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HarperChristian Resources Dont Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table Bible
Book SynopsisIn this six-session video Bible study (video streaming code included), bestselling author and pastor Louie Giglio unpacks Psalm 23 to offer insight into how to overcome the enemy''s lies and find peace and spiritual security in any circumstance or situation.This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including: The study guide itself—with video notes, personal study and group discussion sections, and a guide to best practices for leading a group. An individual access code to stream all six video sessions online (you don''t need to buy a DVD!). God has prepared a table for you. It''s set with a banquet of peace, clarity, and purpose. But Satan is constantly looking for an invitation, seeking to fill your mind with distractions, fear, worry, insecurity, anxiety, temptation, doubt... It''s an ongoing battle. But you can learn how to protect your mind from unhe
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HarperCollins Publishers Bloodline of The Holy Grail
Book SynopsisDid Jesus marry and have children with Mary Magdalene? If so, what happened to his family? Are descendants of Jesus still alive today?This extraordinary account of the potential family line that the author believes was born from Jesus Christ encompasses some of the most romantic, colourful and sacred territory of the past 2,000 years.From royal and suppressed archives, Gardner presents proof of the heritage of Jesus in the West and new findings on the long awaited discovery of the Holy Grail.Featuring all the charm and adventure of Arthurian romance, coupled with enthralling Rosicrucian and Templar disclosures, this work has a cutting edge of intrigue and exposure of conspiracy in the vein of Michael Baigent's international bestseller The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail (Arrow). Bringing together revelatory insights into the descendant heirs of Jesus and his brother James, Gardner:Proves that there is an authentic line of succession from the sons of Jesus and James Documents a hidden legTrade Review“A controversial and uniquely comprehensive book of Messianic descent, compiled from the most intriguing histories ever written.”Publishing News “This book, provocative as it may be, is not a work of fiction, but the product of years of painstaking research. Committed Christians will find it casts fascinating light on the origins of their beliefs.”Daily Mail
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John Murray Press NIV Pocket Brown Soft-tone Bible with Clasp (new
Book SynopsisA 2011 NIV Bible bound in tactile brown satchel leather with colourful, Bauhaus-inspired end-papers and magnetic clasp.With over 400 million Bibles in print, the New International Version is the world's most popular modern English Bible. It is renowned for its combination of reliability and readability. Fully revised and updated for the first time in 25 years, the NIV is ideal for personal reading, public teaching and group study.This Bible also features:- clear, readable 6.75pt text- easy-to-read layout- shortcuts to key stories, events and people of the Bible- reading plan- timeline- book by book overview- quick links to find inspiration and help from the Bible in different life situationsThis edition uses British spelling, punctuation and grammar to allow the Bible to be read more naturally.More about the translationThis revised and updated edition of the NIV includes three main types of change, taking into account changes in the way we use language day to day; advances in biblical scholarship and understanding; and the need to ensure that gender accurate language is used, to faithfully reflect whether men and women are referred to in each instance. The translators have carefully assessed a huge body of scholarship, as well as inviting peer submissions, in order to review every word of the existing NIV to ensure it remains as clear and relevant today as when it was first published.Royalties from all sales of the NIV Bible help Biblica in their work of translating and distributing Bibles around the world.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Prophets
Book Synopsis“A brilliant study of the Hebrew prophets, one of the most penetrating works . . . [of] our time.”— Will HerbergFrom the legendary twentieth-century Jewish Theologian and author of Man is Not Alone and God in Search of Man, comes a beautiful new hardcover edition of Abraham Heschel''s masterwork of Biblical scholarship, The Prophets.When it was first published in 1962, The Prophets was hailed as a masterpiece. Since then, Heschel''s classic work has stood the test of time. The Prophets provides a unique opportunity for readers of all faiths to gain a fresh perspective and deep knowledge of the Old Testament and Israel’s ancient prophetic movement. Heschel’s profound understanding of the prophets and detailed examinations of them, including Amos, Hosea, Isahiah, Micah, and Jeremiah, offers crucial insights into the philosop
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Apostolic Fathers
Book SynopsisWilliam Varner is professor of Biblical Studies and Greek at The Master's University, USA.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. The Didache 3. Shepherd of Hermas 4. First Clement 5. Second Clement 6. Ignatius 7. Polycarp 8. Martyrdom of Polycarp 9. Letter of Barnabas 10. Letter to Diognetus 11. Fragments of Papias 12. The Apostolic Fathers in the Twenty First Century Index
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Hodder & Stoughton NIV Pocket Lilac Softtone Bible with Zip
Book SynopsisSmall enough to take with you everywhere you go, this pocket Bible will ensure you have the Word of God at hand at all times. With a lilac pastel purple soft imitation leather cover and matching zip, the Bible pages will be kept tidy and clean. This lovely gift Bible has a removable presentation box and a pastel purple ribbon marker, and features a black and white hand-drawn pattern on the endpapers. First published in British English in 1979, the New International Version is the world''s most popular modern English Bible. It is renowned for its combination of reliability and readability and is ideal for personal reading, public teaching and group study. This Bible also features:- clear, readable 6.75pt text- easy-to-read layout- shortcuts to key stories, events and people of the Bible- reading plan- book by book overview- quick links to find inspiration and help from the Bible in different life situations.This edition uses British
