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Old Testament Theology 1
$65.99Add to cartAbbreviations
Preface
1. Introduction: Old Testament Theology As Narrative
2. God Began: Creation
3. God Started Over: From Eden To Babel
4. God Promised: Israel’s Ancestors
5. God Delivered: The Exodus
6. God Sealed: Sinai
7. God Gave: The Land
8. God Accommodated: From Joshua To Solomon
9. God Wrestled: From Solomon To The Exile
10. God Preserved: Exile And Restoration
11. God Sent: The Coming Of Jesus
Postscript: Old Testament Theology And History
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index
Additional Info
In the first volume of his three-volume Old Testament theology, John Goldingay is closely attentive to the First Testament’s narrative, plot, motifs, tensions and subtleties. Telling the story of Israel’s gospel as a series of divine acts, he gives readers fresh and challenging perspectives on God and God’s ways with Israel and the world. -
Interpreting The Prophets
$25.99Add to cartThe prophetic books are some of the most captivating and fascinating texts of the Old Testament, but they are also some of the most misunderstood. Interpreting the Prophets equips the reader with the knowledge and skills they need to interpret the Prophets in a faithful and accurate fashion. Beginning with the nature of the prophetic role and prophetic books in Israel, Old Testament scholar Aaron Chalmers leads the reader through the various “worlds” of Israel’s prophets-historical, social, theological and rhetorical- providing the basic contextual and background information needed both for sound and sensible exegesis, and for sensitive interpretation and application for today. He concludes with a helpful chapter giving guidelines for preaching from the Prophets-including advice on choosing the texts, making appropriate analogies, and the potential problems and common pitfalls to avoid.
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Lost World Of Adam And Eve
$22.99Add to cartThe Lost World of Adam and Eve enters into the debate over the Bible and human origins. Adam and Eve emerge as archetypal but real individuals chosen for roles and functions. The details of the Genesis story take on sharper definition as they are backlit by ancient Near Eastern thinking, and invite our full engagement with the science.
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Linguistic Analysis Of The Greek New Testament
$44.00Add to cartIn this volume, a leading expert brings readers up to date on the latest advances in New Testament Greek linguistics. Stanley Porter brings together a number of different studies of the Greek of the New Testament under three headings: texts and tools for analysis, approaching analysis, and doing analysis. He deals with a variety of New Testament texts, including the Synoptic Gospels, John, and Paul. This volume distills a senior scholar’s expansive writings on various subjects, making it an essential book for scholars of New Testament Greek and a valuable supplemental textbook for New Testament Greek exegesis courses.
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Countdown To The Apocalypse
$15.99Add to cartISIS. Ebola. Social disorder. Religious persecution. Rampant immorality. Are these the harbingers of the biblical apocalypse, of the end of the world? If they are, what do they mean and when can we expect this to happen? In this eye-opening book, prophecy insider Robert Jeffress offers a reasoned look at these “signs” and what Jesus Christ himself meant when he talked about a future so horrendous that no human lives would be spared “unless those days were shortened” (Matthew 24.22). Did He have our time in mind? All over the world people are aware that something unprecedented in human history is about to happen. COUNTDOWN TO THE APOCALYPSE presents vital information that everyone, both inside and outside the church, needs to know to be prepared.
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Making God Part Of Your Family
$19.99Add to cartIf your family thinks the Bible is boring, it s probably because they don t know the full story! Veteran Bible teacher Michael Grady has compiled the Old Testament stories into concise, thought provoking doses intended to stimulate family discussions. The Old Testament is a history of God s family and you just might be surprised to learn who s in your family tree! These stories provide a unique combination: they are both simple enough for your children to understand and deep enough for parents to grow in the knowledge and wisdom of God s Word. This vibrant yet carefully researched volume will bring your family closer together and help you clearly establish your family s identity as children of God and brothers and sisters of Jesus.
“Making God Part of Your Family” is not just a book of Bible stories. It is a study book. Whether your goal is to spend 10-15 minutes on a dinner-time devotional or bedtime reading with your children, or spend more in-depth study time together once a week, this flexible resource will make it easier to carve out time amidst hectic schedules to study the Bible together, and help you to:* Develop a better and deeper relationship with God our Father, and his son, Jesus;
* Learn how we are part of God s family;
* Learn how God expects us to live amidst the joys and sorrows of life;
* Apply practical lessons and eternal truths to the situations you face today.”
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Bound For The Promised Land
$28.99Add to cartSeries Preface
Author’s Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction1. Biblical Theology And The Land Promise
2. The Beginning And The End: The Land And The Kingdom
3. Making The Promise: Genesis
4. Advancing The Promise: Exodus-Deuteronomy
5. Partially Fulfilling The Promise: Joshua-Kings
6. Fulfilling The Promise? Exile And The Prophets Of An Eschatalogical Hope
A Concluding Summary Of The Old Testament
7. The Fulfilment Of The Promise Inaugurated: The Gospels
8. The Fulfilment Of The Promise Inaugurated: The Epistles
9. The Fulfilment Of The Promise Consummated: The Eschatological Kingdom In Revelation
A Concluding Summary Of The New Testament
10. Theological ReflectionsBibliography
Author Index
Scripture IndexAdditional Info
Just as the Old Testament book of Genesis begins with creation, where humans live in the presence of their Lord, so the New Testament book of Revelation ends with an even more glorious new creation where all of the redeemed dwell with the Lord and his Christ.The historical development between the beginning and the end is crucial, for the journey from Eden to the new Jerusalem proceeds through the land promised to Abraham. The Promised Land is the place where God’s people will once again live under his lordship and experience his blessed presence.
In this stimulating study from the New Studies in Biblical Theology series, Oren Martin demonstrates how, within the redemptive-historical framework of God’s unfolding plan, the land promise advances the place of the kingdom that was lost in Eden. This promise also serves as a type throughout Israel’s history that anticipates the even greater land, prepared for all of God’s people, that will result from the person and work of Christ and that will be enjoyed in the new creation for eternity.
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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Jesus Jihad And Peace
$19.99Add to cartIn the face of new violence in Iraq, civil war in Syria, and continuing revolution in Egypt, recognized expert Michael Youssef reveals the mystery behind Islamic terror organizations and exposes the unspoken threat radical Islam poses in the Middle East and, more surprisingly, to the free world.
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This Strange And Sacred Scripture (Reprinted)
$29.00Add to cartThe Old Testament can seem strange and disturbing to contemporary readers. What should Christians make of Genesis 1-3, seemingly at odds with modern scientific accounts? Why does the Old Testament contain so much violence? How should Christians handle texts that give women a second-class status? Does the Old Testament contradict itself? Why are so many Psalms filled with anger and sorrow? What should we make of texts that portray God as filled with wrath?
Combining pastoral insight, biblical scholarship, and a healthy dose of humility, gifted teacher and communicator Matthew Schlimm explores perennial theological questions raised by the Old Testament. He provides strategies for reading and appropriating these sacred texts, showing how the Old Testament can shape the lives of Christians today and helping them appreciate the Old Testament as a friend in faith.
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Gospel On The Margins
$49.00Add to cartScholars of the Gospel of Mark usually discuss the merits of patristic references to the Gospel’s origin and Mark’s identity as the “interpreter” of Peter. But while the question of the Gospel’s historical origins draws attention, no one has asked why, despite virtually unanimous patristic association of the Gospel with Peter, one of the most prestigious apostolic founding figures in Christian memory, Mark’s Gospel was mostly neglected by those same writers. Not only is the text of Mark the least represented of the canonical Gospels in patristic citations, commentaries, and manuscripts, but the explicit comments about the Evangelist reveal ambivalence about Mark’s literary or theological value. Michael J. Kok surveys the second-century reception of Mark, from Papias of Hierapolis to Clement of Alexandria, and finds that the patristic writers were hesitant to embrace Mark because they perceived it to be too easily adapted to rival Christian factions. Kok describes the story of Mark’s Petrine origins as a second-century move to assert ownership of the Gospel on the part of the emerging Orthodox Church.
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Cleansed Lepers Cleansed Hearts
$49.00Add to cartIllnesses are perceived and understood differently across cultures and over time. Traditional interpretations of New Testament texts frame the affliction lepra (“leprosy”) as addressed either by ritual cleansing or miraculous healing. But as Pamela Shellberg shows, these interpretations are limited because they shift modern ideas of “leprosy” to a first-century context without regard for how the ancients themselves thought about lepra. Reading ancient medical texts, Shellberg describes how Luke might have perceived lepra and used the language of “clean” and “unclean” and demonstrates how Luke’s first-century understandings shaped his report of Peter’s dream in Acts 10 as a warrant for Gentile inclusion.
For Luke, “cleansing” was how the favor of God announced by Isaiah was extended to Gentiles, and the stories of Jesus’ cleansing of leprous bodies in the Gospel are the pattern for the divine cleansing of Gentile hearts in Acts. Shellberg illuminates Luke’s understanding of “cleansing” as one of his primary expressions of the means of God’s salvation and favor, breaking down and breaking through the distinctions between Jew and Gentile. Shellberg’s conclusions take up the value of Luke’s emphasis on the divine prerogative to declare things “clean” for discussions of inclusion and social distinction today.
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Compact Guide To The Whole Bible (Reprinted)
$20.00Add to cartThis compact, one-semester introduction to the Bible prepares students to begin reading the biblical text as Christian Scripture, focusing on the meaning of Scripture for the church. The editors and contributors–experienced teachers with expertise in different parts of the Bible–orient students to the whole of Scripture so that they may read the biblical text for themselves. The book first explains what Christians believe about Scripture and gives a bird’s-eye survey of the whole biblical story. Chapters then introduce the story, arrangement, style, and key ideas of each division of the Old and New Testament, helping readers see how the books of the Bible make a coherent whole.
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More Than His God Card
$14.99Add to cartMany readers of the Bible assume that when Jesus did a miracle it was, fundamentally, to prove that He was God-Jesus was pulling out His “God Card.” What is startling is that Jesus never made the case that this was the primary purpose of His miracles.
What if Jesus was intending to reveal something different, something more, something beyond merely proving His identity? Seeing as Jesus’ miracles were such a significant part of His ministry, if we miss what His miracles do reveal, we may be missing out on great insights into the One who loves us and came to rescue us.
