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Jesus Beginnings And Science
$12.95Pier Press LLC
This group study guide offers 12 lessons that examine what the Bible says about creation, human origins, and science. The easy-to-follow format encourages conversation that respects diverse points of view.
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Steward Of Gods Mysteries
$31.99One view that perennially springs up among biblical scholars is that Paul was the inventor of Christianity, or that Paul introduced the idea of a divine Christ to a church that earlier had simply followed the ethical teaching of a human Jesus. In this book Jerry Sumney responds to that claim by examining how, in reality, Paul drew on what the church already believed and confessed about Jesus.
As he explores how Paul’s theology relates to that of the broader early church, Sumney identifies where in the Christian tradition distinctive theological claims about Christ, his death, the nature of salvation, and eschatology first seem to appear. Without diminishing significant differences, Sumney describes what common traditions and beliefs various branches of the early church shared and compares them to Paul’s thought. Sumney interacts directly with arguments made by those who claim Paul as the inventor of Christianity and approaches the questions raised by that claim in a fresh way.
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1 Thessalonians : 30 Day Devotional (Student/Study Guide)
$7.99As we spend 30 days in 1 Thessalonians with Alec Motyer, we hear the timeless encouragement to “keep on keeping on’, surely a message as relevant today as when it was first written. Paul visited Thessalonica on his second mission trip, along with his companions Silas and Timothy. Unfortunately, his time there was cut short after only four or five weeks when Paul was hounded out of the city. But amazingly, by this time, a fledgling church had already formed! Paul writes to the new believers in order to fill in details and explain misunderstandings about the second coming, to urge the Christians to live well in community, and to give further instructions about godly living, all the while encouraging them to press on in holiness in spite of opposition.
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Bible From 30000 Feet
$34.99An Eye-Opening and Engaging Guide to the Bible
Enjoy the magnificent panorama of Scripture like never before! Pastor Skip Heitzig shares a FLIGHT plan for all 66 books of the Bible to help you better understand the context and significance of each. You’ll discover…
*Facts-about the author and the date the book was written
*Landmarks-a summary of the highlights of the book
*Itinerary-a specific outline of the book divided by themes
*Gospel-how to see Jesus within the book’s pages
*History-a brief glimpse at the cultural setting for the book
*Travel Tips-guidelines for navigating the book’s truthsEach chapter also includes an “in flight” narrative of events to draw you in and give you a unique aerial view of the accounts in God’s Word.
If you have ever found yourself getting lost and wandering from verse to verse in Scripture, put yourself back on track with the clear perspective offered in The Bible from 30,000 Feet.
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Known By God
$29.99Who are you? What defines you? What makes you, you? In the past an individual’s identity was more predictable than it is today. Life’s big questions were basically settled before you were born: where you’d live, what you’d do, the type of person you’d marry, your basic beliefs, and so on. Today personal identity is a do-it-yourself project. Constructing a stable and satisfying sense of self is hard amidst relationship breakdowns, the pace of modern life, the rise of social media, multiple careers, social mobility, and so on. Ours is a day of identity angst. Known by God is built on the observation that humans are inherently social beings; we know who we are in relation to others and by being known by them. If one of the universal desires of the self is to be known by others, being known by God as his children meets our deepest and lifelong need for recognition and gives us a secure identity. Rosner argues that rather than knowing ourselves, being known by God is the key to personal identity. He explores three biblical angles on the question of personal identity: being made in the image of God, being known by God and being in Christ. The notion of sonship is at the center – God gives us our identity as a parent who knows his child. Being known by him as his child gives our fleeting lives significance, provokes in us needed humility, supplies cheering comfort when things go wrong, and offers clear moral direction for living.
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Liquid Scripture : The Bible In A Digital World
$29.00What difference does it make to our experience of Scripture if we no longer hold a book in our hands, if we again scroll through Scripture? How does the flow of electronic Scripture change our perception of the Bibles authority and significance? Jeffrey S. Siker reviews the latest research on how the reading brain processes digital texts and into how churches use digital Bibles, and synthesizes the advantages and risks of the digitized Bible. Sikers conclusions merit serious reflection in classrooms and churches alike.
