James Wilhoit

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  Effective Bible Teaching (Reprinted)

  $25.00

  Why does Bible study flourish in some churches and small groups and not in others? In this updated edition of a trusted classic, two Christian education specialists provide readers with the knowledge and methods needed to effectively communicate the message of the Bible. The book offers concrete guidance for mastering a biblical text, interpreting it, and applying its relevance to life. Its methods, which have been field-tested for twenty-five years, help pastors, teachers, and ministry students improve their classroom skills. Readers will learn how to develop the “big idea” of a passage and allow the text itself to suggest creative teaching methods. This new edition has been updated throughout and explores the changed landscape of Bible study over the past two decades. Readable and interdisciplinary in approach, this book will help a new generation of Bible students teach in a purposeful and unified way.

  Contents

  Part 1: Effective Teaching
  1. The Changing Landscape of Bible Study
  2. The Church’s Unfinished Task
  3. The Tasks of the Effective Teacher
  4. The Teacher: The Human Element in Teaching
  Part 2: The Methods of Effective Bible Teaching
  5. Discovering Unity in Biblical Passages: The Genre and Structure of a Passage
  6. Thematic Unity in Biblical Passages: Teaching the Big Idea
  7. Bridging the Gap
  8. Principles of Biblical Interpretation
  9. Understanding the Methods of Inductive and Directed Bible Studies
  10. Leading Inductive Bible Studies
  Part 3: The Bible We Teach
  11. What Kind of Book Is the Bible?
  12. Types of Writing in the Bible
  13. Teaching the Stories of the Bible
  14. Teaching the Poetry of the Bible
  15. Teaching Other Genres of the Bible
  Indexes

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  Discovering Lectio Divina

  $18.99

  Preface

  1. Thirsty For God
  We Long For Living Water
  The Invitation To Meditate
  The Sweetness And Bitterness Of Scripture
  We Hope For Trans-formation

  2. The Divinely Spoken Scripture
  God’s Word In Human Speech
  God’s Love Letter
  The Divinely Spoken Scripture
  A Record Of Human Relationship With God
  Invitation To Human Relationship With God

  3. We Who Live And Read
  We Are Not Alone
  What We Bring
  What The Spirit Brings
  What The Spirit Does

  4. Reading
  What Is Reading Like?
  Reading And Interpreting
  Personal Interpretation And The Holy Spirit
  The Practice Of Reading
  A Final Story

  5. Meditating
  What Is Scripture Meditation?
  Slow Down
  Take It In
  Take It With You

  6. Praying
  Prayer Before Reading And Meditating
  Prayer During Reading And Meditating
  Prayer After Reading And Meditating
  Prayer As The House That Lectio Divina Inhabits

  7. Contemplating
  The Word Contemplation
  God’s Presence
  Silence
  Love
  The Practice Of Contemplation

  8. Acting In The Midst Of The Trials Of Life
  Scripture Leads Us Into Action
  Action Draws Us Into Scripture

  Conclusion
  For Further Reading
  Notes

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  Saints of the past can’t seem to say enough about their ecstatic experiences with Bible reading. Meanwhile it’s all you can do to keep from dozing off. What was their secret? James Wilhoit and Evan Howard argue that our ancestors responded to the special nature of the Bible with special habits of reading. In this step-by-step introduction to the practice of lectio divina, you will learn what it means to read your way to intimacy with God.

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  Dictionary Of Biblical Imagery

  $70.00

  This unique reference offers an encyclopedic exploration of topics not found in ordinary Bible dictionaries—like the images, symbols, motifs, metaphors, and literary patterns of the Bible. With its right-brain (rather than left-brain) approach, this warm and creative study resource examines the artistic expressions that fascinate and puzzle Christians.

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