Like the restoration of a great Old Master’s painting, Brian leads his readers to a fresh vision of what is conveyed in the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ miracles. Uncovering what is there, in the text, we see the miracles in a reinvigorated, vibrant way. You will never read about the miracles in the same way . . . and you will catch a renewed and compelling glimpse of Jesus.
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Paul Within Judaism
$44.00Add to cartIn these chapters, a group of renowned international scholars seek to describe Paul and his work from “within Judaism,” rather than on the assumption, still current after thirty years of the “New Perspective,” that in practice Paul left behind aspects of Jewish living after his discovery of Jesus as Christ (Messiah). After an introduction that surveys recent study of Paul and highlights the centrality of questions about Paul’s Judaism, chapters explore the implications of reading Paul’s instructions as aimed at Christ-following non-Jews, teaching them how to live in ways consistent with Judaism while remaining non-Jews. The contributors take different methodological points of departure: historical, ideological-critical, gender-critical, and empire-critical, and examine issues of terminology and of interfaith relations. Surprising common ground among the contributors presents a coherent alternative to the “New Perspective.” The volume concludes with a critical evaluation of the Paul within Judaism perspective by Terence L. Donaldson, a well-known voice representative of the best insights of the New Perspective.
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Through The Bible In One Year
$24.99Add to cartA 52-Lesson Introduction to the 66 Books of the Bible
For more than three decades, Through the Bible in One Year has brought greater insight into God’s Word to thousands of believers. Taking the reader completely through the Bible, book by book, this acclaimed learning tool spells out the progressive, step-by-step revelation of God’s will, shows how it has become manifest over the centuries, and explains how it affects believers’ lives today.
With each study, the reader will learn…
*How to identify major themes in each book of the Bible
*How to memorize key Scriptures
*How to recognize God’s central messages
*How each book came into being and the role it plays in the Bible storyBy embarking on this yearlong journey, believers will see the Bible unfold as a beautiful, divinely inspired true story, with a beginning, a middle, and an end yet to come. And by embracing its themes and truths, they will be better prepared to meet life’s daily challenges.
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New Heaven And A New Earth (Reprinted)
$31.99Add to cartIn recent years, more and more Christians have come to appreciate the Bible’s teaching that the ultimate blessed hope for the believer is not an otherworldly heaven; instead, it is participation–through a resurrected soul and body–in a new heaven and a new earth brought into fullness under the transformation of God’s kingdom. Drawing on the full sweep of the biblical narrative, J. Richard Middleton unpacks key Old Testament and New Testament texts to make a case for the new earth as the appropriate Christian hope. He suggests its ethical and ecclesial implications, exploring the difference a holistic eschatology can make for living in a broken world.
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Healing In The Gospel Of Matthew
$39.00Add to cartContents:
Preface
1. Methodology
2. Matthew 8:1-4
3. Matthew 8:5-13
4. Matthew 8:14-15
5. Matthew 8:16-17
6. Matthew 8:18-27
7. Matthew 8:28-34
8. Matthew 9:1-8
9. Matthew 9:9-13
10. Matthew 9:14-17
11. Matthew 9:18-26
12. Matthew 9:27-31
13. Matthew 9:32-38
14. Conclusion
Bibliography
IndicesAdditional Info
Although healing constitutes both a major theme of biblical literature and a significant practice of biblical communities, healing themes and experiences are not always conspicuous in presentations of biblical theology. Walter T. Wilson adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the healing narratives in the Gospel of Matthew, combining the familiar methods of form, redaction, and narrative criticisms with insights culled from medical anthropology, feminist theory, disability studies, and ancient archaeology. His focus is the New Testament’s longest and most systematic account of healing, Matthew chapters 8 and 9, which he investigates by situating the text within a broad range of ancient healing traditions. The close exegetical readings of each healing narrative culminate in a final synthesis that pulls together what can be said about Matthew’s understanding of healing, how Matthew’s narratives of healing expose the distinctive priorities of the evangelist, and how these priorities relate to the theology of the Gospel as a whole. -
Covenant And Commandment
$28.99Add to cartSeries Preface
Author’s Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction1. The New Testament And The Reality And Necessity Of Works,
obedience And Faithfulness
2. Obedience, Works And Faithfulness: Moving From Old
Testament To New Testament
3. Old Covenant, New Covenant And The History Of Redemption
4. The Cross And The Reality Of Works, Obedience And Faithfulness
5. Union With Christ And Its Relationship To Works, Obedience
and Faithfulness
6. Justification, Judgment And The Future
7. The Reality And Necessity Of Works, Obedience And
faithfulnessEpilogue
Bibliography
Index Of Authors
Index Of Scripture ReferencesAdditional Info
From a close study of key Old and New Testament texts and interaction with historical and contemporary theologians, Bradley Green shows how different aspects of the Christian life are each God-elicited, real and necessary. Reaffirming the best Reformed voices, this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume provides a biblical theology of the nature, role and place of works, obedience and faithfulness in the new covenant.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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Parables Unplugged : Reading The Lukan Parables In Their Rhetorical Context
$39.00Add to cartContents:
1. Introduction: Toward A Natural Hearing
2. The Bad Samaritan (Luke 10)
3. Odd Images Of God (Luke 11:5-13; 18:1-8)
4. Persuading The Pharisees (Luke 15)
5. The Steward On Trial (Luke 16:1-9)
6. A Final Plea: The Wicked Tenants (Luke 20:9-19)
7. The Father Of The Bride (Luke 14:12-24)
8. The Rich Man In Hell (Luke 16:19-31)
9. ConclusionAdditional Info
For far too long, Lauri Thuren argues, the parables of Jesus have been read either as allegories encoding Christian theology-including the theological message of one or another Gospel writer-or as tantalizing clues to the authentic voice of Jesus. Thuren proposes instead to read the parables “unplugged” from any assumptions beyond those given in the narrative situation in the text, on the common-sense premise that the very form of the parable works to propose a (sometimes startling) resolution to a particular problem. Thuren applies his method to the parables in Luke with some surprising results involving the Evangelist’s overall narrative purposes and the discrete purposes of individual parables in supporting the authority of Jesus, proclaiming God’s love, exhorting steadfastness, and so on. Eschatological and allegorical readings are equally unlikely, according to Thuren’s results. This study is sure to spark learned discussion among scholars, preachers, and students for years to come. -
Framing Paul : An Epistolary Biography
$42.99Add to cartAll historical work on Paul presupposes a story concerning the composition of his letters — which ones he actually wrote, how many pieces they might originally have consisted of, when he wrote them, where from, and why. But the answers given to these questions are often derived in dubious ways.
In Framing Paul Douglas Campbell reappraises all these issues in rigorous fashion, appealing only to Paul’s own epistolary data in order to derive a basic “frame” for the letters on which all subsequent interpretation can be built. Though figuring out the authorship and order of Paul’s letters has been thought to be impossible, Campbell’s Framing Paul presents a cogent solution to the puzzle.
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Bible In 90 Days Participants Guide
$10.99Add to cartThe Bible in 90 Days Participant’s Guide includes one chapter for each week of study. Features include book overviews, personal progress charts, room to journal, questions for reflection, and questions for small group discussion. This guide provides Bible in 90 Days readers encouragement to keep going in their daily readings. The Bible in 90 Days is both a Bible and a curriculum that allows individuals to complete what for many Christians is the goal of a lifetime-to read through the Bible completely, from “cover to cover,” in a manageable time frame.
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Consider Leviathan : Narratives Of Nature And The Self In Job
$39.00Add to cartContents:
Prologue
1. Consider The Ostrich
2. Eco-Anthropologies Of Wisdom In The Hebrew Bible
3. Eco-Anthropologies In The Joban Dialogues
4. Eco-Anthropologies In The Joban God-Speech
5. Natural Theologies Of The Post-Exilic Self In Job
Epilogue: The New Nature And The New SelfAdditional Info
Theologians and philosophers are turning again to questions of the meaning, or non-meaning, of the natural world for human self-understanding. Brian R. Doak observes that the book of Job, more than any other book in the Bible, uses metaphors drawn from the natural world, especially of plants and animals, as raw material for thinking about human suffering. Doak argues that Job should be viewed as an anthropological “ground zero” for the traumatic definition of the post-exilic human self in ancient Israel. Furthermore, the battered shape of the Joban experience should provide a starting point for reconfiguring our thinking about “natural theology” as a category of intellectual history in the ancient world.Doak examines how the development of the human subject is portrayed in the biblical text in either radical continuity or discontinuity with plants and animals. Consider Leviathan explores the text at the intersection of anthropology, theology, and ecology, opening up new possibilities for charting the view of nature in the Hebrew Bible.
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Did God Really Command Genocide
$17.00Add to cartA common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. Even Christians have a hard time stomaching such a thought, and many avoid reading those difficult Old Testament passages that make us squeamish. Instead, we quickly jump to the enemy-loving, forgiving Jesus of the New Testament. And yet, the question doesn’t go away. Did God really command genocide? Is the command to “utterly destroy” morally unjustifiable? Is it literal? Are the issues more complex and nuanced than we realize?
In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages. Pastors, youth pastors, campus ministers, apologetics readers, and laypeople will find that this book both enlightens and equips them for serious discussion of troubling spiritual questions.
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Knowing Jesus Through The Old Testament
$24.99Add to cartWe cannot know Jesus without knowing his story. Today the debate over who Jesus is rages on. Has the Bible bound Christians to a narrow and mistaken notion of Jesus? Should we listen to other gospels, other sayings of Jesus, that enlarge and correct a mistaken story? Is the real Jesus entangled in a web of the church’s Scripture, awaiting liberation from our childhood faith so he might speak to our contemporary pluralistic world? To answer these questions we need to know what story Jesus claimed for himself. Christopher Wright is convinced that Jesus’ own story is rooted in the story of Israel. In this book he traces the life of Christ as it is illuminated by the Old Testament. And he describes God’s design for Israel as it is fulfilled in the story of Jesus.
