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Fast Facts On Islam
$11.99Add to cartGet a firmer grasp on a major religious and political power—and gain insight into today’s earth-shaking headlines. In Fast Facts on Islam, John Ankerberg and John Weldon use their unique Q-and-A style to explain who Mohammed was; how the Qur’an developed; what Muslims believe about God; what relationship exists between Israel, Christianity, and Islam; and how some Muslim beliefs are related to recent terrorism.
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Water For A Thirsty Land
$17.00Add to cartRather than artifacts of a former generation, these essays are as fresh as ever in their perspective. To make it more helpful for students, each essay has been supplemented with additional notes and bibliography to show where the discussion has continued since Gunkel. This work will provide an excellent supplementary textbook for courses in the Old Testament or Bible.
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Journeying Through Lent With Matthew
$8.00Add to cartIn this devotional, meditations for each day between Ash Wednesday and Easter focus on passages from the Gospel of Matthew. Using this book as a guide, readers will work their way through the entire Gospel, probing its meaning. Reflection questions and a prayer with each reading encourage readers to consider the passage’s signifigance for their lives.
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Mark : Images Of An Apostolic Interpreter
$25.00Add to cartWhat do we know about the author of the Second Gospel? Using a variety of critical lenses—historical, literary, and theological—Black examines the images of Mark that emerge from the New Testament and the early church fathers. His comprehensive investigation culminates in a fresh appraisal of the enigmatic evangelist.
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Who Is Jesus
$22.00Add to cartJesus’ life and legacy provocatively told
In Who Is Jesus? Keck clarifies the difference between the way Jesus is presented in the Gospels and the way critical historians portray him. He then explores, from four perspectives, Jesus’ contemporary moral and theological pertinence. Keck looks initially at Jesus as a first-century Jew, then considers how Jesus’ mission was energized by his grasp of the kingdom of God. He goes on to probe the meaning of the crucifixion of Jesus in light of the biblical understanding of God’s holiness, a theme largely neglected today. Keck concludes his discussion by looking at Jesus’ role in the moral life of the Christian community. -
Reading Biblical Narratives
$29.00Add to cartThe Power of Stories
The Story Researchers and the Reader’s Responsibility
Biblical Stories and Biblical Criticism
Openings and Endings
Plot, Structure, and Their Function
Characterization by Minimal Means
Whom to Believe?
The Biblical Stories and “Time’s Art”
The Place, the Story, and the History
Intrinsic and Acquired Significance
Afterword: The Story in Its Significance188 Pages
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The Power of Stories
The Story Researchers and the Reader’s Responsibility
Biblical Stories and Biblical Criticism
Openings and Endings
Plot, Structure, and Their Function
Characterization by Minimal Means
Whom to Believe?
The Biblical Stories and “Time’s Art”
The Place, the Story, and the History
Intrinsic and Acquired Significance
Afterword: The Story in Its Significance188 Pages
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Possessed By God
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Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Biblical Starting-Point
2. Sanctified In Christ
3. Sanctified In Word And Spirit
4. Pursuing Holiness
5. Living Between The Cross And The Resurrection
6. Transformation, Renewal And Growth
Appendix A: “The Meaning Of Hagiasmos In The New Testament”
Appendix B: “Sanctification And God’s Law”
Notes
Index Of Scripture References
Index Of Modern Authors
BibliographyAdditional Info
In this book, the first in the New Studies in Biblical Theology series, Dr. David Peterson challenges the common assumption that the New Testament views sanctification as primarily a process. He argues that its emphasis falls upon sanctification as a definitive event, “God’s way of taking possession of us in Christ, setting us apart to belong to him and to fulfil his purpose for us.” Simply to identify sanctification with growth in holiness, he contends, obscures teh emphasis and balance of New Testament teaching and creates unrealistic expectations. Throughout Dr Peterson builds his case on the careful exegesis of relevant passages, with a keen eye for the pastoral implications of his findings. -
