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PaperbackWhat Jesus Started
Joining the Movement, Changing the World
by Steve Addison
Foreword by Ed StetzerOutreach Magazine Resource of the Year
Sometimes we get so caught up in the power of Jesus shouting from the cross, "It is finished!" that we forget that Jesus started something. What Jesus started was a movement that began small, with intimate conversations designed to build disciples into apostles who would go out in the world and seed it with God's kingdom vision. ...
PaperbackJesus Made in America
A Cultural History from the Puritans to "The Passion of the Christ"
by Stephen J. Nichols
Jesus is as American as baseball and apple pie. But how this came to be is a complex story--one that Stephen Nichols tells with care and ease. Beginning with the Puritans, he leads readers through the various cultural epochs of American history, showing at each stage how American notions of Jesus were shaped by the cultural sensibilities of the times, often with unfortunate results.Always fascinating ...
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 ...
PaperbackJudaism Before Jesus
The Events & Ideas That Shaped the New Testament World
by Anthony J. Tomasino
Turning the page from Malachi to Matthew, we skip a lot of history.
In fact, it is something like missing several key episodes in an ongoing television saga. The setting and main plot line are familiar, but new characters have appeared andmore recent events and developments are assumed.
Did anyone record the episodes we missed?
Fortunately a few did. Their reception wasn't always ...
PaperbackEconomic Parables
The Monetary Teachings of Jesus Christ
by David Cowan
Ever wondered how to pay the next bill? Felt the world is unfair in economic rewards? Been indecisive about investing wisely? These types of fiscal questions are addressed from a Christian viewpoint in Economic Parables.
Using his vast experience in the financial world as well as church ministry, the author invites you to listen directly to the words of Jesus and reflect on a number ...
PaperbackThe Man Born to be King
Wade Annotated Edition
by Dorothy L. Sayers
Edited by Kathryn Hannah WehrFrom December 1941 until October 1942, the BBC broadcast a series of radio dramas written by Dorothy L. Sayers. Against the backdrop of World War II, the plays presented twelve episodes in the life and ministry of Jesus, from thevisit of the magi to his death and resurrection, collectively affirming the kingship of Christ.
Noted for their use of colloquial English as part ...
PaperbackThe Jesus Paul Knew
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by James W. Reapsome
“For to me, to live is Christ,” (Philippians 1:21).
Many of us may have thought more about Paul's foundational theology than about how Paul learned more about Jesus and what it meant to obey him in the everyday tests of hisfaith. This ten-session LifeGuide® Bible Study guide leads us through the growth in the apostle Paul's knowledge of Jesus and how it changed ...
Number of Studies: 10
PaperbackWhat Jesus Intended
Finding True Faith in the Rubble of Bad Religion
by Todd D. Hunter
Foreword by Esau McCaulleyHave you lost your footing in church? Or has the church lost its footing?
Many of us feel unsteady, disoriented, even crushed after an endless string of scandals within the walls of a place meant to offer compassion and safety. Others feel forced to draw back or distance ourselves from the church. All the while, our instincts tell us this is not what Jesus wanted for his people. ...
PaperbackThe Paradox of Sonship
Christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews
Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture
by Robert B Jamieson
Foreword by Simon J. Gathercole
Series edited by Kevin J. Vanhoozer and Daniel J. TreierBiblical Foundations Book Awards Runner Up and Finalist
What does the epistle to the Hebrews mean when it calls Jesus "Son"? Is "Son" a title that denotes his eternal existence as one person of the Trinity? Or is it a title Jesus receives upon his installation on heaven's throne after his resurrection and ascension?
In this Studies in Christian Doctrine ...
PaperbackThe Ninefold Path of Jesus
Hidden Wisdom of the Beatitudes
by Mark A. Scandrette
What if we lived in a world of abundance?
In the Beatitudes, Jesus offers nine sayings that move us beyond our first instincts and instead embrace the deeper reality of the kingdom of God. They name the illusions and false beliefs that have kept us chained and imprisoned. We've learned to live from a mentality of anxiety and greed, but what if a world of abundance with solace ...