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Paul : Apostle And Fellow Traveler
$34.99Add to cartCovering the entire Pauline corpus the reader finds a man who was adept at persuasive arguments and providing theological answers to real and, often, thorny congregational issues. Readers have a keen understanding of Paul’s place in the early church, the relationship between church and synagogue, and the relationship between the teaching of Paul and that of Jesus. These discussions set Paul firmly within the church that existed before he joined, finding that he became an adherent to much that preceded him.
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Paul And The Politics Of Diaspora
$29.00Add to cartContents:
Introduction: Theorizing Diaspora
1. Negotiating Diaspora In Ancient Hellenistic Judaism
2. Paul, The Diaspora Jew
3. Paul And Others In Diaspora Space
4. Paul Among The Nations
5. Paul’s Travels As Transcultural Narrative
6. ConclusionAdditional Info
It is a commonplace today that Paul was a Jew of the Hellenistic Diaspora, but how does that observation help us to understand his thinking, his self-identification, and his practice? Ronald Charles applies the insights of contemporary diaspora studies to address much-debated questions about Paul’s identity as a diaspora Jew, his complicated relationship with a highly symbolized “homeland,” the motives of his daily work, and the ambivalence of his rhetoric.Charles argues for understanding a number of important aspects of Paul’s identity and work, including the ways his interactions with others were conditioned, by his diaspora space, his self-understanding, and his experience “among the nations.” Diaspora space is a key concept that allows Charles to show how Paul’s travels and the collection project in particular can be read as a transcultural narrative. Understanding the dynamics of diaspora also allows Charles to bring new light to the conflict at Antioch (Galatians 1-2), Paul’s relationships with the Gentiles in Galatia, and the fraught relationship with leaders in Jerusalem.
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Discovering Romans : Spiritual Revival For The Soul
$19.99Add to cartDiscovering Romans: Spiritual Revival for the Soul is a popular level guide by outstanding Bible teacher S. Lewis Johnson that opens up the motivating truths found in the apostle Paul’s powerful letter to the Romans. Anyone hungry to grow in practical understanding of Scripture will profit from Johnson’s rich teaching that stimulates both mind and emotions. This beloved pastor and professor works through the text engagingly, providing both clarifying insights and life applications along the way. Each chapter ends with reflection questions, making this volume useful not only for individual reading (or preparation for teaching) but also in small group Bible studies.
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Skeletons In Gods Closet
$19.99Add to cart“How can a loving God send people to hell?” “Isn’t it arrogant to believe Jesus is the only way to God?” “What is up with holy war in the Old Testament?” These are difficult questions that our family, our friends, our culture–even we ourselves–are asking. The Skeletons in God’s Closet pulls these skeletons out of the closet to show that they were never really skeletons at all–but part of the good news that God is good and coming to redeem his world.
Hell is not an “underground torture chamber” God creates to torture sinners, but a destructive power we unleash that God has promised to redeem his world from–it represents an extravagant act of mercy. Judgment is not “churchgoers go to heaven, everyone else goes to hell,” but God coming to raise humanity from death and set his world right by calling things out as they really are–and the results are a shocking surprise. Holy war is not “the strong using God to justify their conquest of the weak,” but God arising on behalf of the weak when the tyranny of the strong has raged for far too long–he is the hope of the world.
Mercy. Surprise. Hope.
Not what we usually think.Ultimately, The Skeletons in God’s Closet uses our toughest questions to provoke paradigm shifts in how we understand our faith as a whole: we’ll pull the “skeletons out of God’s closet” to reveal they were never really skeletons at all. We’ll grapple with the “skeletons in the ground” of tragedy, injustice and death in our world–to explore resurrection as God’s good answer. Most importantly, we’ll affirm that God is good “in his very bones”–not just in what he does but in who he is.
This is a book that sings loudly, boldly and clearly: God is good and coming to redeem his world.
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Jesus The Temple And The Coming Son Of Man
$22.99Add to cartA seasoned Gospels scholar offers an in-depth commentary on Mark 13, the so-called Little Apocalypse. Was Jesus speaking of the end-time return of the Son of Man or the coming destruction of Jerusalem or both? How can we know? Here is a careful and insightful commentary on an important and puzzling discourse of Jesus.
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Election Of The Lesser Son
$34.00Add to cartContents:
Introduction
1. Paul’s Grief For Israel, 9:1-5
2. God’s Faithfulness For Israel, 9:6-29
3. Israel’s Failure To Hear, 9:30a??10:21
4. God’s Grace For Israel, 11:1-32
5. Paul’s Praise To God, 11:33-36
6. ResultsAdditional Info
God chooses Israel (salvation “first to the Jew and then the gentile”), but without showing favoritism? Paul genuinely grieves for Israel as one speaking “in” Christ, yet prays to be cursed, cut off from Christ? Romans 9-11 remains one of the most difficult and contested biblical texts in scholarship today. Theological discussions often limit the focus of this passage to God’s sovereignty, emphasizing that God’s mind is not known, or to Paul’s defense of God’s faithfulness, insisting that Israel has failed. Less attention has been devoted to Paul’s unique form and style, which, rightly understood, resolve significant issues, revealing the merciful and wise character of God in his choice of Jacob, the lesser son.David R. Wallace demonstrates how Paul weaves two distinct Jewish literary forms together–lament and midrash-into a logical narrative concerning Israel’s salvation. Attention is given to Paul’s poetical structures, key literary terms, and use of Old Testament contexts. The result is new insight into the meaning of the letter, and into the theology of Paul.
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Encountering Jesus : Character Studies In The Gospel Of John – Second Editi
$39.00Add to cartContents:
Preface To The Second Edition
1. Introduction
2. Jesus: The Life-Giving Revealer
3. John: Witness Par Excellence
4. The World: Enveloped In Darkness But Loved By God
5. “The Jews”: Opponents Par Excellence
6. Andrew And Philip: Finders Of People
7. Simon Peter: A Shepherd In The Making
8. Nathanael: The Genuine Israelite
9. The Mother Of Jesus: A Catalyst In His Ministry
10. Nicodemus: In The Twilight Zone
11. The Samaritan Woman: An Unexpected Bride
12. The Royal Official: His Word Is Enough For Me
13. The Invalid At The Pool: A Lame Response
14. The Crowd: A Faceless, Divided Mass
15. The Twelve: Slow But Sticky
16. Judas Iscariot: The Black Sheep Of The Family
17. The Man Born Blind: Once I Was Blind But Now I See
18. Martha: The Ideal Johannine Confessor
19. Mary Of Bethany: At Jesus’ Feet
20. Lazarus: The Dead Shall Hear His Voice
21. Thomas: Let Me See And Touch
22. The Beloved Disciple: The Unique Eyewitness
23. Pilate: Securing A Hollow Victory
24. Mary Magdalene: Recognizing The Shepherd’s Voice
25. Joseph Of Arimathea: Faith And Fear
26. ConclusionAdditional Info
Applying a comprehensive theory of character to the Gospel of John, Cornelis Bennema provides a fresh analysis of both the characters and their responses to Jesus. While the majority of scholars view most Johannine characters as “flat,” Bennema demonstrates that many are complex, developing, and “round.” John’s broad array of characters and their responses to Jesus correspond to people and their choices in real life in any culture and time. This book highlights how John’s Gospel seeks to challenge its readers, past and present, about where they stand in relation to Jesus. -
Authors Of The Deuteronomistic History
$34.00Add to cartContents:
Preface
Part 1: The Deuteronomistic History: An Introduction To Issues Of Authorship, Date, And Influences
1: The Deuteronomistic History Since Martin Noth
2: The Deuteronomist(s) According To Noth: An Assessment
3: Deuteronomy As The Linchpin To The Deuteronomistic History
4: Grammatical Constructions Showing Later Editing In The Deuteronomistic History
Part 2: An Analysis Of The Texts
5: The Editing Of The Book Of Deuteronomy
6: The Editing Of The Book Of Joshua
7: The Book Of Judges: An Apology For Kingship
8: 1 Samuel: History Vs. Polemic
9: 2 Samuel: The Apology Continues: David’s Fall From Grace
10: 1 And 2 Kings
11: Conclusions
Appendix: Character Parallels Between Saul, Ishbosheth, And The JudgesAdditional Info
Peterson engages one of the most enduring controversies in current critical scholarship on the Hebrew Bible, the identities and provenances of the authors of the various “editions” of the Deuteronomistic History. Critically reviewing the presuppositions of scholars reaching back to Martin Noth, and using careful analysis of motif and characterization at each redactional level in each book of the Deuteronomistic History, Peterson asks where we might locate a figure with both motive and opportunity to draw up a proto-narrative including elements of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and the first part of 1 Kings.Posing his questions in the form of a “Whodunit?” Peterson identifies a particular candidate in the time of David who had both knowledge and a theological and political agenda, qualified to write the first edition. He then extends the method to identify the particular circle who became the custodians of the Deuteronomistic narrative and supplies successive redactions, informed by the original formative vision, down to the time of Jeremiah. Careful argumentation yields surprising results at each stage.
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Theodicy In Habakkuk
$39.99Add to cartThis extraordinary work explains how the writer of the book of Habakkuk resolves the issue of theodicy. Reading the book as a literary whole, Grace Ko uses a holistic, synchronic approach to investigate how its writer presents his case, and how he reaches the final resolution of his problem. Since theodicy is a common human issue raised during atrocity, Habakkuk’s experience becomes a source of hope and resolute faith for the believing community in the midst of severe adversity.
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Physically Disabled In Ancient Israel According To The Old Testament And An
$39.99Add to cartIn a unique way this study probes the linguistic, sociological, religious and theological issues associated with being physically disabled in the ancient Near East. By examining the law collections, societal conventions and religious obligations towards individuals who were physically disabled Fiorello gives us an understanding of the world a disabled person would enter. He explores the connection between the literal use of disability language and the metaphorical use of this language made in biblical prophetic literature as a prophetic critique of Israel’s dysfunctional relationship with God.