Slave Of Christ
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Author’s Preface
Abbreviations1. Introduction
2. Slavery In The Roman Empire In The First Century A.D.
3. The New Testament Attitude Towards Physical Slavery
4. Slavery And Freedom
5. Slavery And Lordship
6. Slavery And Ownership
7. Slavery And Privilege
8. Slave Of Christ Its Significance In The New Testament
9. Slave Of Christ Four New Testament ExamplesAppendixes
1. The Use Of Doulos In The Septuagint
2. New Testament Terms Denoting Slavery
3. The Translation Of Doulos In English Versions Of The New Testament
Bibliography
Index Of Authors
Index Of Subjects
Index Of Principal Greek And Latin Terms And Phrases
Index Of Biblical References
Index Of Other Ancient Authors And WritingsAdditional Info
The New Testament finds many ways to depict Christians’ relationships to their Lord. They are his disciples, sons, daughters, and friends. But it is perhaps too little recognized that they are also his slaves. This study sets out to uncover what it means to be a slave of Christ. Murray Harris begins by assessing the nature of actual slavery in the Greco-Roman world and the New Testament’s attitude towards it. Drawing insights from this, he goes on to unfold the metaphor of slavery to Christ. Among the topics discussed are slavery and spiritual freedom, lordship, ownership, and privilege. Slave of Christ is a model of good biblical theology, providing insights both for further study of the Bible and for practical application. It will be appreciated in both church and academy. -
Jesus And The Logic Of History
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Author’s Preface
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1. Jesus And The Practice Of History
2. Christ In History
Excursus: Jesus As ‘Christ’ In The Testimonium Flavianum
3. Jesus In Proclamation And Tradition
Excursus: Summary Of Information About Jesus In The Letters Of Paul
4. Jesus In Historical Context
Excursus: The Quest For The Historical Pontius Pilate
5. Jesus In The Gospels
Excursus: Overview Of Jesus’ Ministry
6. Jesus And The Spread Of Early Christianity
Excursus: The Resurrection Of Jesus From The Dead
7. From Jesus To Gospel Text
8. Jesus’ Death: A Defiance Of Biography
9. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index Of Authors
Index Of Bible ReferencesAdditional Info
At the heart of the Christian faith stands a man, Jesus of Nazaereth. Few people seriously question whether he existed in history. But many, influenced by the more sceptical scholars, doubt that the Christ of orthodox christianity is the same as the Jesus of history. In this important book, historian Paul Barnett lays the doubts to rest. He uncovers the methodological weakness present in some forms of critical scholarship, demonstrating a failure to account for important early evidence about Jesus. Once the evidence is properly marshalled, a picture of Jesus emerges that fits well with orthodox belief in him. -
Creative Life : A Workbook For Unearthing The Christian Imagination (Workbook)
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Have you ever said, “I’m not talented at anything”? Alice Bass says that you are! Because you’re made in the image of the creator God, you’re made to enjoy The Creative Life. Learn to nurture your Christian imagination with this 8-week study designed to help put aside inhibitions and experience more of Christ’s inspiration. Includes journaling suggestions and biblically based activities for individuals and groups.
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5 Festal Garments
$25.00Add to cartSeries Preface
Author’s Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Song Of Songs: Garment Of Love
2. Ruth: Garment Of Kindness
3. Lamentations: Garment Of Suffering
4. Ecclesiastes: Garment Of Vexation
5. Esther: Garment Of Deliverance
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index Of Modern Authors
Index Of Scripture References
Index Of Ancient SourcesAdditional Info
These five Old Testament books, traditionally known simply as “the Scrolls,” are among the most neglected parts of the Christian Bible. In Judaism, the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther were eventually adopted as lectionary readings for five of the major festivals. In Christian tradition, however, no consensus has emerged about their proper use. Each book presents particular difficulties with regard to how it relates to the rest of Scripture and how it should be understood as the Word of God for us today.In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Barry Webb offers a Christian interpretation of these problematic writings. He allows each book to set its own agenda, and then examines each in relation to the wider Old Testament and to the New Testament gospel with its basic structure of promise and fulfillment. In this way, Webb presents fresh and illuminating perspectives on these five “festal garments” of love, kindness, suffering, vexation and deliverance.
Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead.
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Christ Our Righteousness
$28.00Add to cartSeries Preface
1. The Conversion Of Paul As The Justification Of The Ungodly
2. The Righteousness Of God: The Message Of Romans
3. Beyond Romans: Justification By Faith In The Letters Of Paul
4. The Righteousness Of God And The Law Of God
5. The Justification Of The Ungodly And The Obedience Of Faith
6. The Justification Of Ungodly Israel And The Nations
7. Justification In Paul, The New Testament Witness And BeyondBibliography
Index Of Authors
Index Of Subjects
Index Of Bible References
Index Of Ancient WritingsAdditional Info
New Studies in Biblical Theology. Paul’s theology of justification. In this new study, Mark Seifrid offers a comprehensive analysis of Paul’s understanding of justification, in the light of important themes including the righteousness of God, the Old Testament Law, Faith, and the destiny of Israel. A detailed examination of justification in the letter to the Romans is followed by the survey of the entire Pauline corpus. -
Message Of Job
$16.95Add to cartThe book of Job proves that bad things do happen to good people, and the timeless question it raises is, Why? How can we hold to the justice and goodness of God in the face of undeserved tragedy? What is more, this great Old Testament book shows how condescending and superficial the attempts to comfort someone who is suffering can be.
Drawing on his background as pastor, hospital chaplain, and seminary professor, Daniel Simundson combines theological and pastoral concerns throughout his thematic survey of the trend of thought in the book of Job. The result is a useful resource for caregivers, general readers, study groups, and biblical classes.
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Life And Teaching Of Jesus Christ
$23.99Add to cart“Jesus wrote no autobiography. He left nothing in writing at all. He committed himself and his teaching simply to the hearts and memories of the men who knew and loved him. And they did not fail him. The four little books that we call Gospels are our primary and practically our only sources of information about the life and the words that have changed the world. We may wish the story had been told with greater fullness and detail; but we know that, short as it is, it is enough. It has given Christ to every race and age.” (excerpt from Chapter 1: The Making of the Gospels)
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Variations On A Theme
$29.99Add to cartThe related themes of King, servant and Messiah that feature prominently in Isaiah are analyzed in this volume. Hugh Williamson examines the texts that focus on the role of a human figure in the establishment of God’s ideal society. Despite changing protagonists, the author identifies a fundamental unity of the principles of this society. From this he argues that the predictive element within Isaiah is in the task to be undertaken and not the person who will do it.