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Crossway Books The Lord of Psalm 23
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Prophets
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Vintage Publishing Sisters Of Sinai
Book SynopsisJanet Soskice grew up in Canada and has lived for some years in England where she is Reader in Philosophical Theology at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. As well as lecturing around the world, she writes for the Times and The Times Literary Supplement, and is a frequent contributor to radio and television.Trade ReviewThe hunt for early Bible manuscripts was among the most romantic of all the 19th century's grand quests... At the heart of this lively, inspiring double biography is the story of how a pair of spirited Presbyterian women made their own extraordinary discovery * Sunday Times *A bracing and moving book...a reminder of the ardour, hardship and energy invested in the pursuit of knowledge and that endlessly inquiring and industrious Victorian age * New York Times *This pacy tale involves not only an Indiana Jones-like quest, but camel rides across the Sinai desert, trips up the Nile, bickerings, misunderstandings and confusions... A cracking tale of two irresistible characters * Herald *[A] luminous new study... Sisters of Sinai is by turns a rattling adventure yarn - thick with roving Bedouin and ancient tombs - and a testament to the power of perseverance * Washington Post *Marvellous... A fine, fascinating account * Los Angeles Times *
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Penguin Books Ltd The Word
Book SynopsisFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of A History of the Bible, this is the story of how the Bible has been translated, and why it mattersThe Bible is held to be both universal and specific, the source of fundamental truths inscribed in words that are exact and sacred. For much of the history of Judaism and almost the entirety of Christianity, however, believers have overwhelmingly understood scripture not in the languages in which it was first written but rather in their own - in translation.This book examines how saints, scholars and interpreters from ancient times down to the present have produced versions of the Bible in the language of their day while remaining true to the original. It explains the challenges they negotiated, from minute textual ambiguities up to the sweep of style and stark differences in form and thought between the earliest writings and the latest, and it exposes the bearing these have on some of the most profound queTrade ReviewThe joy of The Word isn't reaching its final conclusion, but the unexpected journey itself, told so well that it will engage those who have never set foot in churches as readily as the faithful in the pews -- Peter Stanford * The Sunday Times *A book bejewelled with insight and erudition and compassion .... Ought to be of interest to anyone interested in what we mean by our words -- Stuart Kelly * Scotsman *His learning shines through in every sentence -- Kathryn Hughes * Mail on Sunday *Scholarly intelligence, a readable style, and insights at every turn -- Cally Hammond * Church Times *
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Pennsylvania State University Press Milton and the Parables of Jesus
Book SynopsisExamines Milton’s identification with characters in Jesus’s parables. Connects Milton’s engagement with the parables to his self-representation throughout his poetry and prose.Trade Review“Urban’s book makes a valuable contribution to an understanding of the parables—of Milton’s use of them—as well as to a comprehension of a significant aspect of the Renaissance and the Reformation.”—Jonathan Locke Hart Renaissance and Reformation“A significant addition to Milton scholarship in its own right, the book’s detailed endnotes provide a working critical compendium of major studies of Milton over at least the last half-century, up to and including very recent publications. There is not a significant controversy over Milton’s work that David Urban is unwilling to engage, and he does so with judicious fair-mindedness even to scholars with whom he finds himself disagreeing.”—William Shullenberger Review of English Studies“Shrewdly engaging Milton criticism, both new and old, and fastidiously taking stock of Milton’s major works, early and late, Urban proves himself a faithful steward as well here. Subsequent studies on Milton’s debt to the parables will have to track through Urban’s house.”—Bryan Adams Hampton The Seventeenth Century“Urban’s chapters on the sonnets (especially 7 and 19) and the early poems, as well as his discussion of The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce and De Doctrina Christiana, make a persuasive case for Milton’s reliance on Jesus’s parables as means of ethical self-conception.”—Ryan Netzley SEL: Studies in English Literature“While Urban leaves more work to be done with Milton and parables, this book usefully extends the range of future conversations on that topic. I very much recommend it and urge readers to be sure to read all the notes.”—David Ainsworth Ben Jonson Journal“In this highly readable book, Urban offers a sharp focus on the relationship of the personal and the poetic by arguing that, over the course of his life, Milton found deep connections between his own concerns and four of Jesus’s parables from the book of Matthew.”—Elizabeth Skerpan-Wheeler Renaissance Quarterly“Perhaps Urban’s most evident strength is his extensive engagement with earlier scholarship and controversies within Milton studies, a prowess surely due at least in part to his role as cocompiler and coeditor of John Milton: An Annotated Bibliography, 1989–1999. With respect to the variety and extensiveness of the notes, Urban is a Miltonist’s Miltonist.”—Joshua R. Held Modern Philology“In seeing Milton through the spectacles of the parables and in projecting that vision into his dramatic and poetic works, Urban sheds light on Milton’s meta-narrative of the self, which is at once artistic, theological and existential. Miltonists and readers of Christianity and Literature may welcome Milton and the Parables of Jesus as a major contribution to the study of Milton’s hermeneutic of the Bible and of self.”