Biographies category: 638 books
Heroes and Outlaws of the Bible
Downhome Reflections of History's Most Colorful Men and Women
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2002
This book is about some folks in the Bible you probably have read or heard about. But instead of the dusty, dry, old characters that we tend to think of them as, I hope I have fashioned something that will entertain as well as inform. These chapters are more than a thumbnail sketch, but not necessarily...
Wealthy People of the Bible
Learning From the Lives of Wealthy Biblical Characters
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Such characters of the Bible give insight into different facets and the use of wealth such as: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; Joseph and his brothers; Lot, Job, Boaz, Abigail and Nabal, King David, Solomon, Hezekiah, Zacchaeus and Matthew; Joseph of Arimathea, the Roman Centurions, Lydia, Dorcas, Barnabas...
Maria secondo le Scritture
Figlia di Sion e Madre del Signore
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 10, 2013
I brani in cui la Sacra Scrittura parla esplicitamente della madre di Gesù non sono particolarmente numerosi. Tuttavia non si può fare a meno di notare che si tratta di testi 'strategici' e di eccezionale densità, collocati nei punti di svolta della storia della salvezza. Indagando la formazione...
by Preston Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
This book is a restatement of the life and teachings of Jesus as recorded in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Like an earlier effort by Thomas Jefferson, who produced The Jefferson Bible in the early 1800's, its purpose is to distill from the Scriptures only those verses...
by Paula Gooder, Dr. Bradford A. Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
The Pentateuch (or the Torah) consists of the first five books of the Bible and is a foundational scripture for millions of people, both Jews and Christians. In this book Paula Gooder and Brad Anderson provide a clear and accessible introduction for those beginning Bible study. Key themes such as...
Eve: If I Had Known
Eden: The Battlefield
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2017
The book adopts a conversational style with a monologue of the Bible character Eve. In an engaging and interactive style of conversation, Eve invites us to hear her perspective and share in her life’s experiences. In a contemporary story-telling style, her life and purpose unfold for the reader. The...
by Raniero Cantalamessa
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Le meditazioni qui raccolte presentano il mistero della Pentecoste partendo dalla lettura che Luca ne fa negli Atti, Giovanni nel suo Vangelo e Paolo nelle sue Lettere.Mettendo insieme i loro punti di vista diversi e complementari, si ottiene un’immagine per così dire tridimensionale dell’evento dello Spirito Santo.
The Book of Nehemiah: A Story of Dedication and Determination
Daily Bible Reading Series, #22
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2014
The Book of Nehemiah: A Story of Dedication and Determination is a Daily Bible Reading Study of the book of Nehemiah by Deborah H. Bateman. The book of Nehemiah is found in the Old Testament of the Bible. Nehemiah was led by God to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Nehemiah was a great leader....
Rediscovering Paul
An Introduction to His World, Letters, and Theology
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
For some of us, the apostle Paul is intimidating, like a distant and difficult uncle. Maybe not someone you'd like to hang out with at a coffee shop on a rainy day. He'd make a scene, evangelize the barista, and arouse looks across the room. For a mid-morning latte, we'd prefer Jesus over Paul. But...
by Ernest Renan
Language: German
Release Date: July 21, 2012
Language: German
Release Date: July 21, 2012
Verschiedene Reisen vor allem in den Nahen Osten führten zur Entstehung von Renans Hauptwerk "Das Leben Jesu", dessen erster Band 1863 erschien. In diesem Werk versucht Renan, das Leben, die Gestalt und den Weg Jesu aus den antiken Verhältnissen seiner Zeit heraus zu erklären und die...
by Eric Stratton
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Eric Stratton shows us how his faith in God brought him through the devastating effects of his horrid disease. He hopes his writings will inspire and encourage you to press on, through whatever is holding you back.
The Boat Captain’S Conundrum
A Whimsical Tour Through a Policy Wonk’S Mind
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
In The Boat Captains Conundrum, author Tom Corbett completes an intellectual journey that reflects on his four-plus decades as a scholar and doer of social policy. That journey starts with Ouch, Now I Remember in which he recounts his early days growing up in a closed, working class, ethnic community...
The Jewish Pseudepigrapha
An Introduction to the Literature of the Second Temple Period
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
This is a concise yet illuminating guide to the Pseudepigrapha, the Jewish texts of the late Second Temple Period (circa 250 BCE–100 CE) that are not included in the Hebrew Bible or standard collections of the Apocrypha. Designed with the beginning student in mind, the book begins with chapters...
by Gary Chapman
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Todo mundo quer um amor forte e que dure para sempre. E Deus é o maior interessado nisso, pois o casamento e a família são projetos dele. O que Gary Chapman fornece neste livro são mensagens de encorajamento e de sabedoria, inspiradas pela Palavra de Deus e escritas para incentivar você e seu...