Criticism Interpretation category: 2013 books

There are a number of mysteries in the Bible. Foremost of those mysteries is where we came from. The Bible says that “what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.” It is a tall order to ask you to believe this statement, but the Bible just puts it out there in plain sight (Hebrews...

Man has been creating gods for the last 40 000 years in order to make sense of himself and to explain life as it was primitively perceived before science developed, knowledge expanded and with it our factual understanding of where we come from, who we are and how we came to be here on our little blue...

The debate surrounding Jesus of Nazareth has raged throughout the ages. Historically, he was a first century Jew who did many miracles in conjunction with his teachings about God. Theologically, he claimed to be the Son of God. Christians have worshiped him for more than two thousand years. Today,...

You'll discover the myths and legends of the Bible. You'll travel back in time to the see the stories that were changed, and you'll know whether "The End of Days", is real or not. You need to know the truth and fictions of our Bible. You can't get by in life, without knowing the truth!

One of the most contentious topics among True Worshipers is Yahweh’s calendar, especially as it applies to Passover. Because the first Biblical month is established at Passover, observing Passover in the correct month will help ensure that all the rest of the annual observances fall properly in the calendar year...

God has always chosen to establish relationship with men through covenants. The covenants still provide valuable lessons for the Christian today. In this study, we will explore two foundational covenants to God’s interaction with His creation. We will examine the Adamic and the Noahic Covenants....

Jesus Christ, through His priestly ministry, provided salvation unto all men. Those who receive Him, of both Jew and Gentile, become members of His family. Under the Old Covenant, the priesthood belonged to Aaron and his sons. Since believers, by faith, are part of Christ’s family line, they receive...

Meir Sternberg’s classic study is “an important book for those who seek to take the Bible seriously as a literary work.” (Adele Berlin, Prooftexts) In “a book to read and then reread” (Modern Language Review), Meir Sternberg “has accomplished an enormous task, enriching our understanding...

Moving beyond discussions of patriarchy and prescribed “women’s roles” in the Roman world, Katherine Bain explores what inscriptional data from Asia Minor can tell us about the actual socioeconomic status of women in the first and second centuries C.E. Her findings suggest that outside of the...

Much of the contemporary discussion of the Jesus tradition has focused on aspects of oral performance, storytelling, and social memory, on the premise that the practice of communal reading of written texts was a phenomenon documented no earlier than the second century CE. Brian J. Wright overturns...

In our increasingly disenchanted age, can we still regard the Bible as God's Word? Why should we consider it trustworthy and dare to believe what it says? Top Old Testament theologian R. W. L. Moberly sets forth his case for regarding the Bible as unlike any other book by exploring the differences...

The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ.

This Guide reads the Gospel of Mark as a 1st-century CE story about Jesus, for his followers, and against tyranny or the abusive use of power. First, the book shows students how the Gospel uses the form of a traditional laudatory biography (a 'Life') to reshape the memory of the shame-ridden...

An investigation into the real historical figure of King David and the real location of the Temple of Solomon • Identifies King David as Pharaoh Tuthmosis III of the 18th Dynasty and David’s son Solomon as Pharaoh Amenhotep, Tuthmosis’s successor • Shows how the Temple of Solomon...