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Bible Research : Developing Your Ability To Study The Scriptures
$17.99Add to cartBible Research clearly explains specific methods and essential tools needed for successful Scripture study. It includes both text and self instructional workshops on specific research books such as Nave’s Topical Bible, Strong’s Concordance, Vine’s Expository Dictionary, and The Manners and Customs of the Bible.
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Workbook For New Testament Syntax (Workbook)
$26.99Add to cartDaniel B. Wallace’s groundbreaking books Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament and Basics of New Testament Syntax have become the standard textbooks among colleges and seminaries for teaching New Testament Greek syntax. This workbook, designed to accompany both books, presents a dynamic approach to learning Greek syntax. Instead of simply learning syntax in single-verse snippets, students are exposed to all of the major syntactical categories in exegetically and theologically significant passages.
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Literature Of The Sages Second Part
$79.00Add to cartThis long-awaited companion volume to The Literature of the Sages, First Part (Fortress Press, 1987) brings to completion Section II of the renowned Compendia series, published cooperatively with Van Gorcum of Amsterdam.
The Literature of the Sages, Second Part, explores the literary creation of thousands of ancient Jewish teachers, the often- anonymous Sages of late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Essays by premier scholars provide a careful and succinct analysis of the content and character of various documents, their textual and literary forms, with particular attention to the ongoing discovery and publication of new textual material.
Incorporating groundbreaking developments in research, these essays give a comprehensive presentation published here for the first time. This volume will prove an important reference work for all students of ancient Judaism, the origins of Jewish tradition, and the Jewish background of Christianity.
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Graded Reader Of Biblical Hebrew
$24.99Add to cartA Graded Reader of Biblical Hebrew is the ideal next-step resource for the student who has completed a year of elementary Hebrew, or it can be used as a refresher for the pastor or scholar whose language skills have diminished due to lack of use. Immersion in the language is the best way to reinforce what you have already learned and to gain greater proficiency in using the language for exegesis and preaching. A Graded Reader of Biblical Hebrew is a structured introduction to the reading of biblical Hebrew texts.
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Translating Truth : The Case For Essentially Literal Bible Translation
$20.00Add to cartIn an age when there is a wide choice of English Bible translations, the issues involved in Bible translating are steadily gaining interest. Consumers often wonder what separates one Bible version from another.
The contributors to this book argue that there are significant differences between literal translations and the alternatives. The task of those who employ an essentially literal Bible translation philosophy is to produce a translation that remains faithful to the original languages, preserving as much of the original form and meaning as possible while still communicating effectively and clearly in the receptors’ languages.
Translating Truth advocates essentially literal Bible translation and in an attempt to foster an edifying dialogue concerning translation philosophy. It addresses what constitutes “good” translation, common myths about word-for-word translations, and the importance of preserving the authenticity of the Bible text. The essays in this book offer clear and enlightening insights into the foundational ideas of essentially literal Bible translation.
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Translators New Testament
$39.49Add to cartIf every “iota and tip (of a Greek letter)” of the law is important to Jesus (Matt. 5:18), and every “s” is important to Paul and the gospel spoken to Abraham (Gal. 3: 16), and we saints are required never to add or take away from God’s Word (Deut. 4: 2; 12:32; Rev. 22: 18f), then how much more important is it that we translate every tense, including the four past tenses, every command, past or present, the moods, especially the subjunctive mood, each preposition, each prefix, each voice, active, middle, or passive, of each noun and each verb as Jesus and His apostles and writers themselves spoke and wrote each for the New Testament?
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Ultimate Things : An Introduction To Jewish And Christian Apocalyptic Liter
$27.99Add to cart“Hearty thanks to Greg Carey for this wide-ranging survey of classical Jewish and Christian apocalyptic discourse. Uniquely comprehensive, the volume treats the full range of ancient apocalyptic imagination from 1 Enoch to the apocalypses of Peter and Paul. Such key topics as the Dead Sea Scrolls, the thought of Jesus and Paul, and the Shepherd of Hermas are all included. Readers are sure to appreciate Carey’s keen insights, balanced summaries of scholarship, and sane direction amid heated controversies. His introduction should become one of the first places instructors direct students interested in both scriptural and extra-canonical apocalyptic writings.”