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Jesus Is The Question
$18.99Add to cartContrary to some common assumptions, Jesus is not the ultimate Answer Man, but more like the Great Questioner. In the Gospels Jesus asks many more questions than he answers. To be precise, Jesus asks 307 questions. He is asked 183 of which he only answers 3. Asking questions was central to Jesus’ life and teachings. In fact, for every question he answers directly he asks-literally-a hundred. Jesus is the Question considers the questions Jesus asks-what they tell us about Jesus and, more important, what our responses might say about what it means to follow Him. Through Jesus’ questions, he modeled the struggle, the wondering, the thinking it through that helps us draw closer to God and better understand, not just the answer, but ourselves, our process and ultimately why questions are among Jesus’ most profound gifts for a life of faith. A game-changer of a book.
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Who Was Jesus
$20.99Add to cartOriginally published in 1993 and reprinted numerous times, N. T. Wright’s Who Was Jesus? considers many questions raised by three controversial books about Jesus: Barbara Thiering’s Jesus the Man, A. N. Wilson’s Jesus: A Life, and John Shelby Spong’s Born of a Woman. While Wright agrees with those authors that the real, historical Jesus has many surprises in store for institutional Christianity, he also presents solid reasons for discounting their arguments, claiming that they “fail to reach anything like the answer” as to who Jesus really was.Written from the standpoint of professional biblical scholarship yet assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Who Was Jesus? shows convincingly that much can be gained from a rigorous historical assessment of what the Gospels say about Jesus. This is a book to engage skeptics and believers alike.
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Crown And The Fire
$20.99Add to cartThis reissue of a long-popular book contains thirteen powerful meditations and sermons challenging readers to reassess their own responses to Jesus’ death, his resurrection, and the continuing influence of his Spirit on those who follow him today.In Part One Wright considers not the customary seven last words that Jesus spoke from the cross but, rather, seven words that various people spoke to the cross — people like Mary and the Roman centurion, who witnessed the crucifixion, and Pontius Pilate, who helped to instigate it. Part Two contains five sermons and one biblical exposition on such themes as the meaning of the resurrection, the call of God, and the nature of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
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Reading Philo : Handbook To Philo Of Alexandria
$48.99Add to cartA contemporary of both Jesus and the apostle Paul, Philo was a prolific Jewish theologian, philosopher, and politician — a fascinating, somewhat enigmatic figure — who lived his entire life in Alexandria, Egypt. His many books are important sources for our understanding of ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and the philosophical currents of that time
Reading Philo is an excellent introductory guide to Philo’s work and significance. The contributors — all well-known experts on Philo of Alexandria — discuss Philo in context, offer methodological considerations (how best to study Philo), and explore Philo’s ongoing relevance and value (why reading him is important). This practical volume will be an indispensable resource for anyone delving into Philo and his world.
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From Whom No Secrets Are Hid
$35.00Add to cartThe Psalms express the most elemental human emotions, representing situations in which people are most vulnerable, ecstatic, or driven to the extremities of life and faith. Many people may be familiar with a few Psalms, or sing them as part of worship. Here highly respected author Walter Brueggemann offers readers an additional use for the Psalms: as scripted prayers we perform to help us reveal ourselves to God.
Brueggemann explores the rich historical, literary, theological, and spiritual content of the Psalms while focusing on various themes such as praise, lament, violence, and wisdom. He skillfully describes Israel’s expression of faith as sung through the Psalms, situates the Psalmic liturgical tradition in its ancient context, and encourages contemporary readers to continue to perform them as part of their own worship experiences. Brueggemann’s masterful take on the Psalms as prayers will help readers to unveil their hopes and fears before God and, in turn, feel God’s grace unveiled to them.
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Atonement Law And Justice
$25.00Add to cartAdonis Vidu tackles an issue of great current debate in evangelical circles and of perennial interest in the Christian academy. He provides a critical reading of the history of major atonement theories, offering an in-depth analysis of the legal and political contexts within which they arose. The book engages with the latest work in atonement theory, serving as a helpful resource for contemporary discussions.
This is the only book that explores the impact of theories of law and justice on major historical atonement theories. Understanding this relationship yields a better understanding of atonement thinkers by situating them in their intellectual contexts. The book also explores the relevance of the doctrine of divine simplicity for atonement theory.
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Gospel Of The Lord
$39.99Add to cartIn this book Michael Bird describes how the canonical Gospels originated from a process of oral tradition, literary composition, textual development, and reception in the early church with a view to showing what makes them among the most important writings in the New Testament.Bird explores how the Christian movement shaped the Gospels and, conversely, how these writings shaped the early church. He develops a distinctive evangelical-and-critical approach to the Gospels, deals with the Synoptic problem head-on, and explains the significance of the fourfold Gospel canon. The book includes a number of helpful excursuses on related topics.
All in all, Bird’s Gospel of the Lord clarifies the often-confusing debates over the origins of the Gospels and offers informed and soundly argued explanations that account for the content of the Gospels in the context of the wider Graeco-Roman world.
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Making Sense Of The Bible
$13.00Add to cartMaking Sense of the Bible is for anyone who is unfamiliar with Scripture or intimidated by its scope and size. It answers the question “Where do I start?” by connecting readers with the stories, people, and major themes of the Bible. Using concise chapters, the book introduces readers to every book in the Bible, helping them to wrestle with its words, ask questions about the text, and learn how to apply it to their lives. Ideal for individual or group use, and written by the creator of the popular TheDailyBibleVerse.org to help people engage with the Bible.
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By Bread Alone
$29.00Add to cartContents:
1. Approaching The Bible Through A Hermeneutic Of Hunger-The Editors
2. Let All The Peoples Praise You: Biblical Studies And A Hermeneutics Of Hunger-Kathleen M. O’Connor
3. Feeding The Poor In Isaiah 58:1-9a: A Call To Justice, Mercy, And True Worship-J. L. Manzo
4. From Drought To Starvation: A National Experience, A Global Reality-Carol J. Dempsey, OP
5. War, Famine, And Baby Stew: A Recipe For Disaster In The Book Of Lamentations-Lauress Wilkins
6. Social And Theological Aspects Of Hunger In Sirach-Bradley C. Gregory
7. “You Give Them Something To Eat” (Mark 6:37): Beyond A Hermeneutic Of Hunger-Mary Ann Beavis
8. The Friend At Midnight (Luke 11:1-10)-Linda Maloney
9. An Empty Jar And A Starving Woman: Gospel Of Thomas Logion 97 And A Hermeneutics Of Hunger-Susan M. Elliott
10. Including The Hungry Adelphoi: Exploring Pauline Point Of View In 1Cor 11:17-34-Ma. Malou Ibita
11. Welfare Wastrels Or Swanky Socialites: 2 Thess 3:6-15 And The Problem Of The Ataktoi-Sheila E. McGinn And Megan T. Wilson-ReitzAdditional Info
Important ecclesiastical documents have stressed the urgency of addressing world hunger and put in the foreground its natural and historical causes, from famine to global austerity measures and welfare. Here biblical scholars examine passages from the Old and New Testaments, exploring the dynamics of hunger and its causation in ancient Israel and the Greco-Roman world and revealing the centrality of hunger concerns to the Bible. -
From Crisis To Christ
$45.99Add to cartScholars continue to unearth valuable understandings of the historical and religious worlds out of which the New Testament writings emerged. This beautifully crafted introduction notes more than two dozen contextual crises and how the biblical text addresses and reflects them. From the ministry of Jesus, to the rise and progress of the Christian movement, to the epistles of Paul and other leaders, to a vision of God’s final cosmic victory, the New Testament books are succinctly introduced in literary, historical, and theological perspectives. Designed for optimal use in a 14- or a 10-week undergraduate or graduate course, each chapter is designed with four primary features in mind: (a) contextual crises shedding light on the subject; (b) connections with the biblical writings being discussed in that chapter; (c) primary features of the book(s) being discussed; and (d) an application section dealing with the relevance of the biblical content then and now. Anderson also uses call-out boxes and shorter vignettes to heighten particular themes, while images, charts, and maps are used to make information accessible for students.
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With The Clouds Of Heaven
$28.99Add to cartList Of Tables
Series Preface
Author’s Preface
Abbreviations1. Preliminaries
2. From Eden To The End: Daniel In The Old Testament Salvation History
3. The Literary Structure Of Daniel
4. Four Kingdoms; Then Everlasting Dominion: The History Of The Future
5. Seventy Weeks And Seventy Weeks Of Years: Daniel’s Prayer And Gabriel’s Revelation
6. The One Like A Son Of Man And Other Heavenly Beings In Daniel
7. Interpretations Of Daniel In Early Jewish Literature
8. Interpretations Of Daniel In The New Testament (except Revelation)
9. Interpretaitons Of Daniel In The Apocalypse
10. Typological Patterns: Daniel In Biblical TheologyBibliography
Index Of Authors
Index Of Scripture References
Index Of Ancient SourcesAdditional Info
“And behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom.” (Daniel 7:13-14 ESV). Perceiving a hole in evangelical biblical theology that should be filled with a robust treatment of the book of Daniel, James Hamilton takes this chance to delve into the book’s rich contribution to the Bible’s unfolding redemptive-historical storyline. By setting Daniel in the broader context of biblical theology, this canonical study helps move us toward a clearer understanding of how we should live today in response to its message. First, he shows how the book’s literary structure contributes to its meaning, and then addresses key questions and issues, concluding by examining typological patterns. Hamilton argues that the four kingdoms prophesied by Daniel are both historical and symbolic-that the “one like a son of man” seen by Daniel is identified with and distinguished from the Ancient of Days in a way that would be mysterious until Jesus came as both the son of David and God incarnate. He elaborates that the interpretations of Daniel in early Jewish literature attest to strategies similar to those employed by New Testament authors and exposes that those authors provide a Spirit-inspired interpretation of Daniel that was learned from Jesus. He also highlights how the book of Revelation uses Daniel’s language, imitates his structure, points to the fulfillment of his prophecies and clarifies the meaning of his “seventieth week.” -
From Crisis To Christ
$56.99Add to cartScholars continue to unearth valuable understandings of the historical and religious worlds out of which the New Testament writings emerged. This beautifully-crafted introduction notes more than two dozen contextual crises and how the biblical text addresses and reflects them. From the ministry of Jesus, to the rise and progress of the Christian movement, to the epistles of Paul and other leaders, to a vision of God’s final cosmic victory, the New Testament books are succinctly introduced in literary, historical, and theological perspectives. Designed for optimal use in a 14- or a 10-week undergraduate or graduate course, each chapter is designed with four primary features in mind: (a) contextual crises shedding light on the subject; (b) connections with the biblical writings being discussed in that chapter; (c) primary features of the book(s) being discussed; and (d) an application section dealing with the relevance of the biblical content then and now. Anderson also uses call-out boxes and shorter vignettes to heighten particular themes, while images, charts, and maps are used to make information accessible for students.
