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  • Paperback: 297 pages
  • Publisher: IVP Academic (August 28, 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0830840796
  • ISBN-13: 978-0830840793
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsthe book is scripturally based, and shows a transparent use of sola, prima, and total scripture
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In the midst of a diatribe between two prominent models of divine love: transcendent-voluntarist model, and immanent-experientialist model, which pretend to hold the belt of truth, Dr. Peckham situates between these two opponents, thus pursuing a thorough understanding of their reasons, and further contrasting these two models with a third model known as foreconditional-reciprocal. Dr. Peckham does this undertake by systematically evaluating five questions around which the whole debate hinges, and such questions are: 1. Does God choose to love some or all? 2. Does God only bestow value, or can He appraise, appreciate and receive value? 3. Does God love include affection and emotionality? 4. Is Divine love conditional or unconditional? And 5. Can God and human be involved in a reciprocal love relationship? Dr. Peckham starts his quest for answers stating that his research will be based on three anchors which are: first, a high view of the Canon Text as revealed by God, therefore infallible, second, the view of the Canon Text as a dual authorship, and as an indivisible divine-human entity of revelation and inspiration, and third, a grammatical-historical exegesis procedure, a sound search that will ultimately lead to reliable scriptural-based answers. According to the author of the book The Love of God, there are five aspects of divine love, such as: volitional, evaluative, emotional, foreconditional, and reciprocal. The investigation starts by a analysis of semantics in both OT, and NT for the term translated as love and concludes that The Bible favors a foreconditional-reciprocal model where Divine love in relation to the world is “voluntary but not arbitrary”, even more, God takes evaluative delights and pleasure in, creatures.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsProfessorial and Passionate
By Michael Philliber on December 5, 2015
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Some theological subjects are highly controversial within Christianity, such as election, predestination, and sacramentology, to name a few. But then others would appear to be fairly straightforward, uncontroversial and standard fare; the love of God, for example. But John H. Peckham, associate professor of theology and Christian philosophy at the Seventh-Day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, reveals the storm that swirls around this subject in his new 297 page paperback, “The Love of God: A Canonical Model”. The book is noticeably intended for academic circles, but written simply enough that a patient reader of whatever educational attainment can engage with it.

The first indication that “The Love of God” is going to be seriously scholastic is when the reader glances through the book and notices mounds of footnotes that mind-numbingly thunder across the bottom of every page. The 1,025 footnotes can be as short as a one-line notation, and as full bodied as five complete paragraphs. If the annotations were removed the book would drop in size by a third! And yet these arduous addendums on each leaf hide tasty tidbits and insightful interruptions. To get through the book profitably, the reader may have to be selective as to when he picks through the footnotes, and gloss over the rest.

Peckham’s nine chapters are packed with biblical references and scenes to make the case that the Biblical God has emotions and that these emotions are real. And from within this mix of emotions, God loves with a real love. For the author that means that God’s love for the world is freely given, not essential to his being or necessary to his existence.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Deep Look at God's Love
By Mike Robinson on August 18, 2015
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The Bible declares: “See what love the Father has given us that we should be called children of God” (1 John 3:1). The biblical God is love. He has loved, through all eternity, as the Father loved the Son and the Holy Spirit. Love flows to man from God’s nature because love is an eternal attribute of the true God. God as Father offers free grace and eternal love to sinners. This is a mystery that John Peckham explores in precise detail utilizing analytical theology with a breadth most students will appreciate.

“God is love” (1 John 4:9).

God’s love is established on His nature. His ontic character does not change. Considering that God’s love is bound to His character and being, His love is tied to His changelessness, sovereignty, and goodness. God declares His love for His covenant children, a love which will never change because God never changes. He is not the ultimate source of eternal love—the true God is the God of love and because He does not change and He is faithful. He will love those who are His forever and ever.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

Professor Peckham answers questions such as:

• What does it mean that God loves people?
• Is God’s love necessarily part of His ontology?
• Is God's love impassible or emotional?
• How do people love God and how does it affect Him?
• Does the love of God include longing or gratification?
• Is God's love always unconditional?

It is not simply that God “loves,” but that He is love itself. Love is His very ontology. But what that means and how that applies to humanity is what Peckham explores.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Very philosophical and academic, not what I was expecting which was a common light read.

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5.0 out of 5 starsA must read

The points in this book have been thoroughly researched and persuasively argued.This book will radically challenge your view of God and bring you face to face with what the Bible... Read more

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4.0 out of 5 starsScholar discusses the many facets of God's love

The writing and extensive footnotes make this more appropriate for the serious reader of theology than the general public. Read more

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Published 4 months ago by laura morrow
3.0 out of 5 starsAn introduction to a vast topic that will leave you with homework

There are many different views about what it means to say “God is love” or “God is loving.” Is God’s love like ours? Does God’s love mean God changes? Read more

Published 8 months ago by J.W. Wartick
5.0 out of 5 stars“The Love of God”

I’m being honest… after just beginning with the first chapter of Professor Peckham’s book, “The Love of God”; I seriously thought that this is going to be way over my head. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 starsI Still Have Questions, but This Is a Fresh, Biblical Discussion of...

John C. Peckham teaches theology and Christian philosophy at Andrews University, which is a Seventh-Day Adventist university. Read more

Published 10 months ago by James B. Pate
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so far so good!

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