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Jesus The Messiah
$35.99Abbreviations
Preface
IntroductionPart I: Key Issues In Studying The Life Of Christ
1. Where You Start Determines Where You Finish: The Role Of Presuppositions In Studying The Life Of Christ
2. Where Can We Go? Sources For Studying The Life Of Jesus
3. When Did All This Take Place? The Problem Of ChronologyPart II: The Life Of Christ
4. Conceived By The Holy Spirit, Born Of The Virgin Mary: How It All Started
5. What Was The Boy Jesus Really Like? The Silent Years
6. The Baptism Of Jesus: The Anointing Of The Anointed
7. The Temptation Of Jesus: The Battle Begun, The Path Decided
8. The Call Of The Disciples: You Shall Be My Witnesses
9. The Message Of Jesus: “The Kingdom Of God Has Come To You”
10. The Person Of Jesus: “Who Then Is This, That Even The Wind The Sea Obey Him?”
11. The Events Of Caesarea Philippi: The Turning Point
12. The Transfiguration: A Glimpse Of The Future
13. The Triumphal Entry: Israel’s King Enters Jerusalem
14. The Cleansing Of The Temple: God’s House?a Den Of Thieves
15. The Last Supper: Jesus Looks To The Future
16. Gethsemane, Betrayal Arrest: God’s Will, Human Treachery Governmental Evil
17. The Trial: The Condemning Of The Innocent
18. Suffered Under Pontius Pilate, Dead Buried: Despised Rejected, A Man Of Suffering
19. The Resurrection: “Why Do You Look For The Living Among The Dead?”Index Of Subjects
Index Of ReferencesAdditional Info
The time is ripe for a new account of the life of Jesus. It has been over twenty-five years since an evangelical New Testament scholar has written a textbook survey of this type. Today the landscape of Jesus and Gospel studies has been radically transformed by new questions and critical challenges. No less remarkable is the contemporary renaissance of our knowledge of the world of Jesus. In Jesus the Messiah Robert Stein draws together the results of a career of research and writing on Jesus and the Gospels. Every episode in the life of Jesus is here treated with historical care and attention to its significance for understanding the life and ministry of Jesus. Clearly written, ably argued and geared to the needs of students, Jesus the Messiah will give probing minds a sure grounding in the life and ministry of Jesus.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Abraham : A Journey Through Lent (Student/Study Guide)
$13.99Abraham is a Lent book that takes the story of Abraham in Genesis as the basis for a series of six Lenten studies. Each chapter is followed by a set of questions arising from it, as well as suggested further reading.
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Pornography
$6.99Introduction
1. Culture
2. Compassion
3. Convictions: Creation
4. Convictions: Fall
5. Convictions: Redemption And Glory
6. Wisdom
Further ReadingAdditional Info
Pornography is no longer looked down on as bad or unhelpful, but is something to enjoy without guilt. Christians work to a different agenda-set by the Bible’s revelation of the true meaning of sex and relationships. This book surveys the Christian worldview and applies it to the complex issues surrounding pornography. Discover the liberating and satisfying view of sex found in the gospel.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Persian Problem
$17.98The methods of modern scholarship have undermined biblical historicity and the original intent of biblical writers. The Persian Problem highlights one of these key controversial areas.
A dilemma confronts all who would identify the Persian kings in Scripture and then synchronize them chronologically. This aspect of the “Persian Problem” has three parts.
First, the identity of the “Artaxerxes” mentioned in Ezra 6-7 and in Nehemiah. Persian history gives us little help because the Greeks and Muslims destroyed nearly all their records. In attempting to identify this king, scholars have forced the ages of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Mordecai to be much older. They “solved” this issue by subsequently “inventing” a second Ezra, Nehemiah, and Mordecai. However, this created a greater difficulty!
Most historians agree that Xerxes ascended the throne in 486 BC and that his son Artaxerxes I, or Longimanus, succeeded him, dying in 424 BC. However, with regard to biblical usage, the first year Longimanus was associated on the throne has not been correctly fixed! This shocking fact is the second part. Indeed, this date is a major key to Bible chronology!
Finally, there has been a failure to carefully compare the list of 31 priests and Levites returning with Zerubbabel (536 BC: Cyrus’ 1st year) in Nehemiah 12:1-9 with the 10:1-10 list. This oversight leads to a 91-year gap between the two rolls, creating a far greater age problem involving many more people than the Ezra, Nehemiah, and Mordecai issue! Moreover, the entire “Persian Problem” is convoluted. As the kings from Darius the Mede to Artaxerxes I are examined, an overview of neo-Babylonian history becomes necessary-and new problems surface.
While honoring all relevant Scripture, the work contained herein resolves all the above issues.
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How Can Anyone Read The Bible
$12.95* Offers basic information to make the Bible less formidable to beginning readers * Author is a preeminent Biblical scholar and prominent retired Episcopalian seminary professor In How Can Anyone Read the Bible? preeminent biblical scholar Bill Countryman provides a basic introduction for those with little knowledge about the Bible that aims to provide an easy point of entry into engagement with Scripture.
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Jesus Heist : Recovering The Gospel From The Church
$26.95* Provocative readings of biblical stories, with thoughts on what they are saying to the church * Listens for critique rather than support, encouraging us to hear Jesus fresh Inside the Church, we are constantly and consistently reading the gospels through the lens of supporting our own institution and structure. This prevents us from hearing the critique Jesus offered in his own day and his emphatic and persistent call to be and do differently now (Matthew 23:1-12). Stories that will be covered include Widow’s Mite, Rich Young Ruler, Destruction of the Temple, Searching for the Lost Coin, Sower of the Seeds, Transfiguration, and the Great Commission. This book will flip the script of many Bible stories, allowing us to hear Jesus’ call to change as one that is directed at us rather than as one we should direct toward others.