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Quick Start Guide To The Whole Bible (Reprinted)
$16.00Add to cartReading the Bible can be intimidating, no matter where people are in their faith walk. Or sometimes certain books of the Bible feel irrelevant or confusing. In The Quick-Start Guide to the Whole Bible, two respected professors help readers make sense of the Bible, book by book. In a conversational, simple way, they cut to the heart of each book, answering “What is this book saying?” and “Why does this matter?” Whether a new believer or a seasoned Scripture reader, all will come away with a better understanding of what God is saying in his Word.
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Finding Hope After Divorce
$7.99Add to cartThis six-week, no-homework study gives solid, biblical insights to help readers recover from the grief over the end of a marriage.
Along with comfort that God is a healer and counselor, this study guide takes readers into the Bible to discover for themselves the truth about why divorce is so painful, where they can turn for hope, and how they can move forward with a godly perspective on their new reality. They’ll find practical advice and encouragement, as well as reassurance of God’s love and redemptive power at work in even the most difficult situations.
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Narrative Obtrusion In The Hebrew Bible
$49.00Add to cartNarrative critics of the Hebrew Bible often describe the biblical narrators as “laconic,” “terse,” or “economical.” The narrators generally remain in the background, allowing the story to proceed while relying on characters and dialogue to provide necessary information to readers. On those occasions when these narrators add notes to their stories, scholars may characterize such interruptions as “asides” or redactions.
Christopher T. Paris calls attention to just these narrative interruptions, in which the storyteller “breaks frame” to provide information about a character or even in order to direct reader understanding and, Paris argues, to prevent undesirable construals or interpretations of the story.
After surveying the phenomenon of omniscient narration and narrative obtrusiveness in the Hebrew Bible and other ancient Near Eastern literature, Paris focuses on the Deuteronomistic History. Here the narrator occasionally obtrudes into the narrative to manage or deflect anticipated reader questions and assumptions, sometimes invoking the divine, sometimes protecting a favored character, in an interpretive stance that Paris compares with the commentary provided by later rabbis and in the Targums. Attention to narrative obtrusion offers an entry point into the world of the narrator, Paris argues, and thus promises to redefine aspects of narrative criticism.
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Behind The Gospels
$34.00Add to cartNew Testament scholars often talk about “oral tradition” as a means by which material about Jesus reached the writers of the Gospels; but despite the recent flowering of interest in oral tradition, the study of memory, and the role of eye-witnesses, the latest scholarly advances have yet to fully penetrate the mainstream of academic Gospels scholarship, let alone the wider public. There is no convenient book-length treatment that can be used by students, or indeed by anyone else wishing to be informed about this crucial topic.
Behind the Gospels fills this gap, both by offering a general theoretical discussion of the nature of oral tradition and the formation of ancient texts, and by providing a critical survey of the field, from classical form-criticism down to the present day.
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Taste And See
$11.99Add to cartJan Johnson offers an innovative Advent small-group study built around a careful contextual reading of scripture combined with the imaginative reading approach introduced by St. Ignatius. The title Taste and See hints at how readers are invited to experience the stories of the season with their senses. Drawing on that experience of scripture, participants then consider how these stories speak to their own lives.
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Unveiling The Time Of Jacobs Trouble
$19.99Add to cartAstounding evidence that pinpoints the timing for Jesus’ return. The information in this book demolishes the boundaries and prohibitions of Christian, extra-biblical law. For years we have been led to believe it is sinful to speculate about the time of Jesus’ return a result of the misinterpretation of Matthew 24 and Mark 13 by the violation of the Law of Context. However, the secrets of the timing for Jesus’ return are actually hidden in the heavens and the biblical feasts, and this book will prove we are indeed admonished to watch for His appearing, and to number our days. In this fascinating Israel-centered and scientific study, you will explore the major calendars of the world only one of which reveals its true age of nearly 6,000 years. That same calendar contains the message of salvation-history in its months, and in its days it mirrors prophetic history from creation week. You will also discover: – The cycles of the heavenly lights are synchronous with prophetic history. – The constellations foretell the first and second comings of Jesus. – Tetrad moon eclipses in history mirrored the birth of Israel in 1948 and Israel’s recapture of Jerusalem in 1967. – The tetrad moon eclipses due in 2014/2015 mark the beginning of Daniel’s 70th week. – The timetable for the Great Tribulation is built into the Hebrew calendar and feasts. – The significance of the year 6000 on the Gregorian calendar. These are just some of the astounding evidences that all point to the same time for the arrival of Jesus in the year 6000. Unveiling the TIME of Jacob’s Trouble is a must read for any serious truth seeker.
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How To Read The Bible Book By Book
$22.99Add to cartReading the Bible need not be a haphazard journey through strange and bewildering territory. Like an experienced tour guide, How to Read the Bible Book by Book takes you by the hand and walks you through the Scriptures. For each book of the Bible, the authors start with a quick snapshot, then expand the view to help you better understand its key elements and how it fits into the grand narrative of the Bible. Written by two top evangelical scholars, this survey is designed to get you actually reading the Bible knowledgeably and understanding it accurately. In an engaging, conversational style, Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart take you through a given book of the Bible using their unique, progressive approach: Orienting Data—Concise info bytes that form a thumbnail of the book Overview—A brief panorama that introduces key concepts and themes and important landmarks in the book Specific Advice for Reading—Pointers for accurately understanding the details and message of the book in context with the circumstances surrounding its writing A Walk Through—The actual section-by-section tour that helps you see both the larger landscape of the book and how its various parts work together to form the whole. Here you are taken by the hand and told, ‘Look at this!’ How to Read the Bible Book by Book can be used as a companion to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. It also stands on its own as a reliable guide to reading and understanding the Bible for yourself.
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How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth
$19.99Add to cartUnderstanding the Bible isn’t for the few, the gifted, the scholarly. The Bible is accessible. It’s meant to be read and comprehended by everyone from armchair readers to seminary students. A few essential insights into the Bible can clear up a lot of misconceptions and help you grasp the meaning of Scripture and its application to your twenty-first-century life. More than three quarters of a million people have turned to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth to inform their reading of the Bible. This fourth edition features revisions that keep pace with current scholarship, resources, and culture. Changes include: Updated language for better readability Scripture references now appear only in brackets at the end of a sentence or paragraph, helping you read the Bible as you would read any book—without the numbers A new authors’ preface Redesigned and updated diagrams Updated list of recommended commentaries and resources Covering everything from translational concerns to different genres of biblical writing, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth is used all around the world. In clear, simple language, it helps you accurately understand the different parts of the Bible—their meaning for ancient audiences and their implications for you today—so you can uncover the inexhaustible worth that is in God’s Word.
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Gospel Of John Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Add to cartEveryone keeps telling you to read your Bible. But where should you begin? What should you focus on? And how can you find God in the words? In “Gospel of John: Study Guide”, Stella Cipres takes you from confusion to clarity as she walks through this powerful gospel verse-by-verse and word-by-word.As you fill in the blanks, answer questions, and memorize key passages, you will begin to see the character of Christ. As you read the insightful comments about each chapter, you will discover ways to live your life with faith. This simple, straightforward format draws your attention to details that might otherwise slip past you. Whether you are new to the Word or are trying to get back into the Bible, this is the ideal book to bring you face to face with Christ and the foundational truths of the gospel.
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Here Is Our God
$22.50Add to cartWith contributions from popular Bible teachers such as Tim Keller, John Piper, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, and Kathleen Nielson, this collection of biblical expositions explores the incredible accounts of God revealing himself visibly to his followers in Scripture. From the giving of the law on Sinai to Christ’s transfiguration, the amazing manifestations of God highlighted in this book challenge us to look afresh at the God who personally interacts with humanity. This powerful anthology of talks offers a renewed vision of God and his sweeping purposes of redemption as he reveals himself to us through his Word.
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In Search Of The Beginning
$27.99Add to cartDo you believe–or at least suspect–that there is a Supreme Being behind the cosmos? Would you like to know more about him? Do you want to understand how, when, and why he created the universe? Or what will become of it in ages to come? If so, In Search of the Beginning was written especially for you. In it, author Dean Davis invites seekers of cosmological truth on a fascinating journey to the origin of the universe, life, and man. Along the way, you’ll consider how the journey can be made successfully–whether by scientific theorizing, mystical experience, or divine revelation. You will visit with philosophical naturalists, both ancient and modern. You’ll hear from pantheists, both classical and evolutionary. But most importantly, you’ll ponder afresh the cosmological views of one who is arguably the most trusted religious Teacher of all time. And you will not be disappointed with what he says. Throughout the journey, Davis shows himself a competent and compassionate guide. He holds degrees in both Philosophy and Theology, and has been an avid student of origins science for many years. Also, for four long years he made his own difficult pilgrimage toward spiritual reality–years that qualify him to speak with feeling and insight to seekers everywhere, especially those immersed in Eastern religions. In Search of the Beginning is unlike any book on cosmology you have ever read: informed, readable, spiritually minded, and at times even poetic. But more than this, it is a book that actually goessomewhere: to the beginning, and to the one who began it all!
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How To Be Found By Your Spouse
$10.99Add to cartHave you been looking for love in all the wrong places? Are you on the brink of giving up on having a fulfilled and Godly marriage?
How to Be Found By Your Spouse offers a Bible-based guide on how to prepare for a Godly marriage.
