It is traditional to think we should praise Abraham for his willingness to sacrifice his son as proof of his love for God. But have we misread the point of the story? Is it possible that a careful reading of Genesis 22 could reveal that God was not pleased with Abraham's silent obedience?Widely respected biblical theologian, creative thinker, and pu… Read more…
Gain Insights on Mark's Christology from Today's Leading ScholarsThe Gospel of Mark, widely assumed to be the earliest narrative of Jesus's life and the least explicit in terms of Christology, has long served as a worktable for the discovery of Christian origins and developing theologies. The past ten years of scholarship have seen an unprecedent… Read more…
From Genesis . . ."In the beginning, God created everything out of nothing."What do all the Bible stories actually mean? Will the Bible be too boring for me?Why is the Bible so long? Have you ever asked--or been too embarrassed to ask--any of these questions? This young reader's edition of The Whole Bible Story will help you understand what the stories i… Read more…
A Human-Shaped God approaches the humanlike accounts of God in the Old Testament as the starting places for theology and uses them to build a picture of the divine. This understanding of God is then brought into conversation with traditional conceptions that depict God as a being who knows everything that happens, is at every place at the same time, is const… Read more…
National Bestseller—New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal & Publisher's WeeklyToday's headlines shout of modern plagues, social tensions, economic crises, and rampant depression. Many are asking, what day is it on God's prophetic calendar? Trusted Bible teacher and Pastor Dr. David Jeremiah opens the Word of God to reveal what it h… Read more…
Three popular books, now collected for the first time in one special edition!We live in a world that seems to be on the verge of coming apart. Shootings. Killer viruses. The threat of nuclear war. All of it is just too real. What is happening in our world today is moving Christians to return to the foundations of our spiritual existence. Believers everywhere… Read more…
National Bestseller—New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal & Publisher's WeeklyToday's headlines shout of modern plagues, social tensions, economic crises, and rampant depression. Many are asking, what day is it on God's prophetic calendar? Trusted Bible teacher and Pastor Dr. David Jeremiah opens the Word of God to reveal what it h… Read more…
The Prodigal Son is one of the most beloved parables in the Bible. Dig into Jesus’ story of grace and love. Learn life lessons from the loving father, the wayward younger son, and the judgmental older brother. Comparison charts help explain the story in powerful ways. Includes discussion questions for personal use or small groups.… Read more…
Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the GospelsCyndi ParkerEncountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels draws readers into a deeper understanding of ancient Israel and first-century Judaism—the clothing, setting, political climate, and more—all to better understand Jesus’ ministry. Instead of reading the Gospels through twenty-fi… Read more…
Jesus and the ManuscriptsCraig A. Evans Jesus and the Manuscripts, by popular author and Bible scholar Craig A. Evans, introduces readers to the diversity and complexity of the ancient literature that records the words and deeds of Jesus. This diverse literature includes the familiar Gospels of the New Testament, the much less familiar literature of the… Read more…
The disciplines of biblical studies and theology should serve each other, and they should serve both the church and the academy together. But the relationship between them is often marked by misunderstandings, methodological differences, and cross-discipline tension.New Testament scholar Scot McKnight here highlights five things he wishes theologians knew ab… Read more…
"Christians may not have shared the details of the particular situation of the Roman followers of Jesus, but they have shared for centuries the concern about what faith means for life, and they have turned to Paul to understand what it means to be faithful to our faithful God."from the introductionF… Read more…
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