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paperbackBible Matters
Making Sense of Scripture
by Tim Chester
The Bible is God's Word.The Bible teaches us how we should live.The Bible is something we should read every day.The Bible is something we should enjoy reading.
Most of us agree with these statements. At least in theory. But what's our reality?Sometimes reading the Bible is a delight. But if we’re honest, many times reading the Bible feels like hard work and we read out of a sense ...
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paperbackThe Bible Questions
Shedding Light on the World's Most Important Book
by Hal Seed
The Bible isn't meant to be left unquestioned; it's meant to be opened and read and questioned. And everyone has questions about the Bible—from the senior pastor of the big church down the road to the guest at the hotel off the interstate.
Where did it come from? Who wrote it? Why are people so inspired by it (or fearful of it)? What does it have to do with my life?
Hal Seed takes ...
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IVP Signature Bible Studies
Since 1947 InterVarsity Press has been publishing thoughtful Christian books that serve the university, the church, and the world. These IVP Signature Collection Bible Studies were published in celebration of IVP's 75th anniversary. As companions to the books in the IVP Signature Collection, these Bible studies include both new and classic study guides that help individuals and groups explore and apply biblical truths when read and studied alongside their companion books.
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paperbackOne Bible, Many Versions
Are All Translations Created Equal?
by David Brunn
What makes a Bible translation faithful? Is one version superior to others? Do we really need more than one translation? How can answering these questions help us become better Bible readers?
Dave Brunn has been involved in Bible translationwork around the world for many years. From the perspective of this on-the-ground experience in different cultures he helps us sort out the many competing ...
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paperbackThe Act of Bible Reading
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Biblical Interpretation
Edited by Elmer Dyck Estate
Many approaches for interpreting the Bible have been put forth in recent years. All have their strengths--and their weaknesses. The Act of Bible Reading combines the strengths of several of these approaches into one volume which will enrich our reading of the Bible.
Gordon Fee and Elmer Dyck discuss history and canon, respectively, as contexts for interpretation, highlighting the ...
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paperbackA Reader's Guide to the Bible
by John Goldingay
Approaching the Bible for the first time can be intimidating. At sixty-six books, nearly 800,000 words, and numerous kings, prophets, and deliverers, as well as priests and apostles, where should you begin? In what order should you read it? Why are there narratives here and over there, but other things mixed between? And is there an alternative to reading the Bible from Genesis to Revelation? In ...
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paperbackA Student's Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible
Its History, Methods and Results
by Paul D. Wegner
The Bible has been on a long historical journey since its original composition. Its texts have been copied and recopied. And despite the most careful and painstaking efforts of scribes and publishers down through the centuries, errors of one sortor another have crept in and have been reproduced. Sorting out the errors and determining the original wording is the task of textual criticism.
In ...
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paperbackHow to Lead a LifeGuide® Bible Study
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Jack Kuhatschek and Cindy Bunch
You can be the match that ignites a great Bible discussion!
You only need a few basic skills. This ten-session guidebook by Jack Kuhatschek and Cindy Bunch (both veteran discussion leaders and experienced LifeGuide® Bible Study creators)
- how to start a group
- how to decide what to study
- how to prepare to lead
- how to study the Bible
- how to use a study ...
Number of Studies: 10
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paperbackKnowing God Bible Study
by J. I. Packer
With Dale Larsen and Sandy LarsenFaithful. Triune. Beyond comparison. Triumphant over all. These words barely begin to describe the God we serve, yet he invites us to have a relationship with him. What could be more important than knowing this all-surpassing God?
These five easy-to-use Bible studies, based on J. I. Packer's bestselling classic Knowing God, explore the character and actions of God ...
Number of Studies: 5
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hardcoverThe First Testament
A New Translation
by John Goldingay
Awash in a sea of Bible translations, do we need yet another?
Most translations bend the text toward us. They make the rough places smooth, the odd bits more palatable to our modern sensibilities. In every translation something is gained and something lost.
In The First Testament: A New Translation, John Goldingay interrupts our sleepy familiarity with the Old ...