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Interviews With The Two Witnesses
$10.99We are living in strange times when life on earth is growing darker and darker, according to Isaiah 60:1. Often, we hear of terror attacks on the news, and we see that mankind is turning away in large numbers from the message of Christ and Christianity.
Some years ago, in 2014, Matthew interviewed nineteen saints, which included an interview with Elijah and Enoch, the two witnesses in Revelation 11. Today, so that people don’t miss what they have said, Matthew has republished their interviews in this small book.
This book will tell you:
* What these two men say is important to God
* What the future of the earth will look like
* The importance of building your life on the rock and
* Insight into the thoughts of these two men who will judge the world.
In this updated and edited version of the interviews from Great Cloud of Witnesses Speak, you will also be directed to other important books that will teach you how to be a light of Jesus to the world, how to find your purpose on earth, and what the two witnesses will do when they come to earth.
In this book, I endeavor to share the hearts and minds of the two witnesses. However, this book is not about what they will actually do on earth. For more information on what the two witnesses will do on earth, read Matthew’s book, Optimistic Visions of Revelation.
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10 Day Bible Study
$6.99Zamiz Press
The Bible doesn’t have to be a mystery. Prepare for 10 days of detective work to find answers to faith’s most challenging questions from a bestselling author and host of Bible Stories for Adults, reaching half a million on YouTube.
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Conversations That Change Us 2nd Edition
$25.95Tall Pines Press
Introducing a model for collaborative theological reflection that captures the essence of what’s necessary when people who differ from one another begin to work together, this guide discusses how to create dialogical, collaborative reflection based on Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience.
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Position And Condition
$22.99Nothing in a person’s condition can ever change his or her position, but a focus on position can radically improve condition. That’s what Ephesians is all about. For anyone who has wondered how to be one of God’s children and still be so far from being like Jesus, this is the book with the answers.
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Exile : A Conversation With N T Wright
$44.99Preface
Introduction
N. T. Wright’s Hypothesis Of An “Ongoing Exile”: Issues And Answers (James M. Scott)Main Paper
Yet The Sun Will Rise Again: Reflections On The Exile And Restoration In Second Temple Judaism, Jesus, Paul, And The Church Today (N. T. Wright)Part I: Old Testament/Hebrew Bible/Septuagint
1. Wright On Exile: A Response (Walter Brueggemann)
2. Exile And Restoration Terminology In The Septuagint And The New Testament (Robert J. V. Hiebert)
3. Not All Gloom And Doom: Positive Interpretations Of Exile And Diaspora In The Hebrew Bible And Early Judaism (Jorn Kiefer)Part II: Early Judaism
4. Jewish Nationalism From Judah The Maccabee To Judah The Prince And The Problem Of “Continuing Exile” (Philip Alexander)
5. Continuing Exile Among The People Of The Dead Sea Scrolls: Nuancing N. T. Wright’s Hypothesis (Rob Kugler)
6. The Dead Sea Scrolls And Exile’s End: Sword And Word And The Execution Of Judgment (Dorothy M. Peters)Part III: New Testament
7. N. T. Wright’s Exile Theory As Organic To Judaism (Scot McKnight)
8. Paul, Exile, And The Economy Of God (S. A. Cummins)
9. How To Write A Synthesis: Wright And The Problem Of Continuity In New Testament Theology (Timo Eskola)Part IV: Theology
10. Sacramental Interpretation: On The Need For Theological Grounding Of Narratival History (Hans Boersma)
11. Exile And Figural History (Ephraim Radner)Conclusion
Responding To Exile (N. T. Wright)Additional Info
N . T. Wright is well known for his view that the majority of Second Temple Jews saw themselves as living within an ongoing exile, and that both Jesus and Paul drew on this theme. Here Wright spells out his view in a lengthy essay, scholars respond from various perspectives, and Wright responds to them.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Biblicist View Of Law And Gospel
$16.99Paul told the Romans the Law is holy and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. Yet four times in three epistles he wrote, We are not under law but under grace. Christians read these seemingly conflicting statements and are easily confused. They wonder if anyone can understand how the law and the Old Testament relates to their faith.
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Christology In The New Testament (Student/Study Guide)
$32.99The different pictures of Christ presented in the New Testament can be understood in light of the different problems and situations the New Testament authors were addressing. The interpretation of Christ that most closely addressed the pressing needs and daily reality of the churches the writer was addressing naturally came to the forefront of the way Christ was described. In addition, different kinds of literature use Christology somewhat differently. Some Christological claims are made as part of a narrative. Some are doxological, included in early Christian hymns. Some are more discursive – as part of a response to concrete practical problems. David Bartlett presents Christological claims as part of ongoing conversations in the early church about who Jesus was and how he was understood as still present in believing communities.
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Interviews With The Two Witnesses
$16.99We are living in strange times when life on earth is growing darker and darker, according to Isaiah 60:1. Often, we hear of terror attacks on the news, and we see that mankind is turning away in large numbers from the message of Christ and Christianity.