—Filippo Falcone Christianity and Literature“Milton and the Parables of Jesus offers the most comprehensive critical discussion of Milton’s engagement with biblical parables and consequently provides a potential model for other studies of early modern engagement with biblical parables. . . . Urban’s study introduces a consistent clarity to the topic of early modern parabolic reading that results in a wide range of insights regarding each of Milton’s major poetic works.”—Phillip J. Donnelley Religion and LiteratureTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Milton’s Hermeneutic of Parables, Milton’s Parabolic ImaginationPart 1: The Parable of the Talents and the Parable of the Laborers1. The Talented Mr. Milton: A Parabolic Laborer and His Identity2. Samson’s Late Call: Parabolic Tension and Resolution in Samson Agonistes3. Abdiel and the Son: Milton’s Ideal Relationship with the Two Parables in Paradise Lost and Paradise RegainedPart 2: The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins4. A “Virgin Wise and Pure”: Parabolic Self-Reference in Sonnet 95. The Wise Virgin in Action: The Lady of A Mask6. Wise Virginity Lost in Paradise Lost7. Perfect and Recovered Virginity in Paradise Regained and Samsom AgonistesPart 3: The Parable of the Householder8. “Out of His Treasury Things New and Old”: The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce and De Doctrina Christiana9. Milton’s Epic Narrators and the Son and Mary in Paradise Regained10. Internal and External Scripture in Samson AgonistesNotesIndex
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Pennsylvania State University Press Milton and the Parables of Jesus
Book SynopsisExamines Milton’s identification with characters in Jesus’s parables. Connects Milton’s engagement with the parables to his self-representation throughout his poetry and prose.Trade Review“Urban’s book makes a valuable contribution to an understanding of the parables—of Milton’s use of them—as well as to a comprehension of a significant aspect of the Renaissance and the Reformation.”—Jonathan Locke Hart Renaissance and Reformation“A significant addition to Milton scholarship in its own right, the book’s detailed endnotes provide a working critical compendium of major studies of Milton over at least the last half-century, up to and including very recent publications. There is not a significant controversy over Milton’s work that David Urban is unwilling to engage, and he does so with judicious fair-mindedness even to scholars with whom he finds himself disagreeing.”—William Shullenberger Review of English Studies“Shrewdly engaging Milton criticism, both new and old, and fastidiously taking stock of Milton’s major works, early and late, Urban proves himself a faithful steward as well here. Subsequent studies on Milton’s debt to the parables will have to track through Urban’s house.”—Bryan Adams Hampton The Seventeenth Century“Urban’s chapters on the sonnets (especially 7 and 19) and the early poems, as well as his discussion of The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce and De Doctrina Christiana, make a persuasive case for Milton’s reliance on Jesus’s parables as means of ethical self-conception.”—Ryan Netzley SEL: Studies in English Literature“While Urban leaves more work to be done with Milton and parables, this book usefully extends the range of future conversations on that topic. I very much recommend it and urge readers to be sure to read all the notes.”—David Ainsworth Ben Jonson Journal“In this highly readable book, Urban offers a sharp focus on the relationship of the personal and the poetic by arguing that, over the course of his life, Milton found deep connections between his own concerns and four of Jesus’s parables from the book of Matthew.”—Elizabeth Skerpan-Wheeler Renaissance Quarterly“Perhaps Urban’s most evident strength is his extensive engagement with earlier scholarship and controversies within Milton studies, a prowess surely due at least in part to his role as cocompiler and coeditor of John Milton: An Annotated Bibliography, 1989–1999. With respect to the variety and extensiveness of the notes, Urban is a Miltonist’s Miltonist.”—Joshua R. Held Modern Philology“In seeing Milton through the spectacles of the parables and in projecting that vision into his dramatic and poetic works, Urban sheds light on Milton’s meta-narrative of the self, which is at once artistic, theological and existential. Miltonists and readers of Christianity and Literature may welcome Milton and the Parables of Jesus as a major contribution to the study of Milton’s hermeneutic of the Bible and of self.”—Filippo Falcone Christianity and Literature“Milton and the Parables of Jesus offers the most comprehensive critical discussion of Milton’s engagement with biblical parables and consequently provides a potential model for other studies of early modern engagement with biblical parables. . . . Urban’s study introduces a consistent clarity to the topic of early modern parabolic reading that results in a wide range of insights regarding each of Milton’s major poetic works.”—Phillip J. Donnelley Religion and LiteratureTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Milton’s Hermeneutic of Parables, Milton’s Parabolic ImaginationPart 1: The Parable of the Talents and the Parable of the Laborers1. The Talented Mr. Milton: A Parabolic Laborer and His Identity2. Samson’s Late Call: Parabolic Tension and Resolution in Samson Agonistes3. Abdiel and the Son: Milton’s Ideal Relationship with the Two Parables in Paradise Lost and Paradise RegainedPart 2: The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins4. A “Virgin Wise and Pure”: Parabolic Self-Reference in Sonnet 95. The Wise Virgin in Action: The Lady of A Mask6. Wise Virginity Lost in Paradise Lost7. Perfect and Recovered Virginity in Paradise Regained and Samsom AgonistesPart 3: The Parable of the Householder8. “Out of His Treasury Things New and Old”: The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce and De Doctrina Christiana9. Milton’s Epic Narrators and the Son and Mary in Paradise Regained10. Internal and External Scripture in Samson AgonistesNotesIndex
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Zondervan Psalms
Book SynopsisA companion to the acclaimed Word Biblical Commentary, the Word Biblical Themes series helps readers discover the most important themes of a book of the Bible. This series distills the theological essence of a given book of Scripture and serves it up in ways that enrich the preaching, teaching, worship, and discipleship of God’s people.