Dr. Woodard uses her experience and inspiration to help you find peace on the journey to Holy Matrimony.“So many people desire to be married but are going about it the wrong way. I believe I have been given nuggets of Spirit-inspired wisdom that will illuminate the path to what can be an exhausting and tumultuous journey…the path to marriage.”-Charlye Woodard
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Theory Of Charcter In New Testament Narrative
$39.00Add to cartContents:
Foreword By R. Alan Culpepper
Preface
1. Introduction-Identifying A Dominant Pattern/Paradigm
2. Character In Antiquity And Modernity-Deconstructing The Dominant Pattern/Paradigm
3. A Theory Of Character In New Testament Narrative-Constructing A New Paradigm
4. Application Of The Theory-Validating The New Paradigm
5. Conclusion
Bibliography
IndexAdditional Info
In this study in three-dimensional character reconstruction, Cornelis Bennema presents a new theory of character in the New Testament literature. Although character has been the subject of focused literary-critical study of the New Testament since the 1970s, Bennema observes that there is still no consensus regarding how character should be understood in contemporary literary theory or in biblical studies.Many New Testament scholars seem to presume that characters in Greco-Roman literature are two-dimensional, “Aristotelian” figures, unlike the well-rounded, psychologized individuals who appear in modern fiction. They continue nevertheless to apply contemporary literary theory to characters in ancient writings. Bennema here offers a full, comprehensive, and non-reductionist theory for the analysis, classification, and evaluation of characters in the New Testament.
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Judas Brief : A Critical Investigation Into The Arrest And Trials Of Jesus
$19.95Add to cartPereset Press
Based on detailed historical evidence and logical analysis of inconsistencies within the gospel accounts of the events leading up to the arrest and execution of Jesus, Greenberg argues that Judas never betrayed Jesus and that the Jewish priests never sought to have Jesus executed. According to Greenberg, Judas, acting on behalf of Jesus, together with the Jewish High Priest, negotiated a deal with Pilate to avoid Roman military assaults in a crowded city by keeping Jesus under house arrest with the High Priest until after the Passover holiday and then allowing him to go back to Galilee. But Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee, feared Jesus’ popularity back home and successfully pressured Pilate to break the agreement and execute Jesus. This landmark study is the first major historically-based challenge to Christian accusations of Jewish involvement in the death of Jesus. Catholic Biblical Quarterly wrote that Greenberg “has a keen eye for the ways religious and political motives have shaped the story of Jesus’ arrest and execution.” -
Can We Still Believe The Bible (Reprinted)
$29.00Add to cartChallenges to the reliability of Scripture are perennial and have frequently been addressed. However, some of these challenges are noticeably more common today, and the topic is currently of particular interest among evangelicals
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In this volume, highly regarded biblical scholar Craig Blomberg offers an accessible and nuanced argument for the Bible’s reliability in response to the extreme views about Scripture and its authority articulated by both sides of the debate. He believes that a careful analysis of the relevant evidence shows we have reason to be more confident in the Bible than ever before. As he traces his own academic and spiritual journey, Blomberg sketches out the case for confidence in the Bible in spite of various challenges to the trustworthiness of Scripture, offering a positive, informed, and defensible approach. -
Pattern And The Prophecy
$36.00Add to cartWe live in perilous times: the truths of Christianity are under daily attack. Anti-religious books are everywhere – even in “Christian” bookstores. Consider The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, God is not great by Christopher Hitchens, or The End of Faith by Sam Harris. These books and others are converting America to a secular, atheist state. Plus, Islam is growing worldwide. Fewer people identify themselves as Christians than in the past, a decrease of 10 to 20 percent in just the last few years. Young people are leaving the church in record numbers, as many as 70 percent in a decade. Intellectual skepticism is growing at an unprecedented pace as the truths of the Gospels are under daily assault. What can we do? Clearly we must confront these attacks and beat them at their own game: reason and science. James Harrison shows us how to do this in The Pattern & The Prophecy: God’s Great Code. At the core of all the sciences is mathematics. The author proves God put as much mathematics into His Word as he placed in His Works. Everyone knows the number of the Antichrist, but who knows the number of Christ or the number of Jesus? And how is Jesus’ number related to Noah, to being born again, and the resurrection. And since fishermen never count fish, what is the purpose of exactly 153 fish from John 21:11? Harrison reveals all this and much, much more proving mathematics lies at the heart of God’s Holy Word from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21, the Bible’s first and last verses. Armed with this absolute certainty Christians can convert any non-believer. As Isaiah 54:17 says, “No weapon forged against you will prevail.” After reading this book, you will be an expert on the Bible’s patterns, numbers, and symbolism. You have never read like this before – a book that comes along once in a lifetime to change lives forever. This book is destined to become an American classic. Look for yourself! Included are many color photographs, numerous illustrations, bibliography, proofs, and three indexes: scriptural, number, and subject. Easy to read and informative, this book will enrich the spiritual life of every Christian. This book has garnered a consistent string of rave reviews – here are two: The author, guided by the Holy Spirit, connects Old Testament dates and history and connects them to New Testament reality, straight forward to our days. With even-handed treatment that presents different views in an organized and logical form, The Pattern & The Prophecy is a grea
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Bridges Of Mystery
$16.49Add to cartThere are many bridges that we must cross in our lives, some of them are strong and inviting, and some are old and creaky with loose planks and treacherous surprises. These bridges are filled with mystery and wonder and are designed by the Master Builder Himself to lead the traveler on a journey of discovery into the magnificent and unique design that He has for each of us. However, the most wonderful truth that we discover as we approach each new bridge is that we are never expected to cross it alone.
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Christs Body In Corinth
$29.00Add to cartYung Suk Kim takes up the language of”body” that infuses 1 Corinthians, Paul’smost complicated letter, and the letterthat provides us the most information,and poses the sharpest questions, aboutsocial realities in the early church.Kim argues against the view that inspeaking of the church as Christ’sbody Paul seeks to emphasize unityand the social boundary. Against theconventional rhetoric of the “bodypolitic” in Greco-Roman philosophy,Kim argues that Paul seeks ratherto nourish the vitality of a diversecommunity and to criticize the ideologyof a powerful in-group in Corinth, amessage of particular importance forcontemporary global Christianity.
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Reading The Historical Books
$27.00Add to cartBiblical history can be some of the most difficult material for beginning students to grasp. The conventions of contemporary history writing are quite different from those of ancient Israelite writers. Here a master teacher offers basic orientation to the genre and conventions of the Old Testament historical books, helping students become careful and attentive readers.
Written in an accessible style with many ancient and contemporary examples, this book introduces students to some of the phenomena they will encounter in the historical books and provides strategies for understanding their significance. The goal is to make further reading and study of Scripture more informed and sensitive. Sidebars, discussion questions, and further reading suggestions are included.
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Spoken Softly
$14.49Add to cartWith Spoken Softly, author Candice Schroeder writes an unbelievably efficient introduction to the entire Bible. Giving a short description and straightforward summary of each of the 66 books in the Old Testament and the New Testament, the book is a powerful guide that will fit comfortably in your hand. By giving this bird’s eye view, you will be able to understand the narrative that the Bible tells on a whole, how the books relate to each other and how each one derived from its origins. For every person on the spectrum-from seasoned Christians to those who have never once read the Bible-this reference book is worth its price many times over as it will definitely enable you to holistically orient yourself with the entirety of God’s message to mankind. Buy Spoken Softly today and discover the simplicity of the best seller of all time-the Bible.
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God Wrote You A Love Letter
$18.99Add to cartMaybe you need a fresh start-the church experience of your childhood didn’t stir you to a personal relationship with Christ. Perhaps the famous people and places of the Bible meant something to you at some point, but now you barely remember them and don’t see how they matter in your life. What is the missing link? Dan Kelly shows you it’s love-without that, reading the Bible, knowing God’s law, understanding prophecies and all the rest are empty at best. At worst they can be toxic. This guide to study the Bible in chronological order throughout the weeks of the year will give you practical applications to see God’s word through the lens of his love. Dan Kelly will bring you the hope and encouragement to know you can finally find what you did not even know was missing.
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7 Kings
$17.49Add to cartThe Books of Revelation is not about the Second Coming or Armageddon; it is about the unsealing of the Book of Daniel by Christ. The Book of Daniel is about kings of four world empires who thought they were gods because of their greatness. The Dragon, False Prophet and Beast thought they could kill the Bride of Christ, but after the Day of the Lord, the Temple in Jerusalem was gone, Rome was on fire, and Christ had a glorious bride.
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Prophetic Impact : When Tomorrow Becomes Today
$16.49Add to cartWhen Tomorrow Becomes Today
Declaring the end from the beginning…(Isaiah 40:11)Have you ever wondered what the seemingly strange behavior of a prophet has to do with God’s purposes for today and in the generations to come? There seems to be a lot of mystery surrounding the office of the prophet. There is even more mystery concerning the personality of the prophet. Is this behavior necessary?
Prophetic Impact was written with a twofold purpose:
To help remove the mysteries of this office
To bridge the chasms that seem to leave our past; our present and our future disconnected.Every true prophetic word will take us to where Jesus is and equip us to do what Jesus did for the same reasons that Jesus did what He did. He was the first born of many brethren and he came to reveal the Father.
The prophet speaks to the value and the edification of the body of Christ at large. The prophet will cause individuals to ultimately focus on the purposes of God for the entire body.
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Gospel According To Daniel
$21.00Add to cartOften we read the book of Daniel in one of two ways–either as a book about a heroic man whose righteousness should inspire us to keep the faith no matter what our circumstances, or as a roadmap to the end times that can, through careful study, perhaps tell us the day and hour (or nearly so) of Christ’s return. Both, says Bryan Chapell, are sadly missing the bigger picture, that God is the hero of this story and he is in the midst of his unrelenting plan to rescue his people from their sin and its consequences. We mustn’t simply make the man Daniel the object of our worship nor the subject of our debates. We may differ about prophetic details, Chapell says, but we should never miss the point that the book of Daniel is, like all of Old Testament Scripture, pointing us toward the grace of God, ultimately revealed in Christ.
Pastors, teachers, and individual Christians studying the book of Daniel will find this volume a welcome addition to their library.
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How God Became Jesus
$18.99Add to cartIn his recent book How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher From Galilee historian Bart Ehrman explores a claim that resides at the heart of the Christian faith— that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. According to Ehrman, though, this is not what the earliest disciples believed, nor what Jesus claimed about himself.