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Handbook To A Grammar For Biblical Hebrew (Revised)
$18.99Add to cartThis handbook is a companion to the widely used and standard text, A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew (revised edition), by C. L. Seow. It has been thoroughly and successfully field-tested in various settings for studying biblical Hebrew.
For each exercise in the Grammar, this volume refreshes the student on lessons already learned, reinforces explanations and terms used in the lesson, explains concepts not yet covered, provides an annotated answer key, offers practical helps and tips, and cites relevant information in the standard dictionaries and reference grammars. The Handbook helps students make the most of the introductory grammar, in the classroom or for self-guided study. The reference to the major research grammars and lexicons will enable the student and instructor to take learning and teaching to a more advanced level in studying and translating Biblical Hebrew.
The authors are doctoral students of C. L. Seow at Princeton Theological Seminary. Jennifer S. Green is an instructor at Columbia Theological Seminary, G. Brooke Lester is an instructor at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, and Joseph F. Scrivner is an instructor at Samford University.
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Introduction To The Psalms
$26.99Add to cartIntroduction to the Psalms: A Song from Ancient Israel seeks to provide the reader with a solid introduction to the Hebrew Psalter, one that is informed by an interest in its shape and shaping. Its author, Nancy deClaisse-Walford, provides an up-to-date study on the poetic style of the psalms in the Psalter, their Gattungen or genres, the broad shape of the book, and the history of its shaping. She introduces each of the five books of the Psalter, providing a detailed examination of those individual psalms that are either key to the shaping of the Psalter or interesting studies in poetic style. In the final chapter, deClaisse-Walford draws conclusions about the shape of the Psalter and about its story and message. She proposes a way to read the Psalms as a unified whole and in relationship to one another rather than as individual pieces. giving an inclusive, all-encompassing shape to the Psalter.
Included are two appendices that provide a listing of the Superscriptions and Gattungen of the psalms in the Hebrew Psalter and an explanation of many of the technical terms found in their superscriptions. -
Paul In Roman Custody
$57.99Add to cartIn this book, Rapske uses ancient literary sources and archaeological evidence to uncover important background on the custodial system of the Graeco-Roman world in order to better view Paul’s persona and Christian mission. This study shows Luke to be keenly aware of the practical and theological threat that imprisonment posed for Paul and argues that this understanding motivated one of Luke’s primary objectives in his writing of Luke-Acts to defend or justify the prisoner missionary Paul to the reader.
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English Grammar To Ace New Testament Greek
$14.99Add to cartMany students struggle during their New Testament Greek course because they do not have sufficient knowledge of English grammar. English Grammar To Ace New Testament Greek was written to help those students. In eighteen brief chapters, Sam Lamerson reviews the main elements of English to help the beginning Greek student. Using an entertaining and colorful style, with chapters such as “You Ain’t Nothing but a Noun Dog”, “Principal Parts”, and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” the author compares each element of English grammar with the similar element in Greek. This book can be used as a one-week intensive study prior to the study of Greek grammar or as an introduction to various chapters. Each chapter includes a set of exercises. Features include: * Short chapters * Devotional comments * A colorful and entertaining writing style * Lessons that coordinate with Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar and Workbook by William D. Mounce
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Face Of New Testament Studies
$47.00Add to cartIn this book, Dr. McKnight and Dr. Osborne bring together New Testament experts who track developments in their specialized fields of researchand why those developments are important. It provides scholars and students with a useful survey of the state-of-the-question in New Testament Studies.
