New Testament category: 3562 books
by John Christopher Thomas, Frank D. Macchia
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
The book of Revelation is perhaps the most theologically complex and literarily sophisticated — and also the most sensual — document in the New Testament. In this commentary John Christopher Thomas’s literary and exegetical analysis makes the challenging text of Revelation more accessible and...
by Justin Mark Staller
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
For centuries, readers have puzzled over John's Revelation, the hardest and strangest book of the New Testament. Today, many avoid the Apocalypse as a hopeless maze of rabbit trails, pitfalls, and dead ends. Others are driven to frenzy by its visions of cataclysmic destruction and unimaginable suffering....
Truth in Translation
Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2003
Written with the student and interested public in mind, Truth in Translation aims to explain what is involved and what is at stake in Bible translation. It begins with brief treatments of the background to the Bible and its translation, the various approaches to translation, and the specific origins...
by James D. Quiggle
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2012
Through Paul’s letter to Philemon the Holy Spirit created Scripture instructing the church how and why to reconcile with sinning Christian brethren. The letter divides into six sections: greeting, praise and prayer, an appeal, an argument, a promise, assurance and closing thoughts. The exposition...
by Rev Dr Peter J. Leithart
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
The Book of Revelation is the last book in the canon of the New Testament, and its only apocalyptic document, though there are short apocalyptic passages in various places in the gospels and the epistles. This second of two volumes on Revelation offers a systematic and thorough interpretation of the...
by M.R. Hyde
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Christianity takes courage. No one knew this better than the writer of the New Testament book of Hebrews. Written primarily to Jewish Christians, this letter is filled with the rich history of the Hebrew religion and how Jesus Christ impacted those religious practices by his superior nature and sacrifice....
Humor in the Gospels
A Sourcebook for the Study of Humor in the New Testament, 1863–2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Humor in the Gospels is the most comprehensive resource on Gospel humor to date. Terri Bednarz reviews and critiques a 150 years of biblical scholarship on the subject from little known journal articles and out-of-print books to the most well respected classical works of today. She covers a range...
The Ministry of the Word, Vol. 22, No. 10
Enjoying the Riches of Christ for the Building Up of the Church as the Body of Christ (2)
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2018
This issue of The Ministry of the Word contains the final nine messages given during the spring 2018 term of the full-time training in Anaheim, California. The general subject of this series of messages is "Enjoying the Riches of Christ for the Building Up of the Church as the Body of Christ."...
by Frederick J. Murphy
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2005
“Jesus and the Gospels” is one of the most popular religion courses at colleges, and it is required at many seminaries and divinity schools. This textbook, written by an award-winning educator, is designed for a semester-long course in both these settings. Moreover, it could be used as a supplementary...
The Eschatology of 1 Peter
Considering the Influence of Zechariah 9–14
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2014
The author of 1 Peter regards Christian suffering as a necessary feature of faithful allegiance to Jesus, which precedes the full restoration and vindication of God's people. Much previous research has explored only the cause and nature of suffering; Kelly D. Liebengood now addresses the need for...
Solidarity and Difference
A Contemporary Reading of Paul's Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
David G. Horrell presents a study of Pauline ethics, examining how Paul's moral discourse envisages and constructs communities in which there is a strong sense of solidarity but also legitimate difference in various aspects of ethical practice. Horrell reads New Testament texts with an explicit awareness...
Radical Apprentices
Risky and Rewarding Discipleship Rediscovered through the Book of Acts
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
How can believers today express their commitment to Jesus in a way that is relevant and alluring? Ron Mahler reintroduces the early Church, whose people were so radical in every facet of their faith and ministry, as the ultimate example for Christians to emulate. The trail-blazing testimony of our...
by Dante Stack
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2019
Will the real Jesus of Nazareth please stand up? Please stand up.
From miraculous Baby Jesus bathwater to a talking cross, the "other" gospels offer scintillating tales about Jesus of Nazareth. Expunged from the church for their un-orthodoxy, false author, or just because of their...
Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods
Life, Culture, and Society
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
This first of two volumes on ancient Galilee provides general surveys of modern studies of Galilee and of Galilean history followed by specialized studies on taxation, ethnicity, religious practices, road system, trade and markets, education, health, village life, houses, and the urban-rural divide.
The...