In a wide-ranging study, Professor Robert Gordon leads the readers from the Garden of Eden to Jerusalem, from Genesis through the Psalms and the gospels to Revelation, and onwards through the patristic period, the Middle Ages, and the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Chapters one to four concentrate on Old Testament texts and themes relating to the 'holy land, holy city'. History, as well as…
Once upon a time there lived a man and a woman. They were the happiest people on the planet. True, they were the only people on the planet, but they were still terrifically happy. Unfortunately, things didn't stay happy and wonderful for long. The Bible is full of exciting stories that fill children with awe and wonder. But kids need to know how all those classic stories connect to Scripture's …
The church at Corinth was no different from the church at Denver, Cleveland, Edgefield, Toronto, or Boone's Creek. Those early believers were confronted by problems of conduct just as we are today. The Corinthians congregation was surrounded by a polluted and idolatrous environment, and we are faced by similar degradation in our society. [ 1st paragraph ] The local church, recognizing that …
America's greatest New Testament scholar has published his greatest book. It is straight-forward, beautifully written narrative. Its style is marked with simplicity, vigor, and the unquenchable confidence and happiness which one seldom finds outside the New Testament. Here then is a book which is the product of mature Biblical and historical scholarship but it is also a trumpet call to faith. …
Here is a book which will prove encouraging to many a so-called "ordinary Christian." To those who are dismayed and discouraged by the impression that the heights of holiness can be reached only by the seemingly super-human efforts recorded in the lives of many saints—heroic penances, exhausting labors, etc.—this book stresses the one thing necessary: joyful performance of God's will. …
From Justo L. Gonzalez, author of the acclaimed three-volume History of Christian Thought, The Story of Christianity Volume II: The Reformation to the Present Day is the fully revised and updated second volume of The Story of Christianity. Gonzalez?s astute scholarship, lucid prose, and impassioned focus tell the narrative history of Christianity, beginning with the Protestant Reformation of th…
What are creationism, evolution, and intelligent design really about? Do they have similar levels of credibility, or has materialism displaced God as the best explanation for our existence? Gonzalez and Richards serve up a guide for the perplexed that shows us the real issues at stake. Written to equip and strengthen laypeople in their defense of the faith, Christian Answers to Hard Question…
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widel…
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