Author: Joe Amaral Publisher: FaithWords ISBN: 1455512494 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 118
Book Description
Modern-day Christians often bring their own presuppositions and assumptions to the reading of the Bible, not realizing how deeply their understanding of Christ's life and teachings is affected by a 21st-century worldview. In Understanding Jesus, author Joe Amaral delves deep into Jewish history, societal mores, and cultural traditions, closing the gap created by geographical distance and over two thousand years of history. Using a chronological approach to the life of Christ, he guides the reader through significant events such as Jesus' birth, baptism, and crucifixion, pointing out illuminating details that that the Western mind would normally miss. Amaral's premise is that to understand Jesus, we must understand the time and place in which he was born, the background from which he drew his illustrations, and the audience he spoke to. Throughout the book he explores specific terms, places, and events for their significance and shows how they add richness and meaning to the text. Topics include the connection between Jesus and John the Baptist, the annual Feasts and why they are important to modern Christianity, Jewish customs such as foot-washing, clean and unclean foods, paying tribute to political governments, and the significance of various miracles. In Understanding Jesus, Amaral draws back the curtain on a way of life that existed during the reign of the Caesars, and in doing so, reveals truths about the way we live more than two thousand years later, half a world away.
Author: Keith Ward Publisher: SPCK ISBN: 0281077649 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 101
Book Description
Jesus’ teaching has changed the world. Yet his sayings can often seem cryptic and hard to understand. In Love Is His Meaning, Keith Ward explores the various figures of speech and images that Jesus used, and finds they are all ways of expressing and evoking the self-giving love of God, manifested supremely in Jesus’ life. They communicate spiritual truths, often not in a literal but in a poetic way. They encourage us to take our own moral decisions with sensitivity and care for others. They show that God’s love will never abandon anyone, and that it extends to everyone in the world without exception. And they promise a fulfilment of our hopes for a just and peaceable world that surpasses anything we might describe or imagine. Putting aside literalist, authoritarian, legalistic, judgemental and divisive presentations of Jesus’ teachings, the author shows that what remains is the gospel of a divine love – a love stronger than death, and the only power that can and will redeem our disordered world.
Author: Roy B. Zuck Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 1725202840 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 362
Book Description
Bible teachers have an ideal model for evaluating their pedagogy: the Master Teacher Jesus Read through the Gospels, and you quickly reach the conclusion that Jesus was a dynamic, remarkably effective teacher; never boring, always stimulating; never obtuse, always clear; never pompous or distant, always personal and lovingly concerned," writes Roy Zuck Zuck explores Jesus' involvement of students in the learning process, his modeling of truth, his method of responding to questions, his use of rhetorical technique, visuals, and illustrations, and his attitude toward those who sat under his instruction. Zuck covers the Rabbi's overall style and its impact on disciples, the general public, and those who rejected him.
Author: Andrew Thompson Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 153810945X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 241
Book Description
In Jesus of Arabia, the Reverend Canon Andrew Thompson introduces an unfamiliar Jesus—Jesus in the context of his home in the Middle East. Whether readers believe Jesus to be a prophet or the messiah, Thompson enhances our understanding of his work and character by looking at his social context as a man and Middle Easterner. Jesus’s teachings take on new meaning as Thompson explores themes including family in Arabia, gender roles in the region, food culture, and more. Jesus of Arabia looks at the bridges between Islam and Christianity through the figure of Jesus and how the two communities may reflect each other despite their differences. Thompson draws on his experience as a priest in the Anglican Church and his many years living in the Middle East to analyze the often conflicting roles and loyalties concerning family, culture, and God. A timely and incisive work, Jesus of Arabia invites us to consider contemporary views of the Middle East and how a figure like Jesus might be received today.
Author: Herman Horne Publisher: Kregel Academic ISBN: 9780825496189 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 148
Book Description
(Revised and updated by Angus M. Gunn) Horne examines how Jesus secured his listeners' attention, made contact with them, and applied Scripture and contemporary concerns to reach his goals.
Author: MR Wallace M Thomas Publisher: Steven Leroy Publishing ISBN: 9780615964720 Category : Languages : en Pages : 452
Book Description
While scripture study and understanding the Bible may be challenging for some, The Teachings of Jesus Christ in His Own Words is a welcomed Bible study resource. As a career educator, the author has portrayed Jesus Christ's teachings from the New Testament in a way that is easy to learn and understand. The book brings to light how God's word and promise of everlasting life comes to his children through the Son of God. The author expounds on the words of Jesus and brings to life the core doctrines of Christianity in a way that makes the Gospel of Jesus Christ meaningful in your personal life. The book is organized into fifty chapters, each on a specific topic drawn from the words of Jesus as recorded in the Bible. It covers the entire ministry of Jesus, clarifies the doctrines of salvation established in Jesus Christ's own words and expounds on His role as Savior of the World. Each chapter summarizes key Bible lesson principles that can be applied in your daily life. By reading and studying just one chapter per week the entire book can be covered in a year's time, making it an excellent ongoing resource for enlightenment and spiritual guidance. Get this amazing book today to bring the Light of Christ into your life and create oneness with God and Jesus in a way that only the words from the Prince of Peace Himself can do.
Author: Andreas Kostenberger Publisher: Lexham Press ISBN: 9781683591641 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The authors examine everything Jesus said about future events as recorded in the four canonical Gospels. This includes the famous Olivet Discourse along with many other parables and sayings. The authors situate Jesus's teaching in its original literary and first-century Jewish and Greco-Roman context.
Author: La Verne Tolbert Publisher: Zondervan ISBN: 0310864291 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 242
Book Description
As a teacher, you long to help others do more than understand the Bible. You want them to experience its relevance and power for their lives. Teaching like Jesus is the answer! This commonsense guide offers examples of Jesus' teaching style from the Gospels, then shows how you can make these principles work for you -- regardless of what age group or ethnic background you're dealing with. Using a proven, four-step plan, Teaching Like Jesus gives you action steps, summaries, and other practical resources that will make your classroom a lively place to learn and apply the lessons so vitally important for transforming lives and nurturing disciples. You'll learn to think in terms of "see, hear, and do" in your lesson plans. And you'll find sample plans for age groups and cultures ranging from African-American preschoolers to Chinese married couples.
Author: Tod Lindberg Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061749613 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
Longtime political analyst and commentator Tod Lindberg goes beyond punditry to address how Jesus's words and teachings—once a radical set of ideas—have come to define our concept of government and our vision for society.
Author: Robert H. Stein Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press ISBN: 9780664255138 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 228
Book Description
This useful and practical book provides the college student, seminarian, church study group, and interested lay person with a much-needed introductory guide on the "how" (method) and the "what" (message) of Jesus' teachings. In this revised edition, Robert Stein updates his classic work, adds a new bibliography, and introduces use of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, bringing this important text to a new generation of students.
Author: Joe Amaral
Author: Keith Ward
Author: Roy B. Zuck
Author: Andrew Thompson
Author: Herman Horne
Author: MR Wallace M Thomas
Author: Andreas Kostenberger
Author: La Verne Tolbert
Author: Tod Lindberg
Author: Robert H. Stein