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Christian Focus Publications Ltd A Tale of Two: Exploring 40 Bible Pairs
Book SynopsisThe story of redemption is studded with men and women who had a direct and personal relationship with God, so many studies of biblical characters tend to be of individuals. But no man is an island. Many of these individuals also had relationships with other individuals which were important and even crucial to their success or failure. In 40 short chapters Donald MacKay explores pairs of characters in the Bible. Some have obvious connections like Martha and Mary or David and Jonathan, but other relationships may be less clear, such as Timothy and Titus or Ahab and Jehoshaphat, but there is something to be learned from all of them. These helpful stories will encourage readers to reflect on the lives and choices on these biblical characters, and also on the impact they have on the people around them and vice versa.Trade Review… a novel approach to biblical character studies, focussing on pairs of contemporaneous individuals and exploring their experience of God. Using this approach can give a fresh look at some familiar biblical stories as a primer for further spiritual reflection. -- Graham Nicholls (Director, Affinity, Cambridge, UK)This is a strikingly original work shedding light on various Biblical characters. … a thought–provoking book. The only criticism is that the chapters are too short – we are left asking for more! -- Alex MacDonald (Minister of Buccleuch & Greyfriars Free Church of Scotland, Edinburgh)With refreshing frankness, Donald Mackay succinctly summarises the experiences, successes and failings of some of the Bible’s main characters, presenting them in pairs so as to draw out helpful comparisons along the way. -- Paul Gibson (Minister, Knox Church (Free Church of Scotland), Perth, Scotland)Can you guess who the ‘two rogues might be, or the ‘two traitors’ or the ‘two cheats’? You will find yourself wondering, ‘Who will be next?’ and, driven by curiosity, you will turn page after page. -- Donald Macleod ((1940–2023), Principal of Free Church College, Edinburgh, Scotland)This is a quiet book introducing us to a host of Bible people, some who are familiar to us, others not so. Donald Mackay has set these people in pairs to show how their lives impact one another, and on the Bible story, something we don’t often think about. The author takes us with him on a journey through the Bible visiting these characters as they appear in the context of the Scripture narrative. -- Billy Graham (Author of the online devotional ‘Walk with Me’)
£12.66
Broadman & Holman Publishers Going Deeper with New Testament Greek
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£41.79
Broadman & Holman Publishers CSB Holy Land Illustrated Bible, Hardcover
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£41.79
Baker Publishing Group How New Is the New Testament? – First–Century
Book SynopsisWhat is so new about the New Testament? Senior scholar Donald Hagner tackles the issue of how distinct early Christianity was from the first-century Judaism from which it emerged. He surveys newness in the entire New Testament canon, examining the evidence for points of continuity and discontinuity between formative Judaism and early Christianity. Hagner's accessible analysis of the New Testament text shows that despite Christianity's thorough Jewishness, from the beginning dramatic newness was an essential aspect of this early literature.Table of ContentsContents1. The Question of Continuity and Discontinuity2. The Gospels of Mark and Matthew3. The Gospel of Luke4. The Acts of the Apostles5. The Gospel of John and the Johannine Letters6. The Pauline Corpus7. Hebrews and the Catholic Letters8. The Apocalypse9. Newness in the New Testament: Continuity and DiscontinuityConclusionIndexes
£21.40
Baker Publishing Group The Law and the Prophets: A Study in Old
Book SynopsisThis watershed book by a leading Old Testament scholar presents an alternative perspective in the ongoing debate about the formation of the Hebrew Bible. It marshals all of the important counterarguments to the standard theory of Old Testament canon formation, showing how the Pentateuch and the Prophets developed more or less simultaneously and mutually influenced each other over time. The widely praised European edition is now available in North America with an updated bibliography and a new postscript reflecting on how the study of the Old Testament canon has developed over the last twenty years.