The first response book to this latest challenge to Christianity from Ehrman, How God Became Jesus features the work of five internationally recognized biblical scholars. While subjecting his claims to critical scrutiny, they offer a better, historically informed account of why the Galilean preacher from Nazareth came to be hailed as ‘the Lord Jesus Christ.’ Namely, they contend, the exalted place of Jesus in belief and worship is clearly evident in the earliest Christian sources, shortly following his death, and was not simply the invention of the church centuries later.
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Shoes In The Bible And Walking With God
$18.95Add to cartIsn’t it just like our Savior to connect the shoes of the Bible with our spiritual walk? Women love creativity, and this study of “Shoes in the Bible and Walking with God” is a creative Bible theme study based on the amazing shoes in the Bible.
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Unlocking Our Understanding To The Seven Seals Of Revelation
$12.49Add to cartThe Seven Seals are basically an introduction or synopsis of the entire events that are going to occur toward the end of this age. By reading carefully these Seven Seals that are mostly found in chapter six of the book of Revelation, one should be able to get a quick glimpse of future events.
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Contending With Horses
$23.99Add to cart“Even in the hardest of times and the worst scenarios of life, we can choose to do what is right…”
How can someone make that statement in the face of ever increasing shootings, deaths and wars within the United States and without? When we look around, we can easily feel that problems in the world are worse than ever and getting worse every day. What hope do we have of surviving the last days that will be worse than the days we experience now? Franceilia McDonald invites you to stop looking around and look up instead.
God is with us-in Him we find all we need. Contending with Horses will show you how you can build a spiritual foundation now that will prepare you for the end times that are coming. Through examining God’s Word, Franceilia McDonald shows that if we look at the underlying issues from previous eras, we will see all times are just as challenging and evil.
Being in a relationship with God will see us through anything and we should see anything through that relationship-even the last days. “…when the Lord is with us we have no need to be afraid.”
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Woman At The Well Today
$16.49Add to cartTHE WOMAN AT THE WELL…TODAY is the story of the Samaritan woman in the Bible as told in modern times. She had many destructive relationships in her life. She was an outcast and rejected by others. Her story is no different from so many today. She made wrong choices that devastated her life. How did she get into her present situation, and what changed in her life to take her from failure to freedom? Is it your story, too?
Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. ~ Jeremiah 33:3 ~
Wearing pajamas and socks, Barbara Tennell Rupp, a Christian for more than 13 years, was on her way to the state mental hospital. It was there that God healed her from mental illness, and alcohol and drug abuse, which spanned more than 30 years. Physical, sexual and emotional abuse led to multiple marriages, three suicide attempts, and several stays in two psychiatric hospitals.
Are you tired of making wrong choices? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?
Dare to explore the mighty things that God has for you. Barbara’s journey will transform your faith and inspire your life. Her extreme testimony will take you from tears of sorrow to tears of joy. The Woman at the Well…Today is an intense and gripping story of overcoming shame, guilt and tremendous heartbreak.
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Come Away With Me
$15.49Add to cart“The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent’s reach” (Revelation 12:14).
“After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words” (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18).
“No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left” (Matthew 24:34-41).
This book is not about prophecy, though we discuss a lot of it. This book is about a love affair with the true God of the Universe. All of our human relationships were designed by God to show us how to share love with Him in worship.
Jesus is going to return soon to pick up His bride. The time is short. We are already supposed to be ready for Him. If you can feel that in your heart, then you are ready for this book. We will explore the Bible record of rescue for those who please the Almighty, and we will examine the prophetic implications for our times. Lord Jesus Christ, we are ready, we are willing, and we want to go with You!
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Preparing His Own 1
$26.99Add to cartFour completely different Gospel writers present the SAME CHRIST with four unique points of view during more than 50 occasions when He was intimately Preparing His Own for life and ministry. All are influenced in their writing to the extent they are the product of their experiences and are writing from their deepest and most intimate memories of Jesus’ important moments with them as the Holy Spirit gave them inspiration.
Are we so different than they? Today’s believers come to the SAME CHRIST from their own unique perspectives in life. As Philip told Nathan, “Come and see.”
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Preparing His Own 1
$16.99Add to cartFour completely different Gospel writers present the SAME CHRIST with four unique points of view during more than 50 occasions when He was intimately Preparing His Own for life and ministry. All are influenced in their writing to the extent they are the product of their experiences and are writing from their deepest and most intimate memories of Jesus’ important moments with them as the Holy Spirit gave them inspiration.
Are we so different than they? Today’s believers come to the SAME CHRIST from their own unique perspectives in life. As Philip told Nathan, “Come and see.”
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Its Almost Here
$33.99Add to cartTHE WORD IS IN … Israel’s future is past.
The Christian New Testament Church is Israel. The Church is the fulfillment of Old Testament Judaism. There is no urgency or even necessity for the U.S. to become energy independent. Roman Emperor Nero was Revelation’s “Antichrist.” Islam’s ultimate goal is universal peace and justice. Since Christ’s resurrection and ascension the Church has been experiencing the “Millennium.” Rapture of the Saints is a figment of the imagination. God is too good to eternally condemn anyone. The entirety of humanity will ultimately be saved because the proclamation of the Gospel will finally overcome all the evil and corruption in creation. All will be well. Think good thoughts. Be happy.
The statements made in the paragraph above are either distortions of Biblical truth or whimsical nonsense, which this book on prophecy was written to expose to the 21st Century.
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God Is Always At Work Even When You Do Not Know It
$12.49Add to cartGod is always at work! He moves in ways we do not comprehend. In the ancient Biblical story of Esther a most intriguing and fascinating narrative unfolds. A Jewish queen in a Persian empire and a wicked Persian king set the stage for one of the most challenging stories in ancient literature.
The theme of this historical book usually surrounds Esther but the more this writer investigates the book there is a greater purpose. God is always at work even when we do not know it. God’s name is not mentioned in the book. Yet His presence and leadership is all through the book. When you and I face difficult challenges in life we may sense that God is not working and perhaps we wonder if he even cares. The story of Esther is one of the most comforting of Biblical books as the reader begins to sense the unique work of God. God not only cares but he is orchestrating events behind the scene. I pray that on finishing this volume readers will love and admire the God of Scripture in a new way.
Often studies on Esther major on the characters. From the arrogant king to the magnificent queen there is intrigue and mystery. One person is unnamed. He is orchestrating the entire episode. He is the Almighty God.
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Jesus Quest : The Danger From Within
$33.99Add to cartThis work examines the historical and philosophical strengths and/or weaknesses of current evangelical approaches espousing some forms of post-modernistic historiography and its resultant search for the “historical Jesus.” It demonstrates the marked undermining impact these efforts have had on the biblical text, especially the Gospels, as well inerrancy issues. It compares the Jesus Seminar’s approach with current evangelical practices of searching in terms of their evidential apologetic impact on the trustworthiness of the Gospels. A number of well-known, contemporary evangelical scholars are involved in the so-called “Third Quest” for the historical Jesus. This book raises serious questions about such an endeavor.
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Abingdon Introduction To The Bible
$45.99Add to cartThis comprehensive introduction launches beginners into the world of biblical studies.The Bible has profoundly influenced the western world. Many of its characters and stories are well known and yet, oddly enough, wide swaths of the Bible are unknown and misunderstood. The laws and teaching contained within it have shaped contemporary thinking in ways many do not realize. Equally important, two of the world’s largest religions-Judaism and Christianity-consider the Hebrew Bible to be sacred and to contain enduring truths about beginnings and creation, life and death, the world, and what it means to be human.
This comprehensive introduction launches beginners into the world of biblical studies with clarity and precision. The authors give an overview of each book of the Bible with a brief discussion of relevant controversies and debates. Jewish and Christian (Protestant and Roman Catholic) views are compared and contrasted, while simultaneously illustrating the importance of the Bible for religion, western jurisprudence, ethics, and contemporary conceptions of the family, morality, and even politics. With illustrations and charts, this a text that is both student and teacher friendly.
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Watchers In Jewish And Christian Traditions
$34.00Add to cartPart 1. Origins And Biblical Discussions Of The Fallen Angels
Part 2. Second Temple Developments
Part 3. Reception In Early Christianity And Early JudaismAdditional Info
At the origin of the Watchers tradition is the single enigmatic reference in Genesis 6 to the “sons of God” who had intercourse with human women, producing a race of giants upon the earth. That verse sparked a wealth of cosmological and theological speculation in early Judaism. Here leading scholars explore the contours of the Watchers traditions through history, tracing their development through the Enoch literature, Jubilees, and other early Jewish and Christian writings. This volume provides a lucid survey of current knowledge and interpretation of one of the most intriguing theological motifs of the Second Temple period. -
God Speaks We Listen
$14.49Add to cartMost people spend lots of time praying, meditating and talking with God. Do we ever think about listening? Do we listen to God when he speaks to us? Nobody tells us how to do it. Listening takes practice but talking comes easy. We like the way our voice sounds, even when we pray. If we stop talking and start listening, God will speak to us. Just think about Samuel and Moses and Noah. Their lives changed dramatically when they listened to God. We should meet God on a regular basis, not only to talk with him but also to listen. “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalms 46:10). Being still is a key to listening. Being quiet is another. Both takes practice. Our busy lifestyle seems to hurry us along so fast we never have time to be still and be quiet. Many men in biblical times had this same problem, but when they learned to listen, God made amazing changes in their lives.
God Speaks We Listen visits some of these men. They can teach us how to listen. God still speaks to us today, if we will only listen.
