Thirty-two essays cover the authorship, themes, difficulties, and overall structure and analyze key passages throughout Ecclesiastes.
How do Christians understand friendship and intimacy? How does worship form Christians into a community of the friends of God? What virtues does God call us to incorporate into our lives? In Becoming Friends, Paul Wadell explores the connections between worship, justice, friendship, and the life we are called to live. This engaging and accessible book offers a fresh viewpoint from which to e…
Someone once said, "The past is another country - they do things differently there. "At times, indeed, the Old Testament resembles another very different country. Maneuvering through levitical laws, bloodshed in Joshua, or Daniel's apocalyptic visions, sincere readers often wonder what the Old The New International Commentary on the Old Testament has helped countless people traverse this diffic…
Di Manakah Kekristenan? Ilmu, teknologi, dan pertumbuhan ekonomi memotivasi masyarakat kita. Masing- masing berjalan nyaris tanpa memperdulikan nilai- nilai kristiani. Brain Walsh dan Richard Middleton merindukan perubahan. Mereka rindu menyaksikan kekristenan menembusi struktur-struktur kemasyarakatan, membaharui dan membangun kembali kebudayaan kita. Dari dunia keilmuan di berbagai pergur…
In this astute mix of cultural critique and biblical studies, John H. Walton presents and defends twenty propositions supporting a literary and theological understanding of Genesis 1 within the context of the ancient Near Eastern world and unpacks its implications for our modern scientific understanding of origins. Ideal for students, professors, pastors and lay readers with an interest in the …
One of the very special gifts a wife brings to a successful marriage is sincere encouragement. The wife who generously gives encouragement is soon mending the little tears in the fabric of her marriage and smoothing out rough spots before they become stumbling blocks. Working together in a marriage is something like putting up a camping tent: it takes two people, each performing their own jo…
Christians throughout history have been strengthened by their confidence that God knows everything about the future. But consider this: What if it simply is not true? What if God can only rely on His best guess about tomorrow—just as you and I do? Would it not affect your trust in Him, your confidence in facing the future, your worship, and your motivation to leave everything in His hands? An…
"Textual and ""higher"" criticism have decimated the faith of many and made divinity schools message-less. This is an analysis of questions asked by textual and higher criticism with the purpose of vindicating the viewpoint of an infallible Bible.~"
"~This classic answers the question, ""What does the Bible teach concerning the person of Christ and his work as Redeemer?""~"