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Zondervan Hearing the Message of Ecclesiastes
Book SynopsisThere is no easy answer to the meaning of life--even when you believe in God.The book of Ecclesiastes seeks to answer the question: What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun? The book''s central character is Qoheleth, who wants to understand the meaning of life as far as he possibly can with the tools of his own empirical observation and reason. He struggles to reconcile the beautiful world that we love and enjoy with the baffling world of injustice, suffering, and death. Qoheleth circles around an abyss of nihilism and pessimism. He lives with unanswered questions. Yet he remains a believer.Old Testament scholar Christopher J. H. Wright invites you to join Qoheleth on a journey through wisdom literature from centuries ago, because the message of Ecclesiastes can be strangely reassuring as we put our faith to the test in today''s post-modern era. There will be disorienting twists and turns and the occasional complete imTrade Review'Chris Wright is not only a brilliant scholar but also a great communicator. He is one of those rare speakers, thinkers and authors who can straddle the academic and the accessible without compromising either one. His multiple expositions of biblical books are a gift and this one does not disappoint. Ecclesiastes speaks to our day in exceptionally powerful ways but, as with life, it is not always easy to understand. Chris helps the reader to track 'the Preacher's' journey as he wrestles with the enigmas of life. The lay Christian and the preacher will find this book a wonderful resource, as will anyone struggling with the meaning of life. It is hard not to recommend it too much!' * Rev Dr Craig G. Bartholomew, Director, Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge *'For me, Ecclesiastes is the book in the Bible I least understand, and yet Chris Wright is one of the expositors I most respect in the world. What a gift, then, this book is, to me and to many! Here we find an explanation of this strange and compelling portion of Scripture that simultaneously clarifies the meaning of the text and casts a vision for us today of what it means to live by this eternal wisdom.' * John Dickson (PhD Ancient History), author and historian, Jean Kvamme Distinguished Professor, Wheaton College, Illinois *'In Hearing the Message of Ecclesiastes, Chris Wright invites readers to navigate the twists and turns of Qoheleth's journey in Ecclesiastes, and he proves himself a wise and helpful guide to those who take up the invitation. Chris introduces Qoheleth as a person of faith who knows God and what the world is supposed to be like and yet one who personally feels the inscrutability and pain of lived experience. Chris rightly believes and aptly demonstrates that the experience of Qoheleth and the message of the book is surprisingly relevant for many today who find themselves asking difficult questions about faith and life.' * Dave Beldman, associate professor of biblical studies at the Missional Training Center in Arizona *'This reflection on Ecclesiastes is another gift by Christopher Wright to the church. With his trademark skill, Wright offers readers a clear exposition of a challenging biblical book that is full of practical insights informed by solid scholarship and broad life experience. Theologically sensitive and pastoral in tone, this volume is a wonderful guide into engaging the complexities of life with faith in God.' * M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas), PhD, Scripture Press Ministries Professor of Biblical Studies and Pedagogy, Wheaton College and Graduate School *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Matthews Account of the Massacre of the Innocents
Book SynopsisSung Cho addresses the seeming contradiction of Herod the Great's massacre in Matthew 2:16-18, questioning why such a tragedy had to occur, why it was included in the good news of Jesus, and what connection it has to ancient prophecies. In creating a reception history of the Massacre of the Innocents, Cho progresses through two millennia worth of interpretation and depiction to highlight key works for discussion. Beginning with a close reading of Matthew 2:16-18, Cho moves to analyse depictions of the tragedy in the Early Patristic Tradition, from the sixth century to the early modern period, and thus to the present day; complete with an examination of visual interpretations of the massacre. Cho''s examination provides a positive step to understanding the depths of human suffering with the help of many diverse perspectives.Trade ReviewAn intriguing and well-informed study. * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Matthew and Reception History 2. A Close Reading of Matthew 2:16-18 3. Massacre of the Innocents in Early Patristic Tradition (Second to Fifth Centuries) 4. Massacre of the Innocents from Sixth Century to 1516 5. Massacre of the Innocents from 1517 6. Visual Interpretations of the Massacre of the Innocents 7. Concluding Reflections Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Patristic Perspectives on Lukes Transfiguration
Book SynopsisTrade Review[A] scholarly and engaging book ... There is much to ponder and enjoy here. * Church Times *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The New Testament Synoptic Transfiguration Narratives Chapter 3: Modern Interpretation of the Synoptic Narratives Chapter 4: Reception of the Transfiguration in 2 Peter, the Apocalypse Of Peter, the Acts Of Peter and the Acts Of John Chapter 5: The Transfiguration in Tertullian And Origen Chapter 6: Interpretation of the Transfiguration in the Greek East After Origen Chapter 7: Interpretation of the Transfiguration in the Latin West After Tertullian Chapter 8: The Earliest Depiction of the Transfiguration Chapter 9: Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Writing With Scripture
Book SynopsisNathanael Vette is the Issachar Fund Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Scripturalized Narrative in Second Temple Literature 3. Scripturalized Narrative in the Gospel of Mark 4. Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Encountering the Parables in Contexts Old and New
