Ben: 3397 books

In this commentary on Hebrews, James and Jude, Ben Witherington III applies his socio-rhetorical method to elucidate these letters within their primarily Jewish context, probing the social setting of the readers and the rhetorical strategies of the authors of the letters.

Scholars recognize that prophetic traditions, expressions, and experiences stand at the heart of most religions in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is no less true for the world of Judaism and Jesus. Ben Witherington III offers an extensive, cross-cultural survey of the broader expressions...

Brash, bold, and sometimes brutal, superheroes might seem to epitomize modern pop-culture at its most melodramatic and mindless. But according to Ben Saunders, the appeal of the superhero is fundamentally metaphysical - even spiritual - in nature. In chapter-length analyses of the early comic book...

Young children have a deep capacity to love, a simple faith, and an unassuming nature. These are qualities necessary for a meaningful relationship with God. But like all who seek God, there is room for growth. Author Ben A. Kimmichs As a Child Walks with God helps bring the heart of a child...

Die unglaubliche Geschichte einer Fälschung Die "jüdische Weltverschwörung" dient bis heute als Erklärung für jede nur erdenkliche Katastrophe: Kriege, Revolutionen, Wirtschaftskrisen, Börsenkräche, Terrorismus, Aids. Und immer wieder laufen die Fäden bei einem vermeintlich authentischen Buch...

Ones and Threes is a short book that explores the odd frequency of their, Ones and Threes, arrival in every day life. At least mine. I'd love to hear if they are in yours as well.

Do you fancy yourself as a creative writer? Do you enjoy composing great works of literary art—meticulous texts, elegant e-mails, scathing or amusing letters to an editor, scintillating blogs, entertaining short stories, erudite reference books, unputdownable novels? Is there even such a word as...

In-between writing ‘proper’ books, the author often dashes off an essay on anything that amuses him or otherwise catches his attention. Fingers to the Keyboard is an eclectic mix and collection of these essays on topics such as the stupidity of politicians, the idiosyncrasies of English grammar,...

Walking is good for you. It provides physical exercise and stimulates the senses. It gets you out and about. You see places that can only be reached on foot. It also has its moments, sometimes funny sometimes dangerous, plus mishaps and other adventures. This book is a collection of observations,...

Here we go again; the third in the series of collected blogs, brought together, placed into topic categories, and published as an e-book under the general title Fingers to the Keyboard. This set, for the period 2017 - 2018, features the seventy-five blogs I published throughout the two year period....

Walking is good for you. It provides physical exercise and stimulates the senses. It gets you out and about. You see places that can only be reached on foot. It also has its moments, sometimes funny sometimes dangerous, plus mishaps and other adventures. This series of books is a collection of observations,...

How are you on words? Do you know your oxymorons from your tautologies; your alliterations from your euphemisms; your acronyms from your homonyms; or your onomatopoeias from your palindromes? Is 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' a nonce word or a nonsense word? Can you create neologisms...

In 2014, I published a series of essay on a variety of topics—politics, religion, book and film reviews, English grammar, sport, general moans and groans, and so on—titled 'Fingers to the Keyboard: 2000 – 2014'. The essays were originally meant for a small select audience and encouraged...

This book is a candid look into the world I created for myself growing up. It was a world of hurt, abuse, hatred, drugs, violence, and sex. Writing this book was very therapeutic for me as I confronted myself, and I hope it will be a spine-chilling experience for those who read it. In these pages,...