Zondervan Academic: 649 books
The Bible for Blockheads---Revised Edition
A User-Friendly Look at the Good Book
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
If you have a hard time making sense of the Bible, The Bible for Blockheads is for you. It will transform what might seem like gobbledygook into incredible significance—enough to change your life. It can do that because the Bible is more amazing than you've ever dreamed, packed with riches, and...
Living God's Word
Discovering Our Place in the Great Story of Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
Christians resolved to study the Bible more fervently often struggle to grasp the progression of Scripture as a whole, instead encountering various passages each week through unrelated readings, studies, and sermons. But once they see the Bible as a Great Story, they begin to see how their own lives...
Introduction to Christian Education and Formation
A Lifelong Plan for Christ-Centered Restoration
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
A bold and unique hybrid among resources for Christian educators, students, and pastoral staff, this enterprising book blends the voices of a single author and ten contributing experts into a global conversation on Christian formation and nurture. It effortlessly transcends all ages and all cultures,...
Is there a Doctor in the House?
An Insider’s Story and Advice on becoming a Bible Scholar
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Many people assume that becoming a serious student of the Bible merely requires diligent study of English Bible translations, but biblical scholarship is much more complex. Is There a Doctor in the House? demonstrates what it takes to be a responsible Bible teacher, a well-published Bible scholar,...
by Stanley N. Gundry, John F. Walvoord, Zachary J. Hayes
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
Most contemporary Christians acknowledge the doctrine of hell, but they’d rather not think about how God punishes the wicked. The authors of Four Views on Hell meet this subject head-on with different views on what the Scriptures say. Is hell to be understood literally as a place of eternal smoke...
Introduction to Biblical Interpretation
3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, now in its third edition, is a classic hermeneutics textbook that sets forth concise, logical, and practical guidelines for discovering the truth in God’s Word. With updates and revisions throughout that keep pace with current scholarship, this book offers...
Known by God
A Biblical Theology of Personal Identity
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Who are you? What defines you? What makes you, you?
In the past an individual's identity was more predictable than it is today. Life's big questions were basically settled before you were born: where you'd live, what you'd do, the type of person you'd marry, your basic beliefs, and so on. Today...
Their Rock Is Not Like Our Rock
A Theology of Religions
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
The reality of the West’s post-Christendom, multiethnic, multicultural context has meant that, more than ever, Christians face questions posed not simply by the existence of other religions, but also by their apparent flourishing. If secularization is alive and well, then so too is society’s sacralization....
by Tremper Longman III, Daniel G. Reid
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
God Is a Warrior traces the development of the "divine warrior" motif through the Old and New Testaments, beginning with Israel's conflicts with her enemies and ending with Christ's victorious return in Revelation. Against the broader background of Ancient Near Eastern warrior mythology,...
Following Jesus, the Servant King
A Biblical Theology of Covenantal Discipleship
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2010
"This book presents a biblical theology of discipleship that gives the “big picture” of God’s relationship with humanity. It surveys God’s interaction with humankind from Eden, through the sequence of the biblical covenants, and on into the fulfillment that comes in Jesus. Throughout,...
Introducing the New Testament
A Short Guide to Its History and Message
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Abridgement of An Introduction to the Old Testament. This abridged edition of an established major textbook brings the best of New Testament scholarship to the church and makes it accessible to the average reader. This book focuses on historical questions dealing with authorship, date, sources, purpose,...
Making Sense of the Bible
One of Seven Parts from Grudem's Systematic Theology
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
With a strong emphasis on the scriptural basis for each doctrine—what the whole Bible teaches us today about a particular topic; clear writing, with technical terms kept to a minimum; and a contemporary approach, emphasizing how each doctrine should be understood and applied by present-day Christians,...
Introducing the Old Testament
A Short Guide to Its History and Message
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
An abridged edition of the bestselling book An Introduction to the Old Testament, this rich guide makes Old Testament scholarship accessible to the average reader. Renowned Bible scholar Tremper Longman III gathers the best in historical research and literary analysis to lead the reader through each...
Making Sense of Salvation
One of Seven Parts from Grudem's Systematic Theology
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
With clear writing—technical terms kept to a minimum—and a contemporary approach, emphasizing how each doctrine should be understood and applied by present-day Christians, Making Sense of Salvation explores God’s common grace to redeem those who will be saved, and to demonstrate his goodness,...