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paperbackNew Testament Characters
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Carolyn Nystrom
Meet
- A throwaway woman
- A blind beggar
- A prison guard
- A doubting disciple
- An elderly couple
They were ordinary people. Some were never even mentioned by name. Yet they were all touched by Jesus.
In this ten-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Carolyn Nystrom introduces you to the fascinating men and women of the New Testament. As you enter ...
Number of Studies: 10
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paperbackHonor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity
Unlocking New Testament Culture
by David A. deSilva
For contemporary Western readers, it can be easy to miss or misread cultural nuances in the New Testament. To hear the text correctly we must be attuned to its original context. As David deSilva demonstrates, keys to interpretation are found in paying attention to four essential cultural themes: honor and shame, patronage and reciprocity, kinship and family, and purity and pollution.
Through ...
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ebookMyths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism
Foreword by Daniel B. Wallace
Edited by Elijah Hixson and Peter GurryBiblical Foundations Award Finalist and Runner Up
Since the unexpected popularity of Bart Ehrman's bestselling Misquoting Jesus, textual criticism has become a staple of Christian apologetics.
Ehrman's skepticism about recovering the original text of the New Testament does deserve a response. However, this renewed apologetic interest ...
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paperbackWomen of the New Testament
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Phyllis J. Le Peau
Lydia shows us how to influence the people around us.
Elizabeth's life challenges us to care for others.
Women like Herodias and Sapphira warn us against turning away from God toward bitterness and dishonesty.
As Phyllis J. Le Peau introduces twelve significant women of the New Testament, she invites you to enter into their lives and learn from them what it means to be a disciple ...
Number of Studies: 10
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paperbackPrayers of the New Testament
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Lynne M. Baab
Are your prayers stuck in a rut? In these eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study from Lynne M. Baab you'll find new words and new ways to pray through the prayers of Mary, Simeon and Anna, Peter, Paul, John and Jesus himself. Their wordsand patterns can serve as rich models for us in our own conversations with God, helping us get out of our ruts and onto fresh new paths of prayer.
For over three ...
Number of Studies: 8
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In this interview, Terry Wildman tells of his encounter with a Hopi version of the New Testament, and how that experience planted the seed that became The First Nations Version of the New Testament, reflecting the oral storytelling of Native cultures.
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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 ...
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hardcoverDictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments
A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship
The IVP Bible Dictionary Series
Edited by Ralph P. Martin and Peter H. Davids
Academy of Parish Clergy Top Ten Books of the Year
Christianity Today's Books of the Year
ECPA Gold MedallionThe third of IVP's critically acclaimed series of dictionaries of the New Testament provides focused study on the often-neglected portions of the New Testament: Acts, Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation. Furthermore, its scope goes beyond ...
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paperbackThe Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era
Exploring the Background of Early Christianity
by James S. Jeffers
What was life like for first-century Christians?
Imagine a modest-sized Roman home of a well-to-do Christian household wedged into a thickly settled quarter of Corinth. In the lingering light of a summer evening, men, women and children, merchants, working poor and slaves, a mix of races and backgrounds have assembled in the dimly lit main room are are spilling into the central courtyard. ...
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hardcover1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
New Testament Volume 12
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Lee Gatiss and Bradley G. Green
"Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep." (1 Thess 4:14).
The epistles of the New Testament provide unparalleled insight into the realities of the life of the early church, guidance for those called to lead the church, and comfort in the face of pressing theological questions. Among those ...
