Desilva: 32 books
The Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude:What Earliest Christianity Learned from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
What Earliest Christianity Learned from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Jews have sometimes been reluctant to claim Jesus as one of their own; Christians have often been reluctant to acknowledge the degree to which Jesus' message and mission were at home amidst, and shaped by, the Judaism(s) of the Second Temple Period. In The Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude...
by David A. deSilva
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
A lot of mystery surrounds the book of Hebrews, especially regarding its authorship, date, and audience. But by asking the right kind of questions, one can move beyond the impasses typical of historical investigation. In this volume, David deSilva explores Hebrews through a social-scientific lens,...
Cliff Walk
A Liam Mulligan Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Prostitution has been legal in Rhode Island for more than a decade; Liam Mulligan, an old-school investigative reporter at dying Providence newspaper, suspects the governor has been taking payoffs to keep it that way. But this isn't the only story making headlines…a child's severed arm is discovered...
An Apple A Day
Health in Every Realm
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Enjoy bite-sized teachings and testimonies from the Bethel Church leadership team that show believers how to pursue and enjoy wholeness in every area of their lives. Receive dynamic insight on experiencing divine health in your: Emotions: “Joy is the medicine from heaven provided to...
Transformation
The Heart of Paul's Gospel
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
The gospel is often presented as little more than a "get out of hell free" pass. But is that all there is to it? What made it so compelling that the Apostle Paul would give up everything, enduring hardships and deprivation to preach good news? David deSilva argues that some Christians have...
Honor, Patronage, Kinship & Purity
Unlocking New Testament Culture
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2012
Contemporary Western readers may find it surprising that honor and shame, patronage and reciprocity, kinship and family, and purity and pollution offer us keys to interpreting the New Testament. But as recent scholarship has proposed and as David deSilva demonstrates, paying attention to these cultural...
Breaking the Code Revised Edition
Understanding the Book of Revelation
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
The Book of Revelation contains passages of great beauty and comfort, as well as passages that strike the casual reader as bizarre, bewildering, and sometimes frightening. How are readers today to discern God’s message in this peculiar part of the Bible?
Breaking the Code Revised Edition...
by Tim O'Mara, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Reed Farrel Coleman
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2019
Down to the River is a collection of twenty crimes stories that take place on or near American rivers from some of the strongest voices in crime fiction writing today. As these stories show, rivers are not only sources of life; they can also be scenes of murder and revenge.
All twenty stories...
Providence Rag
A Mulligan Novel
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Edgar Award-winner Bruce DeSilva returns with Liam Mulligan, an old-school investigative reporter for a dying newspaper in Providence, Rhode Island. Mulligan knows every street and alley, every priest and prostitute, every cop and street thug. He knows the mobsters and politicians—who are pretty...
The Dread Line
A Mulligan Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
The Dread Line: the latest Liam Mulligan novel from award winning author Bruce DeSilva.
Since he got fired in spectacular fashion from his newspaper job last year, former investigative reporter Liam Mulligan has been piecing together a new life--one that straddles both sides of the law. He's...
SOZO Saved Healed Delivered
A Journey into Freedom with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Experience Salvation, Healing, and Deliverance in Every Area of Your Life
For too long, the popular understanding of Christian salvation has been limited to securing a place in Heaven. Sadly, many Christ-followers experience constant defeat during their time on Earth. Something is missing.
The...
by John Painter, David A. deSilva, Mikeal Parsons
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
In this addition to the well-received Paideia series, two respected New Testament scholars offer a practical commentary on James and Jude that is conversant with contemporary scholarship, draws on ancient backgrounds, and attends to the theological nature of the texts.
This commentary, like...
Unholy Allegiances
Heeding Revelation's Warning
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2013
Amidst the fervor of popular apocalyptic books and unfounded “end times” theology, deSilva has written an excellent book that will help readers thoughtfully and properly approach the book of Revelation. This is a truly unique book that studies Revelation by (1) stating the context in which it...
A Scourge of Vipers
A Mulligan Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Bruce DeSilva's A Scourge of Vipers is at once a suspenseful crime story and a serious exploration of the hypocrisy surrounding sports gambling and the corrupting influence of big money on politics.
To solve Rhode Island's budget crisis, the state's colorful governor, Attila the Nun, wants...