Some years ago, in 2014, Matthew interviewed nineteen saints, which included an interview with Elijah and Enoch, the two witnesses in Revelation 11. Today, so that people don’t miss what they have said, Matthew has republished their interviews in this small book.
This book will tell you:
* What these two men say is important to God
* What the future of the earth will look like
* The importance of building your life on the rock and
* Insight into the thoughts of these two men who will judge the world.
In this updated and edited version of the interviews from Great Cloud of Witnesses Speak, you will also be directed to other important books that will teach you how to be a light of Jesus to the world, how to find your purpose on earth, and what the two witnesses will do when they come to earth.
In this book, I endeavor to share the hearts and minds of the two witnesses. However, this book is not about what they will actually do on earth. For more information on what the two witnesses will do on earth, read Matthew’s book, Optimistic Visions of Revelation.
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Hidden Souls : A Bible Study For Women Seeking Healing From Abuse
$16.99Whether the evil encountered was physical, mental, emotional, or sexual abuse, the lessons in this book answer some hard questions. Readers will be encouraged to discover how God has loved them and walked with them. They will see how God has healed women who have walked in their shoes.
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Gods Profound And Urgent Message
$21.99Blessed is the one who reads the words of God’s message, and blessed are the people who hear this message and do what is written in it, because the time is near! -Rev.1:3NCV
GOD’S PROFOUND AND URGENT MESSAGEThis book and the driving force of its message was truly accomplished by the grace and will of God
1 – To explain the validity, accuracy and importance of the Bible.
2 – To show that God’s primary biblical message is that we listen to His word, His instruction.
3 – To give Scriptural evidence of Christ’s absolute authority and only source to salvation.
4 – To explain God’s magnificent promises to believers and the facts about sin, prayer, and God’s forgiveness.
5 – To give Scriptural warning of false religions, varied teachings, and the consequence of unbelief.
6 – To tell of Christ’s return and His divine message to mankind.This book reveals God’s most important Scriptural messages and the life-saving information to mankind as we are truly at the threshold of His return. God is pleading to all nations and to all people of the earth, to draw near to Him, to listen to Him. God wants the world to understand and recognize the indisputable factual evidence and reasons for the credibility and accuracy of the Bible, and why it should be adhered to, and to understand His most profound and dominant messages and with a due sense of urgency for salvation. Nothing else you do will ever matter as much.
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Lost World Of The Israelite Conquest
$24.99Perhaps no Old Testament episode is more troubling than the conquest of Canaan. “Destroy everything” is the byword of holy war. This is genocide. Or is it? Do we too quickly set a contemporary overlay on these ancient texts? This book takes us into the lost world of these texts, recalibrates our understanding and reshapes our conversations.
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God And The Transgender Debate
$16.99Foreword By R. Albert Mohler Jr
1. He Had Compassion
2. How We Got To Where We Are
3. The Language
4. On Making A Decision
5. Well-Designed
6. Beauty And Brokenness
7. A Better Future
8. Love Your Neighbor
9. No Easy Paths
10. Challenging The Church
11. Speaking To Children
12. Tough Questions
13. Open HandsAdditional Info
What is transgender and gender fluidity? What does God’s Word actually say about these issues? How can the gospel be good news for someone experiencing gender dysphoria? How do churches respond?These are questions Christians need to think through and this warm, faithful, careful book will help them do just that.
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Is Hell For Real
$7.99Introduction: The Problem Of Judgment
1. Images Of The Afterlife
2. God Of Justice
3. God Of Love
4. The Problem Of Evil
5. Deserving Causes
6. Love Really Does Win
Conclusion: If Hell Is For Real Then…Additional Info
The word Hell conjures up all kinds of nightmares in people’s minds. But also presents a difficulty for many Christians. How can a God who the Bible says literally “is love” condemn anyone to an eternity of torment? Will punishment be eternal? Is Hell for real?In this short, accessible book, pastor and author Erik Raymond reviews this important subject for everyone with pastoral warmth and biblical clarity.
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Self Study Bible Course
$12.99If you have questions about God and the Bible, this accessible guide from highly respected Bible teacher Derek Prince will help you develop a fundamental understanding of Scripture. By completing the fourteen in-depth lessons, you will find answers to questions such as:
How can I know I will go to heaven when I die?
How can I have victory over sin?
What does the Bible say about physical healing?
What is God’s plan for prosperity?
How can I receive answers to my prayers?
Even those who have never read the Bible will find this systematic study guide easy to use and beneficial. Long-time believers will discover a new ease in conversing with God, fellowshipping with Christians, receiving guidance, and witnessing and winning souls. Self-Study Bible Course will lead you to Christlikeness and enable you to develop an intimacy with God you may never have known before.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Until Shiloh Comes
$16.99The Old Testament is the foundational document for all that follows in the New Testament and should never be relegated to inferior status. These older scriptures were given for our admonition and should be esteemed and appreciated in the same manner as the New Testament writings until Shiloh comes, the second time.