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Biblical Dyslexia : Overcoming The Barriers To Understanding Scripture
$15.99Add to cart“Religious assumptions are the ‘learning disability’ which keeps us in a state of functional illiteracy where the Bible is concerned.” Misread, misconstrued, and misquoted, our Bible is held up as the foundation of the faith, the rulebook for service, and the justification for every religious lunacy in Christendom. But what are the scriptures really? How can we be sure we’re reading them properly? This book explains why we misunderstand the Bible, how bewildering Christianity can be as a result, and how we can begin to read the scriptures as they were given. Using many examples from scripture, it introduces the reader to the Bible’s language, history, diversity, and testimony, which are neither popular nor popularly known. Addressed primarily to evangelical Christians, those in mainline denominations and “home churchers” who are drawn to an earnest encounter with the scriptures will also find this book speaking to them. If you have ever wondered why the Bible seems so confusing while invoked so resolutely, please read. “After decades of getting blank looks from Christians when speaking about fundamental things of their faith, I identified a chief reason why real discernment of God’s purposes eludes so many for so long: We are never taught how to approach the scriptures without some invisible, ‘orthodox’ interpreter looking over our shoulder.”
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Topical Bible Guide (Expanded)
$7.99Add to cart“A little book about the big issues of life, this collection of Scriptures provides readers with the heart of the Bibles teaching on such important subjects as Gods guidance, His love for us, and our new life in Him. Its clear and appealing layout groups m”
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Charts Of Bible Prophecy
$18.99Add to cartThis chart book provides an outline of the major issues and themes in Bible prophecy. It is designed to appeal to nonspecialist readers, yet in its detail and comprehensiveness it also serves the specialist well. While there are many books on prophecy, the vast majority deal with the subject from a particular perspective and tend to dismiss other views. This book seeks to be evenhanded and to avoid prejudicing readers for or against particular points of view.
The 85 charts fall into a number of groups as follows:
Introductory Issues in Prophecy
Hermeneutical or Interpretative Methodology in Prophecy
Fulfillment of Prophecy
Interpretation of Prophetic Texts
Systems of Eschatology
Prophetic Teaching on the First and Second Comings of Jesus Christ
Prophetic Teaching on the Nation of Israel
Prophetic Teaching on the Tribulation
The Olivet Discourse and Prophecy
Prophetic Teaching on the Millennium
The Books of Daniel and Revelation in Prophecy
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Vocabulary Guide To Biblical Hebrew
$18.99Add to cartA guide for mastering basic Hebrew vocabulary This guide helps seminary and Christian college students learn Hebrew vocabulary. A special feature of the guide is that it groups thevocabulary in three basic consonants. * All words occurring ten times or more in the Hebrew Bible in descending order of frequency * Primary roots and all words derived from roots occurring ten timesor more * Unusual and difficult word list, such as proper names, adjectives, prepositions, pronouns, particles, and verbs
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Taking The Old Testament Challenge
$16.99Add to cartHelp your congregation experience the life-changing relevance of the Old Testament The Old Testament Challenge (OTC) is a turn-key program to help everyone in your church understand and apply the Old Testament. Participants experience the content in multiple contexts: through sermons, group discussions, and personal devotions. This 32-week series is designed for churches to teach, study, and discuss the entire Old Testament over a 9-month period. The goal of OTC is to discover the life-changing truths of the Old Testament and how they can be applied to daily life. Based on Pastor John Ortberg9s OTC series at the New Community services of Willow Creek Community Church, this resource enables churches to raise the level of biblical literacy and understanding among their congregations. Your congregation will fall in love with the Old Testament! The OTC curriculum is made up of 4 kits of 7-9 lessons each. This first kit covers the Pentateuch and includes everything you need to preach 9 sermons (that9s less than $25 per week!): * Teaching Guide containing material from Ortberg9s weekly teachings for pastors and/or teachers * Group Discussion Guide focusing on specific passages from the Old Testament designed for weekly or bi-weekly use and including leader9s notes * DVD and VHS Video presenting an OTC “vision-casting” message from Ortberg, a promotional piece for churches, and 4 creative video elements for each kit to use during the OTC message * CD-ROM providing 7-9 PowerPoint presentations for use with each of the OTC messages. It also contains 40 FAQ sheets answering tough questions from the Old Testament for use on your web site or to be printed in hard copy. * Sets of slides for each teaching session for pastors and teachers. * Sermon Audio CD set containing all 9 messages preached by John Ortberg * Implementation Guide * 40 Weeks With God reading guide
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Pocket Dictionary For The Study Of Biblical Hebrew
$23.99Add to cartPerhaps nothing is so daunting to modern seminarians asstudy of the ancient languages, Hebrew in particular. Thiseasy-to-use guide takes much of the mystery out of the little-known terminology, providing lucid examples for difficult concepts.
