"sku":"9780310499824","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_03c265bb-f390-4eae-a1e4-8889241de561.jpg?v=1730547432","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/known-by-god-a-biblical-theology-of-personal-identity-9780310499824","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}