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Septuagint : Clouding Gods Word
$12.98Most of academia does not consider the Jewish Scriptures and the Old Testament portion of the Christian Bible to be one and the same. According to them, the original text of this part of God’s Word has been lost and is in need of “recovery.” To restore the original text, they maintain that the Hebrew Masoretic Text, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Septuagint must be compared.
The Septuagint (LXX) is an ancient translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew to Hellenistic Greek. This is almost the only hard fact concerning this translation that is truly verifiable. As the LXX is supposedly over 1,100 years older than the most ancient surviving Hebrew manuscripts, and as it often reads differently from them, text critics presume that the LXX was translated from an older, thus more reliable, Hebrew text.
Believing the LXX contains readings that have been lost or corrupted in the Hebrew Scriptures, critics hold that the Septuagint may be used in determined places to “correct and restore” these adulterated readings. Such is the status that the LXX holds in Old Testament text critical circles.
Indeed, one constantly reads that the Septuagint was “the” Bible of the early Christians. But-we wonder-is such veneration by academia justified? Does the New Testament frequently quote from the LXX instead of the Hebrew?
Rather than offering fanciful theories, this fresh critical analysis examines the above questions by presenting numerous side-by-side comparisons of the LXX Greek and Hebrew Masoretic text, as well as significant mathematical contrasts. This approach allows readers to discover the truth for themselves. The result will be surprising.
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Beheaded : The Book Of Revelation Made Simple With Commentary
$15.99Daiv House Publications
Christians and non-Christians, at some point in their lives, have heard about the book of Revelation, sometimes referred to as the end times, the end of the world, and the apocalypse. While some have read the words, there are those who do not completely understand the meaning and most importantly, what it means to them.
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Compared To Who
$14.99See your body image struggles as issues of the heart-then find freedom from body insecurity using five biblically rooted steps!
Are you tired of cliches like “It’s what’s on the inside that counts!” or “Just love your body!” which sound encouraging but don’t really help your struggle? Then Compared to Who? is for you. It may not be grammatically correct, but it’s one question every woman should ask as she wrestles issues like:
Am I enough?
Should I try to be more beautiful?
Will anyone ever love me?
Would my life be different if I looked different? ?Writing from her personal battle with weight and appearance, Heather will encourage you to see your body image struggles from a fresh perspective. Heather’s humor and honesty will encourage you, while her practical, grace-based approach will offer a path to follow to find the freedom you crave. ?
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Luke The Composer
$49.00Prologue: The Synoptic Problem
1. Reading Luke
2. Luke’s Sonata
3. Luke’s Sources
4. Writing Luke
5. Evaluating LukeEpilogue: A Synoptic Theory
Appendix: Special Lukan Material
Bibliography
IndexAdditional Info
The literary relationships among the Synoptic Gospels have long attracted scholarly attention which has now generally coalesced into the predominant Two- (or Four-) Source Hypothesis and leading alternatives, the Griesbach (or Two-Gospel) Hypothesis (Mark used Matthew and Luke) and the Farrer Hypothesis (Luke used Mark and Matthew). Thomas J. Mosb here argues that no theory of Synoptic relations is adequate unless it can satisfactorily explain the extensive middle third of Luke’s Gospel, the so-called Travel Narrative (9:51-19:27), where Luke departs from the order shown in either Matthew or Mark and assembles stories and sayings that develop themes concerning discipleship that are important to Luke. Mosb examines this narrative as a composed narrative, not merely an assembly of “materials,” and finds that Luke has reordered materials taken from Matthew and from Mark in a very particular manner. He then examines Luke’s purposes in the Gospel as a whole, then addresses objections raised by Q advocates to the hypothesis that Luke knew Matthew. At length Mosb offers his own hypothesis of Synoptic relationships, including the relationship between Matthew and Mark.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Restored To Freedom From Fear Guilt And Shame
$20.99SEANET proudly presents Restored to Freedom from Fear, Guilt, and Shame, volume 13 in its series on intercultural and inter-religious studies. These three cultural orientations impact the shaping and expression of worldview. While all are present to a certain extent in every context, this volume draws from the expressions and insights found from within the Buddhist world. Understanding orientations differing from our own helps us understand more of ourselves, part of the enrichment resulting in the process of encounter. We require the lens of the world in order to better recognize our own cultural blindness. We use the word “restoration” believing that it is God’s purpose to restore all that was lost through fear, guilt, and shame back to the original status of power, honor, and innocence through reconciliation on all levels. This volume is for all who seek restoration to freedom for self and others.
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Learning Contentment : A Study For Ladies Of Every Age
$12.00We tend to think being “stressed out” is a normal state of affairs, and that contentment means sitting back and just bottling things up. For the Christian, however, contentment is something we must apply, work at, and make our own in every circumstance, because anxiety and frustration are not neutral behaviors.
It is certainly easier to just go with our natural impulses when times are “annoying” or when times are very hard, but contentment is an important part of our Christian life. Even the apostle Paul had to “learn” contentment. So we shouldn’t wonder why we’re still in spiritual kindergarten-repeating the same lessons over and over again-if we haven’t given ourselves to study contentment.
