Criticism Interpretation category: 2013 books
The Prodigal God
Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2008
The New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet uncovers the essential message of Jesus, locked inside his most familiar parable.
Newsweek called renowned minister Timothy Keller "a C.S. Lewis for the twenty-first century" in a feature on his first book, The Reason for God. In...
The Jesus Legend
A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2007
Even mature Christians have trouble defending the person and divinity of Christ. The Jesus Legend builds a convincing interdisciplinary case for the unique and plausible position of Jesus in human history. He was real and his presence on the planet has been well-documented.
The authors of the...
Recovering Jesus
The Witness of the New Testament
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2007
In Recovering Jesus, Thomas R. Yoder Neufeld leads you through an honest and careful study of the testimony of Jesus's first-century followers, as well as more recent scholarly and popular witnesses. The result is a journey that will challenge you to move beyond the Jesus you think you know to a deeper...
Jesus the Lord according to Paul the Apostle
A Concise Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Representing the fruit of a lifetime of study, this work from a revered evangelical scholar provides a concise summary of Paul's teaching about Jesus. Over the years, Gordon Fee has written and taught extensively on Paul's understanding of the person of Christ. In this handy volume, he offers the...
The Fourfold Gospel
A Theological Reading of the New Testament Portraits of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
This groundbreaking approach to the study of the fourfold gospel offers a challenging alternative to prevailing assumptions about the creation of the gospels and their portraits of Jesus. How and why does it matter that we have these four gospels? Why were they placed alongside one another as four...
The Divine Christ (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
Paul, the Lord Jesus, and the Scriptures of Israel
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
For the past century, scholars have debated when and how a divine Christology emerged. This book considers the earliest evidence we have, the letters of Paul. David Capes, a veteran teacher and highly regarded scholar, examines Paul's letters to show how the apostle constructed his unique portrait...
The Canon of the New Testament
Its Origin, Development, and Significance
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 1997
This book provides information from Church history concerning the recognition of the canonical status of the several books of the New Testament. Canonization was a long and gradual process of sifting among scores of gospels, epistles, and other books that enjoyed local and temporary authority - some...
by David Gowler
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
This unique reception history of the Epistle of James is a prominent addition to the Blackwell Bible Commentaries series. Written by an outstanding New Testament specialist, it chronicles the major theological, political, and aesthetic responses to the text over the centuries, and to James as a historical...
by Elias
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2005
The book covers the Book of Daniel, the silent war against the Antichrist or the book the church does once.
The church is talking about Satan, the False Messiah and the Antichrist. What would you do if you had a chance to take down the Antichrist? The Antichrist is going to make eighty two...
The Sins of Scripture
Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In the history of the Western World, the Bible has been a perpetual source of inspiration and guidance for countless Christians. However, this Bible has also left a trail of pain. It is undeniable that the Bible is not always used for good. Sometimes the Bible can seem overtly evil. Sometimes its...
by N. T. Wright
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2011
Merit Award, 2007 Christianity Today Theology/Ethics Book With every earthquake and war, understanding the nature of evil and our response to it becomes more urgent. Evil is no longer the concern just of ministers and theologians but also of politicians and the media. We hear of child abuse, ethnic...
by Nicholas Perrin
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
Following his critically acclaimed book Jesus the Temple, Nicholas Perrin offers a fresh paradigm for understanding the historical Jesus. Perrin challenges the "standard reading" of classic texts (including the parable of the sower, the Beatitudes, and the Lord's Prayer) to argue that the...
Generous Justice
How God's Grace Makes Us Just
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
Renowned pastor and bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller shares his most provocative and illuminating message yet.
It is commonly thought in secular society that the Bible is one of the greatest hindrances to doing justice. Isn’t it full of regressive views? Didn’t...
by Steve Lampman
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Many people today would list many different things as being man’s dilemma—such things as health problems, unemployment, poverty, crime, war, and so on. Each, of course, is a problem found in every society, excluding none. One could say man’s dilemma is universal and they would be correct. ...