Books by Warren Carter

The Book of Revelation has been mysterious, confusing, and misunderstood for centuries. Its content has been studied and analyzed by scholars from every corner of the globe. What is it about Revelationthat draws us to it? Is this biblical book about end-time mysteries and hidden codes? Does and it relate to our present day?So what does Revelation actually reveal? Or should Revelation beleft behind? According to Dr. Carter, the book of Revelation can tell us about biblical times as well as our own. It can show us how we, as Christians, are to live and hope for our world. Revelation reveals God's Word to God's World: that culture accommodation is dangerous, that judgment is taking place now, that the world does have a chance to repent, that there are evil powers working behind the scene, that the time is up for the eternal empire, andthat God is coming in triumph.

Author Warren Carter addresses the ways in which New Testament writings present Godby asking four questions about how God relates to others: How is Godpresented in relation to Israel? How is God presented in relation toJesus and the Spirit? How is God presented in relation tobelievers/disciples/the church? How is God presented in relation to ';theworld'? Carter uses these questions to help draw out the most importantfactors in each of the New Testament writings discussed."e;Rarelydoes one exclaim, ';This is a real page-turner!' when describing a bookon the New Testamentbut I must say it. With his characteristicconcision and clarity, not to mention wit and conversational style,Carter leads us on a tour of ';God-at-Work' in fifteen closely-readtexts. What claims do the various texts make about God? What questionsor ';red flags' do these texts raise? What effect do or should thesetexts have upon us as readers today?Carter intrepidly takes up someof the more challenging and cryptic NT texts and asks aloud many of theuncomfortable questions we've wondered about but might not have voicedso pointedly. He does not provide tidy answers, but his approach enticesus not to give up, but rather to dive even deeper into the texts, theirworld, and ours. In reading this book, I was variously educated,entertained, challenged, and even moved."e; -Jaime Clark-SolesProfessor of New Testament and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor,Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas

Portraits of a Roman Governor

This useful, concise introduction to the worlds around the New Testament focuses on seven key moments in the centuries before and after Jesus. It enlightens readers about the beginnings of the Christian movement, showing how religious, political, and economic factors were interwoven in the fabric of the New Testament world.Leading New Testament scholar Warren Carter has a record of providing student-friendly texts. This introduction offers a "big picture" focus and is logically and memorably organized around seven events, which Carter uses as launching pads to discuss larger cultural dynamics and sociohistorical realities that were in some way significant for followers of Jesus and the New Testament. Photos and maps are included.