Book SynopsisThomas E. Goud is Associate Professor of Classical and Early Christian Studies at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, Canada, and co-chair of the Synoptic Gospels section of the international meeting of Society of Biblical Literature. J. Robert C. Cousland is Associate Professor of Early Christianity and Greek Religion & Mythology at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and former co-chair of the Synoptic Gospels section of the international meeting of Society of Biblical Literature. John Harrison is Professor of New Testament and Ministry at Oklahoma Christian University, USA, and co-chair of the Synoptic Gospels section of the international meeting of Society of Biblical Literature.Table of ContentsContributors Abbreviations Introduction: Encountering the Parables - T.E. Goud, University of New Brunswick in Saint John, Canada, J.R.C. Cousland, University of British Columbia, Canada, John P. Harrison, Oklahoma Christian University, USA Chapter Two: Many-fold Yields by Polyvalent Interpretation: The Parable of the Mustard Seed in the Synoptic Tradition - Ruben Zimmermann, Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Germany Chapter Three: Harvest Imagery in Q Parables - Dieter Roth, Boston College, USA Chapter Four: Written and Unwritten Obligations: Dependency Relations in Early Roman Galilee - Douglas Oakman, Pacific Lutheran University, USA Chapter Five: A Realistic Reading of the Parable of the Lost Coin in Q: Gaining or Losing Even More? - Ernest van Eck, the University of Pretoria, South Africa Chapter Six: In Ferment: Is Jesus’ Parable of the Leaven - J.R.C. Cousland, University of British Columbia, Canada Chapter Seven: Telling Stories in a Violent World - T.E. Goud, University of New Brunswick in Saint John, Canada Chapter Eight: Oikodespótis, Kýrios, and Vasiléfs: Identifying Those with Slaves in Matthean Parables in Light of the Literary Evidence and Realia of Roman Palestine in the 1st Century - John P. Harrison, Oklahoma Christian University, USA Chapter Nine: Whose Voices Matter? A Persistent Widow in a Polyphonic Parable (Luke 18:1–8) - Ellen Reinertsen, University of Oslo, Norway Chapter Ten: Mirroring and Echoing: The Blend between Reflection of Reality and Evocation of Tradition in Jesus’ Parables - Stephen Wright, Spurgeon’s College, UK Chapter Eleven: The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard or of a Just Manager? - Deborah Storie, Stirling Theological College, Australia Chapter Twelve: Twenty Years of Experiencing the Parables in/of Africa - Glenna Jackson, Otterbein University, USA Chapter Thirteen: Encountering the Parables: Appreciation and Critique - Mary Ann Beavis, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Index
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Harvard Department of the Classics The Cambridge Songs Carmina Cantabrigiensia
Book SynopsisThe Cambridge Songs is the most important anthology of songs from before the thirteenth-century Carmina Burana. It contains panegyrics and dirges, political poems, comic tales, religious and didactic poems, and poetry of spring and love. This edition includes a substantial introduction, the Latin texts and English prose, and extensive commentary.
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Princeton University Press The Embedded Portrait
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Wood presents not only a thorough examination of the role portraits played in 14th paintings, he provides a stellar example of art historical thinking."---Marissa Moss, New York Journal of Books
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Moody Publishers Extraordinary Power of Praise The A Study of the
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia On the Perpetual Strangeness of the Bible
Book SynopsisThe language of the Bible can be beautiful but profoundly elusive, possessing a strangeness that only deepens the committed reader’s sense of its impenetrability. This book offers a close reading of the Bible itself, directing attention to the text rather than to commentaries or to ostensible lessons to be discovered by paraphrase.Table of Contents 1. Preliminary 2. On Eating Honey 3. Paul on Life and Death 4. Heaven is Here 5. Seeing Revelation: The Writing 6. Seeing Revelation: The Images 7. Seeing Revelation: The Timing
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia On the Perpetual Strangeness of the Bible
Book SynopsisThe language of the Bible can be beautiful but profoundly elusive, possessing a strangeness that only deepens the committed reader’s sense of its impenetrability. This book offers a close reading of the Bible itself, directing attention to the text rather than to commentaries or to ostensible lessons to be discovered by paraphrase.Table of Contents 1. Preliminary 2. On Eating Honey 3. Paul on Life and Death 4. Heaven is Here 5. Seeing Revelation: The Writing 6. Seeing Revelation: The Images 7. Seeing Revelation: The Timing
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Proverbs Volume 1 Discovering Ancient Wisdom for
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IVP Academic Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Songs
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IVP Academic Job
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IVP Academic Psalms 150
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IVP Academic Psalms 51150
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Oneworld Publications Mary Founder of Christianity
Book SynopsisWho was the real Mary mother of Jesus?Trade Review‘Heroically measured and utterly meticulous… Mary is a signpost both to the past and to the future. She is important. All credit to Chris Maunder for fighting so heroically, inch by passionate inch, to try and allow some extra room for her.’ * Nicola Barker, Spectator *'Refreshing… it is good to see Chris Maunder’s work as a potential for a meeting of minds between those starting from very different perspectives… There is a valuable discussion here on the role of symbolism and metaphor in the use of Scripture… Maunder’s penultimate chapter is headed “Mary and the Incarnation”, and for that section alone there would be justification for buying his book.' * Catholic Herald *‘Chris Maunder builds on his previous research to construct an historical, feminist image of Mary rooted in the New Testament and early Christian history that depicts Mary as a key figure in early Christianity… Mary, Founder of Christianity manages to be both complex and approachable. Maunder moves from broader themes to more specific ones as he concludes. Additionally, the book is well structured as historical context leads to scriptural analysis leads to character-specific analysis… I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a feminist, historical depiction of Mary. Maunder’s structure, evidence, and writing style will appeal to scholars and lay readers alike.’ * Barbara F. Bradley, Religion *'Mother Mary’s contributions to the establishment of Christianity are brought to the fore in this provocative treatise by Maunder... Even those who disagree with Maunder’s unorthodox biblical readings will acknowledge the boldness and originality of what’s on offer.' * Publishers Weekly *‘Maunder answers the burning questions around Mary’s role in the Christian faith, using a scholar’s approach that gives the nonacademic reader an understanding of why the historical mother of Jesus is so important to the foundation of Christianity… Maunder offers plenty of resources in his footnotes, adding further interest for readers interested in studying Christian history.’ * Booklist *‘A welcome addition to the recent resurgence of research on the Marys, and on the leadership of women in early Christianity. In particular, Maunder’s focus on Mary of Nazareth’s status within the family of Jesus is a plausible and culturally relevant approach to an important issue, presented in an accessible and intriguing way.’ -- Mary Ann Beavis, Professor Emerita, St Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan‘An excellent examination of the portrait of Mary, Jesus’ mother, according to the canonical gospel accounts.’ * Ally Kateusz, Wijngaards Institute of Catholic Research *‘The book offers the reader much… especially its outline of biblical criticism, which will be particularly useful to those called on to describe modern scholarship… [Maunder’s] case is well argued… His other theme – to explain, challenge and re-contextualise the patriarchy of the Christian tradition – is also handled with care… He writes that this is a book for “free thinkers in the Christian tradition” and its approach will resonate with many PCN members.’ * Progressive Voices *‘Chris Maunder undertakes an important but complicated task in this book. He wants to recover Mary for a world in which women have equal voice and in which a virgin bearing a child seems unbelievable. Like the search for the historical Jesus, Maunder’s search for the historical Mary begins with a framework for interpretation that distinguishes between an historical event and its metaphoric presentation in the gospels. In this reading framework, he finds Mary present before, throughout, and at the end of Jesus’ ministry. He argues for her significant presence in the early church in Jerusalem. In this way, Mary is imagined as a co-founder of Christianity. This is indeed a book for “free thinkers in the Christian tradition” who might find in a reconsideration of Mary an escape from the “delusion of male and hierarchical supremacy”.’ * Jo-Ann Badley, Dean of Theology and Associate Professor of New Testament, Ambrose University *‘The reader is given an attractive and rich theology of Mary in the New Testament… There is… some interesting and careful speculation towards the end of the book on the plethora of Maries at the cross and resurrection, in view of the later traditions of the leadership of the Jerusalem Christian community.’ * Church Times *‘Chris Maunder sets out to place Mary, mother of Jesus, front and centre in the founding story of Christianity… [Maunder] argues his case with fluency and energy. His research and references are thorough and densely presented.’ * Reaction *'Maunder opens up a new and wider window into a new perspective… Challenges to perceived modern theology are what makes this book full of interest. Maunder knows his stuff and presents a strong basis for many a full-bodied discussion.' -- Transforming Ministry
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Medium Aevum Monographs / Ssmll Remorse and Entreaty An Edition of some
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Medium Aevum Monographs / Ssmll Remorse and Entreaty An Edition of some
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New Paradigm Pub. Searching for Wisdom
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Hodder & Stoughton The Creed in Slow Motion
Book SynopsisI believe in one God,the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earth...The Creed is the bones of our faith. In all our different ways, it makes us who we are. But when we stand up and recite the Creed in unison, we have no time to contemplate what it is that we are committing ourselves to. The words rush past, their meaning blurred by familiarity. If we could only slow them down and hear them properly, they would have the power to change worlds. That is what The Creed in Slow Motion aims to do. This is a book for people who like to think things through from first principles. It will not tell you what to believe. (It is for you to engage your mind and discover that for yourself. And for unbelievers to learn what exactly they disbelieve, and why.) In 40 short chapters, with clarity and wit, The Creed in Slow Motion draws examples from real-life stories, history and even science to uncover the core claims of Chri
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Hodder & Stoughton NIV Pocket Mint Softtone Bible with Zip
Book SynopsisSmall enough to take with you everywhere you go, this pocket Bible will ensure you have the Word of God at hand at all times. With a pastel mint soft imitation leather cover and matching zip, the Bible pages will be kept tidy and clean.This lovely gift Bible has a removable presentation sleeve, a pastel mint ribbon marker, and features a black and white hand-drawn pattern on the endpapers.First published in British English in 1979, the New International Version is the world''s most popular modern English Bible. It is renowned for its combination of reliability and readability and is ideal for personal reading, public teaching and group study. This Bible also features:- clear, readable 6.75pt text- easy-to-read layout- shortcuts to key stories, events and people of the Bible- reading plan- book-by-book overview- quick links to find inspiration and help from the Bible in different life situations.This edition uses British spelling, p
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Traveling Light
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Traveling Light
Book SynopsisWe're all weighed down by loads we were never intended to carry. With New York Times bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado as your guide, Traveling Light invites you to release some of those heavy burdens and experience true rest.