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How To Understand The Bible
$19.99Add to cart13 Chapters
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In 13 chapters, David Ewert shares quidelines on studying the Scriptures. We who take the Bible seriously want to understand the texts correctly. We puzzle over differing applications of the Bible in the church. Ewert helps us avoid pitfalls in interpreting the Scriptures.Our experiences shape the pre-understandings we bring to the Bible and may distort our interpretation of it. Many Christians use the Old Testament to support their practices. Ewert shows how God’s final revelation in Christ gives us needed light for rightly interpreting.
This book explains literary forms, idioms, and figures of speech from ancient cultures. With apt illustrations, it deals with typical questions. Ewert encourages us all to look to the Bible for daily guidance, strength, and hope.
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Reading Mark : A Literary And Theological Commentary On The 2nd Gospel
$33.25Add to cartDowd examines the Gospel of Mark from literary and theological perspectives, suggesting what the text may have meant to its first-century audience of Gentile and Jewish Christians. Mark is a Greco-Roman biography of Jesus written in an apocalyptic mode. Its theology is based on the message of the prophet Isaiah–the proclamation of release from bondage and a march toward freedom along the “way of the Lord
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Chapters Into Verse (Abridged)
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Drawing a unique map of the history of English poetry, Chapters Into Verse surveys and defines the literary legacy of the Scriptures from the fourteenth century to the present. Arranged in scriptural order from Genesis to Revelation, the book presents each poem alongside the biblical passage that inspired it. Thus readers can conveniently witness the various ways sacred text has sparked the imagination of poets throughout the ages. The editors have included poems by virtually all the prominent religious poets–among them John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, Edward Taylor, and Gerard Manly Hopkins. Included, too, are devotional and visionary works from a wide range of vintage poets–Robert Burns, William Blake, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Alfred Tennyson, and Robert Browning. Proving that the Bible is just as powerful a source of inspiration today as it was in the past, the collection also assembles a mixed congregation of modern and contemporary poets, such as Dylan Thomas, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Countee Cullen, e.e. cummings, William Butler Yeats, Laura (Riding) Jackson, A.D. Hope, Denise Levertov, and Philip Levine.Of enduring interest to readers of both scripture and literature, this anthology illuminates key passages of the Old and New Testament. In selection after selection, readers will encounter an astonishing variety of religious experiences, as a host of poets from many eras and many backgrounds respond to Holy Scripture profoundly and imaginatively. Features
“Spiritually, stylistically and chronologically, the range is absolutely astonishing.”–Parade Magazine -
Reading 1 Peter Jude And 2 Peter
$35.25Add to cartThis volume is dedicated to the study of three late, little-known biblical works that historically have been relegated to the lesser works of the New Testament. Reading 1 Peter, Jude, and 2 Peter underscores the light that these letters shed upon one another and focuses on the snapshots they provide of early Christian communities as they encountered the social and religious environment in which they were situated.
Careful reading of 1 Peter reveals the complex world of the post-apostolic period. Jude and 2 Peter provide a sober look at the early community’s evolution in doctrinal and moral terms
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Peter : Apostle For The Whole Church
$29.00Add to cart)”Not since Oscar Cullman has there been a study of this range and stature dealing historically and analytically with the ‘chief’ of the apostles. Documentation is meticulous and extensive, the bibliography superb. A major contribution to both NT studies and to ecumenical theology. Indispensable,”—Choice.
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Religion And Literature
$38.00Add to cart1. History Of The Field And Theoretical Issue
2. The Expoloration Of Origins
3. The Interpretive Tradition Of Literature And Religion
4. The Language And Literature Of Worship
5. The Literary Structres Of Religious Text Genres
6. Religious Dimesions Of Literary Text Genres
7. The Great Themes Of Literature And Religion
8. Interations New Challenges To And From Other FieldsAdditional Info
Religion and literature contains selections from more than seventy sources, ranging from the ancient classics, the Bible, Western materpieces, and contemporary literature. Study questions for each chapter appear at the end of the book. The insights of two internationally renowned scholars in the field of religion and literature provide a magisterial and accessible entree into this important acedemic discipline. Religion and Literature is destined to become a classic in its own right. -
Historical Jesus Quest
$60.00Add to cart1. The Gospels As Fraud
2. History And Myth
3. Consistent Skepticism
4. The Kingdom Of God
5. Consistent Eschatology
6. Rejection Of The Quest
7. The Dialectical Theology
8. Re-Opening The QuestAdditional Info
The possibility of finding reliable information about the life of the historical Jesus has fascinated the imagination of generations of scholars from as early as the seventeenth century. Opinion on the issue has moved in waves, coming and going along with moods of pessimism and optimism. Until now, no one has brought together a comparison of the points of view of the most influential writers about the historical Jesus.The Historical Jesus Quest brings together substantial extracts from the seminal works in Jesus studies over the last two centuries. The extracts are accompanied by brief introductions to each writer, helpful summaries of the central arguments of the works from which the extracts are taken, and incisive assessments of their continuing relevance to current debates. In one resource, this compendium provides the foundation upon which modern research is based and allows these great scholars_Spinoza, Troeltsch, D.F. Strauss, Wrede, Schweitzer, Kahler, Bultmann, Kasemann, and others_to speak in their own words. It is essential reading for all serious students of the Gospels and of the historical Jesus.