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Bible Answers For Almost All Your Questions
$16.99Add to cartWhy is cloning wrong? Does the Bible say a divorced person can remarry? Can angels sin? Is body piercing wrong? Can demons read our thoughts? Dr. Elmer Towns, author of over 80 books and Dean of Liberty University’s School of Religion, answers these and many other questions you have wondered about.Written for the new Christian too embarrassed to ask, and for the long-time Christian who still has unanswered questions, this one-volume, indexed resource provides the kind of responses your own pastor would give as you’re shaking hands after the Sunday morning sermon_short, knowledgeable, and to the point. Topics covered include: PoliticsThe Bible,The Holy Spirit,and AngelsCreationDemons and the Devil*God’s NamesPrayer, Salvation, and SinIf you have questions_and who doesn’t_Bible Answers for Almost All Your Questions is an essential resource.
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Challenge Of Bible Translation
$25.99Add to cartThe theory, history, and practice of Bible translation in a collection of 21 essays by leading scholars and practitioners in honor of Ronald F. Youngblood. There is a growing interest in the challenges of Bible translation as well as an increasing awareness of the power of translators to influence culture. This collection of 21 essays brings together the carefully nuanced insights of years of experience devoted to the challenges of responsible biblical interpretation and translation. Contributors include leading scholars and practitioners, many of whom are part of the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version. Contributors: Kenneth Barker, Donald Carson, Thomas Correll, Charles H. Cosgrove, Kent Eaton, Richard T. France, Andreas Kostenberger, Douglas Moo, Glen G. Scorgie, Moises Silva, James Smith III, John Stek, Mark Strauss, Ronald Veenker, Mariel Deluca Voth, Steven Voth, Larry Walker, Bruce Waltke, and Walt Wessel. EDITOR: Glen G. Scorgie;Mark L. Strauss;Steven M. Voth
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Jacob And The Prodigal
$27.99Add to cart232 Pages
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“Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him.” A father runs to welcome his prodigal son with open arms. What are the similarities between these two stories? Noting that Israel takes its name from Jacob, Bailey unpacks parallels freighted with theological significance, offering a fresh take on Jesus’ view of Israel’s destiny. -
Aramaic Gospels And Acts
$28.99Add to cartIt is astonishing in our day and age how difficult it has been to obtain the Gospels presented in the Aramaic Language-until now. This edition of The Aramaic Gospels and Acts finally presents the traditional Aramaic text and an English translation in an affordable manner. The oldest Aramaic translations of the original Greek Gospels were finally standardized sometime in the third or fourth century as the version known as the Peshitta. The Syriac-Aramaic Peshitta version has been regarded as the standard version ever since, and is the same text presented here in the old Estrangelo letters. The English translation is linguistically conservative yet highly readable. Students of scriptural study and interested readers alike will find this edition well worth the wait.
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Aramaic Gospels And Acts
$18.99Add to cartIt is astonishing in our day and age how difficult it has been to obtain the Gospels presented in the Aramaic Language-until now. This edition of The Aramaic Gospels and Acts finally presents the traditional Aramaic text and an English translation in an affordable manner. The oldest Aramaic translations of the original Greek Gospels were finally standardized sometime in the third or fourth century as the version known as the Peshitta. The Syriac-Aramaic Peshitta version has been regarded as the standard version ever since, and is the same text presented here in the old Estrangelo letters. The English translation is linguistically conservative yet highly readable. Students of scriptural study and interested readers alike will find this edition well worth the wait.
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Gods Big Picture
$18.99Add to cartIn his excellent overview, Vaughan Roberts gives the big picture – showing how the different parts of the Bible fit together under the theme of the kingdom of God. He gives us both the encouragement and the tools to read it with confidence and understanding. He points us to the Bible’s supreme subject, Jesus Christ, and the salvation God offers through him.
