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Christian Doctrine and the Old Testament
Theology in the Service of Biblical Exegesis
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
The Old Testament offers a rich palette of ideas, images, and narratives that help us unpack some of the more compact and opaque theological ideas of the New Testament. In conversation with both Christian and Jewish interpreters, prominent scholar Gary Anderson explores the exegetical background of...
Jesus among Friends and Enemies
A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
This engaging text offers a fresh alternative to standard introductions to Jesus. Combining literary and sociohistorical approaches and offering a tightly integrated treatment, a team of highly respected scholars examines how Jesus's friends and enemies respond to him in the Gospel narratives. It...
Paul and the Miraculous
A Historical Reconstruction
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
How can we explain the difference between the "miraculous" Christianity expressed in the Gospels and the nearly miracle-free Christianity of Paul? In this historically informed study, senior New Testament scholar Graham Twelftree challenges the view that Paul was primarily a thinker and...
The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing
A Theological Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
The Sermon on the Mount, one of the most influential portions of the Bible, is the most studied and commented upon portion of the Christian Scriptures. Every Christian generation turns to it for insight and guidance.
In this volume, a recognized expert on the Gospels shows that the Sermon on...
Constructing Jesus
Memory, Imagination, and History
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
What did Jesus think of himself? How did he face death? What were his expectations of the future? In this volume, now in paperback, internationally renowned Jesus scholar Dale Allison Jr. addresses such perennially fascinating questions about Jesus. The acclaimed hardcover edition received the Biblical...
When Life Hurts
Finding Hope and Healing from the Pain You Carry
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
We all experience emotional pain--and even devastation--in our lives, but few of us know how to deal with it properly. Our unresolved pain accumulates deep within the recesses of our hearts, in a place Jimmy Evans calls the "hurt pocket." The more pain we accumulate, the more we are mentally,...
A Concise Guide to Bible Prophecy
60 Predictions Everyone Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
A glance at tabloid headlines reveals that we have an almost insatiable desire to see into the future. In our search to know what is to come, many turn to the Bible for answers. Both the Old and the New Testament are loaded with prophets and prophecies. Who were these people who supposedly could predict...
Loving My Actual Christmas
An Experiment in Relishing the Season
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
The Christmas season is a particularly difficult time for women to slow down and relish what's right in front of them. An annual marker for many, it is a holiday that can often remind us how life is not going as we'd planned. Our family relationships remain strained, our finances stretched, and our...
by Norman L. Geisler, Jason Jimenez
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Every believer has questions about God, the Bible, Jesus, and the purpose and meaning of life. The vexing problem is that so few believers are able to answer even the most basic ones. Without answers, doubt creeps in and the future of the church is in jeopardy.
With insight and precision, Geisler...
The Original Jesus
Trading the Myths We Create for the Savior Who Is
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
From hit songs to bumper stickers to eye-black, Jesus is trending high wherever you look. But at the end of the day, many "try Jesus" and come away disappointed in the experience. That's because the Jesus of popular culture looks much more like us than the God-man who appeared in the flesh...
What Would Jesus Ask?
10 Questions That Will Transform Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
What Would Jesus Do? or WWJD has become ubiquitous on T-shirts, coffee mugs, wristbands and church billboards. But when trying to define the Christian life Jesus intended his followers to live, a more valuable question is What Would Jesus Ask? Readers will find that, according to the Gospels, Jesus...
Knowing Jesus
150 Reflections on the Life and Teaching of Christ
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
In this unique devotional, readers will find more than just pious platitudes to start the day. They'll ponder the question of what Jesus has to say to his followers living in a deeply troubled and hurting world. They'll explore some of his most important teachings. And they'll see how Jesus calls...
Why People Don't Believe
Confronting Six Challenges to Christian Faith
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Religion is increasingly seen as a dangerous source of violence in the world, breeding a fear of faith in a very vocal group of critics. Most Christians are blissfully unaware of the litany of allegations being brought against religion, including that it is the cause of intolerance, imperialism, irrationality,...
The Atheist's Fatal Flaw
Exposing Conflicting Beliefs
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Most critiques of atheism focus on refuting head-on the claims of atheists. Instead, this unique book faithfully represents what atheists say they believe and stands back to watch as the natural inconsistencies in that worldview inevitably rise to the surface.
Norman L. Geisler, the apologetic...