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Commitment : 6 Studies Based On My Heart Christs Home (Adapted)
$9.00Add to cart1. The Study/Philippians 4:4-9
2. The Dining Room/] John 2:1 5 -1 7
3. The Living Room/1 John.]:] -7
4. The Recreation Room/John 2:1 -1 1
5. The Bedroom/Proverbs 5:1 A’-21
6. The Hall Closet/Psalm 1 3 9:1 -6, 2 3 -2 4Additional Info
Moving from room to room with him, we discover what he desire for us. Are we prepared to meet with him daily in our living rooms in our recreation room? in the study? What about that dark closet that needs cleaning out?These studies will take you through six of the rooms of your heart, helping you to see aspects of your Christian life as Jesus sees them. You will be stretched and enriched by your personal meetings
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Christ : 6 Studies Based On Basic Christianity (Adapted)
$9.00Add to cart1. Are You Ready To Meet Christ?/Mark 10:17-31
2. The Claims Of Christ/John 8:51 -59
3. The Character Of Christ/John 13:1-17
4. The Resurrection Of Christ/Luke 24:36-48
5. The Meaning Of The Cross/1 Peter 2:21 -25
6. The Spirit Of Christ/John 16:5-16Additional Info
BASIC CHRISTIANITY: CHRIST
God himself is seeking us.Through his Son, Jesus Christ, God wants to offer us his love. But who is this Jesus Christ? These studies explore the person and character of this man who has altered the face of history. Come, and discover him for the first time or in a new and deeper way.
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Handbook For Married Couples (Student/Study Guide)
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In A Handbook to Enrich Your Marriage Alice and Robert Fryling offer married couples a chance to enhance their marriages. They help readers learn crucial reading skills such as how to make decisions together and how to resolve conflict. Then they apply these skills to tough marital issues like sex, spiritual growth, disappointment and money.
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Priorities : 6 Studies Based On Tyranny Of The Urgent (Adapted)
$9.00Add to cart1. Urgent Demands/Exodus 18:13-24
2. Seeking God’s Priorities/Mark 1:21-39
3. Another Painful Decision/John 11:17-44
4. Community Guidance/Acts 5:33-6:7
5. Life Under New Management/ 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
6. The Secret Of Success John 8:26-38Additional Info
Every week we leave a trail of unfinished tasks. Unanswered letters, unvisited friends and unread books haunt our waking moments. We desperately need releif.These studies are designed to help you put your life back in order by discovering what is really important. Find out what God’s priorities are for you.
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Lamb And His Enemies
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Revelation is a closed and unapproachable part of Holy Scripture for many people. It is written in strange symbols and has been abused by many interpreters. The Lamb and his Enemies is an attempt to get serious Bible students into the pages of this beautiful book. Revelation need not be avoided. It is, as the first chapter of this volume insists, a book to be understood. -
How To Read The Psalms
$22.00Add to cartDig deeper into one of the most fascinating books in the Bible! Theologian Longman helps you understand the various kinds of Psalms, the way they were used in Hebrew worship, their relationship to the rest of the Old Testament, and how you can apply them to your life today. Also included are step-by-step instructions for interpreting the Psalms and exercises for further study and reflection.
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Christian Ethics
$20.99Add to cartPreface
1. Choices
2. Goals
3. Rules
4. Virtues
5. Church
6. Society
Conclusion: Faith And Ethics
Notes
IndexAdditional Info
In this excellent outline of Christian ethics, Robin W. Lovin achieves a balance between the questions and issues which form the core of the study of ethics, and the life situations from which those questions arise.Eschewing a sectarian approach which dismisses other understandings of the moral life, Lovin nonetheless lays claim to a specifically Christian understanding of ethics. He begins with basic Christian convictions about the reality of God and human redemption and weaves these convictions into the fabric of moral concerns that are widely shared in contemporary society. He takes note of the problems that arise when Christians try to act on or enforce their convictions in a pluralistic society and recognizes the variety of theological and moral beliefs that are held within the Christian community, as well as in the wider society.
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Quiet Time Companion (Revised)
$30.00Add to cartTurn your daily quiet time into life-changing encounters with God’s Word—in only 20 minutes a day! You’ll gain a fresh perspective and deeper understanding with a 2-year overview of the Bible and in-depth studies based on character, topical lifestyle, and Bible themes. The book is conveniently divided into eight 13-week seasons for group use.
