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paperbackAncient Christian Devotional: Lectionary Cycle B
Ancient Christian Devotional Set
Edited by Cindy Crosby
General Editor Thomas C. OdenReading the writings of early church fathers points us to the deep joy that awaits us in Christ when we drink deeply from Scripture, the only water that can give us true life. This guide for reflection combines excerpts from the writings of the church fathers as found in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture with a simple structure for daily or weekly reading and prayer.
Included are ...
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paperbackAncient Christian Devotional
Lectionary Cycle A
Ancient Christian Devotional Set
Edited by Cindy Crosby
General Editor Thomas C. Oden"To search the sacred Scripture is very good and most profitable for the soul. For, 'like a tree which is planted near the running waters,' so does the soul watered by sacred Scripture also grow hearty and bear fruit in due season," writes John ofDamascus in Orthodox Faith (4.17).
By helping us to read holy writings with ancient eyes, the church fathers help us drink deeply from the ...
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paperbackOld Testament Theology
by Paul R. House
The discipline of Old Testament theology continues to be in flux as diverse approaches vie for dominance. Into the stream Paul R. House sends this student-friendly offering that should prove useful to a wide audience. Following introductory chapters on the history of the discipline and his own method, House discusses the theological emphases of each book in the order of the Hebrew canon. Readers ...
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paperbackJesus, Paul and the End of the World
A Comparative Study in New Testament Eschatology
by Ben Witherington III
More than eighty years ago Albert Schweitzer posed a question of enduring debate for New Testament scholarship. Did Jesus--and later Paul--believe that the apocalyptic kingdom of God was about to appear, bringing an end to this world? Indeed, what were the eschatological teachings of Jesus and Paul? Is there any appreciable continuity between the two?Ben Witherington takes a hard look at the Gospel ...
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paperbackPaul Behaving Badly
Was the Apostle a Racist, Chauvinist Jerk?
by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien
The apostle Paul was kind of a jerk.He was arrogant and stubborn. He called his opponents derogatory, racist names. He legitimized slavery and silenced women. He was a moralistic, homophobic killjoy who imposed his narrow religious views on others. Or was he?Randolph Richards and Brandon O'Brien explore the complicated persona and teachings of the apostle Paul. Unpacking his personal ...
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Bill Weimer
Bill Weimer, a former Navy chaplain, is pastor emeritus of Mariner Sands Chapel, an ecumenical congregation in Stuart, Florida. In the 1960s, he became an active Christian through InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and his wife Eathel (Bowie) wasone of the first woman InterVarsity staff workers in the South. He has taught course at Georgia State University and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and has written InterVarsity Bible Studies since the 1970s. Bill and Eathel have led Bible studies on college campuses, at military commands, and for six congregations. They now live in Atlantic Beach, Florida where they facilitate Bible discussions and classes.
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