Criticism Interpretation category: 2013 books
New Testament Tithing and the Parable of its Validity
A Collection From The Saints
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
This booklet sets out to quickly demonstrate the complexity of tithing and why it should not be appropriated in the church. It reaches into the ancient customs and practices, the Mosaic Law, Malachi and The New Testament. I find it alarming, that certain ministry has successfully introduced an unscriptural...
The Prophecy of Amos - A Warning for Today
Bible Study Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
The virtually unknown prophet Amos bursts onto the pages of history with a warning relevant to his time. He confronts the nation of Israel with the unchanging nature of God and warns them to repent before judgment falls. As we study a period in the history of a nation that had turned its back on God,...
God Questions
...and Some Answers
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
Who was Jesus?
Is there a spirit world?
What is heaven like? Is there a hell?
Why does God allow suffering?
Where is it all leading?
In this helpful, easy-to-read guide, Rev. Mike Hensman tackles 46 of the most common questions concerning the Christian faith.
With an endorsement...
by Daniel J. Harrington SJ
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Johns Gospel is a literary and theological masterpiecebut therein lays the problem for many people in the pew. Believing Johns Gospel to be too abstract and spiritual for them to comprehend they never read it for themselves; as a result they miss out on the amazing beauty and simplicity of Johns message....
Meeting St. Luke Today
Understanding the Man, His Mission, and His Message
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
A Layperson's Guide to Luke's Glorious GospelThe Gospel of Luke has at times been described as the most beautiful book ever written. In Meeting St. Luke Today, preeminent biblical scholar Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, helps people in the pew uncover both the theological and literary beauty of this Gospel...
The Rise and Fall of the Bible
The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
A professor of religion offers an “engrossing and excellent” look at how the Good Book has changed—and changed the world—through the ages (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
In a lively journey from early Christianity to the present, this book explores how a box of handwritten scrolls...
by T. D. Jakes
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Bishop T. D. Jakes, the #1 bestselling author of The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord and Soar!, offers women a plan for taking charge of their lives.
Providing the inspiration and the tools women need to face life’s challenges, Bishop Jakes teaches women to star in the unique role God has chosen...
Killing the Buddha
A Heretic's Bible
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2004
"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him."
The ninth-century sage Lin Chi gave this advice to one of his monks, admonishing him that this Buddha would only be a reflection of his unexamined beliefs and desires. Peter Manseau and Jeff Sharlet took Lin Chi's advice to heart and set out on a car...
by Yahweh's Restoration Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Many who understand the importance of observing the seventh-day Sabbath also acknowledge the necessity of calling on the personal Name of the One they worship —Almighty Yahweh. The two go hand-in-hand as instructed in the Ten Commandments...
by Mark Hitchcock
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2010
Find out what Mark Hitchcock means when he says there is an Antichrist alive today, right now, in this generation! Easy to read and biblically solid, Hitchcock's fascinating resource illuminates what the Bible says about the Antichrist and explains how the prophecies about him strikingly foreshadow...
Israel's Poetry of Resistance
Africana Perspectives on Early Hebrew Verse
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Noting that Israel’s earliest responses to earth-shaking changes were cast in the powerfully expressive language of poetry, Hugh R. Page Jr. argues that the careful collection and preservation of these traditions—now found in every part of the Hebrew Bible—was an act of resistance, a communal...
Is God a Moral Monster?
Making Sense of the Old Testament God
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
A recent string of popular-level books written by the New Atheists have leveled the accusation that the God of the Old Testament is nothing but a bully, a murderer, and a cosmic child abuser. This viewpoint is even making inroads into the church. How are Christians to respond to such accusations?...
by Joey Kirkman
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
Genocide, Rape and Murder- Award Winning Activist's New Book Bedtime Bible Stories-EXPLICIT!
The creator of Bully the Bullies and the screenwriter of Robin Hood: Men in Tights have teamed up to expose the truth about Christian fundamentalism.
"Books like Bedtime Bible Stories -...
Expanding the Frontiers of Pastoral Leadership in a Changing Society
Festschrift for Peter Damian Akpunonu on the Occasion of His Priestly Golden Jubilee
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2015
Providing effective leadership in Church and society is one of the most difficult human endeavors. It influences the dynamics and quality of social and spiritual life. The Church in the developing countries needs more than ever charismatic and prophetic leaders. Peter Damian Akpunonu – ordained...