Thankfully, every test God gives on contentment is open book (even the pop quizzes!). In Learning Contentment, Nancy Wilson looks to the Bible and Puritans like Burroughs, Rutherford, Watson, and Spurgeon to help us develop the practical, spiritual strength and the perspective that comes from contentment’s deep satisfaction with the will of God.
This encouraging little book includes concise explanations, application questions and assignments that will involve and challenge everyone, and lots of biblical wisdom for individuals and groups.
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Parables Of Jesus Made Simple
$25.99You can live for many years and sit through many sermons without ever really coming to an in-depth understanding of the parables of Jesus. If you want to serve and obey Jesus, you should endeavour to understand the fundamentals of these teachings of Jesus. In this, his twenty-seventh book, Matthew Robert Payne unpacks the parables for today and shows how you can live the life that Jesus promoted when he was on earth. This is the updated and expanded edition of the book he originally published in 2011.
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Parables Of Jesus Made Simple
$18.99You can live for many years and sit through many sermons without ever really coming to an in-depth understanding of the parables of Jesus. If you want to serve and obey Jesus, you should endeavour to understand the fundamentals of these teachings of Jesus. In this, his twenty-seventh book, Matthew Robert Payne unpacks the parables for today and shows how you can live the life that Jesus promoted when he was on earth. This is the updated and expanded edition of the book he originally published in 2011.
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Introduction To Biblical Law
$28.99Informed, accessible textbook on law collections in the Pentateuch
In this book William Morrow surveys four major law collections in Exodus-Deuteronomy and shows how they each enabled the people of Israel to create and sustain a community of faith.
Treating biblical law as dynamic systems of thought facilitating ancient Israel’s efforts at self-definition, Morrow describes four different social contexts that gave rise to biblical law: (1) Israel at the holy mountain (the Ten Commandments); (2) Israel in the village assembly (Exodus 20:22-23:19); (3) Israel in the courts of the Lord (priestly and holiness rules in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers); and (4) Israel in the city (Deuteronomy).
Including forthright discussion of such controversial subjects as slavery, revenge, gender inequality, religious intolerance, and contradictions between bodies of biblical law, Morrow’s study will help students and other serious readers make sense out of texts in the Pentateuch that are often seen as obscure.
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Keeping Place : Reflections On The Meaning Of Home (Student/Study Guide)
$20.99Foreword By Scott Sauls
PrefacePart I: The Welcome Of Home
1. Nostalgia: The Longing For Home
2. Angel In The House: A Brief History
3. Taken In: The First Maker Of Home
4. Border Crossings: On (Not) Staying Put
5. Perished Things: And Imperishable HomePart II: The Work Of Home
6. A Suffering Servant: The Labor Of Love
7. House Of God: The Church As Home
8. Love And Marriage: The Routine Work Of I Do
9. Saying Grace: Feasting Together
10. Cathedral In Time: A Place Called Rest
11. City Of God: Finally HomeAcknowledgments
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NotesAdditional Info
To be human is to long for home. Home is our most fundamental human longing. And for many of us homesickness is a nagging place of grief. This book connects that desire and disappointment with the story of the Bible, helping us to see that there is a homemaking God with wide arms of welcome-and a church commissioned with this same work. “Many of us seem to be recovering the sacred, if ordinary, beauty of place,” writes author Jen Pollock Michel. “Perhaps we’re reading along with Wendell Berry, falling in love with Berry’s small-town barber and Jayber Crow’s small-town life. . . . Or maybe we’re simply reading our Bibles better, discovering that while we might wish to flatten Scripture to serve our didactic purposes, it rises up in flesh and sinew, muscle and bone: God’s holy story is written in the lives of people and their places.” Including a five-session discussion guide and paired with a companion DVD, Keeping Place offers hope to the wanderer, help to the stranded, and a new vision of what it means to live today with our longings for eternal home.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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What Is The Bible
$27.99New York Times bestselling author Rob Bell, the beloved author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God, goes deep into the Bible to show how it is more revelatory, revolutionary, and relevant than we ever imagined-and offers a cogent argument for why we need to look at it in a fresh, new way
“I’ve been reading and studying and exploring and rereading and rethinking and giving sermons from the Bible for twenty-five years, and I find it more compelling and mysterious and interesting and dangerous and convicting and helpful and strange and personal and inspiring and divine and enjoyable than ever. Some people see the Bible as an outdated book of primitive, barbaric fairy tales that we have moved beyond. And then there are the folks who talk about how important and central and inspired the Bible is but then butcher it with their stilted literalism and stifling interpretations. But you, I want you to read the Bible in a whole new way.”-from What Is the Bible?
In Love Wins, Rob Bell confronted the troubling questions that many people were afraid to ask about heaven, hell, fate, and faith. Using the same inspired, inquisitive approach, he now turns to the most widely read book of all time. What Is the Bible? provides surprising insights and answers about how the Bible actually works as a source of faith and guidance, showcasing a brand-new way of reading this sacred text.