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Journeying Through Lent With Mark
$6.99Add to cartIn this devotional, meditations for each day between Ash Wednesday and Easter focus on passages from the Gospel of Mark. Reflection questions and a prayer with each reading encourage readers to consider the passage’s meaning for their lives. A study guide is included for six weeks of small-group discussion.
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Paul : The Man And The Myth
$29.00Add to cartWe are left to reconstruct a portrait of Paul with only scraps of what was once a large and imposing canvas-a small collection of letters and a historical narrative written a generation after his death. This reconstruction focuses on important parts of the image that usually fall in the shadows, parts dealing with Paul’s sexual asceticism, his preoccupation with holiness-holy Spirit, holy community, and holy ethos-the evolution of his theology, and his emergence as a legendary figure. Although I have tried to follow the strict rules of historical investigation, of necessity much guesswork is involved in any exploration of Paul’s life. All of these efforts are attempts to deal with the gaps in the text, understood in the broadest sense to include not just Paul’s written words but also the culture, social world, and political realities surrounding them.
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Portraits Of Jesus (Student/Study Guide)
$48.00Add to cartTake a close look at the Savior’s life using an inductive, learning-by-doing approach to studying the Gospel texts! Engaging “What do you think” questions, photographs, and maps will guide your journey as you uncover the literary patterns, theological issues, and interpretive quandaries that still prompt lively debate among New Testament scholars.
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Just James : The Brother Of Jesus In History And Tradition
$34.00Add to cart)”Discusses not only the New Testament evidence about Jesus’ brother, but also a number of later church traditions. A good piece of scholarship, which is essential for anyone who has a serious interest in the best known of Jesus’ natural brothers,”—Expository Times.
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Return To Babel
$46.00Add to cartEach of the ten historically significant biblical texts (five OT, five NT) are interpreted by Latin America, African, and Asian biblical scholars. These international scholars draw on their heritages-proverbs, songs and tales from their cultures-to shed light on the Christian Bible and tradition.
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Studying The Parables Of Jesus
$27.00Add to cartPreface
Critical Introduction
Chapter 1. Recent Study Of The Parables
Chapter 2. The Nature Of Parables
Chapter 3. Special Literary ConsiderationsPart I: The Sure Coming Of The Kingdom
Chapter 4. Impetus To Hearing And Hoping: The Parable Of The Sower, The Seed, And The Soils
Chapter 5. An Appeal To Religious Imagination : The Parable Of The Mustard Seed
Chapter 6. An Invitation To Faith : The Parable Of The Seed Growing On Its OwnPart II: The Crisis Of The Coming Kingdom
Chapter 7. Prophetic Call For National Repentance: The Parable Of The Barren Fig Tree
Chapter 8. Exposure Of Inauthentic Existence: The Parable Of The Rich Fool
Chapter 9. Call To Existential Decision : The Parable Of The Six BrothersPart III: The Grace And Repentance Of The Kingdom
Chapter 10. Gospel For The Lost (1): The Parable Of The Lost Sheep And The Lost Coin
Chapter 11. Gospel For The Lost (2): The Parable Of The Compassionate Father And The Angry Brother
Chapter 12. Portrait Of Radical Grace And Stunning Penitence: The Parable Of The Pharisee And The Tax CollectorPart IV: The Character Of Discipleship In The Kingdom
Chapter 13. The Imperative Of Forgiveness: The Parable Of The Unmerciful Servant
Chapter 14. The Love Command In Parable: The Parable Of The Compassionate Samaritan
Chapter 15. Pastoral Call To Perseverance: The Parable Of The Persistent Widow And The Reluctant JudgePractical Addendum
Chapter 16. Preaching And Teaching The Parables
IndexAdditional Info
Studying the Parables of Jesus is a primer on the historical and literary approaches to biblical study. This book not only gives helpful insights into preaching the parables, but also interacts with the newest scholarship on the subject. The chapters of exegesis approach a select group of parables for a more intensive analysis. While reserving much of the technical details for the endnotes, the text includes discussion of critical issues and alternative opinions. Questions and exercises are appended at the close of each chapter for personal use or classroom discussion -
Looking For Jesus
$25.00Add to cartThis stunningly fresh and original volume explores the person and work of Jesus as seen through the eyes of a wide variety of people who encountered him face-to-face during his lifetime. These encounters are rich in the range of characters they present to us – we meet the ones he beguiled, avoided, encouraged, argued with, healed, consoled, and frightened. Owens finds that Jesus’ interactions with other people reveal as much about him as his teachings. This remarkable book also explores how these encounters connect with our own hopes and longings about Jesus and what he will – or won’t – do in our lives.
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Historical Books
$24.99Add to cartThis book introduces neophyte readers to the basic concepts of history and historical writing and provides a simple framework of events and periods that can be used to situate historical data reported in texts or presupposed by them. Standard interpretative methods are accessibly explained and illustrated by consistent reference to 2 Samuel 24. The focus of discussion moves from the narrow level of individual pericope to larger units of meaning. Because the ultimate goal is to expose the claims made on the reader by these biblical texts and to help the reader make sense of those claims, the interpretative spotlight rests on the present interaction of text and reader rather than on the past.