£54.15
Baker Publishing Group Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters – A
Book SynopsisWord Guild 2012 Canadian Christian Writing Award Honorable Mention, The Grace Irwin Prize (2013) 2012 Book of the Year Award, Foreword Magazine The history of women interpreters of the Bible is a neglected area of study. Marion Taylor presents a one-volume reference tool that introduces readers to a wide array of women interpreters of the Bible from the entire history of Christianity. Her research has implications for understanding biblical interpretation--especially the history of interpretation--and influencing contemporary study of women and the Bible. Contributions by 130 top scholars introduce foremothers of the faith who address issues of interpretation that continue to be relevant to faith communities today, such as women's roles in the church and synagogue and the idea of religious feminism. Women's interpretations also raise awareness about differences in the ways women and men may read the Scriptures in light of differences in their life experiences. This handbook will prove useful to ministers as well as to students of the Bible, who will be inspired, provoked, and challenged by the women introduced here. The volume will also provide a foundation for further detailed research and analysis. Interpreters include Elizabeth Rice Achtemeier, Saint Birgitta of Sweden, Catherine Mumford Booth, Anne Bradstreet, Catherine of Siena, Clare of Assisi, Egeria, Elizabeth I, Hildegard, Julian of Norwich, Thérèse of Lisieux, Marcella, Henrietta C. Mears, Florence Nightingale, Phoebe Palmer, Faltonia Betitia Proba, Pandita Ramabai, Christina Georgina Rossetti, Dorothy Leigh Sayers, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Beecher Stowe, St. Teresa of Avila, Sojourner Truth, and Susanna Wesley.
£47.48
Baker Publishing Group A Boundless God: The Spirit according to the Old
Book SynopsisThe word ruah (commonly translated as breath, wind, spirit, or Spirit) occurs in the Old Testament 378 times--more frequently than torah, shalom, or Sabbath. In this volume, a popular Old Testament scholar, whose previous books have received wide acclaim, cracks open the challenging and provocative world of the Spirit in the Old Testament, offering readers cogent yet comprehensive insights. Grounded in scholarship yet accessible and inviting, this book unlocks the world of the Spirit, plunging readers into an imaginative realm of fresh senses, sounds, and skills. The book gives readers the opportunity to recapture Israel's tenacious sense of the Spirit's energy as it was expressed by a series of vibrant verbs: blowing, breathing, coming, resting, passing, pouring, filling, cleansing, standing, and guiding. Readers will encounter in these pages all of the Old Testament expressions of the Spirit--passages that will challenge the conventional, confront the commonplace, and transport them to a world of wisdom, work, and wonder.Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. Spirit Blowing and Breathing 2. Spirit Coming Upon 3. Spirit Resting Upon 4. Spirit Passed On 5. Spirit Poured Out 6. Spirit Filling 7. Spirit Cleansing 8. Spirit Standing and Guiding Conclusion Indexes
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Baker Publishing Group Redemptive Kingdom Diversity – A Biblical
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive biblical and theological survey of the people of God in the Old and New Testaments, offering insights for today's transformed and ethnically diverse church. Jarvis Williams explains that God's people have always been intended to be a diverse community. From Genesis to Revelation, God has intended to restore humanity's vertical relationship with God, humanity's horizontal relationship with one another, and the entire creation through Jesus. Through Jesus, both Jew and gentile are reconciled to God and together make up a transformed people. Williams then applies his biblical and theological analysis to selected aspects of the current conversation about race, racism, and ethnicity, explaining what it means to be the church in today's multiethnic context. He argues that the church should demonstrate redemptive kingdom diversity, for it has been transformed into a new community that is filled with many diverse ethnic communities.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. The People of God in the Pentateuch2. The People of God in the Historical Books, Wisdom and Poetry, and Prophets3. The People of God in the Gospels and Acts4. The People of God in Paul's Epistles5. The People of God in the General Epistles and Revelation6. Synthesis: The People of God in the Old and New Testaments7. The People of God and OrthopraxyIndexes
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Basic Books The Word: How We Translate the Bible--And Why It
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Time Warner Trade Publishing Your Greater Is Coming Study Guide: Discover the
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£13.59