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Giving And Receiving
$20.49Add to cartWhat Rev. H. Idonije presents to us in this book is not mystical, nor scientific in the secular sense, but rather that higher wisdom and blessed science of Biblical economics from the Holy Spirit by the Word of God unto the faithful. It is the spiritual science of the stewardship of material wealth. In the pages here you will learn the application of Jesus’ words in John 6:27, “Labor not for the meat (or investment) which perishes, but for that meat which endures unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”
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Christian Faith In The Old Testament
$19.99Add to cartSometimes it is easy to view the Old Testament as difficult to apply to our day-to-day lives. As contemporary Christians, we may even wonder whether it is possible for us to establish our apostolic roots in the Old Testament. Christian Faith in the Old Testament helps us complete this daunting task is with ease. In this intriguing and informative study, Gareth Lee Cockerill helps us view the New Testament as a fulfillment of the Old Testament, giving us a broad perspective on Scripture as a whole. In language that is easily accessible to the layperson, Gareth explores the role of each major part of the Old Testament Canon and what part each plays in the total scope of biblical revelation. Additionally, Christian Faith in the Old Testament offers important guidance to contemporary believers about how each part of the Old Testament Canon applies today. This book is the perfect choice for intelligent modern Christians looking to discover their apostolic roots in the Old Testament. Features include:Understand how the Old Testament applies to life today Discover the contemporary Christian’s apostolic roots in the Old TestamentGain a broad perspective on Scripture as a whole
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Unveiling The Song Of Songs
$17.99Add to cartDiscover the fire that burns in the Lord’s heart for you!
“In Jill’s book you will see the Song of Solomon come alive in color, context, and majesty. Loaded with thought provoking truths that require a reassessment of our spiritual priorities, this book will cause your heart to be on fire for Yeshua like never before!”
Pastor Steven Brooks“When you understand how to have greater intimacy with Jesus from a One New Man, Hebrew, historic, and even botanical perspective, your intimacy with Messiah will become normal – normal as defined by the Bible.”
Sid Roth, Host, It’s Supernatural!“Our dear sister Jill has broken the seals of the riches of God’s heart in this book.”
Sadhu Sundar Selvaraj, Jesus MinistriesThis in-depth study on the Song of Solomon prepares our hearts for the return of Jesus. Jill writes from both a scholarly and devotional perspective, drawing on her Hebrew heritage and on her own intimate journey and struggles with the Lord.
Loaded with prophetic insight into the Bridegroom’s heart, you will be awakened to the reality of the intense love that Christ has for His bride. Jill provides a banquet of contextual understanding of the storyline, as well as biblical history, the Hebrew language, and the plants and spices of biblical worship. The central theme is the Bridegroom’s invitation to encounter and to intimacy.
The Lord’s heart burns with a jealous flame to have all of you. Plunge into new depths of your Bridegroom’s extravagant love! -
Figure Of Adam In Romans 5 And 1 Corinthians 15
$49.00Add to cartIntroduction
1. Status Questionis On The Adam Typology In Paul
2. The Figure Of Adam In Ancient Jewish Sources
3. The Figure Of Adam In 1 Corinthians 15:21-22; 45-29, And Romans 5:12-21
Conclusion
Bibliography
Additional Info
It is widely recognized that in some of his letters, Paul develops a Christology based on a comparison between Adam and Christ, and that this Christology has antecedents in Jewish interpretation of Genesis 1-4. But Paul was not concerned simply to develop themes found in scripture.Felipe Legarreta gives careful attention to patterns of exegesis in Second-Temple Judaism and identifies, for the first time, a number of motifs by which Jews drew ethical implications from the story of Adam and his expulsion from Eden. He then demonstrates that throughout the “Christological” passages in Romans and 1 Corinthians, Paul is taking part in a wider Jewish exegetical and ethical discussion regarding life in the new creation.
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Nehemiah Effect : Ancient Wisdom From The Worlds First Agile Projects
$28.99Add to cartThe rapid convergence of technological and knowledge growth is resulting in disruptive change unlike any in human history. So why go back 2,500 years for a business leadership and project management model?
According to today’s experts, Nehemiah’s building the 4.5-mile wall around Jerusalem in 445 BC should have taken years with a huge labor force. But he accomplished it with 150 leaders and an enormous volunteer team in 52 days. His book is a roadmap on how to accomplish seemingly impossible goals using a Business Agile framework.
The Nehemiah Effect combines new mindsets, methodologies, and technologies with proven, ancient wisdom to deliver surprising results for today’s business leaders and project managers.
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Storytelling God : Seeing The Glory Of Jesus In His Parables
$22.50Add to cartThe prodigal son. The good Samaritan. A treasure hidden in a field. Most of us have heard these parables before. Yet if these oft-repeated tales strike us as merely sweet, heartwarming, or sentimental, we can be sure we’ve misread them. Jesus’s parables are simultaneously working to conceal and reveal profound spiritual truths about God, humanity, the world, and the future-and we must learn to plumb their depths. A careful reading of the biblical text reveals the surprising ways in which such seemingly simple stories rebuke, subvert, and sabotage our sinful habits, perspectives, and priorities. Discarding the notion that Jesus’s parables are nothing more than moralistic fables, Jared Wilson shows how each one is fathoms deep and designed to drive us to Jesus in awe, need, faith, and worship.
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Psalms For Everyone Part 2
$22.00Add to cartWestminster John Knox Press is pleased to present the seventeen-volume Old Testament for Everyone series. Internationally respected Old Testament scholar John Goldingay addresses Scripture from Genesis to Malachi in such a way that even the most challenging passages are explained simply and concisely. The series is perfect for daily devotions, group study, or personal visits with the Bible.
In this volume, Goldingay explores Psalms 73-150. The psalms, Goldingay says, show us four ways to speak to God: in words of praise, thanksgiving, trust, and supplication. Goldingay provides brief commentary on each psalm and shows how each one can be relevant to contemporary life.
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Battle For The Keys
$39.99Add to cartThere has been a lack of serious historical investigation of the famous creedal statement ‘Christ descended into hell’ that was universally affirmed by the church for the first 1,500 years of Church history. This book is an in-depth investigation of the history of the doctrine of Christ’s descent and how Revelation 1:18 alludes to Christ’s descent.
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How To Study Your Bible Workbook (Workbook)
$12.99Add to cartBeloved international Bible teacher Kay Arthur has helped millions of people explore and understand God’s Word for themselves. Joining with David Arthur and Pete De Lacy, both of Precept Ministries International, Kay shares an interactive workbook companion to her bestselling How to Study Your Bible to help you glean the riches of Scripture for your personal journey. You will discover how to…
*apply the inductive study approach to specific Scriptures for deeper understanding
*encounter God’s messages through questions, reflections, and insights
*receive greater insight into key words, major themes, and topical studiesThis insightful companion will help you master the personal and profound inductive study method and make new discoveries each time you turn to God’s Word. Grow in your faith as you view your purpose, decisions, actions, and life through the lens of His truth and hope.
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Good News Of Revelation
$18.00Add to cartReaders of the Bible rarely, if ever, turn to the book of Revelation for comfort or assurance in hard times. In fact, many popular interpretations of Revelation today focus on predicting a terrifying future that leaves many unsettled and disconnected from John’s original message to the seven churches, many of whom were suffering persecution under the Roman Empire. Revelation encouraged its original readers to persevere as they waited for God to eradicate evil, restore justice, and redeem the world. Revelation speaks to the past, present, and future church with the assurance of Christ’s victory over evil and the promise that faithfulness will be richly rewarded. This often perplexing book of the Bible reveals good news about the rule of Christ and the future of God’s people. Rather than saying, “Watch out The Anti-Christ is coming” Revelation tells its readers, “Hold on, Jesus is Lord”
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Last Shofar : What The Fall Feasts Of The Lord Are Telling The Church
$28.99Add to cartList Of Tables And Diagrams
Acknowledgments
Foreword By Donald Benson
Preface
Introduction
1. All Things Jewish – Our Unavoidable Roots
2. Prophecy – A Misunderstood Message
3. Everybody Has It “Right”
4. What Most Evangelicals Believe
5. The Day Will Finally Arrive – The Day Of The Lord
6. The Feasts Of The Lord – A Preview Of Coming Events
7. Making Our Case
8. The Clock Is Ticking – What Time Is It?
9. Are You Ready?
Epilogue – A Final Word
Appendices
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Glossary
About The Authors
The Last Shofar! WebsiteAdditional Info
Dark clouds of global turmoil are causing many to question if the end is near. The Last Shofar! examines ancient biblical Feasts of the Lord that reveal God’s timing for the Second Coming of Christ and how it all ends. Its message to the Church is clear-get ready! The Last Shofar! is a unique practical guide to prepare for the end times. Chapter-based questions help the reader and small groups engage critical themes. -
Companion Workbook For Gods Speaking 30 Day Devotional (Workbook)
$19.49Add to cartThis workbook is designed to help individuals, schools, home-schools, churches, coaches, conferences and small-groups with the application and integration of each daily devotional lesson. It will aid you with manifesting change by providing crystallization of your goals, and allowing you to rate your progress in demonstrating the kingdom principles.
The devotional, workbook, and facilitator’s manual together provide a comprehensive kingdom learning package.
By taking time to investment in yourself: you will learn to enhance your personal equity, obtain action plans, set goals, and get clarity of purpose in walking with God.
These tools aid in developing team unity, and individual accountability. You are coached to become your best, and align your behaviors with your God given purpose in support of community. They are particularly beneficial for teens and adults who desire to become rooted and grounded in kingdom principles.
You can:
*Overcome your present circumstance
*Move to the next level
*Create better relationships
*Obtain clarity, and harness your potential
*Move into your kingdom sphere of influence
*Foster team unity and accountability,
*And become your best!Whatever your desire, your life can be the masterpiece God created it to be. You can become more than you are demonstrating today!
The simplicity, purity, and power of the Gospel enables all men to be drawn to our Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ. He can lead you on a path that is truly incredible for your life. Expect the king, to unfold great things for you as you read!
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Hidden Treasures In The Book Of Job (Reprinted)
$19.99Add to cartAncient answers to modern scientific questions
Arguably the oldest book in the Bible, the book of Job has a surprising amount to say about some of the newest scientific discoveries and controversies. Far from a book that is just about suffering, Job is filled with rich insight into both ancient and modern questions about
*the formation of the world
*the difference between animals and humans
*cosmology
*dinosaurs and the fossil record
*global warming and how to care for creation
*and moreWith careful consideration and exegesis, internationally known astrophysicist and Christian apologist Hugh Ross adds yet another compelling argument to the case for the veracity of the biblical commentary on the history of the universe, Earth, life, and humanity. Hidden Treasures in the Book of Job shows that the Bible is an accurate predictor of scientific discoveries and a trustworthy source of scientific information, and that the book of Scripture and the book of nature are consistent both internally and externally.
