"He Descended to the Dead": An Evangelical Theology of Holy Saturday

by Matthew Y. Emerson

On This Page

Description

"The descent of Jesus Christ to the dead has been a fundamental tenet of the Christian faith, as indicated by its inclusion in both the Apostles' and Athanasian Creeds. But it has also been the subject of suspicion and scrutiny, especially from evangelicals. Led by the mystery and wonder of Holy Saturday, Matthew Emerson offers an exploration of the biblical, historical, theological, and practical implications of the descent"--

Tags

Recommendations

Member Reviews

Members

Recently Added By

Author Information

9 Works 483 Members
Matthew Y. Emerson (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of religion at Oklahoma Baptist University. He is the author of The Story of Scripture: An Introduction to Biblical Theology, Between the Cross and the Throne: The Book of Revelation, and Christ and the New Creation: A Canonical Approach to the Theology of show more the New Testament. show less

Matthew Y. Emerson is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.

Awards and Honors

Common Knowledge

Publisher's editor
McNutt, David W.

Classifications

Genres
Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
232.96ReligionChristianityJesus Christ and his familyFamily and life of JesusPassion and death of Jesus
LCC
BT470 .E44Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionDoctrinal TheologyDoctrinal TheologyChristologyLife of Christ
BISAC

Statistics

Members
168
Popularity
194,468
Rating
(4.00)
Languages
English
Media
Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
2
ASINs
1