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PaperbackThe Message of Leviticus
Free to Be Holy
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Derek Tidball
For many Christians, the book of Leviticus is largely unknown and unread. Yet this book is crucial for understanding the rest of the Bible and the nature of the gospel.In this Bible Speaks Today volume, Derek Tidball shows how this vital part of Scripture is of foundational importance for our view of God and Christian living. Revealing the original message to the people of Israel ...
PaperbackThe Message of Numbers
Journey to the Promised Land
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Raymond Brown
What does it mean to be pilgrims in a confusing world? What vision of the good life drives us?In this Bible Speaks Today volume, Raymond Brown explores how the book of Numbers offers a picture of a better life. He shows how its message is eminently suited to our world today, a world without firm spiritual and moral foundations. Numbers pictures life as an accompanied journey, and ...
PaperbackGenesis 12-50
Volume 2
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Mark Sheridan
General Editor Thomas C. OdenGenesis 12–50 recounts the history of the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. From their mentors Paul, Peter, Stephen, and the author of the letter to the Hebrews, the early fathers learned to draw out the spiritual significance of the patriarchal narrative for Christian believers. The Alexandrian school especially followed Paul's allegorical use of the story of Sarah ...
PaperbackThe New Shape of World Christianity
How American Experience Reflects Global Faith
by Mark A. Noll
- 2010 Christianity Today Book Award winner
With characteristic rigor and insight, in this book Mark Noll revisits the history of the American church in the context of world events. He makes the compelling case that how Americans have come to practice the Christian faith is just as globally important as what the American church has done in the world. He ...
PaperbackSpirituality Old & New
Recovering Authentic Spiritual Life
by Donald G. Bloesch
Donald Bloesch surveys this history of Christian thinking on the nature of the spiritual life. In his own charitable, ecumenical yet evangelical way he provides incisive guidance toward a genuine Christian spirituality that is firmly rooted in biblical faith and fully aware of the positive contributions of various streams of Christian tradition, while critically engaging the current plethora of ...
PaperbackA Little Book for New Theologians
Why and How to Study Theology
Little Books
by Kelly M. Kapic
Over 50,000 Copies Sold!
Whenever we read, think, hear or say anything about God, we are doing theology. Yet theology isn't just a matter of what we think. It affects who we are.
In the tradition of Helmut Thielicke'sA Little Exercise for Young Theologians, Kelly Kapic offers a concise introduction to the study of theology for newcomers to the field. He highlights ...
PaperbackColossians & Philemon
N. T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides
by N. T. Wright
With Dale Larsen and Sandy LarsenPaul must often have felt like a mother duck guiding her ducklings to safety. He had seen the enthusiasm of the Colossian Christians but knew they had no idea of the dangers they would face. Longing for them to continue growing in faith, Paul--nowstuck in prison--wrote to his young flock, affirming them, warning them of hazards and pointing them to King Jesus, the supreme one who was with them and ...
Number of Studies: 8
PaperbackA Gracious and Compassionate God
Mission, Salvation and Spirituality in the Book of Jonah
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Daniel Timmer
Series edited by D. A. CarsonThe book of Jonah is arguably just as jarring for us as it was for the ancients.
Ninevah's repentance, Jonah's estrangement from God and the book's bracing moral conclusion all pose unsettling questions for today's readers.
For biblical theologians, Jonah also raises tough questions regarding mission and religious conversion. Here, Daniel Timmer embarks on a new reading of Jonah in order ...
PaperbackPeter
Learning to Be Like Jesus
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Robbie F. Castleman
Simon Peter was a follower like us--he wanted to be like Jesus, but he struggled with doubts and fears. At times he failed miserably. At other times he was used powerfully by God. This twelve-session LifeGuide® Bible Study on the greatapostle's life challenges and motivates us to continue to grow in Christlikeness.
For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid biblical ...
Number of Studies: 12
PaperbackJesus Christ
Teacher, Servant, and Savior
John Stott Bible Studies
by John Stott
With Dale Larsen and Sandy LarsenStudy Scripture with John Stott
The center of history, the focus of Scripture, and the heart of Christian mission is one unique person: Jesus Christ. This classic study guide is designed to help you explore the Christ of the New Testament. Through studying different aspects of Christ revealed in the Gospels and letters, readers will discover him as the proper object of worship, ...
Number of Studies: 13