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Wisdom Literature
$27.99Add to cartThis volume explores the similarities between ancient and modern “wisdom literature” and on the comparable literature from ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Canaan, then devotes a chapter to each book (Prover, Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Sirach, and Wisdom of Solomon), examining rhetoric as well as content.
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Survival Bible
$12.00Add to cartB-29THE SURVIVAL BIBLE Now, For The First Time, You Can Receive Guidance And Survival Skills For Responding To Life’s Difficulties And Tragedies. Over 70 subjects and 1,800 Scripture verses encourage your heart in areas such as…Child Abuse / False Accusation / Injustice / Depression and so many more. You will find strength to face each day as you study the Collection of Wisdom Scriptures in this book.
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Holy Writings Sacred Text
$38.00Add to cartAn internationally respected biblical scholar investigates the origins of the Christian canon. Barton explores the reasons behind the development of the New Testament and pursues the historical factors involved in combining these books with the Hebrew Scriptures.
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Semitic Background Of The New Testament Volume 2 A Print On Demand Title
$33.99Add to cartThe Semitic Background of the New Testament is a combined edition of two books by Joseph Fitzmyer that have influenced and shaped New Testament studies during the past few decades. / This second volume, A Wandering Aramean: Collected Aramaic Essays, explo
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Reading The Old Testament (Expanded)
$50.00Add to cartReading the Old Testament is intended for students who have already learned some of the techniques of biblical study and who wish to explore the wider implications and aims of the various critical methods currently in use. It provides an independent assessment and comparison of the latest development against the old, with chapters on form criticism, redaction criticism, canonical criticism, structuralism, reader-response criticism, and postmodern approaches.
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Losing Face And Finding Grace (Student/Study Guide)
$11.00Add to cartFace and grace. These are the themes that weave through Tom Lin’s journey and the lives of many Asian-American Christians. How do we escape the trap of trying to earn our salvation? How do we handle the expectations of our parents in light of God’s calling in our lives? What do we do with the shame that threatens to overtake our self-image? The inductive Bible studies in this guide explore these question and much more. You’ll find help and hope in Scripture – and you may even find yourself.
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Runway
$12.95Add to cartSuppose you are flying alone at night. It is stormy and you are lost. Your fuel is running low…. You are about to give up when suddenly there is a break in the clouds and there below you is a narrow string of lights. A place to land! Thank God! Would you be angry because the path between the lights is narrow? No! It guides you to life! With this opening statement in his introduction, Dr. Robert Tuttle leads to a fascinating study of the Ten Commandments.
These much-needed messages will become sermon fodder for pastors preparing a series on the commandments. Each one is well illustrated to hold both reader and listener interest.
Chapters include:
The Ten Commandments And The New Morality
False Gods And False People
The Rediscovery Of Reverence
The Christian Home, Our Hope For A New World
Life Yields Only To The Honest Man
Uncontrolled Desires Will Wreck Your Life
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Book Of Acts In Its Diaspora Setting Volume 5
$39.99Add to cartImpressive archaeological research characterizes this important new study of the relation of Jews to the societies in which they lived during the period of dispersion. Levinskaya surveys commonly held views about this difficult aspect of Jewish history and challenges current views regarding the true nature of Jewish missionary activity.
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Letters Of Paul (Student/Study Guide)
$25.99Add to cartCousar outlines the considerations that emerge from the most recent scholarly consensus about the nature of Paul’s theology and how we have access to it. Cousar also addresses the social and cultural considerations that enrich a reading of Paul’s letters and the historical and literary factors that affect our appropriation of these texts.
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Pentateuch
$27.99Add to cartDesigned for use in upper level college and seminary courses, this volume of the Interpreting Biblical Texts series helps students interpret the Pentateuch. It addresses issues essential for studying the Pentateuch and examines the latest thinking and learning about the social and cultural considerations that enrich a reading of these documents.
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Interpreting The Symbols And Types (Revised)
$15.99Add to cartThe number seven, the color red, the tabernacle, the Morning Star . . . when symbols like these appear in Scripture, are Christians meant to understand them on more than one level? In this easy-to-use guide, Conner translates “the language of the divine” for believers seeking subtle shades of biblical meaning
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Spirituality Of Mark
$30.00Add to cartMitzi Minor offers a reading of the Second Gospel that emphasizes the book’s instruction for a life of faith. Mark, according to Minor, provides extensive guidance to Christians on how to live authentically – even radically – in Christ. Its messages of profound faith and boundless love are timeless. The only comprehensive examination of Markan spirituality currently available, this book is of immense value to those preaching and teaching the Gospel of Mark, as well as to all who seek to expand their life in faith.
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Sowing The Gospel
$39.00Add to cartThis is a scholarly look at the literary currents of Mark’s historical setting. It is intended as literary history, which attempts to make more sense of Mark as a whole than than other approaches have been able to do. By examining the literary conventions of Mark’s day, the Mary Ann Tolbert hopes to make the message of Mark more clear. Tolbert is the George H. Atkinson Professor of Biblical Studies at Pacific School of Religion in Berkely, California.
