Author: George H. Guthrie Publisher: B&H Publishing Group ISBN: 0805464549 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 354
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Guthrie presents a layperson's guide to understanding how to read the Bible in context so that its teachings are illuminated and can be fully applied to every facet of daily life.
Author: Zach Windahl Publisher: Bethany House Publishers ISBN: 9780764243097 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 0
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Reading the Bible can feel overwhelming. This simple one-year study offers an appealing and motivating approach to diving into God's Word in a way that is straightforward, approachable, and impactful. It has helped more than 300,000 individuals simplify their journey through the Word while relating and retaining the Scripture like never before. Covering both the Old and New Testaments, this engaging resource also features: DAILY & WEEKLY GUIDANCE: To give you a clear framework for studying God's Word each week along with daily breakdowns to help you simplify it for yourself, grow you as a Christian, and transform your heart and mind in the process THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONS: To help you understand what the daily readings mean to you and apply them in your daily life, strengthening your relationship with God, yourself, and others. COLORFUL & ENGAGING PAGES: To draw you in, create excitement, and propel you forward on this one-year journey of studying the Bible and connecting deeper with God.
Author: James L. Kugel Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1451689098 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 850
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James Kugel’s essential introduction and companion to the Bible combines modern scholarship with the wisdom of ancient interpreters for the entire Hebrew Bible. As soon as it appeared, How to Read the Bible was recognized as a masterwork, “awesome, thrilling” (The New York Times), “wonderfully interesting, extremely well presented” (The Washington Post), and “a tour de force...a stunning narrative” (Publishers Weekly). Now, this classic remains the clearest, most inviting and readable guide to the Hebrew Bible around—and a profound meditation on the effect that modern biblical scholarship has had on traditional belief. Moving chapter by chapter, Harvard professor James Kugel covers the Bible’s most significant stories—the Creation of the world, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the flood, Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and his wives, Moses and the exodus, David’s mighty kingdom, plus the writings of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and the other prophets, and on to the Babylonian conquest and the eventual return to Zion. Throughout, Kugel contrasts the way modern scholars understand these events with the way Christians and Jews have traditionally understood them. The latter is not, Kugel shows, a naïve reading; rather, it is the product of a school of sophisticated interpreters who flourished toward the end of the biblical period. These highly ideological readers sought to put their own spin on texts that had been around for centuries, utterly transforming them in the process. Their interpretations became what the Bible meant for centuries and centuries—until modern scholarship came along. The question that this book ultimately asks is: What now? As one reviewer wrote, Kugel’s answer provides “a contemporary model of how to read Sacred Scripture amidst the oppositional pulls of modern scholarship and tradition.”
Author: Peter Krol Publisher: ISBN: 9781949253337 Category : Languages : en Pages : 170
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Knowable Word offers a foundation on why and how to study the Bible. Through a running study Genesis 1, this new edition illustrates how to Observe, Interpret, and Apply the Scripture-and gives the vision behind each step.
Author: David L. Turner Publisher: Tyndale House ISBN: 141439876X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 576
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The Cornerstone Biblical Commentary series (18 volumes) is the product of nearly 40 scholars, many of whom participated in the creation of the NLT. The contributors to this series, who are well-known and represent a wide spectrum of theological positions within the evangelical community, have built each volume to help pastors, teachers, and students of the Bible understand every thought contained in the Bible. In short, this will be one of the premier resources for those seeking an accessible but fairly high-level discussion of scriptural interpretation. David L. Turner, PhD, is a graduate of Cedarville University, Grace Theological Seminary (ThD), and Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati (MPhil, PhD candidate). He has been professor of New Testament at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary since 1986 and has previously published several articles on the Gospel of Matthew. Darrel L. Bock, PhD (University of Aberdeen), is research professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. His special fields of study include the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament, Luke—Acts, the historical Jesus, and the integration of theology and culture. Among his most recent publications are Breaking the Da Vinci Code (New York Times best-seller, May 2004), and a two-volume commentary on Luke (Baker).
Author: Jonathan T. Pennington Publisher: Baker Books ISBN: 1441238700 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 424
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This textbook on how to read the Gospels well can stand on its own as a guide to reading this New Testament genre as Scripture. It is also ideally suited to serve as a supplemental text to more conventional textbooks that discuss each Gospel systematically. Most textbooks tend to introduce students to historical-critical concerns but may be less adequate for showing how the Gospel narratives, read as Scripture within the canonical framework of the entire New Testament and the whole Bible, yield material for theological reflection and moral edification. Pennington neither dismisses nor duplicates the results of current historical-critical work on the Gospels as historical sources. Rather, he offers critically aware and hermeneutically intelligent instruction in reading the Gospels in order to hear their witness to Christ in a way that supports Christian application and proclamation.
Author: Cameron Cole Publisher: Crossway ISBN: 1433558807 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 187
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"Throughout the journey of my worst nightmare—my descent into a dark, sad valley—the Holy Spirit would remind me of truths that comforted my soul and sustained my life." After the sudden death of their three-year-old son, Cameron Cole and his wife found themselves clinging to Christ through twelve key theological truths—truths that became their lifeline in the midst of unthinkable grief. Weaving together their own story of tragic loss and abiding faith, Cole explores these twelve life-giving truths to offer hope and comfort to those in the midst of tragedy.
Author: Nicky Gumbel Publisher: ISBN: 9781933114880 Category : Languages : en Pages : 23
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Most people around us have specific questions pertaining to the Christian faith. This simple booklet will not intmidate the reader or overwhem them with content. Easy to digest these outreach booklets are a great giveaway to people wanting to refresh their faith or explore something new
Author: Gordon D. Fee Publisher: Zondervan Academic ISBN: 0310853648 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 448
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Reading the Bible doesn't need to be a difficult journey through strange and bewildering territory. How to Read the Bible Book by Book walks you through the Scriptures like an experienced tour guide, helping you understand each of its sixty-six books. For each book of the Bible, the authors start with a quick snapshot, then expand the view to help you better understand its message and how it fits into the grand narrative of the Bible. Written by two top evangelical scholars, this survey is designed to get you actually reading the Bible knowledgeably and understanding it accurately. In an engaging, conversational style, Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart take you through every book of the Bible using their unique approach: Orienting Data—Concise info bytes that form a thumbnail of the book. Overview—A brief panorama that introduces key concepts and themes and important landmarks in the book Specific Advice for Reading—Pointers for accurately understanding the details and message of the book in context with the circumstances surrounding its writing. A Walk Through—The actual section-by-section tour that helps you see both the larger landscape of the book and how its various parts work together to form the whole. How to Read the Bible Book by Book can be used as a companion to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. It also stands on its own as a reliable guide to reading and understanding the Bible for yourself.
Author: Bruce Manning Metzger Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: Category : Bibles Languages : en Pages : 2228
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Edited by Bruce Manning Metzger and Roland E. Murphy Detailed, updated annotations Extensive essays and book introductions Textual notes Larger pages with wide margins 36 pages of full-color maps with index Essay by Metzger on how to use "Annotated" Bible Smyth-sewn 7 X 9 1/4 % Font size: 9
Author: George H. Guthrie
Author: Zach Windahl
Author: James L. Kugel
Author: Peter Krol
Author: David L. Turner
Author: Jonathan T. Pennington
Author: Cameron Cole
Author: Nicky Gumbel
Author: Gordon D. Fee
Author: Bruce Manning Metzger