Bell takes us deep into actual passages, revealing not only the humanity behind the scriptures but the revelation that one cannot get to the holy without going through the human. When considering a passage, Bell explains the worst question we can ask of a text (“Why did God . . . ?”) and the best question to ask (“Why did people find this important to write down?”) to get at how scripture can best guide us today. In asking these questions, Bell goes beyond the one-dimensional question of “is it true?” to reveal the Bible’s surprisingly transformative power. What Is the Bible? recaptures this ancient library’s subversive energy and reaffirms its enduring ability to inspire and shape our lives today.
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Great Cloud Of Witnesses Speak
$15.99Speaking to saints from heaven might be rare, but in these times, more and more people are starting to experience it. In biblical times, Jesus had a conversation with Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration recorded in Matthew 17:1-9. Then, in Matthew 27:50-53, as Jesus died and the temple veil was torn, Scripture records in verse 52-53, ..”.and the graves were opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised…and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many….”
We are living in times where known prophets are speaking of encounters they have had with departed saints. For many years, Matthew has been having visitations, and more recently, Jesus commissioned him to interview five saints that the Holy Spirit brought to earth. These saints, part of the great cloud of witnesses mentioned in Hebrews 12:1, all answered the same nine questions. These included:
* How do you feel being here to speak to the world today?
* What do you think is special to God?
* What do you like about heaven?
* What keys do you consider important for the Christian life?
* What message do you have for this generation?
Read these interviews and the answers from the saints. Come to know these biblical characters in a new and fresh way. Let them speak to you of the God they love and the Jesus they worship. Read their perspectives on the life they lived on earth and the one they now live in heaven. The saints interviewed in order of appearance follow: Bob Jones; John Paul Jackson; Madame Jeanne Guyon; Joseph, Jesus’ father; and Joseph, Jacob’s son.
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Great Cloud Of Witnesses Speak
$19.99Speaking to saints from heaven might be rare, but in these times, more and more people are starting to experience it. In biblical times, Jesus had a conversation with Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration recorded in Matthew 17:1-9. Then, in Matthew 27:50-53, as Jesus died and the temple veil was torn, Scripture records in verse 52-53, ..”.and the graves were opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised…and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many….”
We are living in times where known prophets are speaking of encounters they have had with departed saints. For many years, Matthew has been having visitations, and more recently, Jesus commissioned him to interview five saints that the Holy Spirit brought to earth. These saints, part of the great cloud of witnesses mentioned in Hebrews 12:1, all answered the same nine questions. These included:
* How do you feel being here to speak to the world today?
* What do you think is special to God?
* What do you like about heaven?
* What keys do you consider important for the Christian life?
* What message do you have for this generation?
Read these interviews and the answers from the saints. Come to know these biblical characters in a new and fresh way. Let them speak to you of the God they love and the Jesus they worship. Read their perspectives on the life they lived on earth and the one they now live in heaven. The saints interviewed in order of appearance follow: Bob Jones; John Paul Jackson; Madame Jeanne Guyon; Joseph, Jesus’ father; and Joseph, Jacob’s son.
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Little Book For New Bible Scholars
$18.99Introduction: A Noble Calling
1. Fall In Love
2. Have More Stuff And Less Fluff
3. Hold Your Horses
4. Don’t Play Marbles With Diamonds
5. Speak The Local Language
6. Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing
7. Don’t Get Puffed Up
8. Remember That Biblical Studies Is An Equal Opportunity Vocation
9. Stay The Course
Conclusion: Don’t Miss The Forest For The Trees
Name And Subject Index
Scripture IndexAdditional Info
Many young Bible scholars are passionate for the Scriptures. But is passion enough? In A Little Book for New Bible Scholars, Randolph Richards and Joseph Dodson encourage young students of the Bible to add substance to their zeal-the kind of substance that comes from the sweat and toil of hard study. “Just as we should avoid knowledge without love,” they write, “we should also avoid love without knowledge.” Aimed at beginners, this concise overview offers a wealth of good advice, warns of potential pitfalls, and includes wisdom from a variety of other biblical scholars as well as stories from the authors’ own long experience in the guild. Full of warmth, humor, and an infectious love for Scripture, this book invites a new generation of young scholars to roll up their sleeves and dig into the complex, captivating world of the Bible.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Jesus In Johns Gospel
$48.99Insights into John’s Gospel and Jesus from a renowned scholar
The culmination of a lifetime of work on the Gospel of John, William Loader’s Jesus in John’s Gospelexplores the Fourth Gospel as a whole, focusing on ways in which attention to the structure of Christology in John allows for greater understanding of Johannine themes and helps resolve long-standing interpretive impasses.
Following an introductory examination of the profound influence of Rudolf Bultmann on Johannine studies, Loader takes up the central interpretive issues and debates surrounding Johannine Christology and explores the death of Jesus and the salvation event in John. With an exhaustive bibliography and careful, well-articulated conclusions that take into account the latest research on John, this volume will be useful to scholars and students alike.