Time Warner Trade Publishing Santiago: Comentario Bíblico
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£999.99
Time Warner Trade Publishing La Biblia de la Vida Diaria, NVI: El Poder de la
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£37.99
North Atlantic Books,U.S. The Way of Christ: The Gospel of John through the
Book SynopsisWhile some scholars approach the Gospels from an historical point of view, analyzing John in the context of his own personal experience as a follower of Jesus, others focus on John’s roots in ancient Judaism. In this provocative book, Albert LaChance approaches the Gospel of John from the perspective of Eastern mysticism, drawing on indigenous beliefs and ancient global spiritual traditions originating in the Middle East, India, and China. Through this expansive approach, the book attempts to understand John’s Gospel in its richest sense—as a guide to achieving the direct experience of a universal God.Throughout the book, LaChance returns to the Gospel’s Prologue and uses it as a framework for uncovering Jesus’s message about his own identity as the Son of God and his similarities to ancient Eastern mystics. The author also discusses themes woven throughout the Gospel of John that derive from Eastern religions and other indigenous spiritual practices: individual ego versus the essential self, separation versus union, and the earthly versus the heavenly. This important book delves into the mysteries of Christian understanding to unearth universal truths, defining the very essence of religious and spiritual experience.
£14.39
Paragon House Publishers World Scripture: Comparative Anthology of Sacred
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Dake Publishing Revelation Expouned
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£999.99
Signature Books The Amazing Colossal Apostle: The Search for the
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Good Books Little Book of Biblical Justice: A Fresh Approach
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£8.91
Harvest House Publishers,U.S. The Stones Cry Out: How Archaeology Reveals the
Book SynopsisWere Sodom and Gomorrah real cities, and were they really destroyed in catastrophic firestorms? Can we respond to the historians who have long claimed that King David was only a mythical figure? Is there archaeological evidence for Jesus’ historical existence here on earth?In recent excavation, archaeologists have unearthed both surprising and substantial answers to these questions and others. Pottery shards, stone inscriptions, ancient scrolls, and other fascinating artifacts have shed new light on the people and events of the Bible—bringing them from the realm of mystery to the world of fact.Discover what new archaeological finds have to tell us about Israel’s journey to the promised land, the fall of Jericho’s walks, the ark of the covenant, the kings and prophets of Israel, the Assyrian and Babylonian invasions, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the time and people of Jesus, and more. Includes testimonies and interviews from leading archaeologists and exciting pictures featuring the latest finds made in the lands of the Bible.The Stones Cry Out will give you a new appreciation for both the world and the Word of the Bible!
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Hendrickson Publishers Inc All the Angels in the Bible
Book SynopsisYour faith will be powerfully strengthened as you gain insight into the nature of angels and discover the purpose of their ministry. Begun by the beloved preacher Herbert Lockyer, Sr., and finished by his son, this clear, detailed, and eye-opening volume examines every angelic encounter in the Bible. 192 pages, softcover from Hendrickson.
£17.61
Hendrickson Publishers Inc Englishman's Greek Concordance and Lexicon: Coded
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Hendrickson Publishers Inc Englishman's Hebrew Concordance: Coded to
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£46.66
Hendrickson Publishers Inc Nave's Topical Bible-KJV
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Hendrickson Publishers Inc Cruden's Complete Concordance to the Old and New
Book SynopsisBible students have enjoyed Cruden''s easy-to-use format and portable size for over 250 years. This valuable reference is handy for fast word studies or just for finding a favorite passage. It is ideal for busy Bible students, teachers, and pastors who need a convenient and portable concordance enabling the reader to quickly locate all of the occurrences of any given word in the Bible. It includes an alphabetical listing of every word in the King James Version, along with over 200,000 chapter and verse references, a complete concordance to proper names in Scripture, and is handy for word studies or just for tracking down a favorite passage. Special features include: Cruden''s original notes and comments on Bible places, names, and types, names and titles given to Jesus Christ, and titles and descriptions applied to the Church.