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Grupo Nelson Reflexiones Sobre Los Salmos
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BroadStreet Publishing Tpt the Book of PsalmsPart 2
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Peter Lang Publishing Inc Family Relations in the Gospel of Mark
Book Synopsis The social values of honor and shame, which have attracted much research from cultural anthropology and New Testament studies for the past five decades, is the main focus of the book. This book proposes the need to combine major contributions of narrative, rhetorical, and cultural anthropological approaches to trace the development of the twofold honor-shame concept throughout the Marcan narrativewith special attention to family relations. Though adequate social-scientific and socio-rhetorical studies in Mark's Gospel (even in relation to honor and shame) have been conducted, there are still few scholarly monographs that trace the honor-shame motifs from the start to the end of the narrative through the use of helpful insights from literary methods and heuristic models (e.g., challenge-riposte; patronclient relation). Thus, this book seeks to undertake this kind of research. It argues further that Mark intends to reverse the content of the honor-shame value system of his audience bTrade Review“The early church was accused of turning the world upside down (Acts 17:6). According to this well-written and well-researched book by Narry F. Santos, that was, in part, Mark’s point in writing his Gospel. Mark wanted to create a radical redefinition (a turning upside down) of the honor-shame value system of his world. This is an important book; after all, our present broken world also deserves to be turned upside down through the teaching of Jesus.”—Joel F. Williams, Professor of New Testament Studies, Biblical Seminary of the Philippines“I commend Narry F. Santos for attempting several important tasks in this volume: the use of honor and shame as a sustained interpretive framework in conjunction with other recently developed methods, and his sustained effort to interpret the entire Markan narrative. As a result, he provides a useful lens for discriminating a number of features of Mark, including how to understand a variety of passages in relation to each other. In the final chapter, he provides a useful summary of how his reading re-orients the Jesus story in Mark.”—Stanley E. Porter, President, Dean, and Professor of New Testament, McMaster Divinity College“In Western culture, honor and shame discussions are almost foreign territory, yet its presence is deeply embedded in the biblical world and culture because our individualism obscures our connections to others and issues tied to those links. Narry F. Santos’s study of honor and shame in Mark reintroduces us to that perspective and takes us through an illuminating journey in how Mark teaches us through such concerns. Not only do we get to see Jesus’s teaching from a fresh angle, we also see how he challenged us to change how we live in the world as a result.”—Darrell L. Bock, Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological SeminaryTable of ContentsHonor and Shame and the Narrative Reversal of Family Relations in the Gospel of Mark – Honor and Shame and Family Relations in the First-Century Mediterranean World – Honor–Shame Integration and Transformation in the Gospel of Mark – Real Honor and Shame in the New Family of Jesus (Narrative Reversal in Mark 1:1–8:21) – Transformation of Honor and Shame in Jesus’s Teaching (Narrative Reversal in Mark 8:22–10:52) – From Jesus’s Shameful Death to Triumphant Honor (Narrative Reversal in Mark 11:1–16:8) – Insiders and Outsiders in the Gospel of Mark and Intergroup Boundaries and Conflict with the Marcan Community – Subject Index – Scripture Index.