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Ekklesia Group Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$20.00Dynamic New Teaching from Bestselling Author Ed Silvoso
The word church has many connotations; we think of it as a specific building, as a group of people, even as a long service to sit through. We hardly ever think of it as world-changing–and neither does society. Yet this is exactly what the first-century ekklesia was.In these vital, eye-opening pages, bestselling author Ed Silvoso takes you back to the first days of the church. Digging into Scripture, he shows how the New Testament church–devoid of buildings, professional clergy, and religious freedom–was able to transform the hostile, pagan places into which it was born and set in motion a process that changed the world forever.Even more, Silvoso offers a roadmap back to becoming the ekklesia Jesus called his church to be. In the midst of the social, economic, political, and moral chaos in our world today, we possess the hope that people and nations so desperately need–and we can become the revolutionary, transformational, life-giving voice Jesus called us to be.A new, in-depth curriculum kit–which features a DVD with 12 brand-new teaching sessions, a group guide for both leaders and participants, and a copy of the book–is also available. Expounding on the book’s dynamic teachings, each kit contains everything you need to equip your group to transform the world around them.
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1st Century Guides To Life And Death
$39.99This monograph is a comparative study of three prominent ethical Guides in the Roman East during the Julio-Claudian and Flavian period: Epictetus the Stoic (c. AD 50-60 – c. 135), Philo the Alexandrian Jew (20-15 BC – AD 50), and Peter the Christian Apostle (died c. AD 64). Each Guide drew from his differing philosophical or ideological perspectives to teach about God, life, and death. After providing an introduction to the Guides, Burge examines their teachings on these topics.
Matters of life and death are thus discussed in this forum. What is the nature and character of God according to each Guide, and how is one to relate to God? What is the purpose of life, and what does the good life look like? To what extent is such a life attainable, and how is one to pursue it? What is death, and how does one’s view of death affect how one lives? Is there an afterlife, and what can be known about it?
In the final section Burge draws the forum together by considering the resonance and dissonance between the three Guides and discussing reasons for their differences.
It unexpectedly emerged in the course of Burge’s research that the three Guides faced an enemy with common features: a movement that was spreading rapidly throughout the Roman Empire known as the Second Sophistic. The close proximity of deceitful teachers to the Guides is reflected in the vehement polemical style with which they set forth their superior path of life. Since each Guide was motivated by, and responded in unique ways to, the threat posed by this common enemy, it was possible to compare their responses.
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Lucifer : Angel Of Light Or Darkness
$23.99Lucifer’s name is mentioned only once in scripture, yet, he remains a powerful evil influence over the world. This has been the case from the time of Adam and Eve to today and will remain so until final judgment is executed upon the Earth. What is Lucifer’s ultimate goal? How can we fight such a daunting adversary when angels themselves, with their supernatural strength, dare not contend with him? Furthermore, since the Bible tells us that Lucifer is the god of this world, what kind of merchandise does he use in tempting us to sin? The scripture is clear in its description of who he is and what he intends. Being the fallible beings that we are, how can we resist the evil temptations that can draw us away from the True God of heaven who is the Creator of all things? It is God. Who separated the light from the darkness, according to Genesis chapter one, and it is He who separates good and evil through His living Word, Jesus Christ; therefore, it’s in Him alone that we have hope and salvation, not in Lucifer, nor in ourselves. This work is intended to reveal who Lucifer, our great adversary, really is, his attributes, merchandise, and his goals. But, foremost, through this work, the true King of Kings and Lord of Lords will also be revealed.
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1 Life : How One Life Changed Everything For Everybody
$10.99An accessible introduction to Christology; the person,nature, and role of Christ in our lives.
One of the biggest questions facing all of us is this: Is God for me? Whilst the world around us may so no, ‘One Life’ shows us the answer can be truly yes. As one ancient theologian put it, “God became what he was not so that we might become what he is.” God has shown us that he is for us by doing something truly astonishing. He has become one of us. This punchy and challenging book aims to provide us with a deeper understanding of Jesus himself. Phil Moore, explains six aspects of Jesus’ life and what it means for us: He became flesh; He lived among us; He died a violent death; He rose from the dead; He sat down in heaven; He is coming back.
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Reading Jesuss Bible
$28.99For Jesus and his contemporaries, what we now know as the Old Testament was simply the Scriptures-and it was the fundamental basis of how people understood their lives with God. InReading Jesus’s Bible John Goldingay discusses five ways in which the New Testament uses the Old Testament. In doing so, he pro-vides a new way for readers today to approach the Old Testament.
Along with a systematic overview of how Jesus and the first Christian writers used the Old Testament, illustrated with passages from Matthew, Romans, 1 Corinthians, and Hebrews, Goldingay offers a straightforward introduction to the Old Testament in its own right. Reading Jesus’s Bible will shed fresh Old Testament light on Jesus, God, and the church today.
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