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Interpreting The Book Of Revelation
$19.99Add to cartFull of insights developed from a lifetime spent studying, teaching and modeling God’s Word, Interpreting the Book of Revelation promises to become an indispensable resource in any library. It is the author’s assurance that despite one’s eschatological persuasion or opinion regarding the contents of this book, the reader will gain valuable insight into the interpretation and understanding of this miraculously inspired Book of Revelation.
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Interpreting The Scriptures
$19.99Add to cart“What does the Bible mean?” the answer to this question are many and varied. Most Christians are agreed on the fact that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, given to be understood by them and assimilated into their lives. However, where they differ greatly is concerning the meaning of the Scripture. The differing viewpoints are virtually countless. Since one’s doctrine stems from one’s interpretation of the Bible and all interpretation is guided by various rules, it seems that the Christian community should be focusing its attention more on the field of hermeneutics – the science of interpreting Scripture. It is this need that provides the basis for this textbook on hermeneutics. This book assumes that a working knowledge of hermeneutics coupled with an illuminating unction of the Holy Spirit will enable those who interpret Scripture to come to a harmonious Knowledge of the truth.
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Making Of A Leader (Student/Study Guide)
$7.99Add to cartIn The Making Of A Leader, Frank Damazio lays out for the serious student a broad and deep discussion of what it means to be responsible for a group of “followers.” This perennial bestseller presents a scriptural analysis of the philosophy, history, qualifications, preparation and practice of Christian leadership. It’s concepts and principles have been tested and taught in classrooms and seminars world wide. Charts, diagrams and illustrations enhance this intriguing study on Christian Leadership. Both in its breadth and depth, it is a commendable work and recommended for your careful study.
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Psalms And The Life Of Faith
$29.00Add to cartWalter Brueggemann’s unique gift of joining historical-exegetical insights to penetrating observations about the traumas and joys of contemporary life — both personal and social — is here forcefully displayed. Everyone who is familiar with his work knows the power of his speech about “doxological, polemical, political, subversive, evangelical faith” and about the ways such faith is enacted in the praise of ancient Israel and in the church. Readers of this book will find fresh insight into: the Psalms as prayer and praise the categories of the Psalms the social context in which psalms were prayed and sung the theology of the Psalms the dialogical character of the Psalms justice and injustice in the Psalms the study and “use” of the Psalms in the church praise as an act of basic trust and abandonment the impossible wonders of God’s activity that overturn conventional ways of thinking and acting.
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Ethics Of Biblical Interpretation
$30.00Add to cartDaniel Patte argues here that when male European-American scholars interpret the Bible to produce a universally legitimate reading, they silence the Bible itself. Their reading practices exclude feminist, African American, and other so-called “minority” readings, as well as the interpretations of conservative and liberal laity. He further claims that ethical accountability requires recognizing that all exegesis consists of bringing critical understanding to ordinary readings, especially faith interpretations. Patte concludes that biblical studies must affirm the legitimacy of diverse ordinary readings and lead to an open discussion of the relative value of these readings.
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Truth Under Lock And Key
$25.00Add to cartKlaus Berger offers a clearly written and highly understandable introduction to the controversy surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls. He insightfully examines the relationship between the Judaism of the Qumran community and Christianity in its formative period. The picture that emerges proves to be more provocative and interesting than the speculative views that are making such a stir at the present. An ideal starting point for the nonspecialist, this book provides basic and reliable information about the Dead Sea Scrolls and their significance for Christianity.
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Reading From This Place Volume 1
$34.00Add to cartThis volume, and the international one to follow, signals the critical legitimation of reading strategies that supplement or modify or even in some ways dethrone the historical- critical paradigm that has dominated academic biblical studies for 200 years. It will provide immediate and enduring guidance to scholars and students sorting through the complex epistemological, social, historical, and religious questions that issue from this paradigm shift.
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Praying For Friends And Enemies (Student/Study Guide)
$10.99Add to cartIn this book, Vennard guides individuals or small groups by providing questions for reflection and discussion, and suggestions for intercession-related activities. Her wise counsel will help both new and experienced pray-ers explore the ministry of intercessory prayer.
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Tongues Of Fire
$15.95Add to cartTongues Of Fire is a refreshingly bold approach to the study of the Holy Spirit. Stroman explores in depth the various manifestations of the Holy Spirit from that “wild, weird day” of Pentecost to the characteristics of the Spirit’s activity today. He maintains that what has followed from that New Testament experience of the Holy Spirit has been a well-disciplined maturity by the church through the ages in which the embarrassing earlier irregularities no longer appear. In that process, he says, the present church has lost something. The spontaneity of the Spirit has been replaced by the accommodations we have sought to make between the Christian life and middle class cultural values. Comparing the strength and vigor of the early church with the confused and sometimes feeble performance of the divided church today, he acknowledges that the early church was open “on the Godward side of life” that is unknown to Christians today.
