The Mind of the Spirit

In this major work, leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener explores an
important but generally neglected area of Pauline theology, Paul's teaching
about the mind. Paul speaks of the corrupted mind and the mind of the flesh,
but he also speaks of the mind of Christ, the mind of the Spirit, and the
renewal of the mind. In articulating these points, Paul adapts language from
popular intellectual thought in his day, but he does so in a way distinctively
focused on Christ and Christ's role in the believer's transformation. Keener
enables readers to understand this thought world so they can interpret Paul's
language for contemporary Christian life.
The Mind of the Spirit helps overcome a false separation between following the
Spirit and using human judgment and also provides a new foundation for relating
biblical studies and Christian counseling. It will appeal to professors,
students, and scholars of the New Testament as well as pastors and church
leaders.