Craig Evans: 20 books
Why Christian Faith Still Makes Sense (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
A Response to Contemporary Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
In recent years the Christian faith has been challenged by skeptics, including the New Atheists, who claim that belief in God is simply not reasonable. Here prominent Christian philosopher C. Stephen Evans offers a fresh, contemporary, and nuanced response. He makes the case for belief in a personal...
Exploring the Origins of the Bible (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
Canon Formation in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
How did the Bible we have come to be? What do biblical scholars mean when they talk about canon, the Septuagint, the Apocrypha, or the Masoretic Text? All this biblical study is interesting, but does it really matter? Leading international scholars explain that it does. This thought-provoking and...
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...
Reformed and Always Reforming (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
The Postconservative Approach to Evangelical Theology
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
The community of evangelicals sometimes seems so broad as to defy definition, but theological conservatism has been one consistent marker. Now, says theologian Roger Olson, postconservatism is moving beyond conventional battles against liberalism and heresy to posit a dynamic and realistic approach....
Scripture and Tradition (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
What the Bible Really Says
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
In some of the church's history, Scripture has been pitted against tradition and vice versa. Prominent New Testament scholar Edith Humphrey, who understands the issue from both Protestant and Catholic/Orthodox perspectives, revisits this perennial point of tension. She demonstrates that the Bible...
Defending Substitution (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
An Essay on Atonement in Paul
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
In recent decades, the church and academy have witnessed intense debates concerning the concept of penal substitution to describe Christ's atoning sacrifice. Some claim it promotes violence, glorifies suffering and death, and amounts to divine child abuse. Others argue it plays a pivotal role in classical...
A New Perspective on Jesus (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
What the Quest for the Historical Jesus Missed
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
In this compelling study, renowned author James D. G. Dunn provides a critique of the quest for the historical Jesus. Dunn claims that the quest has been misguided from the start in its attempt to separate the historical Jesus from the Christ of faith.
Dunn argues that Jesus scholars have consistently...
The Heartbeat of Old Testament Theology (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
Three Creedal Expressions
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
This volume explores the theological heartbeat of the Old Testament by examining three big ideas that communicate the Old Testament's redemptive theology. Highly respected scholar Mark Boda shows how three creedal expressions--the narrative, character, and relational creeds--recur throughout the Old...
The Language of Patient Feedback
A Corpus Linguistic Study of Online Health Communication
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2019
The Language of Patient Feedback provides a unique insight into a diverse range of issues related to healthcare. Through the comprehensive and detailed interrogation of 29 million words of online patient feedback on the NHS in England, as well as 11 million words of responses to the feedback from...
by Kealan Patrick Burke, Adam Light, Evans Light
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2018
Buckle up for a journey into Halloween eternal. OVER 700 PAGES OF HORROR!
"Brutal, humorous and utterly terrifying." —Allan Leverone, NY Times and USA Today bestselling author
This special collection contains all three volumes of the highly rated Bad Apples: Halloween Horror...
Tohopeka
Rethinking the Creek War and the War of 1812
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012
Tohopeka contains a variety of perspectives and uses a wide array of evidence and approaches, from scrutiny of cultural and religious practices to literary and linguistic analysis, to illuminate this troubled period.
Almost two hundred years ago, the territory that would become Alabama...
by Dr James A Beverley, Dr Craig A Evans
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT MUSLIMS ARE WRONG ABOUT JESUS AND VARIOUS TENETS OF ISLAM? Is the famous Muslim writer Reza Aslan mistaken in his portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth and apologetic for Islam? Professor James Beverley and Professor Craig Evans take an in-depth look at subjects at the core of the Muslim-Christian...
by Craig A. Evans
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Book seven in a greatly successful, visually-driven yet content-rich reference series, the Holman QuickSource™ Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls gives the reader a strong overview and understanding of the Dead Sea Scrolls and their importance for Christianity as outlined by esteemed professor and author...
How God Became Jesus
The Real Origins of Belief in Jesus' Divine Nature---A Response to Bart Ehrman
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
In his recent book How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher From Galilee historian Bart Ehrman explores a claim that resides at the heart of the Christian faith— that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. According to Ehrman, though, this is not what the earliest disciples believed,...
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