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Where To Find Favorite Bible Verses Pamphlet
$4.99Add to cartDon’t have a photographic memory? Here are the most important verses in Scripture organized by topic. Perfect for people who do not remember the exact Bible reference for their favorite passage.
Fits inside a Bible cover
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Meanings : The Bible As Document And As Guide
$25.00Add to cartThese essays reveal the consistency and integrity of a master exegete, New Testament theologian, and churchman. Stendahl brings to the biblical text a constant concern to discover what was meant by a particular biblical passage, as free as possible of the doctrinal or cultural preoccupations of intervening centuries, but also to reflect on what the text means to us today, ever alert to the ways scripture has fueled anti-semitism, the subordination of women, and other forms of prejudice and injury. The combination of respect shown here for the diversity of meanings in scripture and the urgency of reflecting – critically and faithfully – on our contemporary responsibilities in light of scripture is irresistible. The collection is a testament to the wide range of Stendahl’s interests and the depth of his perception.
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Mark And Method
$32.00Add to cartSince its publication by Fortress Press in 1992, Mark and Method has been an invaluable resource for the study of Mark, and of the range of methods used in interpreting the New Testament. This second edition offers a new introduction and chapters brought up to date with the latest developments in interpretation, including new chapters on Cultural Studies and Post-Colonial Criticism.
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Taking Up The Cross
$29.00Add to cartDiscussions of the meaning of Jesus’ passion are at a creative high point, in part because of popular events like Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, and Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, but also because of a groundswell of interest in contemporary biblical scholarship.
Barbara E. Reid, O.P., here pays attention to the role of women in the accounts of Jesus’ passion and observes that some of the interpretations of Jesus’ death in the New Testament open us up to life and liberation, while others have been used to perpetuate cycles of violence and victimization.
When women have identified their suffering with that of Jesus, this has sometimes given them strength, but has also led to a harmful acceptance of unjust suffering. Reid explores five theological “images” of the death of Jesus through conversation with the voices of women from Mexico, Bolivia, and Peru and examination of the roles of women in the New Testament accounts. The result is an illuminating combination of New Testament exegesis with a liberative constructive theology.
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How To Study The Bible
$2.49Add to cartThis brand-new guide provides a brief, concise overview of personal Bible study for the layperson. Long-time Bible teacher Robert West gives insight into the types, tools, and techniques of personal study, offering both practical guidance and encouragement to pursue the command of 2 Timothy 2:15 (“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth”). Covering topics such as the inductive method, word studies, commentaries, dictionaries, and concordances, How to Study the Bible also emphasizes the personal benefits of private Bible time.
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Philippians : A Greek Students Intermediate Reader
$29.00Add to cartA skill-boosting resource to help second-year Greek students bridge the gap between elementary grammars and exercises and actually reading the biblical text. It provides language learners with added confidence in Greek syntax as they work their way through an entire New Testament book.
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Biblical Greek Language And Lexicography
$32.99Add to cartFrederick W. Danker is deservedly recognized as one of today’s foremost Greek lexicographers. Unique among contemporary biblical scholars, Danker has lived to see the publication of two major Greek dictionaries that he himself edited. While he was part of the editorial team that produced the second edition of A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, he alone thoroughly revised the entire dictionary to produce the third edition, popularly known as BDAG. Projects like these have considerably advanced New Testament lexicography in the twentieth century and have laid a solid foundation for further lexicographical work in the twenty-first. Biblical Greek Language and Lexicography celebrates the life and work of Professor Danker. In character with his contribution to Greek scholarship, the essays have been chosen to assist biblical Greek students and their teachers to develop a deeper understanding of aspects of Greek language and lexicography. Among the topics of discussion are the way one discovers the meaning of words, current tools available to students of language, and the approach being used in the latest New Testament and Septuagint Greek dictionaries. The book also features rich footnotes directing students to important Greek language resources, a selected bibliography of Danker’s publications, an appendix listing BDAG precursors, and four indexes – biblical references, Greek words, Hebrew forms, and grammatical and lexicographical terms. Sure to interest scholars, teachers, pastors, and students, this volume is both a worthy tribute to the career of Frederick Danker and a valuable presentation of the state of the art in Greek and biblical language studies. Contributors: Rykle Borger Cameron Boyd-Taylor Peter R. Burton Randall Buth Frederick William Danker John H. Elliott Trevor V. Evans Erik Eynikel Katrin Hauspie William A. Johnson John A. L. Lee Barclay M. Newman Jr. Takamitsu Muraoka Stanley E. Porter Terry Roberts Bernard A. Taylor James W. Voelz Richard E. Whitaker
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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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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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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. -
Como Explorar La Biblia – (Spanish)
$24.99Add to cartDescripcion (Description):
En una cultura controlada por los medios de comunicacion, Como presentar la Biblia a aquellos que estan acostumbrados a las peliculas, las revistas y a los periodicos? Muy sencillo, les damos Como explorar la Biblia, una mirada dinamica y llena de accion a los personajes principales, los eventos y significados del Antiguo y Nuevo Testamento.
Grandes escenas: los eventos principales en palabras e ilustraciones detalladas.
Papeles protagonicos: Una mirada a los personajes principales.
La trama: El relato en una capsula:
Alerta: Los consejos cruciales que no se deben pasar por alto.
Frases celebres: Las frases que conocemos pero que no sabiamos que fueron extraidas de la Biblia.
Cronologias: Sucesos en el mundo biblico y otros lugares de la Tierra. Todo eso y mucho mas.In today’s media-driven culture, how do you introduce the Bible to people who are used to movies, comic books, and USA Today? You give them Como explorar la Biblia, a fast-paced, action-packed look at the main characters, events, and meanings of the Old and New Testament.
Using with the reader-friendly Contemporary English Version, this book makes it even easier for adults who are unfamiliar with the Bible to get into the Scriptures.
Features:
Big Scenes–the main events in words and detailed illustrations
Starring Roles–a look at the leading characters
Plot–the story in a nutshell What to Look For–the crucial insights you don’t want to miss
Famous Lines–phrases you may already know, but didn’t know they came from the
Bible Timelines–happenings in the Bible world and the rest of the world And lots more! -
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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Donde Hallarlo En La Biblia – (Spanish)
$15.99Add to cartPuedes hallarlo en la Biblia… si sabes donde buscarlo. Si quieres saber lo que dice la Biblia sobre temas como el de las computadoras, la nutricion o la sicologia, no lo conseguiras en otras concordancias. Pero esta moderna fuente tematica te llevara a donde no llegan las otras, y sin ningun lenguaje teologico complicado.
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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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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.