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Hendrickson Publishers Inc Bible History Old Testament
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Hendrickson Publishers Inc The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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£29.91
Hendrickson Publishers Inc New Testament: v. 4: Interlinear
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£999.99
Ligonier Ministries Life And Theology Of Paul, The
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£17.46
Orbis Books (USA) Say to This Mountain: Mark's Story of
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£24.45
Orbis Books (USA) Leave Her Alone
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£17.85
Orbis Books (USA) Decolonizing Biblical Studies: A View from the
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£22.79
Orbis Books (USA) Christ the Liberator: A View from the Victims
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£34.16
Orbis Books (USA) Wisdom Ways: Introducing Feminist Biblical
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£26.08
Orbis Books (USA) Hidden Women of the Gospels
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£16.67
Orbis Books (USA) A Third Testament
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Orbis Books (USA) Binding the Strongest Man: A Political Reading of
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£29.14
Hampton Roads Publishing Co Original Christianity: A New Key to Understanding
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£12.34
Kenneth Copeland Publications Your Promise of Protection: The Power of the 91st
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Multnomah Press Secrets of the Vine (Bible Studies): Breaking
Book SynopsisIn the Secrets of the Vine Bible Study, Bruce Wilkinson shows groups or individual readers how the three Secrets of the Vine introduced in the bestselling book are supported throughout Scripture, applying sound biblical insight to help them move toward making maximum impact for God. This Bible study provides a personal encounter with the life-changing teaching of Jesus in John 15, an inspiring look at God''s intervention in His children''s lives from Bible times to the present, a practical approach to a meaningful relationship with Him, and a visual and interactive learning tool for individual or group use.
£7.99
NavPress A Sacred Sorrow
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NavPress A Modern Girl's Guide to Bible Study
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£12.96
Faithlife Corporation Linguistics & Biblical Exegesis
Book SynopsisWe rarely think about the way languages work because communicating in our native tongue comes so naturally to us. The Bible was written in ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek--languages no modern reader can claim to have a native understanding of. A better understanding of how language works should help us understand the Bible better as we seek to discern the original intent and meaning of each biblical author. In this book, you will get a basic introduction to the field of linguistics--its history, its key concepts, its major schools of thought, and how its insights can shed light on various problems in biblical Hebrew and Greek. Numerous examples illustrate linguistic concepts, and technical terminology is clearly defined. Learn how the study of language can enhance your Bible study.
£29.35
Hatherleigh Press,U.S. Wisdom of the Bible: Inspiration for Everyday
Book SynopsisA collection of your favorite Bible verses organized for any occasion, Wisdom of the Bible is an invaluable resource. Wisdom of the Bible provides day-to-day insights and hope from the greatest story ever told. Too often in life, we struggle with uncertainty and anxiety; it is in these times that we can turn to the Scriptures for comfort and guidance. Presented in a clear, elegant format, Wisdom of the Bible draws on the Scriptures to provide words of advice and inspiration on relationships, love, family, and more. Taking as its credo that the best life is one that follows the principles of the Scriptures, Wisdom of the Bible brings these ages-old words of wisdom to life, along with practical advice from Pastor Tonia Jenkins'' personal and professional experience. Wisdom of the Bible brings God’s guidance to those who need it most. These words of wisdom and advice have guided countless lives for centuries; this book directs these perfect words of Scripture to those areas of life where they are needed most: matters of love and family, health and prayer, and even life and death. Providing insight not only into one''s personal life, but also offering advice on how best to trust in God''s wisdom and let his plan follow its plotted course, Wisdom of the Bible is the book to reach for whenever you need a word of wisdom. A great gift idea."Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding." --Proverbs 3:13
