Criticism Interpretation category: 2013 books

In these astounding meditations on the true Christian nature of the scriptures, Tomberg shows how the central story of entire Bible is really a history of the Christ being. He describes the cosmic and earthly preparations for the Mystery of Golgotha, its significance and results for humanity and the...

In this accessible guide to interpreting the Bible, senior New Testament scholar Robert Stein helps readers identify various biblical genres, understand the meaning of biblical texts, and apply that meaning to contemporary life. This edition has been completely revised throughout to reflect Stein's...

It is a daunting task for the new Bible student to walk into a store for the purpose of purchasing a Bible. Immediately, he is met with shelves upon shelves of more than 100 different English translation choices: AMP, AT, ASV, BLE, CEB, CEV, ERV, ESV, HCSB, IB, ISV, JB, KJ21, LB, MLB, NAB, NASB,...

Get The Most From Reading Your Bible, Achieving Spiritual Growth And Discovering Happiness. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet. This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to get the most out of your bible reading to achieve spiritual growth and discover happiness.  Have...

This collection of apocryphal writings supersedes the best-selling edition by M. R. James, first published in 1924. Since then, several new works have come to light, and the textual base for some of the works previously translated by James is now more secure. In this volume, J. K. Elliott presents...

The Book of Revelation is not about the destruction of the world. It is about the revealing of Jesus Christ, in you. "Chapter 1, Verse 1" explores the manifestation of Christ within us by providing a verse by verse explanation of the symbolism found in the Book of Revelation. It explains...

But for a slight revision in the text, the material presented in this volume was first published in the REVELATION Magazine. The fifteen sections into which the book is divided correspond with the fifteen magazine articles and are published by the permission of the owners of REVELATION. No...

Did Jesus have bad habits? In our culture, we have a tendency to describe Jesus in ways that soften his revolutionary edge. Len Sweet uncovers and presents to us the offensive and scandalous Jesus described in the Bible. Did he disappear when people needed him most? Yes. Did he refuse to answer...

In "Schöpfung und Fall" befragt Dietrich Bonhoeffer die Bibel nach Antworten für die drängenden Probleme seiner Zeit. Der Text entstand aus einer Vorlesung, die Bonhoeffer im Wintersemester 1932/33 in Berlin hielt. Er spricht die Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten nicht direkt an,...

Even though the subject of the kingdom of God is a class I have been teaching in our Post Graduate Diploma in Church Growth course in the last several years, yet the Lord has always burdened my heart to write a book on it in an elaborate way, so that many more people can have access to this most important...

The Easter Moment tells the moving story of Spong's friendship with a young physician dying of cancer and how that relationship shed new light on the years of study the author has devoted to the great mystery of what actually happened on that long-ago Easter when the whole history of the human race...

Veteran Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman offers an accessible commentary on one of Scripture's most intriguing books. With his deft exegetical and expositional skill, the resulting work is full of fresh insight into the meaning of the text. In addition to the helpful translation and commentary,...

Victor Hamilton, a highly regarded Old Testament scholar with over thirty years' experience in the classroom, offers a comprehensive exegesis of the book of Exodus. Written in a clear and accessible style, this major, up-to-date, evangelical, exegetical commentary opens up the riches of the book of...

An acclaimed, paradigm-shifting evolutionary biologist shows how the biblical story of Genesis uncannily reflects recent scientific discoveries-and finds room for divine inspiration within. Consider this: Genesis recounts the story of creation, step-by-step: "Let there be light";...