Stroman examines the patterns that came out of the experience of Pentecost and discovers what meaning they have today. He finds that it is not a question of the Holy Spirit’s activity in our midst, but our awareness of where that activity is taking place.
Toward the end of the book is a chapter on the Trinity. After all, a book on new life in the Spirit must deal with the Trinity. Christian theology begins, continues, and ends with the inexhaustible mystery of God. It helps deal with this mystery and is basic to understanding the Christian experience.
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Hollywood Dreams And Biblical Stories
$24.00Add to cartPowerful culture critique of the Hollywood dream factory comparing celluloid heroes and heroines with those in Scripture while elaborating on American mythology, history, and self-understanding. Commenting on many familiar films, this is a provocative discussion starter.
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Rhetorical Criticism : Context Method And The Book Of Jonah
$34.00Add to cartTrible’s work begins with an historical overview of rhetorical criticism, providing the context for discussion of biblical rhetorical criticism. The book of Jonah is the medium for such further exploration of rhetorical criticism within biblical literature, as Trible analyzes its external design and internal structure. Throughout her discussion, Trible employs the same rhetorical tools she introduces and explains within the body of her text. Adding to the didactic value of the text, appendices are included, one of which outlines the structure of Jonah, the other provides a quiz, testing the reader’s ability to single out the rhetorical devices imbedded in Trible’s text. A most welcome tool for those interested in biblical interpretation as well as study of the book of Jonah.
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Social Reading Of The Old Testament
$39.00Add to cartIn A Social Reading of the Old Testament author Walter Brueggeman raises a variety of contemporary and intriguing questions on the relation of society and text in the Old Testament. Some of the topics discussed are, the conflictual tension in ancient Israel, the political dimension of mercy, theodicy, violence, horses and chariots and the cry to God of the oppressed and God’s response. He opens to a variety of readers a compelling picture of subversive paradigm and social possibility in the Hebrew Bible.
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From Eve To Esther
$44.00Add to cartThis is the first book-length attempt to focus on female biblical figures in the ancient rabbinic writings of midrash and Talmud. Primary rabbinic sources employed by the author bring new life and insight into the stories of Eve, Deborah, Hannah, Serah bat Asher, and others. As women and men today attempt to reevaluate past historical models, it serves us well to understand the values and inner workings of rabbinic thinking. The examination of what the sources actually say, and not what others would like them to have said, enable reinterpretation of women’s role to proceed on an honest and authentic basis. Biblical women, reclaimed with contemporary midrash, can become paradigms for our modern lives.
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Gospel Of Jesus
$47.00Add to cartWilliam Farmer has devoted much of his career to addressing the question of the relationship among the three Synoptic Gospels–Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In particular, Farmer has challenged the Two Source Hypothesis, which says that Mark is the earliest Gospel, and that Matthew and Luke used Mark and another document, called “Q,” as the two primary sources for their own Gospels. Instead, Farmer argues that Matthew was the Earliest Gospel, that Luke used Matthew and other traditions known to him, and that Mark used both Matthew and Luke in compiling a shorter, more ecumenical account of Jesus’ career. This competing theory is called the Two Gospel Hypothesis.
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Guide Through The New Testament (Workbook)
$23.00Add to cartThis guide to the New Testament, like its companion volume, A Guide Through the Old Testament, combines the background information of a textbook with the format of a workbook to create a unique resource for studying the New Testament. By eliciting as much active response from the reader as possible, Celia Sinclair provides the basis for personal hands-on study, direct reading of the scripture (including Old Testament references where appropriate), and a study guide for group discussion.
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Jesus The Prophet
$40.00Add to cartR. David Kaylor believes that Jesus’ vision of a just society and his prophetic engagement with social, political, and economic conditions led to his execution by the Romans. Here he presents Jesus’ message of a just society based on Israel’s covenant tradition. He shows the prophetic background and social content of Jesus’ ethical teaching and demonstrates that the parables (especially those with economic and agricultural associations) critiqued the social conditions and called for a restructuring of community life. He provides evidence that Jesus’ vision endures, offering criticism of the present and promise of the future.
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Spiritual Life In The Early Church
$22.00Add to cartSPIRITUAL LIFE IN THE EARLY CHURCH seeks to outline the basic features of the spirituality of the earliest Christians, which is commonly assumed to be determinative for the church of all ages. The author explores the evidence in Acts and Ephesians and sets out to relate the ancient practices and attitudes toward Christian spirituality to religious life today. Her treatment is short but solid scholarship. Bonnie Thurston is Associate Professor of Theology at Wheeling Jesuit College.
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Texts Under Negotiation
$19.00Add to cartIn TEXTS UNDER NEGOTIATION, WALTER BRUEGGEMANN issues a passionate call for a bold restructuring of the imagination of faith in our “postmodern” context. He contends that we need not construct a full alternative world, but rather to fund – to provide the pieces, materials, and resources out of which a new world can be imagined. The place of liturgy and proclamation is “a place where people come to receive new materials, or old materials freshly voiced, which will fund, feed, nurture, nourish, legitimate, and authorize a counterimagination of the world.