£11.25
Wipf & Stock Publishers The New Testament Canon: Its Making and Meaning
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Medieval Institute Publications Nicholas of Lyra, Literal Commentary on Galatians
Book SynopsisThough little-known today, Nicholas of Lyra's commentaries are arguably among the most widely-read and influential commentaries of all time. For more than two hundred years, from the time of their composition, well into the Reformation era, they were copied and recopied, printed and reprinted, as an indispensable guide to the meaning of scripture. Naumann presents here a complete translation of Lyra's literal commentary on Galatians in English for the first time, with a freshly-edited Latin text, and provides ample notes on its significance in relation to the works of previous authors.Trade Review"This book serves multiple purposes: it reproduces both the Latin texts of the Postilla literalis and the English translation of the author, and it provides a number of details to deepen any reader's interest in St. Nicholas of Lyra and his commentary. [...]An interesting and advanced version of the comments of Nicholas..." Cosmin Tudor Ciocan, The Medieval Review 16.12.05Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Nicholas of Lyra, Commentary on the Letter of Paul to the Galatians Bibliography
£26.50
Medieval Institute Publications Early Latin Commentaries on the Apocalypse
Book SynopsisMany commentaries on the Apocalypse were produced in the early Middle Ages. This book provides translations of two Apocalypse commentaries from the seventh and eighth centuries. On the Mysteries of the Apocalypse of John is part of a large one-volume "Reference Bible" composed about 750. Written probably by an Irish teacher residing in northern France, it answers difficulties arising from the biblical text. The Handbook on the Apocalypse of the Apostle John, attributed erroneously to Jerome and written before 767, contains brief moral and allegorical interpretations of particular words and phrases of the Apocalypse. The introduction highlights the unique features of each commentary and the interrelationship of the three texts.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Reference Bible, On the Mysteries of the Apocalypse of John Pseudo-Jerome, Handbook on the Apocalypse of the Apostle John Bibliography Indices
£999.99
Medieval Institute Publications Rabbi Eliezer of Beaugency, Commentaries on Amos
Book SynopsisRabbi Eliezer of Beaugency represents the pinnacle of twelfth-century rabbinic exegesis of the Bible. A proponent of the literal school, Eliezer completely abandoned traditional rabbinic midrash in his explication of biblical texts, and innovated a literary approach that anticipated the fruits of modern scholarship in virtually every paragraph. This volume presents, for the first time in English translation, an extended window into the oeuvre of this master interpreter.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction The Commentary of Rabbi Eliezer of Beaugency on Amos The Commentary of Rabbi Eliezer of Beaugency on Jonah The Commentary of Rabbi Eliezer of Beaugency on Isaiah (Selections) The Commentary of Rabbi Eliezer of Beaugency on Ezekiel (Selections) Bibliography
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Rowman & Littlefield Jesus The Holy Fool
Book SynopsisRichly written, Jesus the Holy Fool combines diverse images from religious traditions, world literature, Jungian archetype, and Scripture. Weaving the best theology and spirituality, Jesus the Holy Fool is a fresh and inviting Christology. The Scriptures tell us that religious leaders thought Jesus was "possessed," and his own family thought he was "crazy." In his open table fellowship, choice of followers, radical passion, and his death and resurrection, Jesus was willing to appear as a fool for the sake of God’s reign. His teachings—especially the parables, paradoxes, and the beatitudes—advocate a way of life that is grounded in Holy Foolishness. Through an archetypal examination of the fool motif as it applies to Jesus in the Gospels,Jesus the Holy Fool develops the connections between holiness and folly. Offering new insights into Christology and exploring its practical pastoral ramifications, Jesus the Holy Fool presents Holy Foolishness as a paradigm for the Christian journey and as a new model of what it means for us to be church.
£26.29
Crossway Books The Gift of Prophecy in the New Testament and
Book SynopsisThis updated, comprehensive work by respected New Testament scholar Wayne Grudem brings new understanding to the gift of prophecy and suggests how to embrace it without compromising the supremacy of Scripture.
£27.87