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Mastering New Testament Greek Vocabulary
$24.99Add to cart93 Chapters
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Basic to learning New Testament Greek is acquiring an adequate vocabulary. Mark Wilson introduces Greek students to a method widely used in general language learning-semantic domains. Wilson arranges Greek words in the ninety-three categories of Louw and Nida’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and includes frequency counts for every Greek word. -
Word Of God In English
$27.00Add to cart“Dynamic equivalence” vs. “essentially literal” translations—the debate has raged since the mid-20th century. An English professor at Wheaton College, Ryken reveals the history behind contemporary English translations; examines common fallacies; and probes the theological, ethical, and hermeneutical issues with modern interpretations. His thoughtful comparison shows why some Bibles may not truly be God’s words.
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New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity 9
$43.99Add to cart148 Pages
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This series seeks to keep New Testament and early church researchers, teachers, and students abreast of emerging documentary evidence by reproducing and reviewing recently published Greek inscriptions and papyri that illumine the context in which the Christian church developed. Produced by the Ancient History Documentary Research Centre at Macquarie University, the New Docs volumes broaden the context of biblical studies and other related fields and provide a better understanding of the historical and social milieus of early Christianity.Volume 9 reproduces, translates, and reviews a selection of Greek inscriptions and papyri that were first published or reissued in 1986 and 1987. The documents gathered here include secular texts as well as texts directly relating to Judaica and ecclesiastica. Some notable entries in this volume:
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Sayings Gospel Q In Greek And English
$29.00Add to cartThe International Q Project has been working for many years to establish the text of Q–the source for sayings of Jesus utilized by both Matthew and Luke. This edition provides a student version that includes both Greek text and English translation of the Sayings Gospel Q. In addition, it includes a glossary of Q’s vocabulary, with English definitions. The introduction provides orientation for the student on the nature of Q and a brief history of research.
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How To Get The Bible Into My Life Super Saver
$39.99Add to cartPut the Word to work for you! Focusing on how Scripture can be applied to everyday living, Miller covers each book of the Bible—from Genesis to Revelation—giving you a handle on influential people, key ideas you need to know, “red flag” issues, and more! Fully illustrated with outlines, cartoons, and sidebars.
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New Testament Exegesis (Revised)
$32.00Add to cartA favorite among pastors and seminary students for 20 years, Fee’s trusted handbook offers a clear, step-by-step process for interpreting the Greek text—even if you only know English. Newly revised, his indispensable manual provides seasoned guidance for accurate reading and practical help for sermon preparation. Includes an extensive annotated bibliography explaining the best resources
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Heresies Of Westcott And Hort
$12.00Add to cartThis book reveals the unorthodox beliefs of Westcott and Hort who are the men most responsible for the ‘new’ Greek text that underlies the ‘new’ bible versions. Their heterodoxy blinded their intellects, and prejudiced them adversely and unfairly in their textual theories of the Greek New Testament. This book contains 125 direct quotations of Westcott and Hort from 1,291 pages as contained in five books by both men.
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Greek For Preachers
$29.99Add to cart“This dynamic book will help you bring the New Testament to life in your sermons by alerting you to pulses of meaning that are lost in English translation. The heart of the book is ten clear, practical, and well-illustrated principles for uncovering dimensions of significance of the greek text. Designed for beginners and pastors with little experience, the authors introduce readers to the alphabet, to Greek words, and to making use of Greek through an Interlinear Greek/English New Testament.”
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Charts Of Ancient And Medieval Church History
$29.99Add to cartThis book is a tool for teachers. It has been composed by one, who in a career of teaching in the classroom for over thirty years, has discovered a paucity of user-friendly visual aides to enhance the learning process. The advent of computer technology has revolutionized the way history can be effectively taught in the classroom. Colorful graphic designs now appear with the touch of a button to augment lectures. This increases the learning curve by employing more of the senses in the learning experience. The work is an ideal tool for the formal, academic setting as well as the educational program of the church.