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Peter Lang Publishing Inc Choose the Narrow Path
Book SynopsisWhy is it that churches agree to the same basic faith in hundreds of dialogues, and yet remain locked in an ecumenical winter? In Choose the Narrow Path, Bishop Pierre Whalon argues that to acknowledge the same doctrines while acting as if churches should remain separate is not only a recipe for disaster, but it is also itself a sin. This book spells out that doctrinal agreement in Part I, while Part II uncovers a more personal reaction, structured around the Nicene Creed.The primary argument is that, while churches may be one, holy, and catholic in what they believe, none of them is truly apostolic in their action. To begin to address this failing, the author calls for exceptional intercommunion for members of all churches that subscribe to the Narrow Path but are still reluctant to walk it together.Bishop Pierre Whalon offers clear points about the challenges that Churches face, but also a way forward through what he describes as the narrow pathTrade ReviewBishop Pierre Whalon’s Choose the Narrow Path is a much needed and highly accessible handbook of the contemporary Ecumenical Movement for the unity of the Christian Churches. Within the space of 221 pages Bishop Whalon provides a history of the Movement, a concise summary of the current dialogues, and above all a new theological framework, “The Narrow Path,” that serves to uplift both experts and the general public in this era of division and pessimism surrounding Church affairs. The Rt. Rev. R. William Franklin —Assisting Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, Member of the Faculty of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, and Chair of the Standing Commission on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations of The Episcopal Church. As the latest volume in the Studies in Episcopal & Anglican Studies series, Bishop Pierre Whalon's book is timely indeed, given the divisions not only among Christians but also in much of society both at home and across the globe. Whalon offers clear points about the challenges that Churches face, but also a way forward through what he describes as 'the narrow path.' There is much here for all the various branches of the Jesus Movement to take seriously and, hopefully, act upon, if we hope to show the world God's Way of Love. —The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church and author of Love is the Way and Crazy Christians The rhetoric of church unity can at times seem a theological nuisance. Pierre Whalon has gone beyond the rhetoric to produce a sound scriptural-based systematic treatise with concrete practical applications. The book comes at a time the revived language of synodality is resonating with the churches, including the Roman Catholic Church. This book will be of great significance to the synodal enterprise. It will be discussed for a long time across denominational boundaries, especially by ecumenists and ecclesiologists. It may well be the catalyst, as the subtitle suggests, That Opens the Way for the Churches to Walk Together. —Prof. Cyril Orji, Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Dayton, OH Bishop Whalon’s Choose the Narrow Way is a passionate and carefully reasoned call for all churches to permit Christians to receive Communion if they are far from their own churches. His call is based on clear, accessible analysis of the documents of the Ecumenical Movement, showing the universal agreement on the basics of Christian faith. He follows with a brilliant exposition of his own theology, to show how deeply it accords with the “Narrow Way” of common faith. This is a book for Christians of all stripes to read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest—great for study groups and church leaders alike. —The Very Reverend Dr. William S. Stafford, Dean Emeritus of The School of Theology, Sewanee, USA To walk any narrow path with a precipice on either side is very dangerous, but Bishop Pierre Whalon proves to be an excellent and sure-footed guide for the churches to try to walk together. No stranger to this heady ecumenical terrain, he draws on his wide and deep experience of the church in Europe and the USA to lay out carefully all the progress made in dialogues especially between Roman Catholics and Anglicans, but also with our brothers and sisters in the Orthodox, Methodist and Lutheran traditions. But even more important than all these committees and statements is his passionate but carefully explained systematic theology which calls for action now so that we can avoid the scandal of disunity which threatens to plunge us into the depths, and instead to witness together to Jesus the Risen Christ. —The Rev'd Canon Professor Richard A. Burridge, The University of ManchesterTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations – Introduction – Utrecht and Uppsala – Roman Catholic bilateral dialogues – Other churches in dialogue – Particular resources – Gift ecumenism; receptive ecumenism; transformative ecumenism – Choose the Narrow Path – Conclusion – Bibliography – Index.
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Tyndale House Publishers Psalms 141 A Christian Union Bible Study
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Tyndale House Publishers Psalms 4289 A Christian Union Bible Study
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Tyndale House Publishers Psalms 90150 A Christian Union Bible Study
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Wipf & Stock Publishers An Intertextual Commentary to the Psalter
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IVP Academic Treasuring the Psalms: How to Read the Songs that
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John Murray Press The Bible Tells Me So: Why defending Scripture
Book SynopsisPeter Enns recounts his transformative spiritual journey in which he discovered a new, more honest way to love and appreciate God's Word.Trained as an evangelical Bible scholar, Peter Enns loved the Scriptures and shared his devotion, teaching at Westminster Theological Seminary. But the further he studied the Bible, the more he found himself confronted by questions that could neither be answered within the rigid framework of his religious instruction or accepted among the conservative evangelical community.Rejecting the increasingly complicated intellectual games used by conservative Christians to 'protect' the Bible, Enns was conflicted. Is this what God really requires? How could God's plan for divine inspiration mean ignoring what is really written in the Bible? These questions eventually cost Enns his job - but they also opened a new spiritual path for him to follow.The Bible Tells Me So chronicles Enns' spiritual odyssey, how he came to see beyond restrictive doctrine and learned to embrace God's Word as it is actually written. As he explores questions progressive evangelical readers of Scripture commonly face yet fear voicing, Enns reveals that they are the very questions that God wants us to consider - the essence of our spiritual study.Trade ReviewIn The Bible Tells Me So, Peter Enns addresses the problems of scripture from the position of an evangelical Christian who observes with candor and fresh humor that too often faithful readers approach the Bible with expectations it is not set up to meet. - Publishers WeeklyPeter Enns has written a great book about The Book. If you've ever struggled with the violent or contradictory or just plain strange passages in the Bible, this book is for you . . . And he's funny. - Rob Bell, author of Love Wins
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Baker Publishing Group Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old
Book SynopsisSouthwestern Journal of Theology 2023 Book of the Year With the torrent of publications on the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament, the time is ripe for a dictionary dedicated to this incredibly rich yet diverse field. This companion volume to the well-received Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament (CNTUOT) brings together leading evangelical biblical scholars to explore and explain the many facets of how the New Testament writers appropriated the Old Testament. This definitive resource covers a range of interpretive topics and includes summary articles on each biblical book and numerous themes. It also unpacks concepts mentioned in the CNTUOT, demonstrates how the Old Testament uses the Old Testament, and addresses a wide range of biblical-theological, hermeneutical, and exegetical topics. This handy reference book is for all serious students of the Bible as they study how and why Old Testament texts reappear and are reappropriated throughout the Bible.
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