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Synoptic Gospels : An Introduction (Expanded)
$35.00Add to cartThis revision and update fills the gap between brief treatments of the Synoptics by New Testament introductions and exhaustive commentaries. Deploying the full range of critical and literary methods, the volume explores the major issues of faith that influenced the writers of the Gospels.
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Abrahams Divided Children
$37.95Add to cartThis addition to the popular New Testament in Context series focuses on the politics of division in Paul’s letter to the Galations. Galatians has been traditionally read as the “Magna Carta” of Christian liberty, teaching that Gentiles need not become Jews before becoming Christians. Pheme Perkins demonstrates that the matter is not so simple. She uses recent evidence to show that the communal boundaries of Judaism were more porous than has been assumed. Rather than portraying a simple conflict between Jews and Gentile converts, Galatians depicts a Jewish community whose identity is in flux and Gentile converts who were not entirely certain about their lineage in the Christian faith. Perkins argues that while Paul might have tried to use his rhetoric to encourage unity among Gentile converts, he actually created harsh divisions between the Christian and Jewish communities. Perkins’ lively and engaging reading of Galatians challenges much debated Pauline text.
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Biblical Hermeneutics
$42.00Add to cartWith the revival of preterist interpretation of Bible prophecy, Terry’s book once again is gaining an audience. It was the textbook of choice for most seminaries through the 1970s. Even dispensational schools used it. Together with Terry’s Biblical Apocalyptics, you’ll have the foundation for sound biblical interpretation.
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Matthew And Empire
$51.95Add to cartIn Matthew and Empire, Warren Carter argues that Matthew’s Gospel protests Roman imperialism by asserting that God’s purpose and will are performed not only by the empire and emperor but by Jesus and his community of disciples. Carter makes the claim for reading Matthew this way against the almost exclusive emphasis on the relationship with the synagogue that has long characterized Matthean scholarship. He establishes Matthew’s imperial context by examining Roman imperial ideology and material presence in Anitoch, the traditional provenance for Matthew. Carter argues that Matthean Christology, which presents Jesus as God’s agent, is shaped by claims-and protests against those claims-that the emperor and the empire are God’s agents.
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Pocket Dictionary For The Study Of New Testament Greek
$14.99Add to cartIf you are beginning your study of New Testament Greek or Greek exegesis, this book is for you!
From ablative to zeugma, it defines the tangled terms that infest Greek textbooks, grammars and lexicons.
Here is the book to deliver you from late-night ponderings of the predicate and frantic fumings over the fricative. It is the indispensable lexicon to that third language that is neither Greek nor recognizable English: the technical vocabulary of grammarians, lexicographers, linguists and Greek instructors. What’s more, this pocket dictionary gives you the inside edge on the terminology of exegesis, textual criticism and biblical criticism.
Careful definitions, helpful examples and copious cross-references make this economically priced, brief dictionary easy to use. And its convenient size will make it a constant companion in your study of the Greek New Testament.
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Women In Scripture
$66.99Add to cartA groundbreaking survey that takes the study of biblical women to a new level! Exploring the lives of all women—named and unnamed—in the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and the apocryphal/deuterocanonical books, respected scholars offer 800 articles on prophets and prostitutes, deacons and dancers, widows and wet nurses, rulers and slaves. A must-have reference!
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Seeing The Text
$27.99Add to cartInitially, learning languages can mean much memorization and lends itself to few tangible results. Shertz and Yoder have placed exegesis within the broader context of hermeneutics, so the student can see the rationale for what he’s doing. Includes fine suggestions for using computers to complement classroom work.
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Summer Greek Reader (Workbook)
$14.99Add to cartThis is a book designed for students who have just completed first year Greek to maintain their Greek over the summer. They will not build their knowledge of Greek grammar as taught in Mounce, only keep using it. The only new thing they will do is learn vocabulary words (those that occur 20 to 49 times in the NT and are not footnoted in the Graded Reader). Each of twelve sections (all from the Gospels and 1 John) are divided up into six smaller units for daily working on the text; students are encouraged to parse several words in each section. By the time they return to school in September, they will be ready for the Graded Reader, without the professor having to do remedial Greek first.
